1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1992
Champions	Flamengo 4th Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title
Relegated	Náutico Paysandu
Copa Libertadores de América	São Paulo (title holders) Flamengo Internacional (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches played	216
Goals scored	495 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bebeto (18)
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6-0 Goiás (19 April 1992)
Biggest away win	Atlético Mineiro 0-4 Vasco (23 February 1992) São Paulo 0-4 Palmeiras (8 March 1992) Náutico 0-4 Atlético Mineiro (5 April 1992)
Highest scoring	Goiás 5-2 Sport (5 April 1992)
Highest attendance	Botafogo v Flamengo (122,001)
Average attendance	16,814
← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 36th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Flamengo.

Format

First Stage: 20 clubs playing against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the second stage.

Second Stage: 8 clubs divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each; playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The winner of each group qualify to the final.

Final: The finalists play against each other twice, the club with the best performance in the competition has the advantage of winning the competition if it draw both matches.

Competition standings

First Stage

Standings
Time		P	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Vasco	26	19	10	6	3	31	14	17	Qualified to Group 1
2	Botafogo	24	19	11	2	6	37	23	14	Qualified to Group 2
3	Bragantino	24	19	9	6	4	16	13	3	Qualified to Group 2
4	Flamengo	22	19	8	6	5	32	24	8	Qualified to Group 1
5	Corinthians	22	19	8	6	5	24	22	2	Qualified to Group 2
6	São Paulo	21	19	8	5	6	22	16	6	Qualified to Group 1
7	Cruzeiro	21	19	7	7	5	10	14	6	Qualified to Group 2
8	Santos	21	19	7	7	5	23	18	5	Qualified to Group 1
9	Guarani	20	19	8	4	7	15	19	-4
10	Internacional	20	19	7	6	6	19	20	-1
11	Palmeiras	19	19	8	3	8	23	17	6
12	Sport	19	19	4	11	4	15	15	0
13	Atlético Mineiro	18	19	6	6	7	15	18	-3
14	Fluminense	18	19	5	8	6	21	19	2
15	Atlético-PR	16	19	5	6	8	19	32	-13
16	Portuguesa	15	19	4	7	8	21	26	-5
17	Goiás	15	19	4	7	8	23	34	-13
18	Bahia	14	19	4	6	9	20	24	-4
19	Náutico	13	19	3	7	9	17	29	-12
20	Paysandu	12	19	5	2	12	19	35	-16

P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference

Second Stage

Group 1
Team		P	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Flamengo	7	6	3	1	2	7	5	2	Finalist
2	Vasco	6	6	1	4	1	10	9	1
3	São Paulo	6	6	2	2	2	6	7	-1
4	Santos	5	6	1	3	2	7	9	-2

Group 2
Team		P	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Botafogo	9	6	4	1	1	7	4	3	Finalist
2	Bragantino	8	6	3	2	1	6	4	2
3	Corinthians	5	6	2	1	3	8	7	1
4	Cruzeiro	2	6	1	0	5	5	11	-6

P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference

Finals

July 12, 1992

Flamengo	3 – 0	Botafogo
Júnior 15' Nélio 34' Gaúcho 38'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 102,547

Referee: José Roberto Wright

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July 19, 1992

Botafogo	2 – 2 (2 – 5 agg.)	Flamengo
Pichetti 83' Valdeir 88' (pen)		Júnior 42' Júlio César 55'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 122,001

Referee: José Roberto Wright

Botafogo

Flamengo

GK 1 Ricardo Cruz RB 2 Odemilson CB 3 René CB 4 Márcio Santos LB 6 Válber DM 11 Pingo MF 5 Carlos Alberto Santos (c) AM 8 Carlos Alberto Dias FW 10 Valdeir FW 7 Vivinho  74' CF 9 Chicão  74' Substitutes: LB 15 Jeferson Vasconcelos  74' CF 16 Pichetti  74' Manager: Gil

GK 1 Gilmar RB 2 Charles CB 3 Gélson CB 4 Wilson Gottardo  89' LB 6 Piá DM 10 Fabinho  75' DM 8 Uidemar MF 5 Júnior (c) AM 11 Zinho FW 7 Júlio César CF 9 Gaúcho  86' Substitutes: CB 13 Mauro  75' AM 15 Djalminha  86' Manager: Carlinhos

• During the match, an upper stand in the stadium collapsed, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others.

Final standings

Standings
Team		P	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Flamengo	32	27	12	8	7	44	31	13	played the final
2	Botafogo	34	27	15	4	8	46	32	14
3	Vasco	32	25	11	10	4	41	23	18	eliminated in the 2nd Stage
4	Bragantino	32	25	12	8	5	22	17	5
5	Corinthians	27	25	10	7	8	32	29	3
6	São Paulo	27	25	10	7	8	28	23	5
7	Santos	26	25	8	10	7	30	27	3
8	Cruzeiro	23	25	8	7	10	25	25	0
9	Guarani	20	19	8	4	7	15	19	-4	eliminated in the 1st Stage
10	Internacional	20	19	7	6	6	19	20	-1
11	Palmeiras	19	19	8	3	8	23	17	6
12	Sport	19	19	4	11	4	15	15	0
13	Atlético Mineiro	18	19	6	6	7	15	18	-3
14	Fluminense	18	19	5	8	6	21	19	2
15	Atlético-PR	16	19	5	6	8	19	32	-13
16	Portuguesa	15	19	4	7	8	21	26	-5
17	Goiás	15	19	4	7	8	23	34	-11
18	Bahia	14	19	4	6	9	20	24	-4
19	Náutico (1)	13	19	3	7	9	17	29	-12
20	Paysandu (1)	12	19	5	2	12	19	35	-16

P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference

(1) According to the competition rules, Náutico and Paysandu were supposed to be relegated to Série B 1993.

References

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1992 at RSSSF