# 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known as Brasileirão TAM 2001 for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 1, 2001, and ended on December 23, 2001. Atlético Paranaense won the competition.

## Format

The 28 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals, in which the eighth-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played over one leg while the finals were played over two legs. The four worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.

## First stage standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Caetano | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 59 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 51 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Fluminense | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 51 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 5 | Grêmio | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 7 | São Paulo | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 46 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 8 | Bahia | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 45 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 9 | Internacional | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 40 | Intermediate zone |
| 10 | Goiás | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | Intermediate zone |
| 11 | Vasco | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 39 | Intermediate zone |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | Intermediate zone |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 37 | Intermediate zone |
| 14 | Paraná | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | Intermediate zone |
| 15 | Santos | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | Intermediate zone |
| 16 | Vitória | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | Intermediate zone |
| 17 | Coritiba | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | Intermediate zone |
| 18 | Corinthians | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 34 | Intermediate zone |
| 19 | Guarani | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 33 | Intermediate zone |
| 20 | Gama | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 33 | Intermediate zone |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 32 | Intermediate zone |
| 22 | Juventude | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 30 | Intermediate zone |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 29 | Intermediate zone |
| 24 | Flamengo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | Intermediate zone |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 | Relegation zone |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 25 | Relegation zone |
| 27 | América-MG | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | Relegation zone |
| 28 | Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 19 | Relegation zone |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | São Caetano | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | São Caetano | São Caetano | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 0 | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | | | | São Caetano | São Caetano | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | Atlético-PR | Atlético-PR | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 3 | | | | | | | | Atlético-PR | Atlético-PR | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 2 | Fluminense | Fluminense | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Atlético-PR | Atlético-PR | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 1 | Atlético-PR | Atlético-PR | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Atlético-PR | 2 | | | | | | | |

## Finals

Atlético-PR: Flávio; Rogério Corrêa, Nem and Gustavo; Alessandro, Cocito, Adriano, Kléberson and Fabiano (Igor); Ilan (Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho.
São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz; Mancini, Daniel, Dininho and Marcos Paulo; Simão, Serginho, Adãozinho and Esquerdinha; Anaílson (Müller) and Magrão. Head coach: Jair Picerni.
São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz; Mancini, Daniel, Dininho and Marcos Paulo (Müller); Simão, Serginho (Bechara), Adãozinho and Esquerdinha (Marlon); Anaílson and Magrão. Head coach: Jair Picerni.
Atlético-PR: Flávio; Nem, Gustavo and Rogério Corrêa (Igor); Alessandro, Cocito (Pires), Adriano, Kléberson and Fabiano; Kléber (Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético-PR | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 63 | Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2002 |
| 2 | São Caetano | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 63 | Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2002 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 54 | Eliminated in the Semi-finals |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 52 | Eliminated in the Semi-finals |
| 5 | Grêmio | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 47 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 47 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
| 7 | São Paulo | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Bahia | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 46 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Internacional | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 40 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 10 | Goiás | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 11 | Vasco | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 39 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 37 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 14 | Paraná | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 15 | Santos | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 16 | Vitória | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 17 | Coritiba | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 18 | Corinthians | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 34 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 19 | Guarani | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 33 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 20 | Gama | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 33 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 32 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 22 | Juventude | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 30 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 29 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 24 | Flamengo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 | Relegated to Série B 2002 |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 25 | Relegated to Série B 2002 |
| 27 | América-MG | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | Relegated to Série B 2002 |
| 28 | Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 19 | Relegated to Série B 2002 |

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Romário | Vasco | 21 |
| 2 | Washington | Ponte Preta | 18 |
| 3 | Alex Mineiro | Atlético-PR | 17 |
| 3 | Kléber Pereira | Atlético-PR | 17 |
| 4 | Marques | Atlético Mineiro | 16 |
| 5 | Ricardo Oliveira | Portuguesa | 14 |
| 6 | França | São Paulo | 13 |
| 6 | Magrão | São Caetano | 13 |