# 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the IV Copa Brasil) was the 22nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Overview

It was contested by 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Internacional | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Caxias | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Juventude | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Joinville | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Londrina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Grêmio Maringá | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Chapecoense | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Atlético-PR | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Figueirense | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Colorado | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Brasil de Pelotas | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 0 | 4 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Náutico | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Villa Nova | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Sport | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | ABC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | América-RN | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Botafogo-PB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Campinense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Uberaba | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Uberlândia | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | América-MG | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 1 | 5 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Corinthians | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Goiás | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Mixto | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Operário-MS | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Santos | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Brasília | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Comercial-MS | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Vila Nova | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Desportiva | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Dom Bosco | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Anapolina | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Rio Branco-ES | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 5 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Bahia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Guarani | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Vitória | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | CRB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | CSA | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Confiança | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Sergipe | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Itabuna | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 0 | 4 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Botafogo-SP | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Ceará | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | América-SP | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Comercial-SP | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Noroeste | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Moto Club | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | River | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Sampaio Corrêa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Flamengo-PI | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | 4 |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Remo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | América-RJ | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Americano | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Fast | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Paysandu | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Bangu | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | XV de Piracicaba | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Nacional-AM | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | 3 |

## Second phase
### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Internacional | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Goytacaz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Vitória | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | América-SP | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Mixto | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 | 3 |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Goiás | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Bahia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Santos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Náutico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Ceará | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Joinville | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 | 5 |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Botafogo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Sport | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | América-RJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Operário-MS | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Juventude | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Comercial-SP | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 3 |
* ↑ Flamengo qualified as the eliminated team in the groups G, H, I and J with the best campaign overall.

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Guarani | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Caxias | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Coritiba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Remo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Villa Nova | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Brasília | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | 1 |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Londrina | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Colorado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Grêmio Maringá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Chapecoense | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Figueirense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Brasil de Pelotas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Atlético-PR | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 2 |
* ↑ Grêmio Maringá qualified as the eliminated team in the groups K, L, M, N, O and P with the best overall campaign.

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | ABC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Uberaba | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Uberlândia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | América-MG | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Campinense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | América-RN | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 0 | 3 |

### Group M

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Dom Bosco | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Comercial-MS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Desportiva | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Rio Branco-ES | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Anapolina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 | 4 |

### Group N

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Volta Redonda | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | CRB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Itabuna | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | CSA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Confiança | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Sergipe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | 0 |

### Group O

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Noroeste | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Flamengo-PI | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Sampaio Corrêa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Moto Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | River | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 | 2 |

### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Americano | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Bangu | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Paysandu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Fast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Nacional-AM | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 1 |

## Third phase
### Group Q

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Guarani | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Internacional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Botafogo-SP | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Goiás | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Santos | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Botafogo-PB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Londrina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Goytacaz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 2 |

### Group R

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sport | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Operário-MS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Dom Bosco | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 2 |

### Group S

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Grêmio | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | América-RJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Noroeste | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 0 | 3 |

### Group T

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Bahia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Caxias | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Americano | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Grêmio Maringá | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Vitória | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 2 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Palmeiras | 3–2 | Bahia | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Internacional | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Sport | 0–6 | Guarani | 0-2 | 0-4 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–2 | Grêmio | 1-1 | 1-1 |

### Second leg
## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guarani | 4–1 | Vasco da Gama | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Palmeiras | 3–1 | Internacional | 2-0 | 1-1 |

### Second leg
## Finals
### Second leg
## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PE | Pts |
| 1 | Guarani | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 6 | 54 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 5 | 44 |
| 3 | Internacional | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 4 | 53 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 6 | 50 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 5 | 48 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 5 | 48 |
| 7 | Bahia | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Sport | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 2 | 38 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 3 | 36 |
| 13 | Botafogo-SP | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 5 | 35 |
| 14 | Goiás | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 4 | 35 |
| 15 | Caxias | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 3 | 35 |
| 16 | Flamengo | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 1 | 34 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 4 | 34 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 1 | 33 |
| 19 | São Paulo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 5 | 33 |
| 20 | Operário-MS | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 1 | 31 |
| 21 | América-RJ | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 0 | 29 |
| 22 | Fluminense | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 1 | 29 |
| 23 | Santos | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 5 | 29 |
| 24 | Londrina | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 1 | 26 |
| 25 | Botafogo-PB | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 2 | 25 |
| 26 | Maringá | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 3 | 25 |
| 27 | Americano-RJ | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 1 | 25 |
| 28 | Noroeste | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 0 | 23 |
| 29 | Vitória | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 0 | 22 |
| 30 | Goytacaz-RJ | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 1 | 21 |
| 31 | Dom Bosco-MT | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 2 | 20 |
| 32 | Volta Redonda | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 1 | 16 |
| 33 | Náutico | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 2 | 27 |
| 34 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 3 | 27 |
| 35 | Remo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 3 | 24 |
| 36 | Ceará | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 1 | 21 |
| 37 | Villa Nova-MG | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 1 | 19 |
| 38 | América-SP | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 2 | 19 |
| 39 | Mixto | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 1 | 19 |
| 40 | Juventude | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 1 | 18 |
| 41 | Joinville | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 0 | 18 |
| 42 | Comercial-SP | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 1 | 16 |
| 43 | Brasília | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 0 | 12 |
| 44 | CRB | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 0 | 19 |
| 45 | ABC | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 0 | 19 |
| 46 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 1 | 18 |
| 47 | Colorado | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 1 | 17 |
| 48 | Comercial-MS | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 0 | 17 |
| 49 | Bangu | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 2 | 16 |
| 50 | Vila Nova-GO | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 1 | 15 |
| 51 | Chapecoense | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 0 | 15 |
| 52 | Paysandu | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 1 | 15 |
| 53 | CSA | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 0 | 14 |
| 54 | Moto Club | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 0 | 14 |
| 55 | Figueirense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 0 | 14 |
| 56 | Campinense | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 1 | 14 |
| 57 | Fast | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 0 | 13 |
| 58 | Desportiva Capixaba | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 0 | 13 |
| 59 | Uberaba | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 0 | 13 |
| 60 | América-RN | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 0 | 13 |
| 61 | XV de Piracicaba | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 1 | 12 |
| 62 | Atlético Paranaense | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 0 | 11 |
| 63 | Sampaio Corrêa | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | 11 |
| 64 | Uberlândia | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 0 | 11 |
| 65 | Anapolina | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 0 | 11 |
| 66 | Flamengo-PI | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 | 10 |
| 67 | Itabuna | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 1 | 10 |
| 68 | América Mineiro | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 1 | 10 |
| 69 | River | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 0 | 9 |
| 70 | Confiança | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 0 | 9 |
| 71 | Rio Branco-ES | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 0 | 9 |
| 72 | Brasil de Pelotas | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 0 | 7 |
| 73 | Sergipe | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 0 | 5 |
| 74 | Nacional | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 | 4 |