# 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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

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

### Second stage

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Finalist |
| 2 | Vasco | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Santos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Finalist |
| 2 | Bragantino | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |

### Finals

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 ||||
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 ||||
* Before the match, an upper stand in the stadium collapsed, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 82 others.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Flamengo | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 32 | Played the final |
| 2 | Botafogo | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 34 | Played the final |
| 3 | Vasco | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 32 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 4 | Bragantino | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 32 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 5 | Corinthians | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 27 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 6 | São Paulo | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 27 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 7 | Santos | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 26 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 | Eliminated in the 2nd Stage |
| 9 | Guarani | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 20 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 10 | Internacional | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 20 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 11 | Palmeiras | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 19 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 12 | Sport | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 18 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 14 | Fluminense | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 18 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 15 | Atlético-PR | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 16 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 15 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 17 | Goiás | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 15 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 18 | Bahia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 14 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 19 | Náutico | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 13 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
| 20 | Paysandu | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 12 | Eliminated in the 1st Stage |
* 1 2 According to the competition rules, Náutico and Paysandu were supposed to be relegated to Série B 1993.