# 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 27th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Overview

It was contested by 44 teams, and Flamengo won the championship.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | Second phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 12 | Second phase |
| 3 | Rio Negro | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | Second phase |
| 4 | Paysandu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 | Repechage |
| 5 | Moto Club | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Second phase |
| 3 | Atlético-PR | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | Second phase |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Repechage |
| 5 | Joinville | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Second phase |
| 2 | América-RN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 | Second phase |
| 3 | Sergipe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | Second phase |
| 4 | Sport | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | Repechage |
| 5 | Galícia | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 12 | Second phase |
| 2 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Second phase |
| 3 | Tiradentes | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 9 | Second phase |
| 4 | CSA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Repechage |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 14 | Second phase |
| 2 | Comercial-MS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Second phase |
| 3 | Bahia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Second phase |
| 4 | Goiás | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | Repechage |
| 5 | Mixto | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América-RJ | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | Second phase |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Second phase |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Second phase |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | Repechage |
| 5 | Rio Branco | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ferroviária | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Second phase |
| 2 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Second phase |
| 3 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Second phase |
| 4 | Botafogo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Repechage |
| 5 | Brasília | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Náutico | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 12 | Second phase |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Second phase |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Second phase |
| 4 | Ferroviário | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | Repechage |
| 5 | Treze | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 | |

## Repechage

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Paysandu | 1 – 3 | Campo Grande |
| Sport | 2 – 1 | CSA |
| Goiás | 3 – 2 (aet) | Juventus |
| Botafogo | 3 – 1 | Ferroviário |

## Second phase
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 8 | Third phase |
| 2 | Guarani | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Third phase |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Comercial | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 | |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Third phase |
| 2 | Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Third phase |
| 3 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 11 | Third phase |
| 2 | Colorado | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Uberaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Third phase |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Third phase |
| 3 | Bahia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |

### Group M

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | Third phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Third phase |
| 3 | Americano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tiradentes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | |

### Group N

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América-RJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | Third phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sergipe | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 2 | |

### Group O

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ferroviária | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Third phase |
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | Third phase |
| 3 | Botafogo-SP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | América-RN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 | |

### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goiás | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Third phase |
| 2 | Náutico | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rio Negro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |

## Third phase
### Group Q

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Náutico | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |

### Group R

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | América-RJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group S

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ferroviária | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |

### Group T

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Goiás | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Guarani | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Goiás | 2–2 | Santos | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Sport | 1-4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | 1-4 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2-3 | Flamengo | 1–2 | 1-1 |
| Atlético-PR | 3-1 | São Paulo | 2–1 | 1-0 |
* ↑ Santos qualified due to having a better performance in the Third phase.

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 2-1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 | 0-0 |
| Flamengo | 3–2 | Atlético-PR | 3–0 | 0–2 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Flamengo | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 35 |
| 2 | Santos | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 36 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Paranaense | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 31 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 |
| 7 | Goiás | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 22 |
| 8 | Sport | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 28 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 26 |
| 11 | América-RJ | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 24 |
| 12 | Ferroviária | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 24 |
| 13 | Náutico | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 23 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 23 |
| 15 | Colorado | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 |
| 16 | Guarani | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 17 |
| 18 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 15 |
| 19 | Internacional | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 14 |
| 21 | Bahia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 14 |
| 22 | Botafogo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 |
| 23 | Comercial-MS | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 12 |
| 24 | Campo Grande | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 11 |
| 25 | Vila Nova-GO | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 10 |
| 26 | Sergipe | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 10 |
| 27 | Tiradentes | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 10 |
| 28 | América-RN | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 9 |
| 29 | Rio Negro | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 9 |
| 30 | Botafogo-SP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 31 | Americano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
| 32 | Uberaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 |
| 33 | CSA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 | Paysandu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 |
| 35 | Juventus | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 |
| 36 | Ferroviário | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 |
| 37 | Joinville | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
| 38 | Brasília | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
| 39 | Moto Club | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
| 40 | Fortaleza | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 |
| 41 | Mixto | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 |
| 42 | Rio Branco | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 |
| 43 | Galícia | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
| 44 | Treze | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 |