# 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 28th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Format
### First Stage

    The 40 clubs were divided in eight groups of five teams each, playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The three best placed teams of each group qualified to the Second Stage, while the fourth placed teams of each group competed in a playoff round named Repescagem.

### Repescagem

    The fourth placed teams of each group played a one-legged playoff. The winners qualified to the Second Stage.

### Second Stage

    The 28 qualified clubs (24 from the First Stage plus four from the Repescagem) were divided in seven groups of four teams each, playing twice against the other group teams. The two best placed teams of each group qualified to the Third Stage.

### Third Stage

    The 14 qualified clubs plus the club with the best average points among the ones eliminated in the Second Stage plus the Série B 1984 champion (Uberlândia) were divided in four groups of four teams each, playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The two best placed teams of each group qualified to the Quarterfinals.

### Final Stage

    The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and the Final were played in two legs.

## Standings
### First stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | Second stage |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 9 | Second stage |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | Second stage |
| 4 | Tuna Luso | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 8 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Nacional | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 | Second stage |
| 2 | Bahia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Second stage |
| 3 | CRB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Second stage |
| 4 | Treze | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Bangu | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 15 | Second stage |
| 2 | Fluminense | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Second stage |
| 3 | ABC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Second stage |
| 4 | Ferroviário | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 4 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Confiança | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santo André | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Second stage |
| 2 | Grêmio | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 | Second stage |
| 3 | Náutico Capibaribe | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Second stage |
| 4 | Coritiba | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Catuense | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Second stage |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | Second stage |
| 3 | Operário-MS | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | Second stage |
| 4 | Goiás | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Brasília | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América-RJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Second stage |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Second stage |
| 3 | Brasil-Pel | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Second stage |
| 4 | Rio Branco | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 | |

#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Second stage |
| 2 | Internacional | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | Second stage |
| 3 | Operário-MT | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | Second stage |
| 4 | Joinville | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Anapolina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 6 | |

#### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Second stage |
| 2 | Botafogo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Second stage |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Second stage |
| 4 | Auto Esporte-PI | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | Repescagem |
| 5 | Moto Club | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |

### Repescagem

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Tuna Luso | 0–1 | Treze |
| Coritiba | 3–1 | Ferroviário |
| Goiás | 2–1 | Rio Branco |
| Joinville | 2–0 | Auto Esporte-PI |
Treze, Coritiba, Goiás and Joinville qualified to the Second Stage.

### Second stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Third stage |
| 2 | Goiás | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bahia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Third stage |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Joinville | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | Third stage |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Brasil | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 4 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Third stage |
| 2 | Santo André | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Operário-MS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Third stage |
| 4 | ABC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Third stage |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Brasil-Pel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Internacional | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coritiba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Third stage |
| 2 | América-RJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Operário-MT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |

#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Náutico Capibaribe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Third stage |
| 2 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Third stage |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Treze | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
Note: Corinthians qualified due to head-to-head results with Santa Cruz

### Third stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Operário-MS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Santo André | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Coritiba | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Uberlândia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Náutico Capibaribe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | América-RJ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Corinthians | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Goiás | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |

### Final stage
#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Coritiba | 2–7 | Fluminense | 2–2 | 0–5 |
| Flamengo | 3–4 | Corinthians | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Portuguesa | 5–9 | Vasco da Gama | 2–5 | 3–4 |
| Náutico Capibaribe | 3–6 | Grêmio | 2–3 | 1–3 |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 1–3 | Vasco da Gama | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Corinthians | 0–2 | Fluminense | 0–2 | 0–0 |

#### The Final

Vasco: Roberto Costa; Edevaldo, Ivan, Daniel González and Aírton; Pires, Arturzinho and Mário (Geovani); Mauricinho (Jussiê), Roberto Dinamite and Marquinho. Head coach: Edu Coimbra.
Fluminense: Paulo Víctor, Aldo, Duílio, Ricardo Gomes and Renato; Jandir, Delei (Renê) and Assis; Romerito, Washington (Wilsinho) and Tato. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Fluminense: Paulo Víctor; Aldo, Duílio, Ricardo Gomes and Branco; Jandir, Delei and Assis; Romerito, Washington and Tato. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Vasco: Roberto Costa; Edevaldo, Ivan, Daniel González and Aírton; Pires, Arturzinho and Mário; Jussiê (Marcelo), Roberto Dinamite and Marquinho. Head coach: Edu Coimbra.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Fluminense | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 39 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 33 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 34 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 29 |
| 6 | Náutico | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 24 |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 22 |
| 8 | Coritiba | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 19 |
| 9 | Santos | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 28 |
| 10 | Santo André | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 23 |
| 11 | Atlético Paranaense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 |
| 12 | América-RJ | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 21 |
| 13 | Operário-MS | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 21 |
| 14 | Goiás | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 17 |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 16 |
| 16 | Uberlândia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 18 |
| 18 | Santa Cruz | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 18 |
| 19 | Atlético Mineiro | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 17 |
| 20 | Palmeiras | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 17 |
| 21 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 |
| 22 | Internacional | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 |
| 23 | Brasil-Pel | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 13 |
| 24 | Operário-MT | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 |
| 25 | Joinville | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 12 |
| 26 | Bahia | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 11 |
| 27 | CRB | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 11 |
| 28 | ABC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 10 |
| 29 | Treze | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 |
| 30 | Tuna Luso | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 8 |
| 31 | Rio Branco | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
| 32 | Auto Esporte-PI | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
| 33 | Ferroviário | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 4 |
| 34 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
| 35 | Bangu | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
| 36 | Anapolina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 6 |
| 37 | Moto Club | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
| 38 | Nacional | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
| 39 | Confiança | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
| 40 | Catuense | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 |
| 41 | Brasília | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |