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| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grêmio 2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title |
| Relegated | No teams were relegated in this season |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Grêmio Cruzeiro (Copa do Brasil champions) |
| Matches | 290 |
| Goals | 787 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Paulo Nunes Renaldo (16 goals each) |
←1995 1997 → | |
The1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 40th edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A, was played between August 8 and December 15, 1996. It had 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each other once. After 23 rounds, top eight clubs qualified to next stage, and the bottom two were supposed to be relegated, butCBF decided to keepFluminense andBragantino inSérie A after the season was over due to the leak of transcripts of recorded telephone conversations broadcast inTV Globo suggested that, during the 1996 season, Atlético-PR and Corinthians general managersMario Celso Petraglia andAlberto Dualib had conversations with the head of officials of Brazilian football to influence referee appointments. The scandal resulted in a mild individual punishment only, not likesimilar scandal in Italy whereJuventus was relegated and others important clubs were punished.
Final stage was played in elimination system with home-and-away matches. The club with better record during first stage had the advantage to qualify in case of a draw. In the end,Grêmio won their second championship in history based on this rule. They were defeated by runners-upPortuguesa 2–0 atMorumbi Stadium, but came back on second leg, winning by the same score at their home ground,Olímpico Stadium inPorto Alegre.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 44 | Qualified for next stage |
| 2 | Guarani | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 43 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 43 | |
| 4 | Atlético Paranaense | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 39 | |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 39 | |
| 6 | Grêmio | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 38 | |
| 7 | Goiás | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 37 | |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Internacional | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | |
| 10 | Sport | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | São Paulo | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Corinthians | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 32 | |
| 13 | Flamengo | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Coritiba | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 29[a] | |
| 15 | Vitória | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 29 | |
| 16 | Paraná | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
| 17 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 28 | |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 27 | |
| 19 | Juventude | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 27 | |
| 20 | Santos | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 27 | |
| 21 | Criciúma | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 23 | |
| 22 | Bahia | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
| 23 | Fluminense | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 22 | Relegated toSérie B 1997 |
| 24 | Bragantino | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 19 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portuguesa | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Portuguesa | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlético (PR) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Portuguesa | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Grêmio | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Guarani | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Goiás | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Goiás | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Grêmio | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Grêmio won based on their better record during first stage.
| Campeonato Brasileiro 1996 champions |
|---|
| Grêmio 2nd title |
