| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 7th Brazilian title |
| Relegated | |
| Copa Libertadores | |
| Copa Sudamericana |
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| Matches | 339 |
| Goals | 1,025 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (19 goals each) |
| Average attendance | 19,028 |
←2001 2003 → | |
The2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known asTroféuVisa Electron by sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 10, 2002, and reached its end on December 15, 2002. It was the last championship with a knockout stage. The competition was won bySantos.
The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The four lowest-placed teams in the first stage were relegated to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 52 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 35 | +22 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 | São Caetano | 47 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | +2 | |
| 4 | Juventude | 41 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | |
| 5 | Grêmio | 41 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | |
| 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | |
| 7 | Fluminense | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 46 | −3 | |
| 8 | Santos | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | |
| 10 | Vitória | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | |
| 11 | Coritiba | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | |
| 12 | Goiás | 36 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 34 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | |
| 14 | Atlético-PR | 34 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | |
| 15 | Vasco | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | |
| 17 | Figueirense | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | |
| 18 | Flamengo | 30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | |
| 19 | Bahia | 30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | |
| 20 | Paysandu | 29 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | |
| 21 | Internacional | 29 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | |
| 22 | Paraná | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | |
| 23 | Portuguesa | 27 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | −14 | Relegation zone |
| 24 | Palmeiras | 27 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | |
| 25 | Gama | 25 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | |
| 26 | Botafogo | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santos | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Santos | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Grêmio | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Grêmio | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Juventude | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Santos | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Corinthians | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Corinthians | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Fluminense | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fluminense | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | São Caetano | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Santos | 2 – 0 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
Santos:Fábio Costa;Michel,Preto,Alex andLéo,Paulo Almeida,Renato,Elano andDiego;Robinho andAlberto. Head coach:Émerson Leão.
Corinthians:Doni;Rogério,Fábio Luciano,Scheidt andKléber;Vampeta,Fabrício andRenato (Leandro);Deivid (Marcinho),Guilherme andGil. Head coach:Carlos Alberto Parreira.
| Corinthians | 2 – 3 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
Corinthians:Doni;Rogério,Fábio Luciano,Anderson andKléber;Vampeta,Fabinho (Fabrício) andRenato (Marcinho);Deivid,Guilherme (Leandro) andGil. Head coach:Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Santos:Fábio Costa;Maurinho,André Luís,Alex andLéo;Paulo Almeida,Renato,Elano andDiego (Robert, and then Michel);Robinho andWilliam (Alexandre). Head coach:Émerson Leão.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 54 | Champions and runners-up, and qualified toCopa Libertadores 2003 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 52 | |
| 3 | Grêmio | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 48 | Eliminated in the Semifinals and qualified toCopa Libertadores 2003 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 46 | Eliminated in the Semifinals |
| 5 | São Paulo | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 52 | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | São Caetano | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | |
| 7 | Juventude | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 39 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 10 | Vitória | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Coritiba | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 12 | Goiás | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 34 | |
| 14 | Atlético-PR | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 34 | |
| 15 | Vasco | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 33 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 33 | |
| 17 | Figueirense | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 31 | |
| 18 | Flamengo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 30 | |
| 19 | Bahia | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
| 20 | Paysandu | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | |
| 21 | Internacional | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 29 | |
| 22 | Paraná | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 28 | |
| 23 | Portuguesa | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 27 | Relegated toSérie B 2003 |
| 24 | Palmeiras | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 27 | |
| 25 | Gama | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 | |
| 26 | Botafogo | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 25 |
| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luís Fabiano | São Paulo | 19 |
| Rodrigo Fabri | Grêmio | 19 | |
| 2 | Dimba | Gama | 17 |
| 3 | Romário | Fluminense | 16 |
| 4 | Ramon | Vasco | 15 |
| Mancini | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | |
| 5 | Liédson | Flamengo | 14 |
| 6 | Deivid | Corinthians | 13 |
| Maurílio | Paraná | 13 | |
| Guilherme | Corinthians | 13 |
