| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August – 23 December |
| Champions | Atlético Paranaense 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 1st Brazilian title |
| Relegated | Santa Cruz Botafogo-SP América-MG Sport |
| Copa Libertadores | Atlético Paranaense São Caetano Grêmio(by winning the2001 Copa do Brasil) Flamengo(by winning the 2001Copa dos Campeões) |
| Matches | 386 |
| Goals | 1,105 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Romário (21 goals) |
| Average attendance | 11401 |
←2000 2002 → | |
The2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known asBrasileirãoTAM 2001 for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 1, 2001, and ended on December 23, 2001.Atlético Paranaense won the competition.
The 28 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals, in which the eighth-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 and the semi-finals were played over one leg while the finals were played over two legs. The four worst teams in the first stage were relegated to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Caetano | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 59 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 51 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Grêmio | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 47 | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 45 | |
| 9 | Internacional | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 40 | Intermediate zone |
| 10 | Goiás | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Vasco | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 39 | |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 37 | |
| 14 | Paraná | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
| 15 | Santos | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | |
| 16 | Vitória | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
| 17 | Coritiba | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | |
| 18 | Corinthians | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 34 | |
| 19 | Guarani | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 33 | |
| 20 | Gama | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 33 | |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 32 | |
| 22 | Juventude | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 30 | |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 29 | |
| 24 | Flamengo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 | Relegation zone |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 25 | |
| 27 | América-MG | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
| 28 | Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 19 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | São Caetano | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| São Caetano | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Grêmio | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| São Caetano | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlético-PR | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fluminense | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Fluminense | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlético-PR | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | São Paulo | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético-PR | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlético Paranaense | 4 – 2 | São Caetano |
|---|---|---|
| Ilan Alex Mineiro | Mancini Marcos Paulo |
Atlético-PR:Flávio;Rogério Corrêa,Nem andGustavo;Alessandro,Cocito,Adriano,Kléberson and Fabiano (Igor);Ilan (Souza) andAlex Mineiro. Head coach:Geninho.
São Caetano:Sílvio Luiz;Mancini,Daniel,Dininho andMarcos Paulo;Simão,Serginho,Adãozinho andEsquerdinha;Anaílson (Müller) andMagrão. Head coach:Jair Picerni.
| São Caetano | 0 – 1 | Atlético Paranaense |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Mineiro |
São Caetano:Sílvio Luiz;Mancini,Daniel,Dininho andMarcos Paulo (Müller);Simão,Serginho (Bechara),Adãozinho andEsquerdinha (Marlon);Anaílson andMagrão. Head coach:Jair Picerni.
Atlético-PR:Flávio;Nem,Gustavo andRogério Corrêa (Igor);Alessandro,Cocito (Pires),Adriano,Kléberson and Fabiano;Kléber (Souza) andAlex Mineiro. Head coach:Geninho.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético-PR | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 63 | Qualified toCopa Libertadores 2002 |
| 2 | São Caetano | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 63 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 54 | Eliminated in the Semi-finals |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 52 | |
| 5 | Grêmio | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 47 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Internacional | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 40 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 10 | Goiás | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Vasco | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 39 | |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 37 | |
| 14 | Paraná | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
| 15 | Santos | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | |
| 16 | Vitória | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
| 17 | Coritiba | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | |
| 18 | Corinthians | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 34 | |
| 19 | Guarani | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 33 | |
| 20 | Gama | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 33 | |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 32 | |
| 22 | Juventude | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 30 | |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 29 | |
| 24 | Flamengo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 | Relegated toSérie B 2002 |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 25 | |
| 27 | América-MG | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
| 28 | Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 19 |