2001 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 100th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

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Home team !Score !Away team
São Caetano \|0-0 (aet 0-0) \|Bahia
Atlético-PR \|2-1 \|São Paulo
Fluminense \|1-1 (aet 2-1) \|Ponte Preta
Atlético Mineiro \|3-0 \|Grêmio

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Home team

!Score

!Away team

São Caetano

|0-0 (aet 0-0)

|Bahia

Atlético-PR

|2-1

|São Paulo

Fluminense

|1-1 (aet 2-1)

|Ponte Preta

Atlético Mineiro

|3-0

|Grêmio

Semifinals

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Home team !Score !Away team
São Caetano \|2-1 \|Atlético Mineiro
Atlético-PR \|3-2 \|Fluminense

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Home team

!Score

!Away team

São Caetano

|2-1

|Atlético Mineiro

Atlético-PR

|3-2

|Fluminense

Final

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{{football box

| date = December 16, 2001

|team1 = Atlético-PR |score = 4–2|report= |team2 = São Caetano||stadium = Arena da Baixada}}

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{{football box

| date = December 23, 2001

|team1 = São Caetano |score = 0–1|report= |team2 = Atlético-PR||stadium = Anacleto Campanella}}

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Atlético-PR declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-2.

=Relegation=

The four worst placed teams, which are Santa Cruz, América-MG Botafogo-SP and Sport, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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Paysandu declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

=Promotion=

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Paysandu and Figueirense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

=Relegation=

The four clubs defeated in the relegation playoffs, which are ABC, Nacional-AM, Desportiva-ES and Serra, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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Etti Jundiaí declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

=Promotion=

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Etti Jundiaí and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Corinthians.

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{{football box

| date = June 10, 2001

|team1 = Grêmio |score = 2–2|report= |team2 = Corinthians||stadium = Olímpico}}

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{{football box

| date = June 17, 2001

|team1 = Corinthians |score = 1–3|report= |team2 = Grêmio||stadium = Morumbi}}

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Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-3.

Copa dos Campeões

The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Flamengo and São Paulo.

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{{football box

| date = July 7, 2001

|team1 = São Paulo |score = 3–5|report= |team2 = Flamengo||stadium = Almeidão}}

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{{football box

| date = July 11, 2001

|team1 = Flamengo |score = 2–3|report= |team2 = São Paulo||stadium = Rei Pelé}}

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Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 7-6.

Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions

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Competition !Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste \|Bahia
Copa Centro-Oeste \|Goiás
Copa Norte \|São Raimundo
Copa Sul-Minas \|Cruzeiro
Torneio Rio-São Paulo \|São Paulo

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Competition

!Champion

Campeonato do Nordeste

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

|São Paulo

State championship champions

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State !Champion ! !State !Champion
Acre \|Vasco-AC \| \|Paraíba \|Treze
Alagoas \|ASA \| \|Paraná \|Atlético Paranaense
Amapá \|Independente \| \|Pernambuco \|Náutico
Amazonas \|Rio Negro \| \|Piauí \|River
Bahia \|Bahia \| \|Rio de Janeiro \|Flamengo
Ceará \|Fortaleza \| \|Rio Grande do Norte \|Coríntians
Distrito Federal \|Gama \| \|Rio Grande do Sul \|Grêmio
Espírito Santo \|Alegrense \| \|Rondônia \|Ji-Paraná
Goiás \|Vila Nova \| \|Roraima \|Atlético Roraima
Maranhão \|Moto Club \| \|Santa Catarina \|Joinville
Mato Grosso \|Juventude-MT \| \|São Paulo \|Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul \|Comercial \| \|Sergipe \|Confiança
Minas Gerais \|América-MG \| \|Tocantins \|Palmas
Pará \|Paysandu \| \| \|

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State

!Champion

!State

!Champion

|ASA

Youth competition champions

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Competition !Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis \|Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil \|Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores \|Roma Barueri
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão \|União São João
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores \|Cruzeiro

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Competition

!Champion

Copa Macaé de Juvenis

|Internacional

Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil

|Internacional

Copa São Paulo de Juniores

|Roma Barueri

Copa Sub-17 de Promissão

|União São João

Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores

|Cruzeiro

Other competition champions

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Competition !Champion
Copa FPF \|Bandeirante
Copa Pernambuco \|Central

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Competition

!Champion

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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!width= 33%|Team

!width= 33%|Copa Libertadores 2001

!width= 33%|Copa Mercosur 2001

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|Corinthians

|Did not qualify

|Semifinals

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|Cruzeiro

|Quarterfinals

|Group stage

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|Flamengo

|Did not qualify

|Runner-up

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|Grêmio

|Did not qualify

|Semifinals

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|Palmeiras

|Semifinals

|Group stage

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|São Caetano

|Round of 16

|Did not qualify

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|São Paulo

|Did not qualify

|Group stage

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|Vasco

|Quarterfinals

|Group stage

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.

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March 3, 2001	{{fb\|USA}}	W	2–1	Ronaldinho, Euller	International Friendly
March 6, 2001	{{fb\|MEX}}	D	3–3	Romário (2), Edílson	International Friendly
March 28, 2001	{{fb\|ECU}}	L	0–1\|
\|World Cup Qualifying
April 25, 2001	{{fb\|PER}}	D	1–1	Romário	World Cup Qualifying
May 26, 2001	{{flagicon\|Japan}} Tokyo Verdy	W	2–0	Washington, Baptista	International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 31, 2001	{{fb\|CMR}}	W	2–0	Washington, Carlos Miguel	Confederations Cup
June 2, 2001	{{fb\|CAN}}	D	0–0\|
\|Confederations Cup
June 4, 2001	{{fb\|JPN}}	D	0–0\|
\|Confederations Cup
June 7, 2001	{{fb\|FRA}}	L	1–2	Ramon	Confederations Cup
June 9, 2001	{{fb\|AUS}}	L	0–1\|
\|Confederations Cup
July 1, 2001	{{fb\|URU}}	L	0–1\|
\|World Cup Qualifying
July 12, 2001	{{fb\|MEX}}	L	0–1\|
\|Copa América
July 15, 2001	{{fb\|PER}}	W	2–0	Guilherme, Denílson	Copa América
July 18, 2001	{{fb\|PAR}}	W	3–1	Alex, Belletti, Denílson	Copa América
July 23, 2001	{{fb\|HON\|1949}}	L	0–2\|
\|Copa América
August 9, 2001	{{fb\|PAN}}	W	5–0	Edílson, Alex, Euller, Juninho, Roberto Carlos	International Friendly
August 15, 2001	{{fb\|PAR}}	W	2–0	Marcelinho, Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying
September 5, 2001	{{fb\|ARG}}	L	1–2	Ayala (own goal)	World Cup Qualifying
October 7, 2001	{{fb\|CHI}}	W	2–0	Edílson, Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying
November 7, 2001	{{fb\|BOL}}	L	1–3	Edílson	World Cup Qualifying
November 14, 2001	{{fb\|VEN\|1930}}	W	3–0	Luizão (2), Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying

Women's football

=Brazil women's national football team=

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.

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July 18, 2001	{{flagicon\|New Jersey}} University of New Jersey	W	16–0	Fabiana (3), Carina (3), Cristiana (3), Mildinha (2), Suzana, Daiane, Mônica de Paula, Rosana, Joana	International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 3, 2001	{{fbw\|CHN}}	D	0–0\|
\|Tiger Pools Toto Cup
August 5, 2001	{{fbw\|KOR}}	L	1–3	Mildinha	Tiger Pools Toto Cup
August 7, 2001	{{fbw\|JPN}}	D	1–1	Rosana	Tiger Pools Toto Cup
August 8, 2001	{{fbw\|JPN}}	W	1–0	unavailable	International Friendly

=Domestic competition champions=

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Competition !Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro \|Santa Isabel
Campeonato Carioca \|Barra
Campeonato Paulista \|Palmeiras

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Competition

!Champion

Campeonato Brasileiro

|Santa Isabel

Campeonato Carioca

|Barra

Campeonato Paulista

|Palmeiras

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012162022/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/current.htm Brazilian competitions at RSSSF]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080611084404/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/chancedegol/sel/brazil200001.htm 2001 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090709060036/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200003w.htm 2000-2003 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF]

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