2002 Copa dos Campeões

{{short description|3rd edition of a Brazilian association football competition}}

{{ infobox football tournament season

| title = Copa dos Campeões

| year = 2002

| other_titles =

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Brazil

| dates = 3 July – 4 August

| num_teams = 16

| champions = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu (1st title)

| runner-up = {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro

| matches = 32

| goals = 83

| top goal scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Júnior
(6 goals)

| prevseason = 2001

| nextseason =

}}

The 2002 Copa dos Campeões was the third and last edition of the football competition held in Brazil. As in previous editions, it was carried out in a neutral field in three states in the Northeast Region (Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará - place of the decision) and in Pará (North Region).{{cite web|url=https://www.nsctotal.com.br/noticias/cbf-anuncia-cidades-sedes-da-copa-dos-campeoes-2002|title=CBF anuncia cidades-sedes da Copa dos Campeões 2002|publisher=NSC Total|date=24 January 2002}}

In the finals, Paysandu defeated Cruzeiro 3–0 on penalties after tied 5–5 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the group stage of the 2003 Copa Libertadores.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u45802.shtml|title=Paysandu vence o Cruzeiro e vai à Libertadores pela primeira vez|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|date=4 August 2002}}

Qualified teams

class="wikitable"
Team

!Qualification

{{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Atlético Mineiro

|2002 Copa Sul-Minas 3rd place

{{flagicon|Paraná}} Atlético Paranaense

|2002 Copa Sul-Minas runners-up

{{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia

|2002 Copa do Nordeste champions

{{flagicon|São Paulo}} Corinthians

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions

{{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro

|2002 Copa Sul-Minas champions

{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Flamengo

|2001 Copa dos Campeões champions

{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Fluminense

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo 5th place

{{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás

|2002 Copa Centro-Oeste champions

{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio

|2002 Copa Sul-Minas 4th place

{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Náutico

|2002 Copa do Nordeste 3rd place

{{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo 3rd place

{{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

|2002 Copa Norte champions

{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Caetano

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo 4th place

{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo runners-up

{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Vasco da Gama

|2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo 6th place

{{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória

|2002 Copa do Nordeste runners-up

Group stage

=Group A=

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|win_FLU=1 |draw_FLU=2 |loss_FLU=0 |gf_FLU=1 |ga_FLU=0|status_FLU=A

|win_NAU=0 |draw_NAU=2 |loss_NAU=1 |gf_NAU=3|ga_NAU=4

|win_COR=0 |draw_COR=2 |loss_COR=1 |gf_COR=2 |ga_COR=3

|name_PAY={{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

|name_FLU={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Fluminense

|name_NAU={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Náutico

|name_COR={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Corinthians

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FS=green1 |text_FS=Advance to Knockout stage

|show_limit=4

}}

=Group B=

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|team1=FLA |team2=GOI |team3=SCA |team4=CAP

|result1=FS |result2=FS

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|win_GOI=2 |draw_GOI=0 |loss_GOI=1 |gf_GOI=5 |ga_GOI=6|status_GOI=A

|win_SCA=1 |draw_SCA=0 |loss_SCA=2 |gf_SCA=3|ga_SCA=4

|win_CAP=0 |draw_CAP=0 |loss_CAP=3 |gf_CAP=3 |ga_CAP=7

|name_FLA={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Flamengo

|name_GOI={{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás

|name_SCA={{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Caetano

|name_CAP={{flagicon|Paraná}} Atlético Paranaense

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FS=green1 |text_FS=Advance to Knockout stage

|show_limit=4

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.bolanaarea.com/copa_dos_campeoes_2002.htm Bola na Área]

|team1=CRU |team2=VIT |team3=SAO |team4=GRE

|result1=FS |result2=FS

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|win_CRU=1 |draw_CRU=2 |loss_CRU=0 |gf_CRU=3 |ga_CRU=2|status_CRU=A

|win_VIT=1 |draw_VIT=1 |loss_VIT=1 |gf_VIT=2 |ga_VIT=1|status_VIT=A

|win_SAO=1 |draw_SAO=1 |loss_SAO=1 |gf_SAO=3|ga_SAO=3

|win_GRE=0 |draw_GRE=2 |loss_GRE=1 |gf_GRE=1 |ga_GRE=3

|name_CRU={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro

|name_VIT={{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória

|name_SAO={{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo

|name_GRE={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FS=green1 |text_FS=Advance to Knockout stage

|show_limit=4

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.bolanaarea.com/copa_dos_campeoes_2002.htm Bola na Área]

|team1=PAL |team2=BAH |team3=VAS |team4=CAM

|result1=FS |result2=FS

|update=complete

|win_PAL=2 |draw_PAL=1 |loss_PAL=0 |gf_PAL=7 |ga_PAL=2|status_PAL=A

|win_BAH=2 |draw_BAH=0 |loss_BAH=1 |gf_BAH=4 |ga_BAH=5|status_BAH=A

|win_VAS=0 |draw_VAS=2 |loss_VAS=1 |gf_VAS=4|ga_VAS=5

|win_CAM=0 |draw_CAM=1 |loss_CAM=2 |gf_CAM=5 |ga_CAM=8

|name_PAL={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras

|name_BAH={{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia

|name_VAS={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Vasco da Gama

|name_CAM={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Atlético Mineiro

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FS=green1 |text_FS=Advance to Knockout stage

|show_limit=4

}}

Quarter-finals

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Paysandu|Pará|2–1|Bahia|Bahia|}}

{{OneLegResult|Palmeiras|São Paulo|1–0|Fluminense|Rio de Janeiro|}}

{{OneLegResult|Cruzeiro|Minas Gerais|3–1|Goiás|Goiás|}}

{{OneLegResult|Flamengo|Rio de Janeiro|2–1|Vitória|Bahia|}}

|}

Semi-finals

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Paysandu|Pará|3–1|Palmeiras|São Paulo|}}

{{OneLegResult|Cruzeiro|Minas Gerais|2–1|Flamengo|Rio de Janeiro|}}

|}

Finals

{{Football box

| date = 31 July 2002

| time = 21:45 UTC−3

| team1 = Paysandu {{flagicon|Pará}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://cruzeiropedia.org/Paysandu_1x2_Cruzeiro_-_31/07/2002 Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro

| goals1 = Sandro Goiano {{goal|32}}

| goals2 = Fábio Jr. {{goal|14}}
Joãozinho {{goal|63}}

| stadium = Mangueirão, Belém

| attendance = 53,615

| referee = Edílson Pereira de Carvalho

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 4 August 2002

| time = 16:00 UTC−3

| team1 = Cruzeiro {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}}

| score = 3–4

| report = [https://cruzeiropedia.org/Cruzeiro_3x4_Paysandu_-_04/08/2002 Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

| goals1 = Fábio Jr. {{goal|9||48}}
Cris {{goal|39}}

| goals2 = Vandick {{goal|11||22||40}}
Jobson {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Castelão, Fortaleza

| attendance = 5,719

| referee = Paulo César de Oliveira

| penalties1 = Ricardinho {{penmiss}}
Vander {{penmiss}}
Jussiê {{penmiss}}

| penaltyscore = 0–3

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Jobson
{{pengoal}} Vélber
{{pengoal}} Luís Fernando

}}

Tied 5–5 on aggregate, Paysandu won on penalties.

References

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