1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1991
Champions	São Paulo 3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title 3rd Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores de América	São Paulo Criciúma (Copa do Brasil champions)
← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 35th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by São Paulo. Santos Futebol Clube's Paulinho McLaren, with 15 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.^[1]

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and São Paulo won the championship.^[1] 20 teams played against each other once in the first stage.^[1] The four best-placed teams qualified to the semi-finals, played in two legs.^[1] The semi-final winners qualified to the final, played in two legs.^[1]

Standings

First stage

Pos	Club	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	São Paulo	26	19	11	4	4	26	14	12	Qualified
2	Bragantino	26	19	9	8	2	27	14	13	Qualified
3	Fluminense	24	19	10	4	5	28	19	9	Qualified
4	Atlético Mineiro	24	19	8	8	3	28	19	9	Qualified
5	Corinthians	24	19	8	8	3	23	17	6
6	Palmeiras	22	19	7	8	4	20	19	1
7	Internacional	20	19	5	10	4	19	16	3
8	Santos	19	19	7	5	7	23	20	3
9	Flamengo	19	19	7	5	7	20	24	-4
10	Portuguesa	19	19	5	9	5	14	15	-1
11	Vasco da Gama	19	19	4	11	4	22	26	-4
12	Botafogo	18	19	6	6	7	19	21	-2
13	Bahia	18	19	5	8	6	16	18	-2
14	Náutico	17	19	7	3	9	19	25	-6
15	Goiás	17	19	6	5	8	27	24	3
16	Cruzeiro	16	19	5	6	8	23	28	-5
17	Atlético Paranaense	15	19	5	5	9	27	28	-1
18	Sport	13	19	4	5	10	15	30	-15
19	Grêmio	12	19	3	6	10	15	24	-9	Relegated
20	Vitória	12	19	3	6	10	17	27	-10	Relegated

Playoffs

	Semi-finals							Final
	Atlético Mineiro		1	0	1
	São Paulo		1	0	1
								São Paulo		1	0	1
								Bragantino		0	0	0
	Fluminense		0	1	1
	Bragantino		1	1	2

The final

São Paulo v Bragantino

June 5, 1991

São Paulo	1 – 0	Bragantino
Mário Tilico  49'

Morumbi (São Paulo) Attendance: 67,759 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas  Minas Gerais

São Paulo: Zetti; Cafu, Antônio Carlos, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo; Ronaldão, Bernardo and Raí; Müller, Macedo and Elivélton (Mário Tilico). Head coach: Telê Santana.

Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro; Mauro Silva, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and Ronaldo Alfredo (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

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Bragantino v São Paulo

June 9, 1991

Bragantino	0 – 0	São Paulo

Estádio Marcelo Stéfani (Bragança Paulista) Attendance: 12,492 Referee: José Roberto Wright  São Paulo

Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro; Mauro Silva, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and João Santos (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

São Paulo: Zetti; Zé Teodoro, Antônio Carlos, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo; Ronaldão, Bernardo, Cafu and Raí; Macedo and Müller (Flávio). Head coach: Telê Santana.

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Final standings

Pos	Club	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	São Paulo	31	23	12	7	4	28	15	13
2	Bragantino	30	23	10	10	3	29	16	13
3	Atlético Mineiro	26	21	8	10	3	29	20	9
4	Fluminense	25	21	10	5	6	29	21	8
5	Corinthians	24	19	8	8	3	23	17	6
6	Palmeiras	22	19	7	8	4	20	19	1
7	Internacional	20	19	5	10	4	19	16	3
8	Santos	19	19	7	5	7	23	20	3
9	Flamengo	19	19	7	5	7	20	24	-4
10	Portuguesa	19	19	5	9	5	14	15	-1
11	Vasco da Gama	19	19	4	11	4	22	26	-4
12	Botafogo	18	19	6	6	7	19	21	-2
13	Bahia	18	19	5	8	6	16	18	-2
14	Náutico	17	19	7	3	9	19	25	-6
15	Goiás	17	19	6	5	8	27	24	3
16	Cruzeiro	16	19	5	6	8	23	28	-5
17	Atlético Paranaense	15	19	5	5	9	27	28	-1
18	Sport	13	19	4	5	10	15	30	-15
19	Grêmio	12	19	3	6	10	15	24	-9
20	Vitória	12	19	3	6	10	17	27	-10

References

1. "Campeonato Brasileiro 1991" (in Portuguese). Bola na Área. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

External links

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1991 at RSSSF