The following article presents a summary of the 1989

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season in

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, which was the 88th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Second stage As

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had a better season record than

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, the club earned a bonus point to the final and the right to choose where the first leg of the final would be played. Final ---- ----

declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions after reaching 3 points.

Relegation

The three worst placed teams in the relegation stage, which are

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, Guarani and

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, were relegated to the following year's second level.

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was also relegated, after being excluded from the competition in the first stage.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final ---- ---- ----

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declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by

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of 3–1.

Promotion

The champion and the runner-up, which are

and São José, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and

. ---- ---- ---- Grêmio declared as the cup champions by

of 1–0.

State championship champions

Youth competition champions

Other competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the

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in official competitions and friendly matches during 1989.

^{( 1)}Chile abandoned the match at 1–0. After an investigation,

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awarded Brazil a 2–0 win.

Women's football

National team

The

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did not play any matches in 1989.

Domestic competition champions

References

Brazilian competitions at RSSSF

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