The 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 43rd edition of the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
.
Overview
It was contested by 22 teams, and
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...
won the championship.
First phase
Final standings
Top scorers
Relegation
The criterion for relegation to the
Série B in 1999 was the average of points obtained in 1999 and 1998. The four teams with the smallest averages would be relegated. The
CBF-defined formula for the point average (PA) was:
PA = ( (P98/23) + (P99/21) ) / 2
P98 being the number of points in 1998 and P99 the number of points in 1999.
As to Gama and Botafogo-SP, that had ascended from the Série B and as such, didn't dispute the 1998 Série A, the formula was reduced to:
PA = P99/21
Originally, the six worst point averages were:
# Gama: 1,238
# Internacional: 1,219
# Botafogo: 1,178
# Paraná: 1,093
# Juventude: 1,089
# Botafogo/SP: 1,000
Which would mean that Botafogo, Paraná, Juventude and Botafogo-SP would be relegated. However, the matches of São Paulo against Internacional and Botafogo were annulled and the points gained by São Paulo in both matches (three against Botafogo, one against Internacional) were given to both clubs, due to the fielding of the ineligible player
Sandro Hiroshi
Sandro Hiroshi Parreão Oi (born 19 November 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
He played domestically for Tocantinópolis, Rio Branco, São Paulo, Flamengo, Figueirense, Guarani, América RN, Santo André and Red Bull Bra ...
in both matches. So, the six worst point averages became:
# Internacional: 1,267
# Botafogo: 1,249
# Gama: 1,238
# Paraná: 1,093
# Juventude: 1,089
# Botafogo/SP: 1,000
This meant that
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
escaped from relegation and
Gama joined
Botafogo/SP,
Juventude and
Paraná in the
Série B em 2000.
Gama didn't accept this decision and appealed. The judicial disputes lasted months and
CBF was stopped from organizing the 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro. The
Clube dos 13
Clube dos 13 (Club of the 13) was the organization responsible for representing the interest of the most powerful football clubs of Brazil, including members from several football state federations such as Federação Paulista de Futebol, Federaç ...
assumed the organization of the championship, that was named
Copa João Havelange
The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized ...
, with the participation of 116 teams divided em 3 groups.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1999
1
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...