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
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
,
Rio Grande do Norte and
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...
- place of the decision) and in
Pará (North Region).
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
The 2003 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.
The tournament was ...
.
Qualified teams
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
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''Tied 5–5 on aggregate, Paysandu won on penalties.''
References
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