The following article presents a summary of the 2002

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season in

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, which was the 101st season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final ---- ---- ---- Santos declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by

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of 5-2.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Portuguesa,

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, Gama and

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B final was played between

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and

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. ---- ---- ----

declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by

of 4-3.

Promotion

The champion and the runner-up, which are

and

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

Relegation

The six worst placed teams, which are Americano,

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, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany-CE,

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

and

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Brasiliense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Brasiliense and

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

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between

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and Brasiliense. ---- ---- ----

declared as the cup champions by

of 3-2.

Copa dos Campeões

The

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final was played between Paysandu and Cruzeiro. ---- ---- ---- Paysandu declared as the cup champions by

of 5-5.

Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions State championship champions

^{( 1)}The club won a competition named Supercampeonato (Superchampionship), which was an extra tournament that included regional championship teams.

^{( 2)}According to the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation, the 2002 Rio de Janeiro State Championship is

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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 2002.

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The

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did not play any matches in 2002.

References

Brazilian competitions at RSSSF

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