The 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known as Brasileirão TAM 2001 for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th 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" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

. It began on August 1, 2001, and ended on December 23, 2001.

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won the competition.

Format

The 28 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals, in which the eighth-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played over one leg while the finals were played over two legs. The four worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

of the following year.

First stage standings

Final stage

Finals

Atlético-PR: Flávio; Rogério Corrêa, Nem and

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; Alessandro, Cocito,

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, Kléberson and Fabiano ( Igor);

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( Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho. São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz;

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, Dininho and Marcos Paulo; Simão, Serginho, Adãozinho and Esquerdinha;

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) and Magrão. Head coach: Jair Picerni. ---- São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz;

, Dininho and Marcos Paulo (

); Simão, Serginho ( Bechara), Adãozinho and Esquerdinha (Marlon);

and Magrão. Head coach: Jair Picerni. Atlético-PR: Flávio; Nem,

and Rogério Corrêa ( Igor); Alessandro, Cocito (Pires),

, Kléberson and Fabiano; Kléber ( Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho. ----

Final standings

Top scorers

References

External links

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001 at RSSSF
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