1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 43rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1999
Champions	Corinthians 3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title 3rd Brazilian title
Relegated	Botafogo-SP Juventude Paraná Gama
Copa Libertadores	Coritnhians Atlético Mineiro Palmeiras (By winning the 1999 Copa Libertadores) Juventude (By winning the 1999 Copa do Brasil) Atlético Paranaense (By winning the brazilian play-offs to the Libertadores)
Matches played	250
Goals scored	710 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Guilherme (28 goals)
← 1998 2000 →

Overview

It was contested by 22 teams, and Corinthians won the championship.

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corinthians	21	14	2	5	49	31	+18	44	Championship knockout phase
2	Cruzeiro	21	12	6	3	46	32	+14	42
3	Vasco da Gama	21	10	6	5	33	23	+10	36
4	Ponte Preta	21	10	5	6	23	16	+7	35
5	São Paulo	21	11	1	9	35	24	+11	34[a]
6	Vitória	21	10	4	7	31	33	−2	34
7	Atlético Mineiro	21	10	3	8	39	30	+9	33
8	Guarani	21	10	3	8	31	22	+9	33
9	Atlético Paranaense	21	9	4	8	36	31	+5	31
10	Palmeiras	21	8	7	6	36	23	+13	31
11	Santos	21	8	6	7	25	26	−1	30
12	Flamengo	21	9	2	10	30	33	−3	29
13	Coritiba	21	7	8	6	31	29	+2	29
14	Botafogo	21	8	2	11	23	37	−14	26[a]
15	Gama	21	7	5	9	24	29	−5	26
16	Internacional	21	7	3	11	18	26	−8	24[a]
17	Paraná	21	6	6	9	23	29	−6	24
18	Grêmio	21	6	4	11	24	43	−19	22
19	Juventude	21	5	7	9	18	32	−14	22
20	Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto)	21	5	6	10	27	38	−11	21
21	Portuguesa	21	4	6	11	27	31	−4	18
22	Sport do Recife	21	3	8	10	14	25	−11	17

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. CBF awarded Botafogo and Internacional 1–0 away wins due to São Paulo footballer Sandro Hiroshi gate. Originally São Paulo had defeated Botafogo 6–1 home and drawn 2–2 home with Internacional.

Championship knockout phase

Quarterfinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Replay	Agg.
Corinthians	4–2	Guarani	0–0	2–0	1–1	3–1
Ponte Preta	3–6	São Paulo	2–3	2–1	2–3	6–7
Vasco	2–5	Vitória	4–5	2–2	1–1	7–8
Cruzeiro	0–6	Atlético Mineiro	2–4	2–3	Not played	4–7

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Replay	Agg.
Corinthians	6–0	São Paulo	3–2	2–1	Not played	5–3
Vitória	3–6	Atlético Mineiro	0–3	2–1	0–3	2–7

Finals

First leg

Atlético Mineiro	3 – 2	Corinthians
Guilherme 0', 27', 44'		39' Vampeta 69' Luizão

12 December 1999 (1999-12-12)

19:10 (UTC-3)

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 78,382

Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói

Second leg

Corinthians	2 – 0	Atlético Mineiro
Luizão 28', 59' 90+3'

19 December 1999 (1999-12-19)

18:10 (UTC-3)

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: Unknown

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Replay

Corinthians	0 – 0	Atlético Mineiro
		83' Belletti

22 December 1999 (1999-12-22)

21:40 (UTC-3)

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: Unknown

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

^ Tied 4–4 on points, Corinthians won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Corinthians	29	18	5	6	61	38	+23	59	Qualified to 2000 Copa Libertadores
2	Atlético Mineiro	29	15	4	10	56	40	+16	49
3	Vitória	27	12	6	9	41	47	−6	42
4	São Paulo	26	13	1	12	45	35	+10	40
5	Cruzeiro	23	12	6	5	50	39	+11	42
6	Ponte Preta	24	11	5	8	29	23	+6	38
7	Vasco da Gama	24	10	8	6	40	31	+9	38
8	Guarani	24	10	5	9	32	25	+7	35
9	Atlético Paranaense	21	9	4	8	36	31	+5	31	Qualified to 2000 Copa Libertadores
10	Palmeiras	21	8	7	6	36	23	+13	31
11	Santos	21	8	6	7	25	26	−1	30
12	Flamengo	21	9	2	10	30	33	−3	29
13	Coritiba	21	7	8	6	31	29	+2	29
14	Botafogo	21	8	2	11	23	37	−14	26
15	Gama	21	7	5	9	24	29	−5	26	Relegated to Série B
16	Internacional	21	7	3	11	18	26	−8	24
17	Paraná	21	6	6	9	23	29	−6	24	Relegated to Série B
18	Grêmio	21	6	4	11	24	43	−19	22
19	Juventude	21	5	7	9	18	32	−14	22	Relegated to Série B
20	Botafogo-SP	21	5	6	10	27	38	−11	21
21	Portuguesa	21	4	6	11	27	31	−4	18
22	Sport	21	3	8	10	14	25	−11	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

Pos.	Scorer	Club	Goals[1]
1	Guilherme	Atlético Mineiro	28
2	Alex Alves	Cruzeiro	21
	Luizão	Corinthians	21
3	Marcelinho Carioca	Corinthians	15
4	Edmundo	Vasco	13
	Dodô	Santos	13
5	França	São Paulo	12
	Romário	Flamengo	12

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:

1. Gama: 1,238
2. Internacional: 1,219
3. Botafogo: 1,178
4. Paraná: 1,093
5. Juventude: 1,089
6. 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 in both matches. So, the six worst point averages became:

1. Internacional: 1,267
2. Botafogo: 1,249
3. Gama: 1,238
4. Paraná: 1,093
5. Juventude: 1,089
6. Botafogo/SP: 1,000

This meant that Botafogo escaped relegation and Gama joined Botafogo/SP, Juventude and Paraná in the Série B in 2000.

Gama did not accept this decision and appealed. The judicial disputes lasted months and CBF was stopped from organizing the 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro. The Clube dos 13 assumed the organization of the championship as Copa João Havelange, with the participation of 116 teams divided into 3 groups.

Pos	Team	1998 Pts	1999 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Relegation
1	Corinthians	46	44	90	44	2.045
2	Cruzeiro	37	42	79	44	1.795
3	Palmeiras	45	31	76	44	1.727
4	Santos	41	30	71	44	1.614
5	Coritiba	42	29	71	44	1.614
6	Vasco da Gama	34	36	70	44	1.591
7	Atlético Mineiro	36	33	69	44	1.568
8	Vitória	30	34	64	44	1.455
9	Flamengo	33	29	62	44	1.409
10	Ponte Preta	26	35	61	44	1.386
11	São Paulo	27	34[2]	61	44	1.386
12	Guarani	25	33	58	44	1.318
13	Atlético Paranaense	27	31	58	44	1.318
14	Grêmio	36	22	58	44	1.318
15	Portuguesa	40	18	58	44	1.318
16	Sport do Recife	40	17	57	44	1.295
17	Internacional	32	24[2]	56	44	1.273
18	Botafogo	29	26[2]	55	44	1.25
19	Gama	—	26	26	21	1.238	2000 Brasileirão Série B
20	Paraná	24	24	48	44	1.091
21	Juventude	26	22	48	44	1.091
22	Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto)	—	21	21	21	1

References

1. "1999 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
2. CBF awarded Botafogo and Internacional 1–0 away wins due to São Paulo footballer Sandro Hiroshi gate. Originally São Paulo had defeated Botafogo 6–1 home and drawn 2–2 home with Internacional.