1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 36th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Flamengo.

Format

First Stage: 20 clubs playing against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the second stage.

Second Stage: 8 clubs divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each; playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The winner of each group qualify to the final.

Final: The finalists play against each other twice, the club with the best performance in the competition has the advantage of winning the competition if it draw both matches.

Competition standings

First stage

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second stage

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Finals

July 12, 1992

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 102,547

Referee: José Roberto Wright

July 19, 1992

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 122,001

Referee: José Roberto Wright

Before the match, an upper stand in the stadium collapsed, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 82 others.^[1]

Final standings

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

^ a b According to the competition rules, Náutico and Paysandu were supposed to be relegated to Série B 1993.

References

^ Faustini, Vinícius (19 July 2017). "Há 25 anos, uma tragédia acontecia em final de Brasileiro no Maracanã". Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2022.

External links

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1992 at RSSSF