2002 Copa dos Campeões

2002 Copa dos Campeões

Country	Brazil
Dates	3 July – 4 August
Teams	16
Champions	Paysandu (1st title)
Runners-up	Cruzeiro
Matches played	32
Goals scored	83 (2.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Fábio Júnior (6 goals)
← 2001

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, Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará - place of the decision) and in Pará (North Region).^[1]

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.^[2]

Qualified teams[]

Team	Qualification
Flamengo	2001 Copa dos Campeões champions
Corinthians	2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions
Palmeiras	2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo runners-up
São Caetano	2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo semifinalists
São Paulo	2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo semifinalists
São Paulo	2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo semifinalists
Fluminense	2002 Copa Sul-Minas 5th place
Vasco da Gama	2002 Copa Sul-Minas 6th place
Atlético Paranaense	2002 Copa Sul-Minas runners-up
Atlético Mineiro	2002 Copa Sul-Minas semifinalists
Grêmio	2002 Copa Sul-Minas semifinalists
Bahia	2002 Copa do Nordeste champions
Vitória	2002 Copa do Nordeste runners-up
Náutico	2002 Copa do Nordeste best score in the first stage
Goiás	2002 Copa Centro-Oeste champions
Paysandu	2002 Copa Norte champions

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paysandu (A)	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Fluminense (A)	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3	Náutico	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Corinthians	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo (A)	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Goiás (A)	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	6
3	São Caetano	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Atlético Paranaense	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Group C[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruzeiro (A)	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Vitória (A)	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
3	São Paulo	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Grêmio	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras (A)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Bahia (A)	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	Vasco da Gama	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Atlético Mineiro	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Paysandu	2–1	Bahia
Palmeiras	1–0	Fluminense
Cruzeiro	3–1	Goiás
Flamengo	2–1	Vitória

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Paysandu	3–1	Palmeiras
Cruzeiro	2–1	Flamengo

Finals[]

31 July 2002

21:45 UTC−3

Paysandu	1–2	Cruzeiro
Sandro Goiano 32'	Report	Fábio Júnior 14' Joãozinho 63'

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 53,615

Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho

4 August 2002

16:00 UTC−3

Cruzeiro	3–4	Paysandu
Fábio Júnior 9', 48' Cris 39'	Report	11', 22', 40' 57'
Penalties
Ricardinho Jussiê	0–3

Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 5,719

Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Tied 5–5 on aggregate, Paysandu won on penalties.

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