1982 in Brazilian football explained

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Season:1982
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The following article presents a summary of the 1982 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 81st season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

See main article: 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

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Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

Relegation

The worst placed team in each one of the eight groups in the first stage plus the four clubs eliminated in the qualification/relegation playoff, which are Nacional, River, Ferroviário, Itabaiana, Mixto, Vitória, Taguatinga, Joinville, América (RN), CSA, Goiás and Desportiva, were relegated to the same year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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Campo Grande declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 8-5.

Promotion

The competition champion, which is Campo Grande, was promoted to the following year's first level, and the first placed team in each one of the four groups in the second stage, which were América-RJ, Corinthians, São Paulo-RS and Atlético Paranaense, were promoted to the same season's first level's second stage.

State championship champions

StateChampionStateChampion
AcreRio Branco-ACParaíbaTreze
AlagoasCSAParanáAtlético Paranaense
AmapáIndependentePernambucoSport Recife
AmazonasRio NegroPiauíTiradentes
BahiaBahiaRio de JaneiroVasco
CearáFortalezaRio Grande do NorteAmérica-RN
Distrito FederalBrasíliaRio Grande do SulInternacional
Espírito SantoRio Branco-ESRondôniaFlamengo-RO
GoiásVila NovaRoraimaBaré
MaranhãoMoto ClubSanta CatarinaJoinville
Mato GrossoMixtoSão PauloCorinthians
Mato Grosso do SulComercialSergipeItabaiana
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Minas GeraisAtlético MineiroTocantins-|-|Pará|Paysandu||||}

(1)Itabaiana and Sergipe shared the Sergipe State Championship title.

Other competition champions

CompetitionChampion
Taça Minas GeraisCruzeiro
Torneio dos CampeõesAmérica
Torneio de Integração da AmazôniaJuventus

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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FlamengoSemifinals
GrêmioGroup stage
São PauloGroup stage

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1982.

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January 26, 1982W3-1Paulo Isidoro, Renato, Serginho ChulapaInternational Friendly
March 3, 1982D1-1ZicoInternational Friendly
March 21, 1982W1-0JúniorInternational Friendly
May 5, 1982W3-1Júnior, Éder, ZicoInternational Friendly
May 19, 1982D1-1ZicoInternational Friendly
May 27, 1982W7-0Falcão, Sócrates (2), Serginho Chulapa (2), Luizinho, ZicoInternational Friendly
June 14, 1982W2-1Sócrates, ÉderWorld Cup
June 18, 1982W4-1Zico, Oscar, Éder, FalcãoWorld Cup
June 23, 1982W4-0Zico (2), Falcão, Serginho ChulapaWorld Cup
July 2, 1982W3-1Zico, Serginho Chulapa, JúniorWorld Cup
July 5, 1982L2-3Sócrates, FalcãoWorld Cup

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