1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996 Grêmio (2nd title) No teams were relegated in this season Copa Libertadores GrêmioCruzeiro (via Copa do Brasil) 290 787 Paulo NunesRenaldo(16 goals each) 1995 1997 The 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 40th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It ran from August 8 to December 15, 1996. It was contested by 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each other once. After 23 rounds, the top eight clubs qualified for the next stage, and the bottom two were supposed to be relegated, but CBF decided to keep Fluminense and Bragantino in Série A after the season was over. This decision followed a leak of recorded telephone conversation transcripts broadcast in TV Globo, suggesting that, during the 1996 season, Atlético-PR general manager Mario Celso Petraglia and Corinthians general manager Alberto Dualib had conversations with Brazilian football officials to influence referee appointments.2023-05-17 O escândalo de manipulação de jogos que evitou rebaixamento do Fluminense https://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/blog-do-acervo/post/2023/05/o-escandalo-de-manipulacao-de-jogos-que-evitou-rebaixamento-do-fluminense.ghtml 2026-03-01 O Globo pt-br The scandal resulted in mild individual punishments only. The final stage was played in elimination system with home-and-away matches. The club with better record during the first stage had the advantage to qualify in case of a draw. In the end, Grêmio won their second championship in history based on this rule. They were defeated by runners-up Portuguesa 2–0 at Morumbi Stadium, but came back in the second leg, winning by the same score at their home ground, Olímpico Stadium in Porto Alegre.Globoesporte.com > Futebol - NOTÍCIAS - Há 12 anos, Grêmio conquistava o bi do Campeonato Brasileiro https://ge.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL923780-9825,00.html 2026-03-01 ge.globo.com Standings and results First stage main WDL First stage 5 QR y CRU Cruzeiro GUA Guarani PAL Palmeiras ATP Atlético Paranaense MIN Atlético Mineiro GRÊ Grêmio GOI Goiás POR Portuguesa INT Internacional SPO Sport SPA São Paulo COR Corinthians FLA Flamengo CRT Coritiba VIT Vitória PRC Paraná BOT Botafogo VAS Vasco da Gama JUV Juventude SAN Santos CRI Criciúma BAH Bahia FLU Fluminense BRA Bragantino 13 5 5 31 17 13 4 6 23 14 12 7 4 42 20 12 3 8 41 28 12 3 8 39 32 11 5 7 42 27 11 4 8 37 27 11 3 9 32 29 10 5 8 31 27 10 5 8 32 31 9 8 6 39 32 7 11 5 20 19 9 3 11 24 31 9 3 11 25 30 8 5 10 32 39 8 4 11 26 30 7 7 9 33 35 8 3 12 37 43 8 3 12 31 37 7 6 10 26 31 6 5 12 31 39 5 8 10 25 35 6 4 13 26 50 5 4 14 26 48 -1 1 point deducted? green1 Qualified for next stage Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q red1 Relegated to Série B 1997 R R complete Final stage 2 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Cruzeiro Portuguesa 0 3 1 0 Atlético (PR) Atlético Mineiro 1 3 1 0 Guarani Goiás 1 3 1 0 Palmeiras Grêmio 1 3 1 0 Atlético Mineiro Portuguesa 0 1 2 2 Goiás Grêmio 1 3 2 2 Portuguesa Grêmio 2 0 0 2 Grêmio won based on their better record during first stage. Campeonato Brasileiro 1996 champions Grêmio 2nd Top scorers #PlayerTeamGoals1BRA Paulo NunesGrêmio16BRA RenaldoAtlético Mineiro3BRA TúlioBotafogo13BRA Paulo RinkAtlético Paranaense5BRA DjalminhaPalmeiras12BRA AíltonGuarani7BRA OséasAtlético Paranaense11BRA MüllerSão PauloBRA MabiliaCriciúmaBRA Leandro MachadoInternacionalBRA Rodrigo FabriPortuguesa References 1 1996