Copa João Havelange Group Blue
Copa João Havelange Group Blue was one of the three groups of 2000 season's first stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football league, named Copa João Havelange. It consists of 25 teams, 12 teams qualified to the final stages.
All team qualified for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001 to avoid legal conflicts.
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium | 1999 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Belo Horizonte | Quarterfinalists in Série B | |
| Bahia | Salvador | 3rd in Série B | |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Série C Champion (Clube dos 13 member) | |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Série B Champion | |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Série B Runner-up |
Final table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro (A) | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 45 | |
| 2 | Sport Recife (A) | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 42 | |
| 3 | Fluminense (A) | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 42 | |
| 4 | Goiás (A) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 41 | |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama (A) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 39 | |
| 6 | São Paulo (A) | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | |
| 7 | Ponte Preta (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 38 | |
| 8 | Atlético Paranaense (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Internacional (A) | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Grêmio (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Palmeiras (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 37 | |
| 12 | Bahia (A) | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 36 | |
| 13 | Guarani | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | |
| 14 | Santos | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | |
| 15 | Flamengo | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 33 | |
| 16 | Botafogo | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 32 | |
| 17 | Portuguesa | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 32 | |
| 18 | Vitória | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 31 | |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
| 20 | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 27 | |
| 21 | Juventude | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 26 | |
| 22 | Gama | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 22 | |
| 23 | Coritiba | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
| 24 | Corinthians | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 16 | |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2009.
Source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/braz-joao00.html RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.