1991 in Brazilian football
| Season | 1991 | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
The following article presents a summary of the 1991 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 90th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Mineiro | 1-1 | São Paulo | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Fluminense | 1-2 | Bragantino
|
0-1 | 1-1 |
Final
Bragantino | ||
|---|---|---|
Bragantino | 0–0 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
Marcelo Stéfani
aggregate score
of 1-0.
Relegation
The two worst placed teams in the first stage, which are
Grêmio and Vitória
, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2-3 | Paysandu | 1-0 | 1-3 |
Americano
|
3-3 | Santa Cruz | 1-0 | 2-3 |
Guarani
|
3-3 | Noroeste | 1-0 | 2-3 |
| Paraná | 1-4 | Coritiba | 1-0 | 0-4 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Americano
|
1-1 | Paysandu | 1-0 | 0-1 (4-5 pen )
|
| Coritiba | 1-1 | Guarani | 1-0 | 0-1 (4-5 pen )
|
Final
aggregate score
of 2-1.
Promotion
The champion and runner-up, which are Paysandu and Guarani, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between
Grêmio
.
Grêmio | ||
|---|---|---|
aggregate score
of 1-1.
State championship champions
| State | Champion | State | Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre | Atlético Acreano | Paraíba | Campinense | |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraná | Paraná | |
| Amapá | Macapá | Pernambuco | Sport Recife | |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Piauí | Picos
| |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo
| |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio Grande do Norte | América-RN | |
| Distrito Federal | Taguatinga | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional
| |
| Espírito Santo | Muniz Freire | Rondônia | Ji-Paraná | |
| Goiás | Goiás | Roraima | Rio Negro-RR | |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Criciúma | |
Mato Grosso
|
Dom Bosco | São Paulo | São Paulo
| |
Mato Grosso do Sul
|
Operário | Sergipe | Sergipe | |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - | |
| Pará | Remo |
Youth competition champions
| Competition | Champion |
|---|---|
| Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil | Matsubara |
Copa São Paulo de Juniores
|
Portuguesa |
| Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores | Vasco
|
Other competition champions
| Competition | Champion |
|---|---|
Copa Rio
|
Flamengo
|
| Copa Santa Catarina | Araranguá |
| Supercopa do Brasil | Corinthians |
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
| Team | Copa Libertadores 1991
|
Supercopa Sudamericana 1991
|
|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |
| Cruzeiro | Did not qualify | Champions |
Flamengo
|
Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
Grêmio
|
Did not qualify | Round of 16 |
Santos
|
Did not qualify | Quarterfinals |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1991.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 1991 |  Paraguay |
W | 1-1 | Neto |
International Friendly |
| March 27, 1991 |  Argentina |
D | 3-3 | Luiz Henrique, Renato Gaúcho, Careca |
International Friendly |
| April 17, 1991 |  Romania |
W | 1-0 | Moacir | International Friendly |
| May 28, 1991 |  Bulgaria |
W | 3-0 | João Paulo |
International Friendly |
| June 27, 1991 | Argentina |
D | 1-1 | Neto |
International Friendly |
| July 9, 1991 |  Bolivia |
W | 2-1 | Branco |
Copa América
|
| July 11, 1991 |  Uruguay |
D | 1-1 | Branco |
Copa América
|
| July 13, 1991 |  Colombia |
L | 0-2 | - | Copa América
|
| July 15, 1991 |  Ecuador |
W | 3-1 | Luiz Henrique |
Copa América
|
| July 17, 1991 | Argentina |
L | 2-3 | João Paulo |
Copa América
|
| July 19, 1991 | Colombia |
W | 2-0 | Branco |
Copa América
|
| July 21, 1991 |  Chile |
W | 2-0 | Luiz Henrique |
Copa América
|
| September 11, 1991 |  Wales |
L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
| October 30, 1991 |  Yugoslavia |
W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| December 18, 1991 |  Czechoslovakia |
W | 2-1 | Elivélton, Raí | International Friendly |
Women's football
Brazil women's national football team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1991.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 1991 | Chile |
W | 6–1 | unavailable | Sudamericano Femenino
|
| May 5, 1991 |  Venezuela |
W | 6–0 | unavailable | Sudamericano Femenino
|
| November 17, 1991 |  Japan |
W | 1–0 | Elane | World Cup |
| November 19, 1991 |  United States |
L | 0–5 | - | World Cup |
| November 21, 1991 |  Sweden |
L | 0–2 | - | World Cup |
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 1991:
| Competition | Performance |
|---|---|
Sudamericano Femenino
|
Champions |
| World Cup | Group stage |