Football in Brazil
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The following article presents a summary of the 1994 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 93rd season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bragantino 1-1 Corinthians 1-1 0-0
São Paulo 3-4 Guarani 1-0 2-4
Bahia 2-4 Palmeiras 1-2 1-2
Atlético Mineiro 3-2 Botafogo 2-0 1-2

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 3-3 Corinthians 3-2 0-1
Palmeiras 5-2 Guarani 3-1 2-1

Final

Corinthians1–3Palmeiras
Pacamebu
Palmeiras1–1Corinthians
Pacamebu

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4–2.

Relegation

The two worst placed teams in the repechage, which are Remo and Náutico, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Main article: 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Americano 0-2 Juventude 0-1 0-1
Desportiva 2-2 Goiás 3-1 2-1

Final

Goiás2–1Juventude
Juventude2–1Goiás

Goiás declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 3-3.

Promotion

The champion and runner-up, which are Goiás and Juventude, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The two worst placed teams in all the four groups in the first stage, which are Fortaleza and Tiradentes-DF, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valeriodoce 3-4 Ferroviária 2-2 1-3
ABC 4-5 Catuense 4-2 0-3
Ituano 1-3 Novorizontino 1-0 0-3
Maruinense 2-5 Uberlândia 2-2 0-3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Catuense 1-2 Ferroviária 1-0 0-2
Novorizontino 3-1 Uberlândia 2-0 1-1

Final

Ferroviária0–1Novorizontino
Novorizontino5–0Ferroviária

Novorizontino declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions by aggregate score of 6–0.

Promotion

The champion and the runner-up, which are Novorizontino and Ferroviária, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 1994 Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Ceará.

Ceará0–0Grêmio
Castelão
Grêmio1–0Ceará
Olímpico

Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 1–0.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Sousa
Alagoas CSA Paraná Paraná
Amapá Ypiranga Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas América-AM Piauí Picos
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Vasco
Ceará Ferroviário Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Ariquemes
Goiás Goiás Roraima Ríver-RR
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Figueirense
Mato Grosso Operário (VG) São Paulo Palmeiras
Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial Sergipe Sergipe
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins União Araguainense
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Cruzeiro
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Nacional (Uruguay)
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Guarani
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Vitória

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Sport Recife
Copa Pernambuco Ypiranga
Copa Rio Volta Redonda

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1994 Supercopa Sudamericana 1994 Copa CONMEBOL 1994 Recopa Sudamericana 1994
Botafogo Did not qualify Did not qualify Round of 16 Runner-up
Corinthians Did not qualify Did not qualify Semifinals N/A
Cruzeiro Round of 16 Semifinals Did not qualify N/A
Flamengo Did not qualify Round of 16 Did not qualify N/A
Grêmio Did not qualify Quarterfinals Round of 16 N/A
Palmeiras Round of 16 Did not qualify Did not qualify N/A
Santos Did not qualify Round of 16 Did not qualify N/A
São Paulo Runner-up Semifinals Champions Champions
Vitória Did not qualify Did not qualify Round of 16 N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1994.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 23, 1994  Argentina W 2-0 Bebeto (2) International Friendly
April 20, 1994 France Paris Saint-Germain/Bordeaux Combined Team D 0-0 - International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 4, 1994  Iceland W 3-0 Ronaldo, Zinho, Viola International Friendly
June 5, 1994  Canada D 1-1 Romário International Friendly
June 8, 1994  Honduras W 8-2 Romário (3), Bebeto (2), Cafu, Dunga, Raí International Friendly
June 12, 1994  El Salvador W 4-0 Romário, Bebeto, Zinho, Raí International Friendly
June 20, 1994  Russia W 2-0 Romário, Raí World Cup
June 24, 1994  Cameroon W 3-0 Romário, Márcio Santos, Bebeto World Cup
June 28, 1994  Sweden D 1-1 Romário World Cup
July 4, 1994  United States W 1-0 Bebeto World Cup
July 9, 1994  Netherlands W 3-2 Romário, Bebeto, Branco World Cup
July 13, 1994  Sweden W 1-0 Romário World Cup
July 17, 1994  Italy D 0-0 (3-2 pen) - World Cup
December 23, 1994  Yugoslavia W 2-0 Viola, Branco International Friendly

Women's football

National team

The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 1994.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Vasco

References

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