Copa João Havelange
| Season | 2000 |
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| Champions |
Vasco da Gama 4th Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores |
Vasco São Caetano |
| Matches played | 330 |
| Goals scored | 2970 (9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Adhemar (22 goals ) |
| Biggest home win |
Ponte Preta 5 - 1 Palmeiras Cruzeiro 5 - 1 Portuguesa |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Mineiro 0-6 Sport |
| Average attendance | 11.546 |
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The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division - similar to the 1987 Copa União. It started on July 29 and ended on January 18, 2001, with Vasco da Gama winning the championship - its fourth title. The name of the championship was an homage to former CBF and FIFA president João Havelange.
The formula of relegation of the 1999 Brasileirão was based on the average points between 1998 and 1999. But due to a decision of the Supreme Court of Sporting Justice (STJD) of removing points from São Paulo, who played against Botafogo and Internacional with an irregular player, Brasília team SE Gama was going to dispute Série B instead of Botafogo. Gama refused the relegation and, supported by the Distrito Federal Football Coaches Trade Union and political party PFL, sued CBF requesting a return to Série A. By June 2000, the trial was not solved, and CBF could not release the 2000 Brasileirão rules.
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