2001 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football season in Brazil, which was the 100th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Quarterfinals| Home team | Score | Away team |
| São Caetano | 0-0 | Bahia |
| Atlético-PR | 2-1 | São Paulo |
| Fluminense | 1-1 | Ponte Preta |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3-0 | Grêmio |
Semifinals
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| São Caetano | 2-1 | Atlético Mineiro |
| Atlético-PR | 3-2 | Fluminense |
Final
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Atlético-PR declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-2.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Santa Cruz, América-MG Botafogo-SP and Sport, were relegated to the following year's second level.Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Paysandu and Figueirense, were promoted to the following year's first level.Relegation
The four clubs defeated in the relegation playoffs, which are ABC, Nacional-AM, Desportiva-ES and Serra, were relegated to the following year's third level.Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Etti Jundiaí and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's second level.Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Corinthians.----
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Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-3.
Copa dos Campeões
The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Flamengo and São Paulo.----
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Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 7-6.
Regional and state championship champions
Regional championship champions| Competition | Champion |
| Campeonato do Nordeste | Bahia |
| Copa Centro-Oeste | Goiás |
| Copa Norte | São Raimundo |
| Copa Sul-Minas | Cruzeiro |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | São Paulo |
State championship champions
| State | Champion | State | Champion | |
| Acre | Vasco-AC | Paraíba | Treze | |
| Alagoas | ASA | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense | |
| Amapá | Independente | Pernambuco | Náutico | |
| Amazonas | Rio Negro | Piauí | River | |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo | |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio Grande do Norte | Coríntians | |
| Distrito Federal | Gama | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio | |
| Espírito Santo | Alegrense | Rondônia | Ji-Paraná | |
| Goiás | Vila Nova | Roraima | Atlético Roraima | |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Santa Catarina | Joinville | |
| Mato Grosso | Juventude-MT | São Paulo | Corinthians | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Comercial | Sergipe | Confiança | |
| Minas Gerais | América-MG | Tocantins | Palmas | |
| Pará | Paysandu |
Youth competition champions
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
| Team | Copa Libertadores 2001 | Copa Mercosur 2001 |
| Corinthians | Did not qualify | Semifinals |
| Cruzeiro | Quarterfinals | Group stage |
| Flamengo | Did not qualify | Runner-up |
| Grêmio | Did not qualify | Semifinals |
| Palmeiras | Semifinals | Group stage |
| São Caetano | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |
| São Paulo | Did not qualify | Group stage |
| Vasco | Quarterfinals | Group stage |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 3, 2001 | W | 2–1 | Ronaldinho, Euller | International Friendly | |
| March 6, 2001 | D | 3–3 | Romário, Edílson | International Friendly | |
| March 28, 2001 | L | 0–1 | - | World Cup Qualifying | |
| April 25, 2001 | D | 1–1 | Romário | World Cup Qualifying | |
| May 26, 2001 |  Tokyo Verdy | W | 2–0 | Washington, Baptista | International Friendly |
| May 31, 2001 | W | 2–0 | Washington, Carlos Miguel | Confederations Cup | |
| June 2, 2001 | D | 0–0 | - | Confederations Cup | |
| June 4, 2001 | D | 0–0 | - | Confederations Cup | |
| June 7, 2001 | L | 1–2 | Ramon | Confederations Cup | |
| June 9, 2001 | L | 0–1 | - | Confederations Cup | |
| July 1, 2001 | L | 0–1 | - | World Cup Qualifying | |
| July 12, 2001 | L | 0–1 | - | Copa América | |
| July 15, 2001 | W | 2–0 | Guilherme, Denílson | Copa América | |
| July 18, 2001 | W | 3–1 | Alex, Belletti, Denílson | Copa América | |
| July 23, 2001 | L | 0–2 | - | Copa América | |
| August 9, 2001 | W | 5–0 | Edílson, Alex, Euller, Juninho, Roberto Carlos | International Friendly | |
| August 15, 2001 | W | 2–0 | Marcelinho, Rivaldo | World Cup Qualifying | |
| September 5, 2001 | L | 1–2 | Ayala | World Cup Qualifying | |
| October 7, 2001 | W | 2–0 | Edílson, Rivaldo | World Cup Qualifying | |
| November 7, 2001 | L | 1–3 | Edílson | World Cup Qualifying | |
| November 14, 2001 | W | 3–0 | Luizão, Rivaldo | World Cup Qualifying |
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 2001.| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| July 18, 2001 |  University of New Jersey | W | 16-0 | Fabiana, Carina, Cristiana, Mildinha, Suzana, Daiane, Mônica de Paula, Rosana, Joana | International Friendly |
| August 3, 2001 | D | 0-0 | - | Tiger Pools Toto Cup | |
| August 5, 2001 | L | 1-3 | Mildinha | Tiger Pools Toto Cup | |
| August 7, 2001 | D | 1-1 | Rosana | Tiger Pools Toto Cup | |
| August 8, 2001 | W | 1-0 | unavailable | International Friendly |