| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasco | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 58:29 | 29 | 76 | |
| 2. | Guarani | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 55:51 | 4 | 69 | |
| 3. | Ceara | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54:34 | 20 | 68 | |
| 4. | Atletico GO | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 73:53 | 20 | 65 | |
| 5. | Portuguesa | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53:45 | 8 | 62 | |
| 6. | Figueirense | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 64:51 | 13 | 60 | |
| 7. | Sao Caetano | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52:38 | 14 | 54 | |
| 8. | Duque de Caxias | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55:55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 9. | Bragantino | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 52:51 | 1 | 53 | |
| 10. | Parana | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51:56 | -5 | 53 | |
| 11. | Ponte Preta | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62:55 | 7 | 52 | |
| 12. | Bahia | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52:53 | -1 | 51 | |
| 13. | Vila Nova FC | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42:59 | -17 | 49 | |
| 14. | Ipatinga | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43:50 | -7 | 48 | |
| 15. | Brasiliense | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 45:56 | -11 | 48 | |
| 16. | America RN | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 49:61 | -12 | 46 | |
| 17. | Juventude | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46:50 | -4 | 44 | |
| 18. | Fortaleza | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 56:64 | -8 | 38 | |
| 19. | Campinense | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 54:79 | -25 | 37 | |
| 20. | ABC | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 40:66 | -26 | 35 |