The competition started on January 23, 1982 in its new season and ended on April 25, 1982. The championship was organized by the national association CBF .
At the end of the season, the Campo Grande AC celebrated the championship. The winners of the second round group matches qualified for the second round of the first division in 1982 . The four runners-up in the second round qualified for the round of 16. In this, the clubs joined twelve clubs, which were eliminated in the first round of the first division. The two finalists qualified for the first division in 1983 .
The competition was held in two group phases and a knockout round from the round of 16 and a final.
Attendees
48 teams took part in the competition. These were 36 qualifiers from the national championships and the twelve clubs from the Taça de Ouro 1982 .
Participant state championships
Among the participants from Rio de Janeiro, Olaria AC originally qualified as the winner of the Série C 1981. Due to the cutting off in the state championship of 1981, the Americano FC (RJ) was reported to the FERJ by the national association of Rios.
In the first round, the 36 participants from the state championships were divided into six groups of six clubs each. All participants in their groups played once against all participants in a group. The group winners and runners-up moved into second.
The first game in the group saw América Mineiro and Uberaba SC meet on January 23 . The game ended 1-0 for America, but was considered a victory for Uberaba. America had placed a player irregularly.
Here the 12 qualified clubs of the first round met in four groups of three each. In the groups, all clubs competed against each other once. The best team in each group qualified for the second round of the first division in 1982 . The runners-up made it to the round of 16.
The table only served to determine the placement of the individual teams in the season. At times it was used by the association to determine an eternal ranking list. It is made up of all the games played. In the sorting, reaching the respective final phase has priority over the points scored.