2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Official logo.
Season 2015
Champions Corinthians (6th title)
Relegated Joinville
Libertadores Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro
Matches played 360
Goals scored 850 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardo Oliveira
(20 goals)
Biggest home win Internacional 6−0 Vasco
(2 September)
Biggest away win Vasco 0−4 São Paulo
(8 July)
Highest scoring Corinthians 4−3 Sport
(12 August)
Santos 5−2 Avaí
(22 August)
Corinthians 6−1 São Paulo (22 November)
Longest winning run 6 matches
Atlético Mineiro
Flamengo
Longest unbeaten run 17 matches
Corinthians
Longest winless run 10 matches
Sport
Longest losing run 6 matches
Vasco
Highest attendance 67,011[1]
Flamengo 0−2 Coritiba
(17 September)
Lowest attendance 1,461[2]
Goiás 0−1 Avaí
(7 June)
Total attendance 6,288,464
Average attendance 17,468
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 22 November 2015.

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) is the 59th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. After winning twice in a row in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Cruzeiro come in defend their title as the current Brazilian football champions.

Format[edit]

For the thirteenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2016 season.

International qualification[edit]

The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2016 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.

Teams[edit]

Despite Criciúma's relegation in the previous championship, it will still mark the first time four clubs from Santa Catarina took part of the same Brasileirão, at least in its current format; last time it happened, in 1979, the championship had more than 90 teams.[3]

Stadia and locations[edit]

Location of teams in 2015 Série A
Team Location State Stadium Capacity
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Mineirão
Independência		 62,547
23,018
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba  Paraná Arena da Baixada 42,372
Avaí Florianópolis  Santa Catarina Ressacada 17,826
Chapecoense Chapecó  Santa Catarina Arena Condá 22,600
Corinthians São Paulo  São Paulo Arena Corinthians 47,605
Coritiba Curitiba  Paraná Couto Pereira 40,310
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Mineirão 62,547
Figueirense Florianópolis  Santa Catarina Orlando Scarpelli 19,584
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838
Goiás Goiânia  Goiás Serra Dourada 41,574
Grêmio Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Arena do Grêmio 56,500
Internacional Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Beira-Rio 50,128
Joinville Joinville  Santa Catarina Arena Joinville 22,400
Palmeiras São Paulo  São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
Ponte Preta Campinas  São Paulo Moisés Lucarelli 19,728
Santos Santos  São Paulo Vila Belmiro 16,798
São Paulo São Paulo  São Paulo Morumbi 67,052
Sport Recife  Pernambuco Ilha do Retiro
Arena Pernambuco		 35,020
46,154
Vasco Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro São Januário
Maracanã		 24,584
78,838

Number of teams by state[edit]

Number of teams State Team(s)
5  São Paulo Corinthians, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos, São Paulo
4  Santa Catarina Avaí, Chapecoense, Figueirense, Joinville
3  Rio de Janeiro Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco
2  Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro
 Paraná Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba
 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio, Internacional
1  Goiás Goiás
 Pernambuco Sport

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors
Atlético Mineiro Daniel Nepomuceno Brazil Levir Culpi Brazil Leonardo Silva Puma MRV/TIM/Cemil/Vilma
Atlético Paranaense Mário Celso Petraglia Brazil Cristóvão Borges Brazil Wéverton Umbro Caixa
Avaí Nilton Macedo Machado Brazil Raul Cabral Brazil Marquinhos Fila VVoa
Chapecoense Sandro Pallaoro Brazil Guto Ferreira Brazil Rafael Lima Umbro Caixa/Aurora/Unimed
Corinthians Roberto de Andrade Brazil Tite Brazil Ralf Nike Caixa/Fisk/TIM
Coritiba Rogério Bacellar Brazil Pachequinho Nike Caixa/Pro Tork
Cruzeiro Gilvan Tavares Brazil Mano Menezes Brazil Fábio Penalty TIM/Cemil/Vilma/99Taxis
Figueirense Wilfredo Billinger Brazil Hudson Coutinho Brazil Marquinhos Lupo Caixa/Unimed/Taschibra/Coca-Cola
Flamengo Eduardo Bandeira de Mello Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira Brazil Wallace Adidas Caixa/Guaraviton/Jeep/TIM
Fluminense Peter Siemsen Brazil Eduardo Baptista Brazil Fred Adidas Guaraviton
Goiás Sérgio Rassi Brazil Danny Sérgio Brazil Renan Kappa FR Incorporadora/América Saúde
Grêmio Romildo Bolzan Jr. Brazil Roger Machado Brazil Rhodolfo Umbro Banrisul/Tramontina/Unimed
Internacional Vitorio Píffero Brazil Argel Fucks Argentina Andrés D'Alessandro Nike Banrisul/Tramontina
Joinville Nereu Martinelli Brazil PC Gusmão Brazil Marcelo Costa Umbro Salfer/Orbenk/Romaço/Unimed/Krona
Palmeiras Paulo Nobre Brazil Marcelo Oliveira Brazil Zé Roberto Adidas Crefisa/Fam/Prevent Senior/TIM
Ponte Preta Márcio Della Volpe Brazil Felipe Moreira Brazil Fernando Bob Adidas Schin
Santos Modesto Roma Júnior Brazil Dorival Júnior Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Nike None
São Paulo Carlos Miguel Aidar
Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva		 Brazil Milton Cruz Brazil Rogério Ceni Under Armour None
Sport João Humberto Martorelli Brazil Paulo Roberto Falcão Brazil Durval Adidas Caixa
Vasco Eurico Miranda Brazil Jorginho Brazil Nenê Umbro Caixa/Guaraviton

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Grêmio Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Resigned 19 May[1] 15th Brazil Roger Machado 26 May[2]
Fluminense Brazil Ricardo Drubscky Sacked 20 May[3] 11th Brazil Enderson Moreira 21 May[4]
Flamengo Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo Sacked 25 May[5] 17th Brazil Cristóvão Borges 28 May[6]
São Paulo Brazil Milton Cruz Mutual consent 31 May[7] 6th Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio 1 June[8]
Cruzeiro Brazil Marcelo Oliveira Sacked 2 June[9] 19th Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo 2 June[10]
Joinville Brazil Hemerson Maria Sacked 4 June[11] 20th Brazil Adílson Batista 5 June[12]
Coritiba Brazil Marquinhos Santos Sacked 8 June[13] 18th Brazil Ney Franco 10 june[14]
Palmeiras Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira Sacked 9 June[15] 15th Brazil Marcelo Oliveira 15 June[16]
Vasco Brazil Doriva Mutual consent 21 June[17] 20th Brazil Celso Roth 23 June[18]
Goiás Brazil Hélio dos Anjos Sacked 22 June[19] 15th Brazil Julinho Camargo 7 July[20]
Santos Brazil Marcelo Fernandes Mutual consent 9 July[21] 17th Brazil Dorival Júnior 9 July[22]
Joinville Brazil Adílson Batista Sacked 26 July[23] 20th Brazil PC Gusmão 27 July[24]
Ponte Preta Brazil Guto Ferreira Sacked 3 August[25] 13th Brazil Doriva 4 August[26]
Internacional Uruguay Diego Aguirre Sacked 6 August[27] 10th Brazil Argel Fucks 13 August[28]
Figueirense Brazil Argel Fucks Signed by Internacional 13 August[29] 16th Brazil René Simões 17 August[30]
Vasco Brazil Celso Roth Sacked 15 August[31] 20th Brazil Jorginho 16 August[32]
Flamengo Brazil Cristóvão Borges Mutual consent 20 August[33] 13th Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira 20 August[34]
Cruzeiro Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo Sacked 31 August[35] 16th Brazil Mano Menezes 1 September[36]
Chapecoense Brazil Vinícius Eutrópio Sacked 14 September[37] 13th Brazil Guto Ferreira 14 September[38]
Fluminense Brazil Enderson Moreira Sacked 16 September[39] 11th Brazil Eduardo Baptista 17 September[40]
Figueirense Brazil René Simões Sacked 16 September[41] 18th Brazil Hudson Coutinho 22 September[42]
Goiás Brazil Julinho Camargo Sacked 17 September[43] 17th Brazil Artur Neto 18 September[44]
Sport Brazil Eduardo Baptista Signed by Fluminense 17 September[45] 10th Brazil Paulo Roberto Falcão 19 September[46]
Atlético Paranaense Brazil Milton Mendes Sacked 28 September[47] 11th Brazil Cristóvão Borges 4 October[48]
São Paulo Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio Signed by Mexico 7 October[49] 5th Brazil Doriva 7 October[50]
Ponte Preta Brazil Doriva Signed by São Paulo 7 October[51] 9th Brazil Felipe Moreira 14 October[52]
Goiás Brazil Artur Neto Resigned 18 October[53] 18th Brazil Danny Sérgio 19 October[54]
Coritiba Brazil Ney Franco Sacked 8 November 18th Brazil Pachequinho 9 November
São Paulo Brazil Doriva Sacked 9 November 5th Brazil Milton Cruz 9 November

Results[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (Q) 36 24 8 4 70 28 +42 80 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Atlético Mineiro (Q) 36 20 6 10 61 45 +16 66
3 Grêmio 36 18 8 10 48 31 +17 62
4 São Paulo 36 16 8 12 49 45 +4 56 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Internacional 36 16 8 12 36 37 −1 56 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 161
6 Santos 36 15 10 11 54 39 +15 55 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage2
7 Sport Recife 36 13 14 9 50 38 +12 53
8 Cruzeiro 36 14 10 12 41 33 +8 52
9 Ponte Preta 36 13 12 11 41 38 +3 51
10 Palmeiras 36 14 8 14 58 48 +10 50
11 Flamengo 36 15 4 17 44 48 −4 49
12 Atlético Paranaense 36 13 9 14 39 43 −4 48
13 Chapecoense 36 12 11 13 33 38 −5 47
14 Fluminense 36 14 4 18 39 47 −8 46
15 Coritiba 36 10 10 16 29 42 −13 40
16 Figueirense 36 10 10 16 33 47 −14 40
17 Avaí 36 10 8 18 36 59 −23 38 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 27 54 −27 37
19 Goiás 36 9 8 19 36 47 −11 35
20 Joinville (R) 36 7 10 19 26 43 −17 31

Updated to games played on November 22.
Source: GloboEsporte.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
1 Since a Brazilian team didn't win the 2015 Copa Libertadores, an additional berth to the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 will be given to the best team not qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores.
2 Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Result table[edit]

Home \ Away[1] CAM CAP AVA CHA COR CTB CRU FIG FLA FLU GOI GRE INT JOI PAL PON SAN SPA SPT VAS
Atlético Mineiro 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–3 1–0 4–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–4 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 3–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0
Avaí 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Chapecoense 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Corinthians 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 6–1 4–3 3–0
Coritiba 0–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Cruzeiro 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–2
Figueirense 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0
Flamengo 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2
Fluminense 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
Goiás 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 3–0
Grêmio 2–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0
Internacional 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 6–0
Joinville 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Palmeiras 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–2
Ponte Preta 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1
Santos 4–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–0
São Paulo 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 2–2
Sport 4–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Vasco 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–3 0–4 2–1

Updated to games played on 22 November 2015.
Source: CBF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance[edit]

Average home attendances[edit]

Pos. Team GP Total High Low Average
1 Flamengo 18 621,408 67,011 12,814 34,523
2 Corinthians 18 607,210 45,469 10,144 33,734
3 Palmeiras 18 552,507 38,794 19,395 30,695
4 Grêmio 18 471,472 46,915 8,336 26,193
5 Atlético Mineiro 18 415,778 55,987 9,373 23,099
6 Cruzeiro 18 400,123 45,991 8,271 22,229
7 Internacional 18 372,436 35,766 11,415 20,691
8 São Paulo 18 371,674 59,612 11,066 20,649
9 Fluminense 18 327,249 55,999 4,749 18,181
10 Atlético Paranaense 18 309,068 27,327 10,499 17,170
11 Sport 18 288,107 41,994 3,046 16,006
12 Coritiba 18 265,257 34,287 7,925 14,737
13 Vasco 18 261,847 41,581 2,449 14,547
14 Joinville 18 171,889 15,731 7,026 9,549
15 Chapecoense 18 162,218 16,474 5,228 9,012
16 Santos 18 161,297 13,481 5,508 8,961
17 Avaí 18 154,601 14,582 4,810 8,589
18 Figueirense 18 153,167 13,378 5,425 8,509
19 Goiás 18 117,831 17,527 1,461 6,546
20 Ponte Preta 18 112,084 11,694 3,961 6,227
- Total 360 6,288,464 67,011 1,461 17,468

Updated to games played on 22 November 2015.

Source: PerspectivaOnline.com.br

Season statistics[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Argentina Lucas Pratto Atlético Mineiro São Paulo 3–1 29 July [4]
Brazil Willian4 Cruzeiro Figueirense 5–1 6 September [5]
Paraguay Lucas Barrios Palmeiras Fluminense 4–1 16 September [6]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

As of 22 November 2015.[7]

Source: ESPN FC & Globo

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Futebol Brasileiro Stats". Globo Esporte. September 2015. 
  2. ^ "Futebol Brasileiro Stats". ESPN. June 2015. 
  3. ^ "Santa Catarina terá pela primeira vez quatro times na Série A". R7 (in Portuguese). Grupo Record. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015. 
  4. ^ "Atlético Mineiro 3 São Paulo 1". GloboEsporte. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015. 
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro 5 Figueirense 1". GloboEsporte. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015. 
  6. ^ "Fluminense 1 Palmeiras 4". GloboEsporte. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 
  7. ^ "2014–15 Brasileirão top goalscorers". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 28 June 2015. 
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