2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Corinthians (6th title) |
Libertadores | Corinthians Atlético Mineiro Grêmio |
Matches played | 340 |
Goals scored | 799 (2.35 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) |
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 | 5,995,298 |
Average attendance | 17,633 |
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of 11 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
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
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
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
Number of teams by state
Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
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5 | ![]() |
Corinthians, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos, São Paulo |
4 | ![]() |
Avaí, Chapecoense, Figueirense, Joinville |
3 | ![]() |
Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco |
2 | ![]() |
Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro |
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Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba | |
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Grêmio, Internacional | |
1 | ![]() |
Goiás |
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Sport |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Grêmio | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 May[1] | 15th | ![]() |
26 May[2] |
Fluminense | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 May[3] | 11th | ![]() |
21 May[4] |
Flamengo | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 May[5] | 17th | ![]() |
28 May[6] |
São Paulo | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 31 May[7] | 6th | ![]() |
1 June[8] |
Cruzeiro | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 June[9] | 19th | ![]() |
2 June[10] |
Joinville | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 June[11] | 20th | ![]() |
5 June[12] |
Coritiba | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 June[13] | 18th | ![]() |
10 june[14] |
Palmeiras | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 June[15] | 15th | ![]() |
15 June[16] |
Vasco | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 21 June[17] | 20th | ![]() |
23 June[18] |
Goiás | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 June[19] | 15th | ![]() |
7 July[20] |
Santos | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 9 July[21] | 17th | ![]() |
9 July[22] |
Joinville | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 July[23] | 20th | ![]() |
27 July[24] |
Ponte Preta | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 August[25] | 13th | ![]() |
4 August[26] |
Internacional | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 August[27] | 10th | ![]() |
13 August[28] |
Figueirense | ![]() |
Signed by Internacional | 13 August[29] | 16th | ![]() |
17 August[30] |
Vasco | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 August[31] | 20th | ![]() |
16 August[32] |
Flamengo | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 August[33] | 13th | ![]() |
20 August[34] |
Cruzeiro | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 August[35] | 16th | ![]() |
1 September[36] |
Chapecoense | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 September[37] | 13th | ![]() |
14 September[38] |
Fluminense | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 September[39] | 11th | ![]() |
17 September[40] |
Figueirense | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 September[41] | 18th | ![]() |
22 September[42] |
Goiás | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 September[43] | 17th | ![]() |
18 September[44] |
Sport | ![]() |
Signed by Fluminense | 17 September[45] | 10th | ![]() |
19 September[46] |
Atlético Paranaense | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 September[47] | 11th | ![]() |
4 October[48] |
São Paulo | ![]() |
Signed by Mexico | 7 October[49] | 5th | ![]() |
7 October[50] |
Ponte Preta | ![]() |
Signed by São Paulo | 7 October[51] | 9th | ![]() |
14 October[52] |
Goiás | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 October[53] | 18th | ![]() |
19 October[54] |
Coritiba | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 November | 18th | ![]() |
9 November |
São Paulo | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 November | 5th | ![]() |
9 November |
Results
League table
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Result table
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Attendance
Average home attendances
Pos. | Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
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1 | Flamengo | 17 | 608,594 | 67,011 | 15,421 | 35,800 |
2 | Corinthians | 17 | 561,741 | 43,942 | 10,144 | 33,044 |
3 | Palmeiras | 17 | 533,112 | 38,794 | 21,184 | 31,360 |
4 | Grêmio | 17 | 455,563 | 46,915 | 8,336 | 26,798 |
5 | Atlético Mineiro | 17 | 406,405 | 55,987 | 10,388 | 23,906 |
6 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 374,272 | 45,991 | 8,271 | 22,016 |
7 | São Paulo | 17 | 353,457 | 59,612 | 11,066 | 20,792 |
8 | Internacional | 17 | 338,327 | 35,766 | 11,415 | 19,902 |
9 | Fluminense | 17 | 318,066 | 55,999 | 4,749 | 18,710 |
10 | Atlético Paranaense | 17 | 293,787 | 27,327 | 10,499 | 17,282 |
11 | Sport | 17 | 288,107 | 41,994 | 3,046 | 16,947 |
12 | Coritiba | 17 | 265,257 | 34,287 | 7,925 | 15,603 |
13 | Vasco | 17 | 242,622 | 41,581 | 2,449 | 14,272 |
14 | Joinville | 17 | 156,014 | 15,731 | 01 | 9,177 |
15 | Santos | 17 | 153,226 | 13,481 | 5,508 | 9,013 |
16 | Chapecoense | 17 | 149,525 | 16,474 | 5,228 | 8,796 |
17 | Avaí | 17 | 146,148 | 14,582 | 4,810 | 8,597 |
18 | Figueirense | 17 | 143,110 | 13,378 | 5,425 | 8,418 |
19 | Ponte Preta | 17 | 107,931 | 11,694 | 3,961 | 6,349 |
20 | Goiás | 17 | 100,304 | 16,024 | 1,461 | 5,900 |
- | Total | 340 | 5,995,298 | 67,011 | 1,461 | 17,633 |
1 Joinville was penalized in the 2014 Série B and had to play their home match against Palmeiras behind closed doors.
Updated to games played on 8 November 2015.
Source: PerspectivaOnline.com.br
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo | 3–1 | 29 July | [4] |
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Cruzeiro | Figueirense | 5–1 | 6 September | [5] |
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Palmeiras | Fluminense | 4–1 | 16 September | [6] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
- As of 4 November 2015.[7]
Source: ESPN FC & Globo
References
- ^ "Futebol Brasileiro Stats". Globo Esporte. September 2015.
- ^ "Futebol Brasileiro Stats". ESPN. June 2015.
- ^ "Santa Catarina terá pela primeira vez quatro times na Série A". R7 (in Portuguese). Grupo Record. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Atlético Mineiro 3 São Paulo 1". GloboEsporte. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Cruzeiro 5 Figueirense 1". GloboEsporte. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Fluminense 1 Palmeiras 4". GloboEsporte. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2014–15 Brasileirão top goalscorers". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 28 June 2015.