2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 83 |
| Goals scored | 204 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Rangel Grafite (7 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Marcelo Grohe Walter Fernando Prass Diego Cavalieri (4 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Palmeiras 4–0 Atlético Paranaense (R1, 14 May) |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Mineiro 0–3 Grêmio (R3, 26 May) |
| Highest scoring | Sport 4–4 Atlético Mineiro (R6, 5 June) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Internacional Corinthians |
| Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches Chapecoense |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches Atlético Mineiro |
| Longest losing run | 3 matches Coritiba Botafogo Santa Cruz |
| Highest attendance | 54,665 Flamengo 1–2 Palmeiras (R6, 5 June) |
| Lowest attendance | 883 Botafogo 1–1 Vitória (R7, 12 June) |
| Total attendance | 1,057,017 |
| Average attendance | 12,890 |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 10:29, 19 June 2016 (UTC). | |
The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the 60th season of the Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2015 season.
Format
For the fourteenth consecutive season, the tournament is being played in a double round-robin system. The team with most 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 2017 season.
International qualification
The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2017 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
Stadia and locations
América-MG
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo
- Note
The three clubs based in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense won't be able to play their home matches in Maracanã or Engenhão Stadiums due to the preparation of these venues for the Olympic Games that will be held in the city in August.[1]
Only the main stadium to be used by each club in the league is indicated. The clubs are likely to use other stadiums for their home matches.
Other stadiums to be used include Arena Fonte Nova, Arena Pernambuco, Kléber Andrade, Mário Helênio, Pacaembu, and Raulino de Oliveira.
Number of teams by state
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro |  Sérgio Vieira
|
 Leandro Guerreiro
|
Lupo | Banco Intermedium |
| Atlético Mineiro | Marcelo Oliveira
|
Leonardo Silva
|
Dryworld | Caixa |
| Atlético Paranaense | Paulo Autuori
|
Wéverton
|
Umbro | Caixa |
| Botafogo | Ricardo Gomes
|
Jefferson
|
Topper | none |
| Chapecoense | Guto Ferreira
|
Cléber Santana
|
Umbro | Caixa |
| Corinthians | Cristóvão Borges
|
Elias
|
Nike | Caixa |
| Coritiba | Pachequinho
|
Kléber
|
Adidas | Caixa |
| Cruzeiro | Paulo Bento
|
Fábio
|
Umbro | Caixa |
| Figueirense | Vinícius Eutrópio
|
Rafael Moura
|
Lupo | Caixa |
| Flamengo | Zé Ricardo
|
Juan
|
Adidas | Caixa |
| Fluminense | Levir Culpi
|
Gum
|
Dryworld | none |
| Grêmio | Roger Machado
|
Maicon
|
Umbro | Banrisul |
| Internacional | Argel Fucks
|
Alex
|
Nike | Banrisul |
| Palmeiras | Cuca
|
Fernando Prass
|
Adidas | Crefisa |
| Ponte Preta | Eduardo Baptista
|
Wellington Paulista
|
Adidas | Viva Schin |
| Santa Cruz | Milton Mendes
|
Tiago Cardoso
|
Umbro | none |
| Santos | Dorival Júnior
|
Ricardo Oliveira
|
Kappa | none |
| São Paulo |  Edgardo Bauza
|
Hudson
|
Under Armour | Prevent Senior |
| Sport | Oswaldo de Oliveira
|
Durval
|
Adidas | Caixa |
| Vitória | Vágner Mancini
|
Fernando Miguel
|
Puma | Caixa |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Mineiro |  Diego Aguirre
|
Resigned | 19 May [2] | 3rd | Marcelo Oliveira
|
20 May [3] |
| Flamengo | Muricy Ramalho
|
Resigned | 26 May [4] | 11th | Zé Ricardo (interim)
|
26 May |
| Coritiba | Gilson Kleina
|
Sacked | 2 June [5] | 16th | Pachequinho (interim)
|
2 June |
| América Mineiro | Givanildo Oliveira
|
Sacked | 3 June[6] | 20th | Sérgio Vieira
|
4 June[7] |
| Corinthians | Tite
|
Signed by Brazil | 15 June[8] | 4th | Cristóvão Borges
|
19 June[9] |
Foreign players
The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their squads for the league dispute.
Results
League table
Template:2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A table
Result table
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Top scorers
- As of matches played until 18 June 2016 [10]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Rangel
|
Chapecoense | 7 |
| Grafite
|
Santa Cruz | ||
| 3 | Rafael Moura
|
Figueirense | 5 |
| Diego Souza
|
Sport | ||
| 5 | Kieza
|
Vitória | 4 |
| Gabriel Jesus
|
Palmeiras | ||
| Luan
|
Grêmio | ||
| Felipe Azevedo
|
Ponte Preta | ||
| Sassá
|
Botafogo | ||
| Vitor Bueno
|
Santos | ||
| Kléber
|
Coritiba | ||
| Vitinho
|
Internacional |
Attendance
Average home attendances
| Pos. | Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 5 | 155,456 | 39,935 | 19,196 | 31,091 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 4 | 124,251 | 35,573 | 26,958 | 31,063 |
| 3 | Internacional | 5 | 95,363 | 24,840 | 10,314 | 19,073 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 4 | 69,441 | 54,665 | 2,252 | 17,360 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 4 | 62,127 | 21,016 | 9,213 | 15,532 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 5 | 76,714 | 16,951 | 10,019 | 15,343 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 60,411 | 18,905 | 11,266 | 15,103 |
| 8 | Grêmio | 3 | 41,926 | 15,976 | 10,825 | 13,975 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 4 | 49,943 | 19,484 | 4,889 | 12,486 |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 4 | 49,515 | 15,369 | 10,479 | 12,379 |
| 11 | Sport | 3 | 35,719 | 16,331 | 5,218 | 11,906 |
| 12 | Vitória | 3 | 34,132 | 12,791 | 8,924 | 11,377 |
| 13 | Santos | 4 | 33,407 | 16,530 | 4,468 | 8,352 |
| 14 | Coritiba | 5 | 39,874 | 12,794 | 2,852 | 7,975 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 4 | 30,490 | 21,148 | 2,325 | 7,623 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 4 | 27,526 | 10,948 | 5,271 | 6,882 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 4 | 25,762 | 13,154 | 2,057 | 6,441 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 4 | 20,738 | 7,106 | 3,090 | 5,185 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 5 | 17,137 | 7,057 | 883 | 3,427 |
| 20 | América-MG [a] | 4 | 7,035 | 2,173 | 1,318 | 1,759 |
| - | Total | 82 | 1,057,017 | 54,665 | 883 | 12,890 |
Updated to games played on 18 June 2016.
- ^ Attendance of América-MG v Coritiba on 18 June not yet published
Source: http://cbf.com.br/competicoes/brasileiro-serie-a
References
- ^ http://globoesporte.globo.com/rj/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/noticia/2016/05/aluga-se-para-temporada-conheca-os-novos-estadios-do-rio-para-o-brasileiro.html (Portuguese)
- ^ "Diego Aguirre pede para sair do Galo: desejo surgiu antes da final do Mineiro" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Volta às origens: Marcelo Oliveira é o novo técnico do Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Flamengo oficializa saída de Muricy e Zé Ricardo assume como interino" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Coritiba oficializa demissão de Gilson Kleina após nova derrota no Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Derrota para a Ponte em casa custa emprego do técnico Givanildo Oliveira". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "América-MG confirma Sérgio Vieira como substituto de Givanildo Oliveira". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Tite aceita proposta e é o substituto de Dunga no comando da Seleção". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Cristóvão Borges assina e é o novo técnico do Corinthians". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ Campeonato Brasileiro Série A