2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Season2015
ChampionsCorinthians
6th Campeonato Brasileiro title
RelegatedAvaí
Vasco da Gama
Goiás
Joinville
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio
São Paulo
Palmeiras
Matches played380
Goals scored897 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Oliveira
(20 goals)
Biggest home winInternacional 6−0 Vasco
(2 September)
Biggest away winVasco 0−4 São Paulo
(8 July)
Highest scoringCorinthians 4−3 Sport
(12 August)
Santos 5−2 Avaí
(22 August)
Corinthians 6−1 São Paulo (22 November)
Longest winning run6 matches
Atlético Mineiro
Flamengo
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Corinthians
Longest winless run10 matches
Sport
Longest losing run6 matches
Vasco
Highest attendance67,011[1]
Flamengo 0−2 Coritiba
(17 September)
Lowest attendance1,461[2]
Goiás 0−1 Avaí
(7 June)
Total attendance6,671,696
Average attendance17,557
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2015.

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was 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 came in defending their title as the Brazilian football champions. Corinthians won the title, their sixth overall and third since the introduction of the double round-robin in 2003.

Format

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

International qualification

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

Teams

Despite Criciúma's relegation in the previous championship, it marked 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

Location of teams in 2015 Série A
Team Location State Stadium Capacity
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Independência
Mineirão (5 matches)
Mané Garrincha (one match) 		23,018
61,846
72,788
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Paraná Arena da Baixada
Couto Pereira (one match) 		42,372
40,502
Avaí Florianópolis Santa Catarina Ressacada 17,826
Chapecoense Chapecó Santa Catarina Arena Condá 20,089
Corinthians São Paulo São Paulo Arena Corinthians
Fonte Luminosa (one match) 		47,605
21,441
Coritiba Curitiba Paraná Couto Pereira 40,502
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Mineirão
Arena Pantanal (one match) 		61,846
44,097
Figueirense Florianópolis Santa Catarina Orlando Scarpelli 19,584
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
Mané Garrincha (2 matches)
Arena das Dunas (one match) 		78,838
72,788
31,375
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
Kléber Andrade (one match) 		78,838
21,252
Goiás Goiânia Goiás Serra Dourada 41,574
Grêmio Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul Arena do Grêmio 55,662
Internacional Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul Beira-Rio 50,128
Joinville Joinville Santa Catarina Arena Joinville 20,160
Palmeiras São Paulo São Paulo Allianz Parque
Pacaembu (2 matches) 		43,713
37,730
Ponte Preta Campinas São Paulo Moisés Lucarelli 19,728
Santos Santos São Paulo Vila Belmiro 16,068
São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo Morumbi 67,052
Sport Recife Pernambuco Ilha do Retiro
Arena Pernambuco (7 matches) 		32,983
44,300
Vasco Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Maracanã (8 matches)
São Januário (8 matches)
Mané Garrincha (one match)
Olímpico Nilton Santos (one match)
Arena Pantanal (one match) 		78,838
24,584
72,788
44,661
44,097

Number of teams by state

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

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Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors
Atlético Mineiro Daniel Nepomuceno Diogo Giacomini (interim) Leonardo Silva Puma MRV
Atlético Paranaense Mário Celso Petraglia Cristóvão Borges Wéverton Umbro Caixa
Avaí Nilton Macedo Machado Raul Cabral Marquinhos Fila VVoa
Chapecoense Sandro Pallaoro Guto Ferreira Rafael Lima Umbro Caixa
Corinthians Roberto de Andrade Tite Ralf Nike Caixa
Coritiba Rogério Bacellar Pachequinho Lúcio Flávio Nike Caixa
Cruzeiro Gilvan Tavares Mano Menezes Fábio Penalty Supermercados BH/Caixa
Figueirense Wilfredo Billinger Hudson Coutinho Marquinhos Lupo Caixa
Flamengo Eduardo Bandeira de Mello Jayme de Almeida Wallace Adidas Caixa
Fluminense Peter Siemsen Eduardo Baptista Fred Adidas Matte Viton
Goiás Sérgio Rassi Danny Sérgio Renan Kappa None
Grêmio Romildo Bolzan Jr. Roger Machado Maicon Umbro Banrisul
Internacional Vitorio Píffero Argel Fucks Andrés D'Alessandro Nike Banrisul
Joinville Nereu Martinelli PC Gusmão Marcelo Costa Umbro Salfer
Palmeiras Paulo Nobre Marcelo Oliveira Zé Roberto Adidas Crefisa
Ponte Preta Márcio Della Volpe Felipe Moreira Fernando Bob Adidas Hitachi/Viva Schin
Santos Modesto Roma Júnior Dorival Júnior Ricardo Oliveira Nike None
São Paulo Leco Milton Cruz Rogério Ceni Penalty/Under Armour None
Sport João Humberto Martorelli Paulo Roberto Falcão Durval Adidas Caixa
Vasco Eurico Miranda Jorginho Nenê Umbro Caixa

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Grêmio Luiz Felipe Scolari Resigned 19 May [1] 15th Roger Machado 26 May [2]
Fluminense Ricardo Drubscky Sacked 20 May [3] 11th Enderson Moreira 21 May [4]
Flamengo Vanderlei Luxemburgo Sacked 25 May [5] 17th Cristóvão Borges 28 May [6]
São Paulo Milton Cruz Mutual consent 31 May [7] 6th Juan Carlos Osorio 1 June [8]
Cruzeiro Marcelo Oliveira Sacked 2 June [9] 19th Vanderlei Luxemburgo 2 June [10]
Joinville Hemerson Maria Sacked 4 June [11] 20th Adílson Batista 5 June [12]
Coritiba Marquinhos Santos Sacked 8 June [13] 18th Ney Franco 10 June [14]
Palmeiras Oswaldo de Oliveira Sacked 9 June [15] 15th Marcelo Oliveira 15 June [16]
Vasco Doriva Mutual consent 21 June [17] 20th Celso Roth 23 June [18]
Goiás Hélio dos Anjos Sacked 22 June [19] 15th Julinho Camargo 7 July [20]
Santos Marcelo Fernandes Mutual consent 9 July [21] 17th Dorival Júnior 9 July [22]
Joinville Adílson Batista Sacked 26 July [23] 20th PC Gusmão 27 July [24]
Ponte Preta Guto Ferreira Sacked 3 August [25] 13th Doriva 4 August [26]
Internacional Diego Aguirre Sacked 6 August [27] 10th Argel Fucks 13 August [28]
Figueirense Argel Fucks Signed by Internacional 13 August [29] 16th René Simões 17 August [30]
Vasco Celso Roth Sacked 15 August [31] 20th Jorginho 16 August [32]
Flamengo Cristóvão Borges Mutual consent 20 August [33] 13th Oswaldo de Oliveira 20 August [34]
Cruzeiro Vanderlei Luxemburgo Sacked 31 August [35] 16th Mano Menezes 1 September [36]
Chapecoense Vinícius Eutrópio Sacked 14 September [37] 13th Guto Ferreira 14 September [38]
Fluminense Enderson Moreira Sacked 16 September [39] 11th Eduardo Baptista 17 September [40]
Figueirense René Simões Sacked 16 September [41] 18th Hudson Coutinho 22 September [42]
Goiás Julinho Camargo Sacked 17 September [43] 17th Artur Neto 18 September [44]
Sport Eduardo Baptista Signed by Fluminense 17 September [45] 10th Paulo Roberto Falcão 19 September [46]
Atlético Paranaense Milton Mendes Sacked 28 September [47] 11th Cristóvão Borges 4 October [48]
São Paulo Juan Carlos Osorio Signed by Mexico 7 October [49] 5th Doriva 7 October [50]
Ponte Preta Doriva Signed by São Paulo 7 October [51] 9th Felipe Moreira 14 October [52]
Goiás Artur Neto Resigned 18 October [53] 18th Danny Sérgio 19 October [54]
Coritiba Ney Franco Sacked 8 November 18th Pachequinho 9 November
São Paulo Doriva Sacked 9 November 5th Milton Cruz 9 November
Atlético Mineiro Levir Culpi Mutual consent 26 November [55] 2nd Diogo Giacomini 26 November [56]
Flamengo Oswaldo de Oliveira Mutual consent 28 November [57] 11th Jayme de Almeida 28 November [58]

Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Dual Nationality Players Former Players
Atlético Mineiro Jesús Dátolo Lucas Pratto Sherman Cárdenas
Atlético Paranaense Fernando Barrientos Christian Vilches Daniel Hernández Bruno Pereirinha
Avaí Néstor Camacho Juninho
Chapecoense
Corinthians Ángel Romero Gustavo Viera Stiven Mendoza
Paolo Guerrero
Emerson Sheik
Coritiba Luis Cáceres
Cruzeiro Ariel Cabral Joel Tagueu Eugenio Mena Giorgian de Arrascaeta Felipe Seymour
Duvier Riascos
Figueirense
Flamengo Héctor Canteros Pablo Armero Paolo Guerrero Emerson Sheik Lucas Mugni
Eduardo
Víctor Cáceres
Fluminense Alejandro Martinuccio
Goiás
Grêmio Frickson Erazo Braian Rodríguez Maxi Rodríguez
Internacional Andrés D'Alessandro Lisandro López Carlos Luque
Joinville Mariano Trípodi
Palmeiras Agustín Allione Jonatan Cristaldo Pablo Mouche Lucas Barrios Jorge Valdivia
Ponte Preta
Santos Edwin Valencia Cristian Ledesma
São Paulo Ricardo Centurión Wilder Guisao
Sport Recife
Vasco Pablo Guiñazú Felipe Seymour Duvier Riascos Julio dos Santos Martín Silva Emanuel Biancucchi
Germán Herrera

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 24 9 5 71 31 +40 81 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 21 6 11 65 47 +18 69
3 Grêmio 38 20 8 10 52 32 +20 68
4 São Paulo 38 18 8 12 53 47 +6 62 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Internacional 38 17 9 12 39 38 +1 60 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[b]
6 Sport Recife 38 15 14 9 53 38 +15 59 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
7 Santos 38 16 10 12 59 41 +18 58
8 Cruzeiro 38 15 10 13 44 35 +9 55
9 Palmeiras 38 15 8 15 60 51 +9 53 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
10 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 9 15 43 48 −5 51 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 12 13 41 40 +1 51
12 Flamengo 38 15 4 19 45 53 −8 49
13 Fluminense 38 14 5 19 40 49 −9 47
14 Chapecoense 38 12 11 15 34 44 −10 47
15 Coritiba 38 11 11 16 31 42 −11 44
16 Figueirense 38 11 10 17 36 50 −14 43
17 Avaí (R) 38 11 9 18 38 60 −22 42 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 10 11 17 28 54 −26 41
19 Goiás (R) 38 10 8 20 39 49 −10 38
20 Joinville (R) 38 7 10 21 26 48 −22 31
Source: Soccerway.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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
  2. ^ 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, the fifth-placed Internacional.
  3. ^ a b 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.

Result table

Home \ Away 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 3–0 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 3–0 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 1–0 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 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Corinthians 1–0 2–0 1–1 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 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 3–0 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 1–0 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 1–2 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 1–1 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 0–1 1–0 3–0
Grêmio 2–1 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 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 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Palmeiras 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 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 0–1
Santos 4–0 5–1 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 3–2 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 2–0 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 1–0 0–4 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Average home attendances

Pos. Team GP Total High Low Average
1 Corinthians 19 650,862 45,469 10,144 34,256
2 Flamengo 19 635,544 67,011 12,814 33,450
3 Palmeiras 19 567,544 38,794 15,037 29,871
4 Grêmio 19 511,134 46,915 8,336 26,902
5 Atlético Mineiro 19 448,007 55,987 9,373 23,579
6 Cruzeiro 19 425,056 45,991 8,271 22,371
7 Internacional 19 407,251 35,766 11,415 21,434
8 São Paulo 19 391,708 59,612 11,066 20,616
9 Atlético Paranaense 19 334,957 27,327 10,499 17,629
10 Fluminense 19 334,940 55,999 4,749 17,628
11 Sport 19 307,155 41,994 3,046 16,166
12 Coritiba 19 278,485 34,287 7,925 14,657
13 Vasco 19 273,465 41,581 2,449 14,393
14 Joinville 19 177,868 15,731 5,979 9,361
15 Chapecoense 19 172,049 16,474 5,228 9,055
16 Figueirense 19 169,214 16,047 5,425 8,906
17 Santos 19 165,133 13,481 3,836 8,691
18 Avaí 19 161,751 14,582 4,810 8,513
19 Goiás 19 153,706 35,875 1,461 8,090
20 Ponte Preta 19 114,626 11,694 2,542 6,033
- Total 380 6,671,696 67,011 1,461 17,557

Updated to games played on 6 December 2015.

Source: PerspectivaOnline.com.br

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ricardo Oliveira Santos 20
2 Vágner Love Corinthians 14
3 André Sport 13
Jádson Corinthians 13
Lucas Pratto Atlético Mineiro 13
6 Henrique Almeida Coritiba 12
7 Vitinho Internacional 11
Willian Cruzeiro 11
9 Alexandre Pato São Paulo 10
André Lima Avaí 10
Dudu Palmeiras 10
Erik Goiás 10
Gabriel Barbosa Santos 10
Luan Grêmio 10

Hat-tricks

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

4 Player scored 4 goals.

As of 6 December 2015.[7]

Source: ESPN FC & Globo

References

  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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