Football season
Football league season
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Number of teams by state [ edit ]
Personnel and kits [ edit ]
Managerial changes [ edit ]Results [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes: 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.
Champion;RelegatedNotes:
Result table [ edit ]Attendance [ edit ]
Average home attendances [ edit ]
Team 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 [ edit ]
4 Player scored 4 goals.
As of 6 December 2015.[7]
Source: ESPN FC & Globo