2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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| Season | 2009 |
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| Champions |
Flamengo 5th Campeonato Brasileiro title |
| Relegated |
Coritiba Santo André Náutico Sport |
| Copa Libertadores |
Flamengo Internacional São Paulo Cruzeiro |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Palmeiras Avaí Atlético Mineiro Grêmio Goiás Barueri Santos Vitória |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,094 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Adriano & Diego Tardelli (19 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Coritiba 5–0 Flamengo |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Paranaense 0–4 Atlético Mineiro |
| Highest scoring | Vitória 6–2 Santos |
| Highest attendance | 78.639 (Flamengo 2-1 Grêmio) |
| Average attendance | 17.807 |
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The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 53rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6. The 2009 edition was won by Flamengo.
The first goal of the tournament was scored by Igor on the 13th minute of the match between his team, Sport and Barueri, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Holders São Paulo had a bad start losing to Fluminense 1–0.
Internacional led the tournament from round 2 to 6, when Atlético Mineiro took the lead. In the 9th round, Internacional regained the lead but one round later Atlético Mineiro managed to come back to the top of the table after defeating their city rivals Cruzeiro 3–0. The club from Belo Horizonte held the lead until round 15, when Palmeiras reached the top. In the middle of the championship, Flamengo was only on the 10th position.
Palmeiras managed to stay in the top until round 34, when they lost 1–0 against Fluminense, which was struggling to avoid relegation. Four days earlier, São Paulo had tied 1–1 with Grêmio after having three players sent off.
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