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2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Official logo.
Season 2014
Champions Cruzeiro
4th Campeonato Brasileiro title
Relegated Vitória
Bahia
Botafogo
Criciúma
Copa Libertadores Cruzeiro
São Paulo
Internacional
Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro
Matches played 380
Goals scored 860 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Fred (18 goals)
Biggest home win Botafogo 6−0 Criciúma
(10 May)
Goiás 6−0 Palmeiras
(21 September)
Biggest away win Sport 1−4 Corinthians
(25 May)
Atlético Paranaense 0−3 Fluminense
(27 July)
Highest scoring Fluminense 5−2 São Paulo
(21 May)
Corinthians 5−2 Goiás
(21 August)
Fluminense 5−2 Corinthians
(30 November)
Longest winning run 5 matches: Internacional
(20 June−18 August)
Flamengo
(10 August−31 August)
Longest unbeaten run 12 matches: Cruzeiro
(1 June−12 September)
Longest winless run 10 matches: Bahia
(11 May−03 August)
Palmeiras
(25 May−21 August)
Criciúma
(20 July−11 September)
Longest losing run 6 matches: Botafogo
(2 November-30 November)
Highest attendance 58,627
São Paulo 2−0 Cruzeiro
(14 September 2014)
Lowest attendance 766
Atlético-PR 1−1 Chapecoense
(18 May 2014, Willie Davids, Maringá)
2013
2015

The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Cruzeiro, the defending champions, won the title for the second time in a row and fourth overall. The championship had a break between the ninth and tenth rounds due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.Cruzeiro took the lead in round 6 and from then on, staying in that position, winning the title after a 2-1 victory over Goiás in the Mineirão stadium, in round 36.

On the other side of the table, Criciúma, that had been in the relegation zone since round 17, and held the last place since round 30, was relegated after a 1-1 draw against Flamengo, also in round 36. In the following round, Botafogo was relegated after losing to Santos by 2-0. In the last round, Palmeiras, despite only obtaining a draw in its last match, against Atlético Paranaense, guaranteed its survival in the first division after defeats of its competitors, Vitória and Bahia.

For the twelfth consecutive season, the tournament is played in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points at the end of the season is declared champion, while the bottom four teams are relegated and play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2015 season.


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