2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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| Season | 2015 |
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| Champions |
Corinthians 6th Campeonato Brasileiro title |
| Relegated |
Avaí Vasco da Gama Goiás Joinville |
| Copa Libertadores |
Corinthians Atlético Mineiro Grêmio São Paulo Palmeiras |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 897 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Ricardo Oliveira (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Internacional 6−0 Vasco (2 September) |
| Biggest away win |
Vasco 0−4 São Paulo (8 July) |
| Highest scoring |
Corinthians 4−3 Sport (12 August) Santos 5−2 Avaí (22 August) Corinthians 6−1 São Paulo (22 November) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Atlético Mineiro Flamengo |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Corinthians |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Sport |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Vasco |
| Highest attendance | 67,011 Flamengo 0−2 Coritiba (17 September) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,461 Goiás 0−1 Avaí (7 June) |
| Total attendance | 6,671,696 |
| Average attendance | 17,557 |
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All statistics correct as of 7 December 2015.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1 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.
2 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.
3Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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