2015 in Brazilian football
| Season | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Série A | Corinthians | |||
| Série B | Botafogo | |||
| Série C | Vila Nova | |||
| Série D | Botafogo-SP | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Palmeiras | |||
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The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which iwas the 114th season of competitive football in the country.
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.
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.
Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
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