2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A


The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 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

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

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

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.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStateStadiumCapacity
Atlético MineiroBelo HorizonteIndependência
Mineirão '
Mané Garrincha '		23,018
61,846
72,788
Atlético ParanaenseCuritibaArena da Baixada
Couto Pereira '		42,372
40,502
AvaíFlorianópolisRessacada17,826
ChapecoenseChapecóArena Condá20,089
CorinthiansSão PauloArena Corinthians
Fonte Luminosa '		47,605
21,441
CoritibaCuritibaCouto Pereira40,502
CruzeiroBelo HorizonteMineirão
Arena Pantanal '		61,846
44,097
FigueirenseFlorianópolisOrlando Scarpelli19,584
FlamengoRio de JaneiroMaracanã
Mané Garrincha '
Arena das Dunas '		78,838
72,788
31,375
FluminenseRio de JaneiroMaracanã
Kléber Andrade '		78,838
21,252
GoiásGoiâniaSerra Dourada41,574
GrêmioPorto AlegreArena do Grêmio55,662
InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio50,128
JoinvilleJoinvilleArena Joinville20,160
PalmeirasSão PauloAllianz Parque
Pacaembu '		43,713
37,730
Ponte PretaCampinasMoisés Lucarelli19,728
SantosSantosVila Belmiro16,068
São PauloSão PauloMorumbi67,052
SportRecifeIlha do Retiro
Arena Pernambuco '		32,983
44,300
VascoRio de JaneiroMaracanã '
São Januário '
Mané Garrincha '
Olímpico Nilton Santos '
Arena Pantanal 		78,838
24,584
72,788
44,661
44,097

Number of teams by state

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Results

League table

Result table

Attendance

Average home attendances

Team
1Corinthians19650,86245,46910,14434,256
2Flamengo19635,54467,01112,81433,450
3Palmeiras19567,54438,79415,03729,871
4Grêmio19511,13446,9158,33626,902
5Atlético Mineiro19448,00755,9879,37323,579
6Cruzeiro19425,05645,9918,27122,371
7Internacional19407,25135,76611,41521,434
8São Paulo19391,70859,61211,06620,616
9Atlético Paranaense19334,95727,32710,49917,629
10Fluminense19334,94055,9994,74917,628
11Sport19307,15541,9943,04616,166
12Coritiba19278,48534,2877,92514,657
13Vasco19273,46541,5812,44914,393
14Joinville19177,86815,7315,9799,361
15Chapecoense19172,04916,4745,2289,055
16Figueirense19169,21416,0475,4258,906
17Santos19165,13313,4813,8368,691
18Avaí19161,75114,5824,8108,513
19Goiás19153,70635,8751,4618,090
20Ponte Preta19114,62611,6942,5426,033
-Total3806,671,69667,0111,46117,557

Updated to games played on 6 December 2015.
Source: PerspectivaOnline.com.br

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

4 Player scored 4 goals.
Source: ESPN FC & Globo