2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the 62nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 15th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 14 April 2018 and ended on 2 December 2018. The top six teams as well as the 2018 Copa do Brasil champions qualified to the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B in 2019.
Palmeiras won their 10th title, which is the most titles in the tournament.
Teams
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Perspective


São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte teams:
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Location of teams in 2018 Série A
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
América Mineiro became the first club to be promoted after a 1–2 win against Figueirense on 11 November 2017.[1] Internacional was promoted on 14 November 2017,[2] and Paraná and Ceará were promoted on 18 November 2017.[3][4]
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Number of teams by state
Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
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4 | ![]() | Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama |
![]() | Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo | |
3 | ![]() | América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro |
2 | ![]() | Bahia and Vitória |
![]() | Atlético Paranaense and Paraná | |
![]() | Grêmio and Internacional | |
1 | ![]() | Ceará |
![]() | Sport | |
![]() | Chapecoense |
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
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Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sport | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 April[5] | 17th | ![]() |
25 April[6] |
Ceará | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 May[7] | 19th | ![]() |
21 May[8] |
Corinthians | ![]() |
Signed by Al-Wehda | 22 May[9] | 4th | ![]() |
23 May[9] |
Vasco da Gama | ![]() |
Resigned | 2 June[10] | 12th | ![]() |
2 June[11] |
Bahia | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 June[12] | 18th | ![]() |
4 June[12] |
Ceará | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 June[13] | 20th | ![]() |
4 June[14] |
Vasco da Gama | ![]() |
End of caretaker tenure | 6 June | 13th | ![]() |
7 June[15] |
Fluminense | ![]() |
Resigned | 16 June[16] | 12th | ![]() |
22 June[17] |
América Mineiro | ![]() |
Signed by Bahia | 16 June[18] | 13th | ![]() |
19 June[19] |
Bahia | ![]() |
End of caretaker tenure | 16 June | 17th | ![]() |
16 June[18] |
Botafogo | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 June[20] | 9th | ![]() |
26 June[21] |
Atlético Paranaense | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 June[22] | 18th | ![]() |
27 June[23] |
América Mineiro | ![]() |
24 July[24] | 17th | ![]() |
24 July[24] | |
Santos | ![]() |
26 July | 15th | ![]() |
29 July | |
Palmeiras | ![]() |
26 July[25] | 6th | ![]() |
26 July[26] | |
Vitória | ![]() |
28 July | 16th | ![]() |
14 August | |
Botafogo | ![]() |
1 August | 11th | ![]() |
3 August | |
Chapecoense | ![]() |
6 August | 16th | ![]() |
6 August | |
Sport | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 August | 14th | ![]() |
15 August |
Vasco da Gama | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 August | 15th | ![]() |
27 August |
Paraná | ![]() |
14 August | 20th | ![]() |
15 August | |
Corinthians | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 September | 8th | ![]() |
6 September |
Sport | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 September | 14th | ![]() |
26 September |
Flamengo | ![]() |
28 September | 4th | ![]() |
28 September | |
Chapecoense | ![]() |
15 October | 17th | ![]() |
16 October | |
Paraná | ![]() |
Signed by Chapecoense | 16 October | 20th | ![]() |
17 October |
Atlético Mineiro | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 October | 6th | ![]() |
17 October |
América Mineiro | ![]() |
10 November | 18th | ![]() |
11 November | |
Fluminense | ![]() |
29 November | 14th | ![]() |
29 November |
Foreign players
The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.
- 1 Players holding Brazilian dual nationality.
Standings
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Palmeiras (C) | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 80 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Flamengo | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 72 | |
3 | Internacional | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 69 | |
4 | Grêmio | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 66 | |
5 | São Paulo | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 63 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
6 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 59 | |
7 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b] |
9 | Botafogo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
10 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 50 | |
11 | Bahia | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 48 | |
12 | Fluminense | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 45 | |
13 | Corinthians | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 44 | |
14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 44 | |
15 | Ceará | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 44 | |
16 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 43 | |
17 | América Mineiro (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 40 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
18 | Sport[c] (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 39 | |
19 | Vitória (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 37 | |
20 | Paraná (R) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 23 |
Source: CBF
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
- Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
Results
Home \ Away | AMG | CAM | CAP | BAH | BOT | CEA | CHA | COR | CRU | FLA | FLU | GRE | INT | PAL | PAR | SAN | SPA | SPT | VAS | VIT |
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América Mineiro | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Atlético Paranaense | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Bahia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
Botafogo | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Ceará | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Chapecoense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Corinthians | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Cruzeiro | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Flamengo | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Fluminense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Grêmio | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
Internacional | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Palmeiras | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
Paraná | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Santos | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
São Paulo | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Sport | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Vasco da Gama | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 |
Vitória | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of 1 December 2018
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.[27]
Pos. | Team | Stadium | GP | Cumulative | Average |
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1 | Flamengo | Maracanã | 19 | 895,641 | 47,139 |
2 | São Paulo | Morumbi | 19 | 652,080 | 34,320 |
3 | Palmeiras | Allianz Parque | 19 | 614,764 | 32,356 |
4 | Corinthians | Arena Corinthians | 19 | 595,973 | 31,367 |
5 | Ceará | Castelão | 19 | 533,482 | 28,078 |
6 | Internacional | Beira-Rio | 19 | 526,319 | 27,701 |
7 | Grêmio | Arena do Grêmio | 19 | 423,016 | 22,264 |
8 | Bahia | Fonte Nova | 19 | 366,985 | 19,315 |
9 | Atletico Mineiro | Independência | 19 | 326,363 | 17,177 |
10 | Vasco da Gama | São Januário | 19 | 282,720 | 14,880 |
11 | Fluminense | Maracanã | 19 | 274,702 | 14,458 |
12 | Cruzeiro | Mineirão | 19 | 257,146 | 13,534 |
13 | Botafogo | Nilton Santos | 19 | 219,811 | 11,569 |
14 | Sport | Ilha do Retiro | 19 | 217,132 | 11,428 |
15 | Santos | Vila Belmiro | 19 | 200,925 | 10,575 |
16 | Atletico Paranaense | Arena da Baixada | 19 | 200,830 | 10,570 |
17 | Chapecoense | Arena Condá | 19 | 178,429 | 9,391 |
18 | Vitória | Barradão | 19 | 174,439 | 9,181 |
19 | Paraná | Vila Capanema | 19 | 118,218 | 6,222 |
20 | America Mineiro | Independência | 19 | 93,043 | 4,897 |
– | Total | 380 | 7,152,235 | 18,821 |
Season statistics
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Top scorers
Source: Globoesporte.com |
AssistsSource: ESPN Deportes |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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![]() | Santos | Vitória | 5–2 | 3 June 2018 | [28] |
![]() | Corinthians | Vasco da Gama | 4–1 | 29 July 2018 | [29] |
![]() | Santos | Vasco da Gama | 3–0 | 1 September 2018 | [30] |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Atlético Paranaense | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Santos | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Fluminense | 13 |
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Ceará | ||
5 | ![]() |
Grêmio | 12 |
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São Paulo | ||
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Palmeiras | ||
8 | ![]() |
Flamengo | 11 |
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Bahia | ||
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Atlético Mineiro | ||
Source: FoxSports.com
Awards
Team of the year
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Palmeiras |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Palmeiras |
Goal of the Year | ![]() |
Flamengo |
Fan-Selected Player of the Year | ![]() |
Flamengo |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
Fluminense |
Fair Play Team of the Year | Corinthians | – |
Referee of the Year | ![]() |
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Source Globo
Last updated: 3 December 2018
References
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