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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.
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 | 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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 | — |
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 |
Top scorers
Source: Globoesporte.com |
AssistsSource: ESPN Deportes |
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] |
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
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
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