Competition: | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
Season: | 2007 |
Winners: | São Paulo 5th Campeonato Brasileiro title 5th Brazilian title |
Relegated: | Corinthians Paraná Juventude América-RN |
Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | São Paulo Santos Flamengo Fluminense Cruzeiro |
Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | São Paulo Grêmio Palmeiras Atlético Mineiro Botafogo Vasco da Gama Internacional Atlético Paranaense |
Matches: | 380 |
Total Goals: | 1047 |
League Topscorer: | Josiel (20 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | São Paulo 6 – 0 Paraná |
Biggest Away Win: | Figueirense 3 - 6 Atlético-PR |
Highest Scoring: | Figueirense 3 - 6 Atlético-PR |
Average Attendance: | 14,132 |
Prevseason: | 2006 |
Nextseason: | 2008 |
The 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.
The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format (one home game, one away). At the season finale, São Paulo were the champions.
Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:
Scorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
Josiel | 20 | Paraná |
Acosta | 19 | Náutico |
Kléber Pereira | 16 | Santos |
Dodô | 15 | Botafogo |
Leandro Amaral | 14 | Vasco da Gama |
Carlinhos Bala | 13 | Sport |
Paulo Baier | 13 | Goiás |
Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|
América-RN | 52,000 | ||
Atlético Mineiro | 85,000 | ||
Atlético-PR | 32,864 | ||
Botafogo | 45,000 | ||
Corinthians | 37,500 | ||
Cruzeiro | 85,000 | ||
Figueirense | 19,908 | ||
Flamengo | 97,000 | ||
Fluminense | 97,000 | ||
Goiás | 54,048 | ||
Grêmio | 51,081 | ||
Internacional | 58,306 | ||
Juventude | 30,519 | ||
Náutico | 30,000 | ||
Palmeiras | 35,000 | ||
Paraná | 20,083 | ||
Santos | 20,120 | ||
São Paulo | 70,000 | ||
Sport | 45,500 | ||
Vasco da Gama | 36,273 |
On 8 July, Botafogo's player Dodô was caught on a doping exam. On 24 July, it was confirmed that he was banned for 120 days. In a new case, on 2 August, the player was acquitted.[1]