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Competition: | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
Season: | 2014 |
Winners: | Cruzeiro 4th Campeonato Brasileiro title |
Relegated: | Vitória Bahia Botafogo Criciúma |
Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Cruzeiro São Paulo Internacional Corinthians Atlético Mineiro |
Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
Matches: | 380 |
Total Goals: | 860 |
League Topscorer: | Fred (18 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Botafogo 6−0 Criciúma (10 May) Goiás 6−0 Palmeiras (21 September) |
Biggest Away Win: | Sport 1−4 Corinthians (25 May) Atlético Paranaense 0−3 Fluminense (27 July) |
Highest Scoring: | Fluminense 5−2 São Paulo (21 May) Corinthians 5−2 Goiás (21 August) Fluminense 5−2 Corinthians (30 November) |
Longest Wins: | 5 matches: Internacional (20 June−18 August) Flamengo (10 August−31 August) |
Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches: Cruzeiro (1 June−12 September) |
Longest Winless: | 10 matches: Bahia (11 May−03 August) Palmeiras (25 May−21 August) Criciúma (20 July−11 September) |
Longest Losses: | 6 matches: Botafogo (2 November-30 November) |
Highest Attendance: | 58,627[1] São Paulo 2−0 Cruzeiro (14 September 2014) |
Lowest Attendance: | 766[2] Atlético-PR 1−1 Chapecoense (18 May 2014, Willie Davids, Maringá) |
Prevseason: | 2013 |
Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Cruzeiro, the defending champions, won the title for the second time in a row and the fourth time overall. The championship had a break between the ninth and tenth rounds due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.[3] Cruzeiro took the lead in round 6 and from then on, stayed in that position, winning the title after a 2–1 victory over Goiás in the Mineirão stadium, in round 36.
On the other side of the table, Criciúma, that had been in the relegation zone since round 17, and held the last place since round 30, was relegated after a 1–1 draw against Flamengo, also in round 36. In the following round, Botafogo was relegated after losing to Santos by 2–0. In the last round, Palmeiras, despite only obtaining a draw in its last match, against Atlético Paranaense, guaranteed its survival in the first division after defeats of its competitors, Vitória and Bahia.
For the twelfth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points at the end of the season is declared champion, while the bottom four teams are relegated and play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2015 season.
The Série A serves as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2015 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings qualify to the First Stage.
Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
4 | Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo | |
3 | Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense | |
Chapecoense, Criciúma, Figueirense | ||
2 | Bahia, Vitória | |
Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro | ||
Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba | ||
Grêmio, Internacional | ||
1 | Goiás | |
Sport | ||
Club | Average attendance | |
---|---|---|
30,015 | ||
29,195 | ||
28,611 | ||
28,221 | ||
23,532 | ||
22,564 | ||
19,947 | ||
19,448 | ||
18,749 | ||
14,200 | ||
13,313 | ||
12,457 | ||
12,401 | ||
10,635 | ||
10,463 | ||
10,283 | ||
9,407 | ||
9,321 | ||
8,527 | ||
6,958 |
The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred | Fluminense | rowspan-"1" | 18 |
2 | Henrique | Palmeiras | 16 | |
4 | Ricardo Goulart | Cruzeiro | 15 | |
Marcelo Moreno | Cruzeiro | |||
5 | Hernán Barcos | Grêmio | 14 | |
6 | Paolo Guerrero | Corinthians | 12 | |
Erik Lima | Goiás | |||
7 | Diego Tardelli | Atlético Mineiro | 10 | |
Leandro | Chapecoense | |||
10 | Cléo | Atlético Paranaense | 9 | |
Darío Conca | Fluminense | |||
Luís Fabiano | São Paulo | |||
Alexandre Pato | São Paulo |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Botafogo | Criciúma | 6–0[6] | |||
Atlético Paranaense | Figueirense | 3–1[7] | |||
Corinthians | Goiás | 5–2[8] | |||
Goiás | Atlético Paranaense | 3–1[9] | |||
Sport | Santos | 3–1[10] | |||
Palmeiras | Chapecoense | 4-2[11] |