Football records and statistics in Brazil explained
This page details football records in Brazil.
Highest Single-Match Attendances
- Most matches with attendance of more than 100,000, ranked by club.[1]
- Flamengo = 117
- Vasco = 72
- Fluminense = 59
- Botafogo = 43
- Corinthians = 23
- Santos = 20
- Atlético = 19
- São Paulo = 17
- Cruzeiro = 15
- Palmeiras = 13
National team
See main article: Brazil national football team competitive record.
Overall
These records include state leagues and achievements conquered by expatriate Brazilian footballers.
Clubs
- Most state leagues titles: 57, ABC
- Most state league consecutive titles: 10, ABC (1932–1941), América Mineiro (1916–1925)
- Most goals scored: 12,691 (up to 2021), Santos[2] [3]
- Most consecutive matches without a victory: 62, Atlético Mogi[4]
- Record win: Botafogo 24–0 Mangueira, Campeonato Carioca (30 May 1909)[5]
- Record win in 21st century: Ulbra 21–0 Shallon, Campeonato Rondoniense (14 May 2006)[6]
- Record away win: Cáceres 0–14 Sorriso, Campeonato Matogrossense (21 March 2010)[7]
- Most goals with both teams scoring: 24, Náutico 21–3 Flamengo Recife, Campeonato Pernambucano (1 July 1945)[8]
Individual
- Most goals scored: Pelé, 1,279 goals[9]
- Most hat-tricks: Pelé, 96[10] [11]
- Most goals scored in a single match: Dadá Maravilha, 10 goals (Sport Recife 14–0 Santo Amaro, 1976)[12]
- Most free kick goals scored: Zico, 101 goals[13]
- Most decorated player: Dani Alves, 43 titles[14]
- Most appearances: Fábio, 1,256+ matches
- Most matches by one club: Rogério Ceni, 1,237 matches for São Paulo[15] [16]
- Most matches as a captain by a club: Rogério Ceni, 978 matches for São Paulo
- Goalkeeper with most goals scored: Rogério Ceni, 131 goals Goalkeeper with most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: Mazaropi, 1,816 minutes without a goal[17]
- Oldest player appearance: Pedro Ribeiro Lima (Perilima), 66 years (2014 Campeonato Paraibano Second Division)[18]
- Oldest goalscorer: Pedro Ribeiro Lima (Perilima), 58 years (Campinense 5–1 Perilima, 2007)[19]
- Fastest goal: Fred, 3,17 sec (2003)
- Smallest player: Bimbinha: 1.47m (04.82feet)
- Tallest player: Carlos Miguel, Fabão: 2.04m (06.69feet)
Campeonato Brasileiro
Records in this section refer to (Level 1) i.e. Taça Brasil from its founding in 1959 through to 1968, the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa from its founding in 1967 through to 1970, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão from 1971 to the present. Some records relating to team performances are divided into records in the round-robin era (from 2003 to the present) and the championships before it.
Titles
- Most Brazilian national titles: 12
- Palmeiras (1960, 1967 (TB), 1967 (R), 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2018, 2022), 2023),
- Most consecutive Brazilian national titles: 5:
Top-flight Appearances
- Most appearances: 63
- Most appearances (Taça Brasil era): 9
- Most appearances (Campeonato Brasileiro era): 55
- Most consecutive seasons in top-flight: 56
- Fewest appearances in top-flight (Taça Brasil era): 1, joint record:
- Fewest appearances in top-flight (Campeonato Brasileiro era): 1, joint record:
Wins
- Most wins in the top-flight overall: São Paulo, 683
- Most wins in a season:
- Most wins in a top-flight season (before 2003): 25, Palmeiras (1973)
- Most wins in a top-flight season: 31, Cruzeiro (2003)
- Most consecutive wins in the top flight:
- Most consecutive wins:
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season:
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season in the top flight:
- Most consecutive away wins:
- Fewest wins in a season (1967–2003): 0, joint record:
- Fewest wins in a season (after 2003): 1, Chapecoense, 2021
- 100% home win record in a season:
Draws
- Most draws overall in the top flight: São Paulo, 459
- Most draws in a season:
- Most consecutive draws:
Losses
- Most losses overall in the top flight: Botafogo, 503
- Most losses in a season: América-RN, 29, 2007
- Fewest losses: Malutrom, 1
Points
- Most points overall in the top flight: 2859, Grêmio
- Most points in a season (before 2003):
- Most points in a season (after 2003):100, Cruzeiro (2003)
- Most points in a season for a top-flight team: 100, Cruzeiro (2003)
- Fewest points in a season (before 2003): 0, joint record
- Fewest points in a season (after 2003): 15, Chapecoense (2021)
Games without a loss
- Most consecutive Brasileirão games without a loss:42, Botafogo-RJ, 1977–1978
Games without a win
- Most consecutive Brasileirão games without a win: 20, Nacional-AM, 1981–1985
Fixtures
- Most played Brasileirão fixture:
Appearances
- Most career Brasileirão appearances: 458 games, Rogério Ceni
- Most career Brasileirão appearances by an outfield player: 370, Zinho
- Most career Brasileirão appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)
- Most career top flight Brasileirão appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)
- Most career Brasileirão appearances for consecutive games:
- Oldest player in top division: Zé Roberto (Palmeiras), 43 years and 141 days (27 November 2017)[20]
- Youngest player in top division: Jô (Corinthians), 16 years and 121 days (19 July 2003)[21]
Goals
Individual
- Most career Brasileirão goals: 190, Roberto Dinamite
- Most career top-flight goals:190, Roberto Dinamite
- Most goals in a season: 34, Washington (2004)
- Most goals in a game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama v. União São João, 11 September 1997)
- Most goals in a top-flight game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama v. União São João, 11 September 1997)
- Fastest goal: 8 seconds, Nivaldo (for Náutico v. Atlético Mineiro, 1989)
- Fastest goal on a Brasileirão debut:
- Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals):
- Fastest goal by a substitute:
- Most own goals in one season:
- Most hat-tricks in one season:
- Most career hat-tricks:11, Roberto Dinamite
- Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal:
- Youngest goalscorer: 16 years and 157 days, Jo Alves
Team
- Most Brasileirão goals scored in a season (after 2003): 103, Santos (2004)
- Most Brasileirão goals scored in a season (before 2003): 69, Vasco da Gama (1997)
- Fewest Brasileirão goals scored in a season (before 2003): 2 goals, joint record
- Fewest Brasileirão goals scored in a season (after 2003): 22 goals
- Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 51, joint record
- Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 92, joint record
- Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 3, joint record
- Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 19, São Paulo (2007)
Attendances
Scorelines
Following is the list with the main scorelines occurred in the Campeonato Brasileiro:[22]
Disciplinary
- Most red cards in a single match: 14 (Goiás 3-1 Cruzeiro, October 4, 1979)
- Fastest red card: 12 seconds, Zé Carlos
Promotion and change in position
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions:
44th out of 48 clubs, 1986.
- Highest finish by a promoted club:
Runners-up, 2001
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions (since 2003):
15° out of 20 clubs,2013.
- Highest finish by a promoted club:(since 2003)
Runners-up,2023
Copa do Brasil
Team
- Most wins: 6, Cruzeiro (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2017, 2018)
- Most consecutive wins: 2, Cruzeiro (2017, 2018)[23]
- Most appearances: 33 seasons, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória
- Most appearances without winning: 33 seasons, Vitória
- Biggest win: Atlético Mineiro 11–0 Caiçara (28 February 1991)
- Most goals in a final: 8 goals, 2001 (Grêmio v Corinthians)
- Most goals by a winning side: 6 goals, Atlético Mineiro (2021)
- Most goals by a losing side: 3 goals, joint record; Corinthians (2001, 2008) and Coritiba (2011)
- Most defeats in a final: 5, Flamengo
Most successful clubs overall (by total of honors)
The figures in gold represent the current holders of the competition (were competition is still active).Managers
- Most titles wins: 9, Telê Santana
- Most Brasileirão title wins: 5, joint record; Lula, Vanderlei Luxemburgo
- Most Copa do Brasil wins: 3, Luiz Felipe Scolari
- Most Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana
- Most Copa Libertadores wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Paulo Autuori
- Most Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales / Supercopa Sudamericana wins: 1, Antônio Fernandes
- Most Copa CONMEBOL / Copa Mercosur / Copa Sudamericana wins: 2, Émerson Leão
- Longest-serving manager: Amadeu Teixeira, 53 years (1955–2008) for América (AM)
Notes and References
- http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/attendances.htm RSSSF Best Attendances in Brazil
- Web site: Santos é o time com mais gols no futebol mundial, totalizando 12.691 . Agência Esporte . 3 February 2021 . 25 May 2022 . pt.
- Web site: Santos now has scored 12.001 goals, being the team with most goals in soccer history. 2 February 2014.
- Web site: Sai, zica! Atlético Mogi derrota o Guarulhos e volta a vencer depois mais de cinco anos na 4ª Divisão de SP . GloboEsporte . 28 May 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Botafogo: maior goleada da história do futebol brasileiro faz 111 anos . UOL . 30 May 2020 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Campeonato Rondoniense tem goleada de 21 a 0 . UOL . 14 May 2006 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Sorriso vence Cáceres por 14 a 0 e bate recorde . Terra . 22 March 2010 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Do primeiro título pernambucano ao fundo do poço com goleada de 21 a 3: a história do Flamengo-PE . GloboEsporte . 12 May 2020 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Most career goals (football) . . 11 January 2023.
- Web site: 70 facts about Brazil legend Pele | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
- Web site: The magical feeling of a hat-trick. ashflowers.com. 21 June 2021.
- Web site: Dadá é o recordista de gols em uma só partida, seguido por Dalmar, ponta do Cruzeiro, Pelé e Jorge Mendonça . CBF . 24 September 2015 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Messi é o melhor cobrador de faltas da história do futebol? . goal.com . 4 April 2019. pt.
- Web site: Dani Alves returns for more titles to stoke the competition with Messi for being the most winner in history . 12 November 2021 . 24NewsRecorder.com . 8 February 2022 . 8 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208142242/https://24newsrecorder.com/sports/55342 . live .
- Web site: Enciclopédia Volume 2 - Os Jogadores com mais jogos pelo SPFC . SPFCpedia . Michael Serra . 20 September 2022 . pt.
- Web site: CENI: A construção do Mito . Globoesporte . 26 September 2022 . pt.
- Web site: Mazaropi: 1816 minutes without a goal for Vasco da Game. torcedores.com. pt. 18 November 2018.
- Web site: Aos 66, ele quer o Guinness Book, mas família não deixa: a história de Seu Pedro e a Perilima . ESPN . 26 September 2014 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Ele fez primeiro gol profissional aos 58 anos. E o goleiro era Jailson . UOL . 17 December 2016 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Quais são os jogadores mais velhos a fazer gol no Brasileirão? . BetWay Insider . 21 May 2023 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Os 10 jogadores mais jovens a estrear no Campeonato Brasileiro . 90min . 25 June 2020 . 24 June 2023 . pt.
- Web site: Corinthians, Vasco, Brasiliense... Veja lista das maiores goleadas do Brasileirão . GloboEsporte . 12 July 2023 . pt.
- From 2001 to 2012, teams who won the tournament were not allowed to defend their title due to scheduling conflicts with the Copa Libertadores.
