Football league
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ( portuguese pronunciation : [ kãmpjoˈnatu braziˈlejɾu ˈsɛɾii ˈa ] ; english : Brazilian Championship A Series ), normally referred as Brasileirão ( portuguese pronunciation : [ brazilejˈɾãw ] ; English : big brazilian ), is a brazilian professional league for men ‘s football clubs. At the top of the brazilian football league system, it is the country ‘s primary football contest. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a organization of promotion and delegating with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Reading: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
due to diachronic peculiarities and the large geographic size of the nation, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationally football competitions. only in 1959, with the advancements in civil aviation and air transport and the necessitate to appoint a brazilian representative to the beginning version of the Copa Libertadores was a nationally tournament created, Taça Brasil. In 1967, the Torneio Rio-São Paulo was expanded to include teams from other states, becoming the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, which was besides considered a national tournament. The first Campeonato Brasileiro with that mention was held in 1989. Prior to this, entirely the seasons post-1971 were regarded as Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2010, the champions of national tournaments from 1959 to 1970—Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa—have been declared official winners of the brazilian backing or champions of Brazil ( not winners of Brasileirão or Série A ) by the brazilian Football Confederation. [ 1 ] The titles of old tournaments, cited in the brazilian championship history, are equated to the title of Série A, but the tournaments are cataloging with their master diagnose in the statistics [ 2 ] ( despite being different competitions, they confer the like title ). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Campeonato Brasileiro is one of the strongest leagues in the world ; it contains the most club world champions titles, with 10 championships won among six clubs, and the second-most Copa Libertadores titles, with 20 championship ‘s north korean won among 10 clubs. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ) ranked the league fourthly in strength for the 2001–12 period after the Premier League ( England ), La Liga ( Spain ), and Serie A ( Italy ). [ 5 ] The Campeonato Brasileiro is the most-watched football league in the Americas and one of the earth ‘s most disclose, air in 155 nations. It is besides one of the world ‘s richest championships, ranked as the sixth most valuable with a worth of over US $ 1.43 billion, generating an annual dollar volume of over US $ 1.17 billion in 2012. Since 1959, a entire of 156 clubs have played in the Campeonato Brasileiro. [ 6 ] Seventeen clubs have been crowned brazilian football champions, twelve of which have won the title more than once. Palmeiras is the most successful baseball club of the Campeonato Brasileiro, having won the competition ten-spot times, followed by Santos and Flamengo with eight titles and Corinthians with seven titles. Santos ‘ Os Santásticos won five consecutive titles between 1961 and 1965, a feat that remains alone. The state of São Paulo is the most successful state, amassing 32 titles among five clubs .
history [edit ]
Taça Brasil trophy. Thetrophy. The Taça Brasil was introduced in 1959, and ran until 1968. [ 7 ] The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa was competed for between 1967 and 1970. In 2010 the CBF announced that these were to be regarded as brazilian championships. [ 8 ] In 1968, the stay in closing the 1968 Taça Brasil made CBD use the Robertão to determine the Libertadores representants. With the extinction of the Taça Brasil, the Robertão, formally named by CBD as “ Taça de Prata ” ( Silver Cup ) remained the top brazilian championship the following two years. [ 9 ] Following Brazil ‘s third base worldly concern claim at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, president Emílio Médici decided to better organize brazilian football. In a reunion with the CBD and the golf club presidents in October 1970, it was decided to create the keep up class a brazilian backing contested by twenty teams, inspired by the national tournaments in the european nations. The first edition of the named “ Campeonato Nacional ” ( “ National Championship ” ), was held in 1971. [ 10 ] The clear division was named “ Divisão Extra ” ( Extra Division ), while a newly created second division earned the “ Primeira Divisão ” ( First Division ) name. [ 11 ] In 1987, CBF announced it was not able to organize the brazilian football championship, a bare few weeks before it was scheduled to begin. As a leave, the thirteen most popular football clubs in Brazil created a league, The Clube do 13, to organize a championship of their own. This tournament was called Copa União and was run by the 16 clubs that finally took depart in it ( Santa Cruz, Coritiba and Goiás were invited to join ). CBF initially stood by the Club of the 13 decision. however, weeks later, with the rival already afoot, and under blackmail from football clubs excluded from the Copa União, CBF adopted a new set of rules, which considered the Copa União part of a larger tournament, comprising another 16 teams. According to that newly set of rules, the Copa União would be dubbed the Green Module of the CBF championship, whereas the other 16 teams would play the Yellow Module. In the end, the first two teams of each Module would play each other to define the national champions and the two teams that would represent Brazil in the Copa Libertadores in 1988. however, that newly rig of rules was never recognized by the Club of the 13 and largely ignored by most of the brazilian media, who concentrated their attention in the independent league, finally won by Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. The eventual final tournament was set to have Sport and Guarani, from the chicken module, and Flamengo and Internacional from the green one. It never materialized, however, as Flamengo and Internacional refused to partake in it. As a resultant role, Sport and Guarani played each other, with the first one winning the championship for 1987 and both going on to represent Brazil in the Copa Libertadores in 1988. Although Flamengo has attempted to gain ownership of the backing multiple times through the department of justice arrangement, Sport remains recognized by both CBF and FIFA as 1987 Champions. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2010, CBF decided to recognize the champions of both Taça Brasil ( 1959–68 ) and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa ( 1967–70 ) as brazilian Champions, creating some controversy as there was a biennial time period when both tournaments were held, thus Palmeiras was awarded two times for winning both in 1967 and both Santos and Botafogo were recognized as champions in 1968 as each tournament was won by one of them. [ 3 ]
competition format [edit ]
competition [edit ]
There are 20 clubs in the Brasileirão. During the course of a season ( from May to December ) each baseball club plays the others twice ( a bivalent round-robin system ), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 38 games. Teams receive three points for a succeed and one decimal point for a puff. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, victories, goal deviation, and goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crown champion. If points are peer between two or more clubs, the rules are : [ 15 ]
- If the tie is between more than two clubs not competing for the national title or relegation, then the tie is broken, using the games the clubs have played against each other:
- a) most games won
- b) total goal difference
- c) total goals scored
- d) head-to-head record (with the away goals rule in effect if only two clubs are taken into account)
- If the tie is still not broken, the winner will be determined by Fair Play scales.
- e) fewest yellow cards
- f) fewest red cards
- If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, the Fair Play scales will not be taken into account; a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. Otherwise, a drawing of lots will determine the final positions.
A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Brasileirão and the Série B. The four lowest placed teams in the Brasileirão are relegated to Série B, and the crown four teams from the Série B promoted to the Brasileirão .
qualification for international competitions [edit ]
Since 2016, the top six clubs in the Brasileirão qualify for the following Copa Libertadores. The exceed four clubs directly enter the group stage whilst the one-fifth and sixth-placed clubs enter in the moment round. The number of teams qualifying for the Libertadores may increase depending on who wins the Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana or Copa Libertadores. Clubs from seventh to twelfth station qualify for the take after Copa Sudamericana, although as above the numbers can depend on early competitions .
Champions [edit ]
seventeen clubs are officially recognized to have been the brazilian football champions. In bold those competing in Série A as of 2021 season .
The Campeonato Brasileiro had its official list changed much ahead settling on Campeonato Brasileiro in 1989. [ 16 ]
Identity
English name
Years
Official Sponsor
Taça Brasil
Brazil Cup
1959–1968
None
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament
1967–1970
Campeonato Nacional
National Championship
1971–1973
Copa Brasil
Brazil Cup
1974–1979, 1984, 1986
Taça de Ouro
Golden Cup
1980–1983, 1985
Copa Brasil
Brazil Cup*
1987–88
Copa João Havelange
João Havelange Cup
2000
Campeonato Brasileiro
Brazilian Championship
1989–1999, 2001–
2001 : TAM ( Brasileirão TAM )
2002 : Visa ( Troféu VISA Electron )
2005 : Nestlé ( Taça Nestlé Brasileirão ) [ 17 ]
2009–2012 : Petrobras ( Brasileirão Petrobras ) [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
2014–2017 : Chevrolet ( Brasileirão Chevrolet ) [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
2018–2021 : Assaí Atacadista ( Brasileirão Assaí ) [ 22 ]
- The official name was Copa Brasil (Brazil Cup), but it became known as Copa União (Union Cup).
Finances [edit ]
The Brasileirão had entire club revenues of US $ 1.17 billion in 2012. This makes the Brasileirão the highest tax income football league in the Americas, and the highest outside of Europe ‘s “ big five. ” [ 23 ] The Brasileirão is besides one of the world ‘s most valuable football leagues, having a market value and worth over US $ 1.24 billion in 2013. [ 24 ] The entire worth of every club in the 2013 Brasileirão is US $ 1.07 billion. [ 25 ] The Brasileirão’s television receiver rights were worth over US $ 610 million in 2012 ; that accounts for over 57 % of Latin America as a whole. [ 26 ] In 2013 Corinthians was the 16th most valuable club in the earth, worth over US $ 358 million. [ 27 ] As of 2021, no brazilian clubhouse enters the number of the most valuable football clubs .
Clubs [edit ]
The following 20 clubs are competing in the Série A during the 2021 season .
a : Unrelegated clubs
b : Clubs that never played outside the circus tent division
all-time Campeonato Brasileiro table ( 1959–2019 ) [edit ]
The All-time Campeonato Brasileiro mesa is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in the brazilian League since its origin in 1959. The postpone is accurate as of the end of the 2019 temper. Teams in bluff are part of the 2021 season. [ 28 ] [ 29 ]
Team
Pts
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
1
São Paulo
2366
1462
647
425
390
2169
1546
+623
2
Cruzeiro
2319
1486
638
405
444
2141
1688
+453
3
Santos
2311
1486
633
414
432
2202
1655
+547
4
Grêmio
2300
1475
632
404
439
1973
1549
+416
5
Internacional
2287
1443
628
403
401
1947
1480
+467
6
Corinthians
2280
1444
619
423
402
1908
1509
+399
7
Palmeiras
2271
1390
629
384
377
2042
1498
+544
8
Flamengo
2245
1470
609
418
443
2014
1667
+347
9
Atlético Mineiro
2243
1458
612
407
439
2100
1715
+385
10
Fluminense
1993
1407
539
391
477
1867
1692
+175
11
Vasco da Gama
1979
1371
521
416
434
1889
1656
+233
12
Botafogo
1867
1348
493
388
467
1711
1644
+67
13
Athletico Paranaense
1614
1155
435
309
411
1513
1415
+98
14
Goiás
1408
1052
372
292
388
1359
1352
+7
15
Coritiba
1398
1039
371
285
383
1228
1233
–5
16
Bahia
1387
1054
351
334
369
1178
1259
–81
17
Sport Recife
1270
967
334
268
367
1135
1195
–60
18
Vitória
1289
986
324
317
294
1198
1386
–189
19
Guarani
1055
725
279
218
228
918
812
+106
20
Portuguesa
1044
795
264
252
279
961
965
–4
Campeonato Brasileiro table from 1971–1979[ citation needed]
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
Pts
1
Internacional
122
66
38
18
188
2
Grêmio
122
63
38
21
176
3
Palmeiras
120
61
41
18
174
4
Corinthians
121
58
46
17
173
5
Cruzeiro
121
56
47
18
171
6
Atlético Mineiro
121
58
36
27
168
7
Flamengo
122
59
32
31
164
8
São Paulo
121
54
43
24
163
9
Vasco da Gama
121
41
27
158
750
10
Botafogo
120
44
49
27
147
Campeonato Brasileiro table from 1980–1989[ citation needed
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Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
Pts
1
Flamengo
228
112
70
46
308
2
Vasco da Gama
214
101
64
49
287
3
Atlético Mineiro
209
100
67
42
281
4
São Paulo
206
98
65
43
274
5
Grêmio
216
95
65
56
267
6
Fluminense
203
203
87
61
248
7
Santos
201
82
67
52
241
8
Internacional
199
77
65
57
237
9
Corinthians
201
79
65
57
234
10
Cruzeiro
179
67
62
50
205
Campeonato Brasileiro table from 1990–1999[ quotation needed]
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
Pts
1
Palmeiras
235
123
59
53
368
2
Corinthians
235
106
65
64
329
3
Santos
235
99
67
69
320
4
São Paulo
235
98
64
73
305
5
Atlético Mineiro
224
90
63
71
300
6
Vasco da Gama
225
86
70
69
297
7
Cruzeiro
218
86
57
75
282
8
Flamengo
231
85
64
82
280
9
Botafogo
225
87
58
80
276
10
Internacional
217
80
62
75
274
Campeonato Brasileiro table from 2000–2009[ citation needed]
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
Pts
1
São Paulo
365
185
95
85
650
2
Santos
368
162
92
114
578
3
Cruzeiro
362
167
73
122
574
4
Internacional
362
161
81
120
564
5
Athletico Paranaense
366
151
85
130
538
6
Fluminense
368
140
104
124
524
7
Flamengo
362
139
94
129
511
8
Palmeiras
316
134
78
104
480
9
Grêmio
325
132
77
116
473
10
Corinthians
330
126
85
119
463
Campeonato Brasileiro table from 2010–2019[ citation needed]
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
Pts
1
Corinthians
380
170
113
97
623
2
Grêmio
380
174
100
106
622
3
Flamengo
380
161
111
108
594
4
São Paulo
380
163
101
116
590
5
Santos
380
163
99
118
588
6
Atlético Mineiro
380
160
93
127
573
7
Cruzeiro
380
158
98
124
572
8
Fluminense
380
153
94
133
553
9
Palmeiras
342
145
89
108
524
10
Internacional
342
140
96
106
516
Media coverage [edit ]
Value of television rights
Season(s)
Price
1987–89
$3.4 million
Globo
1990–94
not available
Globo
1994–96
$31.4 million
Globo
1997–2003
$50 million
Globo
2003–05
$390 million
Globo
2005–08
$900 million
Globo
2009–11
R$1.9 billion
Globo
2012–15
R$2.96 billion[30]
Globo
2016–19
R$4.11 billion[31]
Globo
presently, the money of television receiver typify a meaning share in the finances of clubs in Brazil. The league broadcasting rights are total exclusivity of Grupo Globo, which distributes the live matches for its television receiver stations : Rede Globo ( sublunar an satellite ), SporTV ( wage ), and the Premiere FC ( through the system pay-per-view ), where subscribers have the privilege to follow all 380 annual league matches. Globo, beginning cited, displays the League first base clock time in 1987, when was created the Clube dos 13, trading creature of clubs with the television. The first television contract was negotiated in 1987, with only conveying the Green Module of the Copa União, organized by the Clube doctor of osteopathy 13, the television rights were sold for $ 3.4 million to Rede Globo. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] And only with the bring of the championship final examination, SBT broadcast the plot alternatively, [ 34 ] a blow to the Rede Globo, who says today that the Green Module would be the league itself, and then was prevented from entering the Ilha do Retiro. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] In 1990, merely Rede Bandeirantes acquired the broadcast rights. This edition marked the first national style of Corinthians, second most popular team in the country. Both the final transmission, as the other games, attracted the attention of the public, causing the network to acquired an Ibope Rating of 53 points in the deciding game. [ 38 ] This led to the Rede Globo prioritize the League from the adjacent edition, in 1991. [ 38 ] In 1997, began to be restricted games live in cities where the matches are held ( except finals ). The Clube practice 13 closed the contract with Rede Globo ‘s television rights as the holder of the Brasileirão for $ 50 million ( including editions of 1998 and 1999 ), and resolves itself split the rights with Rede Bandeirantes during this period. It was the first version to be shown on pay-per-view ( via Premiere ). [ 39 ] In addition, the first games shown on give television receiver were courtesy of SporTV, after a controversial sign condense of Clube dos 13 with Globosat. previously, in 1993, the Club of the 13 an CBF had signed a sign with TVA, a company in which ESPN Brazil was separate. however, that decision was declined. [ 40 ] In 2000, the broadcasting rights of the Copa João Havelange, organized by the Clube doctor of osteopathy 13, were sold to Rede Globo for $ 50 million. however, the concluding of this contest in 2001, was marked by an unusual situation. Vasco district attorney Gama, a finalist against São Caetano, graced the logo of SBT, the moment largest television post of Brazil, a steer rival to Globo. This position was reasonably embarrassing for Globo, which transmitted the final entirely, and which was seen by an calculate audience of 60 million people. [ 41 ] Despite the large number of spectators in the final examination match, this version was marked by low ratings, what did the Rede Globo to cancel the broadcast of a few matches. [ 42 ] In 2001, Clube dos 13 defines four divisions of transmittance quota, with Corinthians, São Paulo, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Vasco in group 1, Santos in group 2, Fluminense, Botafogo, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro, Internacional and Grêmio in group 3, and Bahia, Goiás, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Coritiba, Athletico Paranaense, and Vitória in group 4. [ 43 ] In 2003, the prize was expanded by a considerable amount, for the first time surpassing the three digits, after the adoption of the new format of accrue points. The compress of $ 130 million per class was signed again by television Globo. [ 44 ] In 2005, C13 renews with Globo for the 2006–09 period in a deal worth $ 300 million. [ 45 ] In 2009, for the first time, the sale of broadcasting rights of the brazilian Championship were made via open bid. Media organisations were invited to bid for television receiver packages open, closed, PPV, internet and broadcast abroad. [ 46 ] Rede Globo subsequently won the largest television sign in the history of brazilian football ; $ 1.4 billion for 2009–2011. [ 47 ] In the early on contribution of 2011, the majority of Clube dos 13 indicate they would be negotiating the 2012–2014 league rights independently. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] In 2012, the final examination league rights amounts are uncertain. however, I t is known that the clubs were divided into four groups : Group 1 : Flamengo and Corinthians receiving 84 to 120 million reals ; Group 2 : São Paulo, Palmeiras, Santos and Vasco receiving 70 to 80 million reais ; Group 3 : Gremio, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro VAR, Fluminense and Botafogo ( 45 to 55 million reais ) ; Group 4 : other first division clubs ( 18 to 30 million reais ). [ 53 ] In 2013, SporTV made a share with Fox Sports, giving up the rights of Campeonato Brasileiro in exchange for live coverage of the Copa Libertadores. [ 54 ] In 2016, Bandeirantes ended the partnership with Globo and ceased showing league matches, leaving Globo with exclusive rights. [ 55 ] however, the channel of Turner Group, Esporte Interativo made a conduct with Atlético-PR, Bahia, Ceará, Coritiba, Internacional, Joinville, Paysandu, Sampaio Corrêa, Santos, Criciúma, Fortaleza, Paraná, Ponte Preta and Santa Cruz for the broadcasting rights on cable television between 2019 and 2024, opposing Globo ‘s SporTV channel. A decision on whether Palmeiras will be joining these teams is awaited. [ 56 ] In February 2021 the streaming serve Paramount+ announced it will broadcast 350 matches [ 57 ] Flamengo and Corinthians, the two most supported teams in Brazil, receive approximately 25 % ( 1/4 ) of all gross from television receiver. [ 58 ] Flamengo has the biggest budget, ( R $ 115.1 million ), and Figueirense the smallest ( R $ 18.5 million ). [ 59 ]
Match ball [edit ]
presently, the official pit ball is provided by Nike. For the 2019 season, the CBF Merlin match ball is used. [ 60 ] 2019 Nike Merlin CBF
attendance [edit ]
The audience of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is low if put into circumstance the popularity of football in the area. Since the first datum criminal record, in 1967, each year the average attendance has fluctuated, more down than up, having the temper of 1983 as the largest, averaging 22,953, and 2004 as the smallest, with a very low average of 7,556. [ 61 ] The league is the second largest in attendance in South America, behind Argentina, with 18,817. In comparison to other football league attendance, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A human body entirely in fourteenth status, being overcome by the lower divisions in England and Germany. The smallest attendance always was a game between Juventude and Portuguesa in 1997 with 55 fans, the largest was Flamengo and Santos in 1983 with 155,523. [ 62 ] The attendance of 2014 temper was 16,337 with average occupation of 40 %. [ 63 ] In this lapp year, the average price of the tag was $ 12.82, taking the games with an average income of $ 204,799. [ 64 ] The spectator pump figures for the league since 2009 :
Players [edit ]
player records [edit ]
Notes :
- All players are Brazilian unless otherwise noted,
- Italics denotes players still playing professional football, and bold denotes players still playing in the Brazilian Série A.[68]
- Sources: Placar magazine – Guia do Brasileirão 2010[69] and GloboEsporte.com Website.[70]
Awards and trophies [edit ]
Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão is the league ‘s official prize. Placar magazine ‘s Bola de Ouro is the oldest award, while the Troféu Osmar Santos and the Troféu João Saldanha are awards given by the newspaper Lance! .
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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