2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
# 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. After winning twice in a row in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Cruzeiro came in defending their title as the Brazilian football champions. Corinthians won the title, their sixth overall and third since the introduction of the double round-robin in 2003.

## Format

For the thirteenth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season was declared champion. The bottom four teams were relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2016 season.

### International qualification

The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2016 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings qualified to the First Stage.

## Teams

Despite Criciúma's relegation in the previous championship, it marked the first time four clubs from Santa Catarina took part of the same Brasileirão, at least in its current format; last time it happened, in 1979, the championship had more than 90 teams.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | State | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Independência Mineirão (5 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) | 23,018 61,846 72,788 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Curitiba | Paraná | Arena da Baixada Couto Pereira (one match) | 42,372 40,502 |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | Ressacada | 17,826 |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Santa Catarina | Arena Condá | 20,089 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | São Paulo | Arena Corinthians Fonte Luminosa (one match) | 47,605 21,441 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | Paraná | Couto Pereira | 40,502 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Mineirão Arena Pantanal (one match) | 61,846 44,097 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,584 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã Mané Garrincha (2 matches) Arena das Dunas (one match) | 78,838 72,788 31,375 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã Kléber Andrade (one match) | 78,838 21,252 |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Goiás | Serra Dourada | 41,574 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Arena do Grêmio | 55,662 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Beira-Rio | 50,128 |
| Joinville | Joinville | Santa Catarina | Arena Joinville | 20,160 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | São Paulo | Allianz Parque Pacaembu (2 matches) | 43,713 37,730 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | São Paulo | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Santos | Santos | São Paulo | Vila Belmiro | 16,068 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | São Paulo | Morumbi | 67,052 |
| Sport | Recife | Pernambuco | Ilha do Retiro Arena Pernambuco (7 matches) | 32,983 44,300 |
| Vasco | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã (8 matches) São Januário (8 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Olímpico Nilton Santos (one match) Arena Pantanal (one match) | 78,838 24,584 72,788 44,661 44,097 |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 5 | São Paulo | Corinthians, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos, São Paulo |
| 4 | Santa Catarina | Avaí, Chapecoense, Figueirense, Joinville |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco |
| 2 | Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro |
| 2 | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio, Internacional |
| 1 | Goiás | Goiás |
| 1 | Pernambuco | Sport |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Mineiro | Daniel Nepomuceno | Diogo Giacomini (interim) | Leonardo Silva | Puma | MRV/TIM/Cemil/Vilma |
| Atlético Paranaense | Mário Celso Petraglia | Cristóvão Borges | Wéverton | Umbro | Caixa |
| Avaí | Nilton Macedo Machado | Raul Cabral | Marquinhos | Fila | VVoa |
| Chapecoense | Sandro Pallaoro | Guto Ferreira | Rafael Lima | Umbro | Caixa/Aurora/Unimed |
| Corinthians | Roberto de Andrade | Tite | Ralf | Nike | Caixa/Fisk/TIM |
| Coritiba | Rogério Bacellar | Pachequinho | Lúcio Flávio | Nike | Caixa/Pro Tork |
| Cruzeiro | Gilvan Tavares | Mano Menezes | Fábio | Penalty | TIM/Cemil/Vilma/99Taxis |
| Figueirense | Wilfredo Billinger | Hudson Coutinho | Marquinhos | Lupo | Caixa/Unimed/Taschibra/Coca-Cola |
| Flamengo | Eduardo Bandeira de Mello | Jayme de Almeida | Wallace | Adidas | Caixa/Guaraviton/Jeep/TIM |
| Fluminense | Peter Siemsen | Eduardo Baptista | Fred | Adidas | Guaraviton |
| Goiás | Sérgio Rassi | Danny Sérgio | Renan | Kappa | FR Incorporadora/América Saúde |
| Grêmio | Romildo Bolzan Jr. | Roger Machado | Maicon | Umbro | Banrisul/Tramontina/Unimed |
| Internacional | Vitorio Píffero | Argel Fucks | Andrés D'Alessandro | Nike | Banrisul/Tramontina |
| Joinville | Nereu Martinelli | PC Gusmão | Marcelo Costa | Umbro | Salfer/Orbenk/Romaço/Unimed/Krona |
| Palmeiras | Paulo Nobre | Marcelo Oliveira | Zé Roberto | Adidas | Crefisa/Fam/Prevent Senior/TIM |
| Ponte Preta | Márcio Della Volpe | Felipe Moreira | Fernando Bob | Adidas | Schin |
| Santos | Modesto Roma Júnior | Dorival Júnior | Ricardo Oliveira | Nike | None |
| São Paulo | Leco | Milton Cruz | Rogério Ceni | Under Armour | None |
| Sport | João Humberto Martorelli | Paulo Roberto Falcão | Durval | Adidas | Caixa |
| Vasco | Eurico Miranda | Jorginho | Nenê | Umbro | Caixa/Guaraviton |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grêmio | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Resigned | 19 May | 15th | Roger Machado | 26 May |
| Fluminense | Ricardo Drubscky | Sacked | 20 May | 11th | Enderson Moreira | 21 May |
| Flamengo | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Sacked | 25 May | 17th | Cristóvão Borges | 28 May |
| São Paulo | Milton Cruz | Mutual consent | 31 May | 6th | Juan Carlos Osorio | 1 June |
| Cruzeiro | Marcelo Oliveira | Sacked | 2 June | 19th | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 2 June |
| Joinville | Hemerson Maria | Sacked | 4 June | 20th | Adílson Batista | 5 June |
| Coritiba | Marquinhos Santos | Sacked | 8 June | 18th | Ney Franco | 10 June |
| Palmeiras | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Sacked | 9 June | 15th | Marcelo Oliveira | 15 June |
| Vasco | Doriva | Mutual consent | 21 June | 20th | Celso Roth | 23 June |
| Goiás | Hélio dos Anjos | Sacked | 22 June | 15th | Julinho Camargo | 7 July |
| Santos | Marcelo Fernandes | Mutual consent | 9 July | 17th | Dorival Júnior | 9 July |
| Joinville | Adílson Batista | Sacked | 26 July | 20th | PC Gusmão | 27 July |
| Ponte Preta | Guto Ferreira | Sacked | 3 August | 13th | Doriva | 4 August |
| Internacional | Diego Aguirre | Sacked | 6 August | 10th | Argel Fucks | 13 August |
| Figueirense | Argel Fucks | Signed by Internacional | 13 August | 16th | René Simões | 17 August |
| Vasco | Celso Roth | Sacked | 15 August | 20th | Jorginho | 16 August |
| Flamengo | Cristóvão Borges | Mutual consent | 20 August | 13th | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 20 August |
| Cruzeiro | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Sacked | 31 August | 16th | Mano Menezes | 1 September |
| Chapecoense | Vinícius Eutrópio | Sacked | 14 September | 13th | Guto Ferreira | 14 September |
| Fluminense | Enderson Moreira | Sacked | 16 September | 11th | Eduardo Baptista | 17 September |
| Figueirense | René Simões | Sacked | 16 September | 18th | Hudson Coutinho | 22 September |
| Goiás | Julinho Camargo | Sacked | 17 September | 17th | Artur Neto | 18 September |
| Sport | Eduardo Baptista | Signed by Fluminense | 17 September | 10th | Paulo Roberto Falcão | 19 September |
| Atlético Paranaense | Milton Mendes | Sacked | 28 September | 11th | Cristóvão Borges | 4 October |
| São Paulo | Juan Carlos Osorio | Signed by Mexico | 7 October | 5th | Doriva | 7 October |
| Ponte Preta | Doriva | Signed by São Paulo | 7 October | 9th | Felipe Moreira | 14 October |
| Goiás | Artur Neto | Resigned | 18 October | 18th | Danny Sérgio | 19 October |
| Coritiba | Ney Franco | Sacked | 8 November | 18th | Pachequinho | 9 November |
| São Paulo | Doriva | Sacked | 9 November | 5th | Milton Cruz | 9 November |
| Atlético Mineiro | Levir Culpi | Mutual consent | 26 November | 2nd | Diogo Giacomini | 26 November |
| Flamengo | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Mutual consent | 28 November | 11th | Jayme de Almeida | 28 November |

## Results

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Corinthians (C) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 81 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 69 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 3 | Grêmio | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 68 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | São Paulo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 62 | 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Internacional | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 60 | 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 59 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 7 | Santos | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 58 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 55 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 12 | Flamengo | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 13 | Fluminense | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 47 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 44 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 16 | Figueirense | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 43 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 17 | Avaí (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 42 | Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 41 | Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 19 | Goiás (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 38 | Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 20 | Joinville (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 31 | Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |

* 1 2 Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
* ↑ Since a Brazilian team didn't win the 2015 Copa Libertadores, an additional berth to the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 will be given to the best team not qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the fifth-placed Internacional.
* 1 2 Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.

### Result table

| Home \ Away | CAM | CAP | AVA | CHA | COR | CTB | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | GOI | GRE | INT | JOI | PAL | PON | SAN | SPA | SPT | VAS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Mineiro | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Avaí | 1–4 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Chapecoense | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Corinthians | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Coritiba | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cruzeiro | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Figueirense | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Flamengo | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Goiás | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Grêmio | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Internacional | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| Joinville | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Palmeiras | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Ponte Preta | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Santos | 4–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| São Paulo | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Sport | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 |
| Vasco | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |

## Attendance

### Average home attendances

| Pos. | Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 650,862 | 45,469 | 10,144 | 34,256 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 635,544 | 67,011 | 12,814 | 33,450 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 19 | 567,544 | 38,794 | 15,037 | 29,871 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 19 | 511,134 | 46,915 | 8,336 | 26,902 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 448,007 | 55,987 | 9,373 | 23,579 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 425,056 | 45,991 | 8,271 | 22,371 |
| 7 | Internacional | 19 | 407,251 | 35,766 | 11,415 | 21,434 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 19 | 391,708 | 59,612 | 11,066 | 20,616 |
| 9 | Atlético Paranaense | 19 | 334,957 | 27,327 | 10,499 | 17,629 |
| 10 | Fluminense | 19 | 334,940 | 55,999 | 4,749 | 17,628 |
| 11 | Sport | 19 | 307,155 | 41,994 | 3,046 | 16,166 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 19 | 278,485 | 34,287 | 7,925 | 14,657 |
| 13 | Vasco | 19 | 273,465 | 41,581 | 2,449 | 14,393 |
| 14 | Joinville | 19 | 177,868 | 15,731 | 5,979 | 9,361 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 19 | 172,049 | 16,474 | 5,228 | 9,055 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 19 | 169,214 | 16,047 | 5,425 | 8,906 |
| 17 | Santos | 19 | 165,133 | 13,481 | 3,836 | 8,691 |
| 18 | Avaí | 19 | 161,751 | 14,582 | 4,810 | 8,513 |
| 19 | Goiás | 19 | 153,706 | 35,875 | 1,461 | 8,090 |
| 20 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 114,626 | 11,694 | 2,542 | 6,033 |
| - | Total | 380 | 6,671,696 | 67,011 | 1,461 | 17,557 |

Updated to games played on 6 December 2015.

Source: PerspectivaOnline.com.br

## Season statistics

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lucas Pratto | Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo | 3–1 | 29 July |
| $Willian^4$ | Cruzeiro | Figueirense | 5–1 | 6 September |
| Lucas Barrios | Palmeiras | Fluminense | 4–1 | 16 September |

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals.

    As of 6 December 2015.

Source: ESPN FC & Globo

