2016 Primeira Liga
# 2016 Primeira Liga

The 2016 Primeira Liga is the first edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 12 clubs, the Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina leagues provide three entrants, while Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná provide two each.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team (Berth) |
| - | - |
| Rio de Janeiro 2 berths | Flamengo |
| Rio de Janeiro 2 berths | Fluminense |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | América |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Atlético Mineiro |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Cruzeiro |
| Rio Grande do Sul 2 berths | Grêmio |
| Rio Grande do Sul 2 berths | Internacional |
| Paraná 2 berths | Coritiba |
| Paraná 2 berths | Atlético Paranaense |
| Santa Catarina 3 berths | Avaí |
| Santa Catarina 3 berths | Criciúma |
| Santa Catarina 3 berths | Figueirense |

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fluminense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Criciúma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Coritiba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Avaí | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | FIG | AME | CAM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1−0 | |
| 2 | Figueirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | — | | 2–1 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | 1–0 | — | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | | 0−2 | | 1–1 | — |

### Ranking of second placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Paranaense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Figueirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23 March – Estádio Nacional | 23 March – Estádio Nacional |
| Fluminense (pen.) | 2 (3) |
| Fluminense (pen.) | 2 (3) | 20 April – Estádio Helenão | 20 April – Estádio Helenão |
| Internacional | 2 (2) | 20 April – Estádio Helenão | 20 April – Estádio Helenão |
| Internacional | 2 (2) | Fluminense | 1 |
| 23 March – Estádio Helenão | 23 March – Estádio Helenão | | Fluminense | 1 |
| 23 March – Estádio Helenão | 23 March – Estádio Helenão | Atlético Paranaense | 0 |
| Flamengo | 0 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1 | | |
