2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 61st season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 14th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 13 May 2017 and ended on 3 December 2017. The top six teams qualified to Copa Libertadores and the last four were relegated to Série B of 2018.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season2017
ChampionsCorinthians (7th title)
RelegatedCoritiba
Avaí
Ponte Preta
Atlético Goianiense
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians
Palmeiras
Santos
Grêmio
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Chapecoense
Copa SudamericanaAtlético Mineiro
Botafogo
Atlético Paranaense
Bahia
São Paulo
Fluminense
Matches played380
Goals scored923 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerHenrique Dourado
Jô (18 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Paranaense 5–0 Avaí
(3 August 2017)
Biggest away winChapecoense 3–6 Grêmio
(8 June 2017)
Longest winning runCorinthians (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCorinthians (19 matches)
Longest winless runCoritiba (9 matches)
Longest losing runVitória, Coritiba, and Atlético Goianiense (4 matches)
Highest attendance50,116
Grêmio 0–1 Corinthians
(25 June)
← 2016
2018 →

Corinthians won their seventh title and was the first team in the history of the tournament, since the double round-robin system was established in 2003, to finish the first round undefeated.[1][2]

Format

For the fifteenth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season was declared champion. The bottom four teams were relegated and will play the 2018 Série B.

International qualification

The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2018 Copa Libertadores. The top four teams in the standings qualified to the group stage of the competition, while the fifth and the sixth placed in the standings qualified to the second stage.

And this change also impacted on Copa Sudamericana qualification, whose vacancies were again distributed through league placement instead of the Copa do Brasil.

Tiebreakers

In case of a tie on points between two or more clubs, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[3]

  1. Number of wins;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals pro;
  4. Head to Head;
  5. Fewest red cards;
  6. Fewest yellow cards;
  7. Draw.

With respect to the fourth criterion (direct confrontation), it is considered the result of the combined game, or the result of 180 minutes. Staying tie, the tie will be made by the greatest number of goals scored in the opponent's field. The fourth criterion is not considered in the case of a tie between more than two clubs.[3]

Teams
Location of teams in 2017 Série A

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.

Atlético Goianiense became the first club to be promoted after a 5–3 win against Tupi MG on 12 November 2016 meant they were guaranteed an automatic place.[4] Avaí became the second club to be promoted, Vasco da Gama became the third club to be promoted, and Bahia became the fourth club to be promoted

Pos. Relegated from 2016 Série A
17º Internacional
18º Figueirense
19º Santa Cruz
20º América Mineiro
Pos. Promoted from 2016 Série B
1º Atlético Goianiense
2º Avaí
3° Vasco da Gama
4º Bahia

Number of teams by state
Number of teams State Team(s)
5  São PauloCorinthians, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos and São Paulo
4  Rio de JaneiroBotafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama
2  BahiaBahia and Vitória
 Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
 ParanáAtlético Paranaense and Coritiba
 Santa CatarinaAvaí and Chapecoense
1  GoiásAtlético Goianiense
 PernambucoSport
 Rio Grande do SulGrêmio

Stadiums and locations
Team Location State Stadium Capacity
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia  Goiás Olímpico Pedro Ludovico
Serra Dourada (4 matches)		 13,500
41,574
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Independência
Mineirão (one match)		 23,018
61,846
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba  Paraná Arena da Baixada 42,370
Avaí Florianópolis  Santa Catarina Ressacada 17,826
Bahia Salvador  Bahia Arena Fonte Nova
Pituaçu (one match)		 47,907
32,157
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Olímpico Nilton Santos 44,661
Chapecoense Chapecó  Santa Catarina Arena Condá 20,089
Corinthians São Paulo  São Paulo Arena Corinthians 47,605
Coritiba Curitiba  Paraná Couto Pereira
Vila Capanema (one match)		 40,502
17,140
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Mineirão 61,846
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Luso-Brasileiro
Maracanã (3 matches)
Raulino de Oliveira (one match)		 20,215
78,838
18,230
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
Giulite Coutinho (2 matches)		 78,838
13,544
Grêmio Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Arena do Grêmio
Alfredo Jaconi (one match)		 55,662
19,924
Palmeiras São Paulo  São Paulo Allianz Parque
Pacaembu (4 matches)		 43,713
37,730
Ponte Preta Campinas  São Paulo Moisés Lucarelli 17,728
Santos Santos  São Paulo Vila Belmiro
Pacaembu (6 matches)		 16,068
37,730
São Paulo São Paulo  São Paulo Morumbi
Pacaembu (5 matches)		 72,039
37,730
Sport Recife  Pernambuco Ilha do Retiro
Arena Pernambuco (2 matches)		 32,983
44,300
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro São Januário
Maracanã (3 matches)
Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches)
Olímpico Nilton Santos (one match)		 24,584
78,838
18,230
44,661
Vitória Salvador  Bahia Barradão
Arena Fonte Nova (2 matches)		 34,535
47,907

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Atlético Goianiense João Paulo Sanches Roger Carvalho Numer Caixa
Atlético Mineiro Oswaldo de Oliveira Leonardo Silva Topper Caixa
Atlético Paranaense Fabiano Soares Weverton Umbro Caixa
Avaí Claudinei Oliveira Marquinhos Umbro Caixa
Bahia Paulo César Carpegiani Tiago Umbro Caixa
Botafogo Jair Ventura Joel Carli Topper Caixa
Chapecoense Gilson Kleina Wellington Paulista Umbro Aurora
Corinthians Fábio Carille Fagner Nike None
Coritiba Marcelo Oliveira Kléber Adidas Caixa
Cruzeiro Mano Menezes Fábio Umbro Caixa
Flamengo Reinaldo Rueda Réver Adidas Caixa/Carabao
Fluminense Abel Braga Henrique Under Armour None
Grêmio Renato Gaúcho Maicon Umbro Banrisul
Palmeiras Alberto Valentim Dudu Adidas Crefisa
Ponte Preta Eduardo Baptista Aranha Adidas Caixa
Santos Elano Ricardo Oliveira Kappa Caixa
São Paulo Dorival Júnior Hernanes Under Armour Banco Inter
Sport Daniel Paulista (caretaker) Durval Adidas Caixa
Vasco da Gama Zé Ricardo Luís Fabiano Umbro Caixa
Vitória Vágner Mancini Willian Farias Topper Caixa

Player transfers
Further information: List of Brazilian football transfers 2017

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Atlético Paranaense Paulo Autuori Mutual consent 23 May[5] 19th Eduardo Baptista 23 May[5]
Sport Ney Franco Sacked 25 May[6] 18th Vanderlei Luxemburgo 29 May[7]
Bahia Guto Ferreira Signed by Internacional 29 May 13th Jorginho 1 June
Vitória Dejan Petković Mutual consent 3 June 17th Alexandre Gallo 3 June
Santos Dorival Júnior Sacked 4 June 16th Levir Culpi 6 June
Atlético Goianiense Marcelo Cabo Sacked 5 June 20th Doriva 7 June
São Paulo Rogério Ceni Sacked 3 July 17th Dorival Júnior 5 July
Chapecoense Vagner Mancini Sacked 4 July 15th Vinícius Eutrópio 5 July
Atlético Paranaense Eduardo Baptista Sacked 11 July 14th Fabiano Soares 12 July
Coritiba Pachequinho Sacked 19 July 13th Marcelo Oliveira 20 July[8]
Atlético Mineiro Roger Machado Sacked 20 July 11th Rogério Micale 21 July[9]
Vitória Alexandre Gallo Sacked 20 July 19th Vágner Mancini 22 July
Atlético Goianiense Doriva Sacked 21 July 20th João Paulo Sanches
Bahia Jorginho Sacked 31 July[10] 14th Preto Casagrande
Flamengo Zé Ricardo Sacked 6 August[11] 5th Reinaldo Rueda 14 August[12]
Vasco da Gama Milton Mendes Sacked 21 August[13] 17th Zé Ricardo
Chapecoense Vinícius Eutrópio Sacked 11 September 18th Gilson Kleina 17 October
Ponte Preta Gilson Kleina Sacked 16 September 13th Eduardo Baptista 20 September
Atlético Mineiro Rogério Micale Sacked 24 September 11th Oswaldo de Oliveira 26 September
Bahia Preto Casagrande Sacked 10 October 13th Paulo César Carpegiani
Palmeiras Cuca Sacked 13 October 5th Alberto Valentim 13 October

Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Mineiro Frickson Erazo Juan Cazares Rómulo Otero
Atlético Paranaense Lucho González Eduardo da Silva1 Esteban Pavez
Avaí Luis Salazar Bryan Urueña Toshi Joel Tagueu
Bahia Pablo Armero Agustín Allione Stiven Mendoza Lucas Bolívia1
Botafogo Joel Carli Junior Fernández Leonardo Valencia
Chapecoense Emilio Zeballos Luis Manuel Seijas Cristian Penilla Fernando Guerrero Héctor Canteros
Corinthians Ángel Romero Fabián Balbuena Colin Kazim-Richards
Coritiba Yílmar Filigrana Alexander Baumjohann
Cruzeiro Giorgian De Arrascaeta Ariel Cabral Lucas Romero
Flamengo Paolo Guerrero Federico Mancuello Gustavo Cuéllar Miguel Trauco Orlando Berrío Dario Conca
Fluminense Jefferson Orejuela Junior Sornoza
Grêmio Walter Kannemann Beto da Silva1 Lucas Barrios Michael Arroyo
Palmeiras Yerry Mina Alejandro Guerra Miguel Borja
Ponte Preta Fábio Braga1 Emerson1 Luis Alí Jorge Mendoza
Santos Jonathan Copete Emiliano Vecchio Fabián Noguera Vladimir Hernández
São Paulo Diego Lugano Christian Cueva Julio Buffarini Lucas Pratto Jonathan Gómez Robert Arboleda
Sport Oswaldo Henríquez Reinaldo Lenis Eugenio Mena
Vasco da Gama Martín Silva Damián Escudero Andrés Escobar Andrés Ríos
Vitória Santiago Tréllez
  • 1 Players holding Brazilian dual nationality.

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 21 9 8 50 30 +20 72 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Palmeiras 38 19 6 13 61 45 +16 63
3 Santos 38 17 12 9 42 32 +10 63
4 Grêmio 38 18 8 12 55 36 +19 62
5 Cruzeiro 38 15 12 11 47 39 +8 57
6 Flamengo 38 15 11 12 49 38 +11 56
7 Vasco da Gama 38 15 11 12 40 47 −7 56 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 Chapecoense 38 15 9 14 47 49 −2 54
9 Atlético Mineiro 38 14 12 12 52 49 +3 54 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Botafogo 38 14 11 13 45 42 +3 53
11 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 9 15 45 43 +2 51
12 Bahia 38 13 11 14 50 48 +2 50
13 São Paulo 38 13 11 14 48 49 −1 50
14 Fluminense 38 11 14 13 50 53 −3 47
15 Sport 38 12 9 17 46 58 −12 45
16 Vitória 38 11 10 17 50 58 −8 43
17 Coritiba (R) 38 11 10 17 42 51 −9 43 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Avaí (R) 38 10 13 15 29 48 −19 43
19 Ponte Preta (R) 38 10 9 19 37 52 −15 39
20 Atlético Goianiense (R) 38 9 9 20 38 56 −18 36
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Result table
Home \ Away ATG CAM CAP AVA BAH BOT CHA COR CTB CRU FLA FLU GRE PAL PON SAN SPA SPT VAS VIT
Atlético Goianiense 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2
Atlético Mineiro 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–3
Atlético Paranaense 2–2 0–2 5–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–1
Avaí 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Bahia 3–0 2–2 6–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1
Botafogo 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–4 2–1 3–1 2–3
Chapecoense 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–6 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Corinthians 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–1
Coritiba 4–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–1
Cruzeiro 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0
Flamengo 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–2
Fluminense 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1
Grêmio 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–1
Palmeiras 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–2 5–1 4–0 4–2
Ponte Preta 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–3
Santos 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–2
São Paulo 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Sport 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–4 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3
Vasco da Gama 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–5 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Vitória 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–4
Source: CBF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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