2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the 62nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 15th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 14 April 2018 and ended on 2 December 2018. The top six teams as well as the 2018 Copa do Brasil champions qualified to the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B in 2019. Corinthians were the defending champions.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season2018
Dates14 April – 2 December 2018
ChampionsPalmeiras (10th title)
RelegatedSport
América Mineiro
Vitória
Paraná
Copa LibertadoresPalmeiras
Cruzeiro (cup winners)
Flamengo
Internacional
Grêmio
São Paulo
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Paranaense (Copa Sudamericana winners)
Copa SudamericanaBotafogo
Santos
Bahia
Fluminense
Corinthians
Chapecoense
Matches played380
Goals scored827 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Barbosa
(18 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético-PR 5–1 Chapecoense
(15 April 2018)
Grêmio 5–1 Santos
(6 May 2018)
Atlético-PR 4–0 Vitória
(29 July 2018)
Grêmio 4–0 Vitória
(12 August 2018)
Grêmio 4–0 Botafogo
(1 September 2018)
Atlético-PR 4–0 América-MG
(6 October 2018)
Fluminense 4–0 Paraná
(8 October 2018)
Atlético-PR 4–0 Sport
(14 October 2018)
Palmeiras 4–0 América-MG
(21 November 2018)
Biggest away winParaná 0–4 Corinthians
(22 April 2018)
Paraná 0–4 Flamengo
(21 October 2018)
Highest scoringSantos 5–2 Vitória
(3 June 2018)
Atlético-MG 5–2 Fluminense
(10 June 2018)
Vitória 3–4 Botafogo
(23 September 2018)
Atlético-MG 5–2 Sport
(30 September 2018)
Grêmio 3–4 Sport
(27 October 2018)
Longest unbeaten runPalmeiras
(23 games)
2017
2019

Teams

Location of teams in 2018 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.

América Mineiro became the first club to be promoted after a 1–2 win against Figueirense on 11 November 2017.[1] Internacional was promoted on 14 November 2017,[2] and Paraná and Ceará were promoted on 18 November 2017.[3][4]

Pos. Relegated from 2017 Série A
17º Coritiba
18º Avaí
19º Ponte Preta
20º Atlético Goianiense
Pos. Promoted from 2017 Série B
América Mineiro
Internacional
Ceará
Paraná

Number of teams by state

Number of teams State Team(s)
4  Rio de JaneiroBotafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama
 São PauloCorinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo
3  Minas GeraisAmérica Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
2  BahiaBahia and Vitória
 ParanáAtlético Paranaense and Paraná
 Rio Grande do SulGrêmio and Internacional
1  CearáCeará
 PernambucoSport
 Santa CatarinaChapecoense

Stadiums and locations

Team Location State Stadium Capacity
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Independência 23,018
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Independência 23,018
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba  Paraná Arena da Baixada 42,370
Bahia Salvador  Bahia Arena Fonte Nova 47,907
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Olímpico Nilton Santos 44,661
Ceará Fortaleza  Ceará Arena Castelão (6 matches)
Presidente Vargas (4 matches)
63,903
20,268
Chapecoense Chapecó  Santa Catarina Arena Condá 20,089
Corinthians São Paulo  São Paulo Arena Corinthians 47,605
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Mineirão 61,846
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
Mané Garrincha (one match)
78,838
72,788
Grêmio Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Arena do Grêmio 55,662
Internacional Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Beira-Rio 50,128
Palmeiras São Paulo  São Paulo Allianz Parque
Pacaembu (one match)
43,713
37,730
Paraná Curitiba  Paraná Vila Capanema 17,140
Santos Santos  São Paulo Vila Belmiro
Pacaembu (3 matches)
16,068
37,730
São Paulo São Paulo  São Paulo Morumbi 72,039
Sport Recife  Pernambuco Ilha do Retiro
Arena Pernambuco (one match)
32,983
44,300
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro São Januário
Mané Garrincha (one match)
24,584
72,788
Vitória Salvador  Bahia Barradão 34,535

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
América Mineiro Givanildo Oliveira Rafael Lima Lupo Caixa
Atlético Mineiro Levir Culpi Léo Silva Topper Caixa
Atlético Paranaense Tiago Nunes Thiago Heleno Umbro Caixa
Bahia Enderson Moreira Tiago Esquadrão Caixa
Botafogo Zé Ricardo Rodrigo Lindoso Topper Caixa
Ceará Lisca Rafael Pereira Topper Caixa
Chapecoense Claudinei Oliveira Wellington Paulista Umbro Aurora
Corinthians Jair Ventura Various Nike Vacant
Cruzeiro Mano Menezes Henrique Umbro Caixa
Flamengo Dorival Júnior Réver Adidas Caixa
Fluminense Fábio Moreno Gum Under Armour Vacant
Grêmio Renato Gaúcho Maicon Umbro Banrisul
Internacional Odair Hellmann Andrés D'Alessandro Nike Banrisul
Palmeiras Luiz Felipe Scolari Bruno Henrique Adidas Crefisa
Paraná Dado Cavalcanti Leandro Vilela Topper Caixa
Santos Cuca Renato Umbro Caixa
São Paulo André Jardine Hudson Adidas Banco Inter
Sport Milton Mendes Durval Under Armour Caixa
Vasco da Gama Alberto Valentim Martín Silva Diadora Vacant
Vitória Joao Burse (caretaker) Willian Farias Topper Caixa

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sport Nelsinho Baptista Resigned 24 April[5] 17th Claudinei Oliveira 25 April[6]
Ceará Marcelo Chamusca Sacked 20 May[7] 19th Jorginho 21 May[8]
Corinthians Fábio Carille Signed by Al-Wehda 22 May[9] 4th Osmar Loss 23 May[9]
Vasco da Gama Zé Ricardo Resigned 2 June[10] 12th Valdir Bigode (caretaker) 2 June[11]
Bahia Guto Ferreira Sacked 3 June[12] 18th Cláudio Prates (caretaker) 4 June[12]
Ceará Jorginho Resigned 4 June[13] 20th Lisca 4 June[14]
Vasco da Gama Valdir Bigode End of caretaker tenure 6 June 13th Jorginho 7 June[15]
Fluminense Abel Braga Resigned 16 June[16] 12th Marcelo Oliveira 22 June[17]
América Mineiro Enderson Moreira Signed by Bahia 16 June[18] 13th Ricardo Drubscky 19 June[19]
Bahia Cláudio Prates End of caretaker tenure 16 June 17th Enderson Moreira 16 June[18]
Botafogo Alberto Valentim Resigned 19 June[20] 9th Marcos Paquetá 26 June[21]
Atlético Paranaense Fernando Diniz Sacked 25 June[22] 18th Tiago Nunes 27 June[23]
América Mineiro Ricardo Drubscky 24 July[24] 17th Adílson Batista 24 July[24]
Santos Jair Ventura 26 July 15th Cuca 29 July
Palmeiras Roger Machado 26 July[25] 6th Luiz Felipe Scolari 26 July[26]
Vitória Vágner Mancini 28 July 16th Paulo César Carpegiani 14 August
Botafogo Marcos Paquetá 1 August 11th Zé Ricardo 3 August
Chapecoense Gilson Kleina 6 August 16th Guto Ferreira 6 August
Sport Claudinei Oliveira Resigned 12 August 14th Eduardo Baptista 15 August
Vasco da Gama Jorginho Sacked 13 August 15th Alberto Valentim 27 August
Paraná Rogério Micale 14 August 20th Claudinei Oliveira 15 August
Corinthians Osmar Loss Resigned 5 September 8th Jair Ventura 6 September
Sport Eduardo Baptista Sacked 24 September 14th Milton Mendes 26 September
Flamengo Mauricio Barbieri 28 September 4th Dorival Júnior 28 September
Chapecoense Guto Ferreira 15 October 17th Claudinei Oliveira 16 October
Paraná Claudinei Oliveira Signed by Chapecoense 16 October 20th Dado Cavalcanti 17 October
Atlético Mineiro Thiago Larghi Sacked 17 October 6th Levir Culpi 17 October
América Mineiro Adílson Batista 10 November 18th Givanildo Oliveira 11 November
Fluminense Marcelo Oliveira 29 November 14th Fábio Moreno 29 November

Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro Juan Cazares Tomás Andrade Yimmi Chará David Terans Martín Rea
Atlético Paranaense Lucho González Anderson Plata
Bahia Agustín Allione
Botafogo Joel Carli Junior Fernández Leonardo Valencia Rodrigo Aguirre
Ceará Javier Reina Jown Cardona
Chapecoense Héctor Canteros Nery Bareiro Agustín Doffo Diego Torres Edgardo Orzuza
Corinthians Ángel Romero Emerson Sheik1 Sergio Díaz Ángelo Araos
Cruzeiro Giorgian De Arrascaeta Ariel Cabral Lucas Romero Federico Mancuello Hernán Barcos
Flamengo Gustavo Cuéllar Miguel Trauco Orlando Berrío Marlos Moreno Fernando Uribe Robert Piris Da Motta
Fluminense Guillermo de Amores Junior Sornoza Bryan Cabezas
Grêmio Walter Kannemann
Internacional Andrés D'Alessandro Nicolás López Víctor Cuesta Jonathan Álvez Martín Sarrafiore Paolo Guerrero
Palmeiras Miguel Borja Alejandro Guerra Nicolás Freire Gustavo Gómez
Paraná Marcelo Báez Jorge González
Santos Jonathan Copete Bryan Ruiz Carlos Sánchez Derlis González
São Paulo Santiago Tréllez Robert Arboleda Gonzalo Carneiro Joao Rojas
Sport
Vasco da Gama Martín Silva Maxi López Andrés Ríos Leandro Desábato Oswaldo Henríquez
Vitória Marcelo Meli Marcelo Benítez Walter Bou
  • 1 Players holding Brazilian dual nationality.

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras (C) 38 23 11 4 64 26 +38 80 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Flamengo 38 21 9 8 59 29 +30 72
3 Internacional 38 19 12 7 51 29 +22 69
4 Grêmio 38 18 12 8 48 27 +21 66
5 São Paulo 38 16 15 7 46 34 +12 63 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 17 8 13 56 43 +13 59
7 Atlético Paranaense 38 16 9 13 54 37 +17 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Cruzeiro 38 14 11 13 34 34 0 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 Botafogo 38 13 12 13 38 46 8 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Santos 38 13 11 14 46 40 +6 50
11 Bahia 38 12 12 14 39 41 2 48
12 Fluminense 38 12 9 17 32 46 14 45
13 Corinthians 38 11 11 16 34 35 1 44
14 Chapecoense 38 11 11 16 34 50 16 44
15 Ceará 38 10 14 14 32 38 6 44
16 Vasco da Gama 38 10 13 15 41 48 7 43
17 Sport (R) 38 11 9 18 35 57 22 42 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 América Mineiro (R) 38 10 10 18 30 47 17 40
19 Vitória (R) 38 9 10 19 36 63 27 37
20 Paraná (R) 38 4 11 23 18 57 39 23
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.
Notes:
  1. Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

Results

Home \ Away AMG CAM CAP BAH BOT CEA CHA COR CRU FLA FLU GRE INT PAL PAR SAN SPA SPT VAS VIT
América Mineiro 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
Atlético Mineiro 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 5–2 0–0 2–1
Atlético Paranaense 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 4–0
Bahia 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 4–1
Botafogo 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1
Ceará 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Chapecoense 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Corinthians 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Cruzeiro 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–0
Flamengo 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 1–0
Fluminense 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Grêmio 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 5–1 2–1 3–4 2–1 4–0
Internacional 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–1
Palmeiras 4–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–3 1–0 3–2
Paraná 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Santos 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 5–2
São Paulo 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0
Sport 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0
Vasco da Gama 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–2 2–3
Vitória 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–4 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Source: CBF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Average home attendances

As of 1 December 2018

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.[27]

Pos. Team Stadium GP Cumulative Average
1FlamengoMaracanã19895,64147,139
2São PauloMorumbi19652,08034,320
3PalmeirasAllianz Parque19614,76432,356
4CorinthiansArena Corinthians19595,97331,367
5CearáCastelão19533,48228,078
6InternacionalBeira-Rio19526,31927,701
7GrêmioArena do Grêmio19423,01622,264
8BahiaFonte Nova19366,98519,315
9Atletico MineiroIndependência19326,36317,177
10Vasco da GamaSão Januário19282,72014,880
11FluminenseMaracanã19274,70214,458
12CruzeiroMineirão19257,14613,534
13BotafogoNilton Santos19219,81111,569
14SportIlha do Retiro19217,13211,428
15SantosVila Belmiro19200,92510,575
16Atletico ParanaenseArena da Baixada19200,83010,570
17ChapecoenseArena Condá19178,4299,391
18VitóriaBarradão19174,4399,181
19ParanáVila Capanema19118,2186,222
20America MineiroIndependência1993,0434,897
 Total3807,152,23518,821

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
RodrygoSantosVitória5–23 June 2018[28]
Ángel RomeroCorinthiansVasco da Gama4–129 July 2018[29]
Gabriel BarbosaSantosVasco da Gama3–01 September 2018[30]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Santos Atlético Paranaense 15
2 Vanderlei Santos 14
3 Júlio César Fluminense 13
Éverson Ceará
5 Marcelo Grohe Grêmio 12
Sidão São Paulo
Weverton Palmeiras
8 Diego Alves Flamengo 11
Douglas Friedrich Bahia
Victor Atlético Mineiro

Source: FoxSports.com

Awards

Team of the year

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Year Luiz Felipe Scolari Palmeiras
Player of the Year Dudu Palmeiras
Goal of the Year Éverton Ribeiro, round 37 vs. Cruzeiro (8') Flamengo
Fan-Selected Player of the Year Gustavo Cuéllar Flamengo
Young Player of the Year Pedro Fluminense
Fair Play Team of the Year Corinthians
Referee of the Year Raphael Claus

Source Globo
Last updated: 3 December 2018

References

  1. "América-MG vence o Figueirense e garante o acesso antecipado à Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo. 11 November 2017.
  2. "Em jogo fraco, Inter empata com o Oeste em Barueri e garante retorno a Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo. 14 November 2017.
  3. "Paraná vence o CRB, resultados ajudam, e time garante o acesso antecipado à Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 November 2017.
  4. "Com a Série A garantida, Ceará empata com o Criciúma no Heriberto Hülse" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 November 2017.
  5. "Nelsinho Baptista surpreende, detona diretoria e entrega cargo no Sport" (in Portuguese). Globo. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. "Claudinei Oliveira assume o comando do Sport" (in Portuguese). Destak. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. "Ceará demite Marcelo Chamusca, 2º treinador a perder emprego no Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. "Após saída de Chamusca, Jorginho é o novo técnico do Ceará e terá desafios na Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. "Carille aceita proposta do Al Wehda, da Arábia Saudita, e deixa o Corinthians" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. "Pediu para sair: Zé Ricardo deixa o cargo e não é mais treinador do Vasco" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 June 2018.
  11. "Vasco da Gama define Valdir Bigode como técnico interino" (in Portuguese). Diário Carioca. 2 June 2018.
  12. "Após derrota para o Grêmio, Guto Ferreira não é mais técnico do Bahia" (in Portuguese). Terra. 3 June 2018.
  13. "Jorginho deixa comando do Ceará após três derrotas em 15 dias de trabalho" (in Portuguese). UOL. 4 June 2018.
  14. "Após saída de Jorginho, Lisca é o novo técnico do Ceará para a Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo. 4 June 2018.
  15. "Jorginho acerta com o Vasco; Pelaipe e gerente de futebol são demitidos" (in Portuguese). Globo. 5 June 2018.
  16. "Abel pede demissão, deixa o Flu e justifica: "Desgaste tem sido muito grande"" (in Portuguese). Globo. 16 June 2018.
  17. "Flu anuncia Marcelo Oliveira como novo técnico após saída de Abel Braga" (in Portuguese). Globo. 22 June 2018.
  18. "América-MG anuncia saída de Enderson e diz que técnico vai para o Bahia" (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 June 2018.
  19. "Após recusas de Abel e Zé Ricardo, diretor será o treinador do América-MG" (in Portuguese). UOL. 19 June 2018.
  20. "Alberto Valentim pede para sair e não é mais técnico do Botafogo" (in Portuguese). UOL. 19 June 2018.
  21. "Oficial: liberado pelos indianos, Marcos Paquetá é o novo técnico do Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Globo. 26 June 2018.
  22. "Fernando Diniz é demitido do Atlético-PR na reapresentação da equipe" (in Portuguese). UOL. 25 June 2018.
  23. "Campeão paranaense, Tiago Nunes assume como técnico interino do Atlético" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 26 June 2018.
  24. "América-MG troca de técnico: sai Drubscky, e entra Adilson Batista" (in Portuguese). Globo. 24 July 2018.
  25. "Roger Machado é demitido pelo Palmeiras após derrota para o Flu" (in Portuguese). UOL. 26 July 2018.
  26. "Felipão acerta com o Palmeiras e será técnico do clube pela terceira vez" (in Portuguese). Globo. 26 July 2018.
  27. "Público de Brasileirão Série A em 2018". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  28. "Rodrygo inferniza o Vitória, comanda goleada e tira o Santos do Z-4". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  29. "Romero faz mais três, chega a 37 pelo Corinthians e supera... Ronaldo Fenômeno!". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  30. "Vasco 0 x 3 Santos - Campeonato Brasileiro 2018 rodada 22 - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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