2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Cruzeiro, the defending champions, won the title for the second time in a row and the fourth time overall. The championship had a break between the ninth and tenth rounds due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.^[3]Cruzeiro took the lead in round 6 and from then on, stayed in that position, winning the title after a 2–1 victory over Goiás in the Mineirão stadium, in round 36.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Official logo.
Season	2014
Champions	Cruzeiro 4th Campeonato Brasileiro title
Relegated	Vitória Bahia Botafogo Criciúma
Copa Libertadores	Cruzeiro São Paulo Internacional Corinthians Atlético Mineiro
Matches played	380
Goals scored	860 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fred (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6−0 Criciúma (10 May) Goiás 6−0 Palmeiras (21 September)
Biggest away win	Sport 1−4 Corinthians (25 May) Atlético Paranaense 0−3 Fluminense (27 July)
Highest scoring	Fluminense 5−2 São Paulo (21 May) Corinthians 5−2 Goiás (21 August) Fluminense 5−2 Corinthians (30 November)
Longest winning run	5 matches: Internacional (20 June−18 August) Flamengo (10 August−31 August)
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches: Cruzeiro (1 June−12 September)
Longest winless run	10 matches: Bahia (11 May−03 August) Palmeiras (25 May−21 August) Criciúma (20 July−11 September)
Longest losing run	6 matches: Botafogo (2 November-30 November)
Highest attendance	58,627[1] São Paulo 2−0 Cruzeiro (14 September 2014)
Lowest attendance	766[2] Atlético-PR 1−1 Chapecoense (18 May 2014, Willie Davids, Maringá)
← 2013 2015 →

On the other side of the table, Criciúma, that had been in the relegation zone since round 17, and held the last place since round 30, was relegated after a 1–1 draw against Flamengo, also in round 36. In the following round, Botafogo was relegated after losing to Santos by 2–0. In the last round, Palmeiras, despite only obtaining a draw in its last match, against Atlético Paranaense, guaranteed its survival in the first division after defeats of its competitors, Vitória and Bahia.

Format

For the twelfth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points at the end of the season is declared champion, while the bottom four teams are relegated and play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2015 season.

International qualification

The Série A serves as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2015 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings qualify to the First Stage.

Teams and location

Atlético Mineiro

Atlético Paranaense

Chapecoense

Coritiba

Cruzeiro

Figueirense

Goiás

Grêmio

Internacional

Sport

Bahia

Criciúma

Vitória

São Paulo Metro Area

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
São Paulo Metro Area teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Santos
São Paulo

Location of teams in 2014 Série A

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Independência Ipatingão (2 matches) Parque do Sabiá (one match)	23,018 16,000 53,350
Atlético Paranaense	Curitiba	Arena da Baixada Willie Davids (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Parque do Sabiá (one match) Orlando Scarpelli (one match)	42,372 21,600 72,788 53,350 19,584
Bahia	Salvador	Arena Fonte Nova Joia da Princesa (2 matches) Arena Barueri (one match)	47,907 16,274 31,452
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã Mané Garrincha (3 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches) Arena da Amazônia (2 matches) São Januário (one match) Moacyrzão (one match)	78,838 72,788 19,183 44,300 24,584 15,000
Chapecoense	Chapecó	Arena Condá	19,325
Corinthians	São Paulo	Arena Corinthians Canindé (2 matches) Arena Pantanal (one match) Pacaembu (one match)	48,234 21,004 44,097 37,730
Coritiba	Curitiba	Couto Pereira Vila Capanema (one match)	40,502 17,140
Criciúma	Criciúma	Heriberto Hülse	19,900
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Mineirão Parque do Sabiá (2 matches)	61,846 53,350
Figueirense	Florianópolis	Orlando Scarpelli Arena Barueri (one match) Estádio do Café (one match)	19,584 31,452 30,300
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã Moacyrzão (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Morumbi (one match) Arena da Amazônia (one match) Castelão (one match)	78,838 15,000 72,788 67,428 44,300 40,149
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã Mané Garrincha (one match) Raulino de Oliveira (one match) Moacyrzão (one match)	78,838 72,788 19,183 15,000
Goiás	Goiânia	Serra Dourada Mangueirão (one match) Arena Pantanal (one match) Mário Helênio (one match) JK (one match)	41,574 45,007 44,097 31,863 14,455
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	Arena do Grêmio Alfredo Jaconi (2 matches)	55,662 19,924
Internacional	Porto Alegre	Beira-Rio Centenário (2 matches)	50,128 22,132
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Pacaembu Allianz Parque (2 matches) Prudentão (one match) Fonte Luminosa (one match)	37,730 43,713 45,954 21,441
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro Arena Pantanal (2 matches) Pacaembu (2 matches) Morumbi (one match) Primeiro de Maio (one match)	16,068 44,097 37,730 67,428 15,759
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi Pacaembu (one match) Arena Barueri (one match)	67,428 37,730 31,452
Sport	Recife	Ilha do Retiro Arena Pernambuco (7 matches)	32,983 44,300
Vitória	Salvador	Barradão Pituaçu (2 matches) Joia da Princesa (2 matches) Arena Fonte Nova (one match)	35,632 32,157 16,274 47,907

Number of teams by state

Number of teams	State	Team(s)
4	São Paulo	Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo
3	Rio de Janeiro	Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense
	Santa Catarina	Chapecoense, Criciúma, Figueirense
2	Bahia	Bahia, Vitória
	Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro
	Paraná	Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba
	Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio, Internacional
1	Goiás	Goiás
	Pernambuco	Sport

Average attendance

Club	Average attendance
Cruzeiro	30,015
Corinthians	29,195
São Paulo FC	28,611
Flamengo	28,221
Internacional	23,532
Grêmio	22,564
Palmeiras	19,947
Fluminense	19,448
Sport	18,749
Atlético Mineiro	14,200
Bahia	13,313
Botafogo	12,457
Coritiba	12,401
Vitória	10,635
Atlético Paranaense	10,463
Chapecoense	10,283
Santos FC	9,407
Criciúma EC	9,321
Figueirense	8,527
Goiás EC	6,958

^[4]

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	Player 7	Player 8	Dual Nationality Players	Former Players
Atlético Mineiro	Jesús Dátolo									Nicolás Otamendi
Atlético Paranaense	Lucas Olaza	Matías Mirabaje
Bahia	Emanuel Biancucchi									Wilson Pittoni
Botafogo	Juan Carlos Ferreyra	Mario Bolatti	Pablo Zeballos	Luis Ramírez					Emerson Sheik	Nicolás Lodeiro
Chapecoense	Enrique Meza
Corinthians	Ángel Romero	Paolo Guerrero
Coritiba	Geraldo	Alejandro Martinuccio	Joel Tagueu
Criciúma
Cruzeiro	Marcelo Moreno	Miguel Samudio								Alejandro Martinuccio
Figueirense	Roberto Cereceda	Bruno Fornaroli
Flamengo	Héctor Canteros	Lucas Mugni	Frickson Erazo	Víctor Cáceres		Eduardo
Fluminense	Darío Conca	Edwin Valencia
Goiás
Grêmio	Alan Ruiz	Hernán Barcos	Matías Rodríguez	Cristian Riveros						Maxi Rodríguez
Internacional	Andrés D'Alessandro	Carlos Luque	Charles Aránguiz							Otávio
Palmeiras	Agustín Allione	Fernando Tobio	Jonatan Cristaldo	Pablo Mouche	Jorge Valdivia	William Mendieta	Mauricio Victorino	Sebastián Eguren
Santos	Eugenio Mena
São Paulo	Álvaro Pereira									Dorlan Pabón
Sport Recife
Vitória	Damián Escudero	Luis Cáceres	Guillermo Beltrán	Roberto Fernandez						Luis Aguiar

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Atlético Mineiro	Levir Culpi	Réver	Puma	Banco BMG
Atlético Paranaense	Claudinei Oliveira	Wéverton	Umbro	Caixa
Bahia	Gilson Kleina	Marcelo Lomba	Nike	Grupo OAS
Botafogo	Vágner Mancini	Jefferson	Puma	Guaraviton
Chapecoense	Celso Rodrigues	Bruno Rangel	Umbro	Caixa
Corinthians	Mano Menezes	Ralf	Nike	Caixa
Coritiba	Marquinhos Santos	Alex	Nike	Caixa
Criciúma	Gilmar Dal Pozzo	Paulo Baier	Kanxa	Dotz/Ar Condicionado Springer
Cruzeiro	Marcelo Oliveira	Fábio	Olympikus	Banco BMG
Figueirense	Argel Fucks	Tiago Volpi	Penalty	Caixa
Flamengo	Vanderlei Luxemburgo	Léo Moura	Adidas	Caixa
Fluminense	Cristóvão Borges	Fred	Adidas	Unimed
Goiás	Ricardo Drubscky	Amaral	Puma	None
Grêmio	Luiz Felipe Scolari	Hernán Barcos	Topper	Banrisul
Internacional	Abel Braga	Andrés D'Alessandro	Nike	Banrisul
Palmeiras	Dorival Júnior	Jorge Valdivia	Adidas	None
Santos	Enderson Moreira	Edu Dracena	Nike	None
São Paulo	Muricy Ramalho	Rogério Ceni	Penalty	Semp
Sport	Eduardo Baptista	Durval	Adidas	Caixa
Vitória	Ney Franco	Wilson	Puma	Caixa

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cruzeiro (C)	38	24	8	6	67	38	+29	80	2015 Copa Libertadores group stage
2	São Paulo	38	20	10	8	59	40	+19	70
3	Internacional	38	21	6	11	53	41	+12	69
4	Corinthians	38	19	12	7	49	31	+18	69	2015 Copa Libertadores first stage
5	Atlético Mineiro	38	17	11	10	51	38	+13	62	2015 Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6	Fluminense	38	17	10	11	61	42	+19	61	2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16[lower-alpha 2]
7	Grêmio	38	17	10	11	36	24	+12	61	2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage[lower-alpha 3]
8	Atlético Paranaense	38	15	9	14	43	42	+1	54
9	Santos	38	15	8	15	42	35	+7	53
10	Flamengo	38	14	10	14	46	47	−1	52
11	Sport	38	14	10	14	36	46	−10	52
12	Goiás	38	13	8	17	38	40	−2	47
13	Figueirense	38	13	8	17	37	47	−10	47
14	Coritiba	38	12	11	15	42	45	−3	47
15	Chapecoense	38	11	10	17	39	44	−5	43
16	Palmeiras	38	11	7	20	34	59	−25	40
17	Vitória (R)	38	10	8	20	37	54	−17	38	Relegation to 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	Bahia (R)	38	9	10	19	31	43	−12	37
19	Botafogo (R)	38	9	7	22	31	48	−17	34
20	Criciúma (R)	38	7	11	20	28	56	−28	32

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Atlético Mineiro has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2014 Copa do Brasil champions.
2. Because neither of Brazilian teams won the 2014 Copa Libertadores, an additionally berth to the 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16 was given to the best non-qualified to 2015 Copa Libertadores, the sixth-placed Fluminense.
3. Teams that will entry in 2015 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also the 2014 Copa Verde champion (Brasília FC) and the 2015 Copa do Nordeste champion (Ceará) have a berth guaranteed.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Atlético Mineiro	9	15	17	15	11	7	9	6	8	11	11	11	9	6	6	8	6	8	7	8	8	7	6	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	3	5	4	6	4	5	6	5
Atlético Paranaense	5	4	8	14	13	14	10	12	11	7	4	9	10	7	7	9	9	10	11	13	11	11	12	13	11	12	15	14	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	8	8	8
Bahia	15	9	6	4	10	10	11	14	15	16	16	19	19	18	19	18	18	19	19	20	19	16	18	16	14	14	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Botafogo	20	18	19	13	15	17	17	13	14	14	14	14	16	17	12	16	14	13	14	14	15	17	16	15	16	19	20	19	17	19	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Chapecoense	9	15	17	19	20	20	18	18	16	15	15	15	12	13	13	12	15	15	15	16	14	14	15	14	15	16	14	13	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	15	15
Corinthians	9	3	1	3	8	9	6	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	6	7	6	5	6	5	3	5	7	5	5	3	3	4	4
Coritiba	9	13	15	18	19	18	19	20	17	18	19	17	17	20	20	17	19	18	18	17	18	15	17	19	20	20	17	20	20	16	18	17	15	16	17	15	14	14
Criciúma	15	19	13	17	17	12	12	10	13	12	12	12	13	12	15	15	17	17	17	19	17	19	19	20	19	18	19	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Cruzeiro	3	4	2	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Figueirense	20	20	20	20	18	19	20	19	20	17	18	20	18	16	18	14	12	14	12	11	13	13	13	12	10	11	12	15	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	13
Flamengo	9	17	9	16	16	16	16	17	19	20	20	18	20	19	14	13	11	9	10	12	10	10	11	10	12	13	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	8	10	9	9	10
Fluminense	1	1	5	2	5	3	2	2	2	6	3	3	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7	7	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	4	7	7	7	7	5	6
Goiás	9	8	4	8	4	6	3	5	7	10	10	7	8	10	11	11	13	12	13	9	12	12	10	11	13	10	10	9	9	9	9	11	10	11	12	13	13	12
Grêmio	17	10	12	7	3	2	4	7	6	9	7	10	11	11	8	10	7	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	7	6	3	4	6	6	7	7
Internacional	5	4	3	1	1	5	8	4	5	8	5	4	3	2	2	2	5	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	5	4	3	6	3	5	4	3	3
Palmeiras	3	10	14	9	6	4	5	9	10	13	13	13	14	14	17	20	16	16	16	15	16	18	20	17	17	15	13	12	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	16	16
Santos	7	12	16	11	12	13	13	11	9	5	9	6	6	9	10	7	10	11	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	11	10	9
São Paulo	1	2	7	10	7	8	7	8	4	3	6	8	7	5	5	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sport	7	4	9	6	6	11	14	15	12	4	8	5	5	8	9	6	8	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	11	11
Vitória	17	14	9	12	14	15	15	16	18	19	17	16	15	15	16	19	20	20	20	18	20	20	14	18	18	17	18	16	16	17	16	16	17	15	16	17	17	17

Source: globoesporte.com

Results

Home \ Away	CAM	CAP	BAH	BOT	CHA	COR	CTB	CRI	CRU	FIG	FLA	FLU	GOI	GRE	INT	PAL	SAN	SPA	SPT	VIT
Atlético Mineiro		3–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	3–2	2–0
Atlético Paranaense	1–0		0–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–1	2–0
Bahia	1–1	1–2		1–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	3–0	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–0	1–1
Botafogo	0–0	0–2	2–3		1–0	1–0	1–0	6–0	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	2–2	0–1	1–0	2–4	1–1	1–1
Chapecoense	1–1	3–0	2–1	2–0		0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–1	0–1
Corinthians	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1		2–2	2–1	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	5–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	3–2	3–0	2–1
Coritiba	0–0	1–0	3–2	2–0	3–0	0–0		1–0	1–2	0–2	0–1	1–0	3–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	3–1	0–1	2–0
Criciúma	3–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–0		0–0	1–0	0–2	3–2	1–0	0–3	0–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–2	1–3
Cruzeiro	2–3	2–0	2–1	2–1	4–2	0–1	3–2	3–1		5–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Figueirense	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	4–0	1–1	1–1		1–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0
Flamengo	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	3–2	1–1	3–0	1–1		1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	4–2	0–1	0–2	1–0	4–0
Fluminense	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–4	5–2	1–1	4–2	3–3	3–0	2–0		2–0	0–0	1–1	3–0	1–0	5–2	4–0	1–2
Goiás	2–3	3–1	3–0	2–0	4–2	0–1	3–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–2		0–0	0–1	6–0	2–2	2–1	0–0	0–0
Grêmio	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–3	2–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0		4–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	1–0
Internacional	2–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	4–2	3–0	1–3	2–3	4–0	2–1	1–0	2–0		3–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–0
Palmeiras	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	2–2	0–1	2–0	2–1	0–1		1–3	1–2	0–2	2–0
Santos	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	0–1	2–1	2–0	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	1–2	2–0		0–1	1–1	3–1
São Paulo	2–1	1–0	2–1	3–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–1		2–0	3–1
Sport	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–4	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–1	1–0		1–2
Vitória	2–3	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2014. Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 7 December 2014

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Fred	Fluminense	18
2	Henrique	Palmeiras	16
4	Ricardo Goulart	Cruzeiro	15
	Marcelo Moreno	Cruzeiro
5	Hernán Barcos	Grêmio	14
6	Paolo Guerrero	Corinthians	12
	Erik Lima	Goiás
7	Diego Tardelli	Atlético Mineiro	10
	Leandro	Chapecoense
10	Cléo	Atlético Paranaense	9
	Darío Conca	Fluminense
	Luís Fabiano	São Paulo
	Alexandre Pato	São Paulo

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Daniel Correa	Botafogo	Criciúma	6–0[6]	10 May 2014
Douglas Coutinho	Atlético Paranaense	Figueirense	3–1[7]	1 June 2014
Luciano	Corinthians	Goiás	5–2[8]	21 August 2014
Erik	Goiás	Atlético Paranaense	3–1[9]	31 August 2014
Patric	Sport	Santos	3–1[10]	10 September 2014
Henrique	Palmeiras	Chapecoense	4-2[11]	2 October 2014

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets: 14
  • Grêmio
• Fewest clean sheets: 4
  • Vitória

References

1. "São Paulo 2–0 Cruzeiro". globoesporte. 14 September 2014.
2. "Atlético-PR 1–1 Chapecoense". globoesporte. 18 May 2014.
3. "Com Estaduais reduzidos e pausa da Copa, CBF divulga calendário de 2014" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. "Série A 2014 - Attendance".
5. "Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Stats: Top Goal Scorers – 2014". globoesporte. Rede Globo. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
6. "Botafogo 6–0 Criciúma". globoesporte. 10 May 2014.
7. "Figueirense 1–3 Atlético Paranaense". globoesporte. 1 June 2014.
8. "Corinthians 5–2 Goiás". globoesporte. 21 August 2014.
9. "Goiás 3–1 Atlético Paranaense". globoesporte. 31 August 2014.
10. "Sport 3–1 Santos". globoesporte. 10 September 2014.
11. "Palmeiras 4-2 Chapecoense". globoesporte. 2 October 2014.

External links

• 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at Soccerway