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2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 64th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 17th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 6 December,[1] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled, starting on 8 August 2020 and ending on 25 February 2021.[2]

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The top six teams as well as the 2020 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for 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 for 2021. The match ball for the 2020 season was the Nike Merlin CBF 2020, which was presented by the Brazilian Football Confederation on 31 January 2020. Flamengo were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their seventh championship on the last day of the season despite losing 2–1 to São Paulo, after Internacional drew with Corinthians at home by a 0–0 score.[3]

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Teams

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

Red Bull Bragantino became the first club to be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight after 22 years of absence following a 3–1 win against Guarani on 5 November 2019.[4]

Sport was promoted on 20 November,[5] making an immediate return to the first division after a season away.

The final two teams to be promoted were Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense, on 30 November, both returning after a two-year absence.[6]

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Number of teams by state

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and kits

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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.

(dn) = Player holding Brazilian dual nationality.

Managerial changes

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Standings

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League table

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Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.[97]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

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Leader and Copa Libertadores group stage
Copa Libertadores group stage
Copa Libertadores second stage
Copa Sudamericana group stage
Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Source: CBF.com
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Results

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Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Season statistics

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Top scorers

Source: Soccerway

Assists

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Clean sheets

Source: FBref.com

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Awards

Monthly awards

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Annual awards

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More information Série A Team of the Year ...
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References

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