2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as the Brasileirão Petrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2011 season.On 11 November 2012, Fluminense won the title for the fourth time.[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season2012
ChampionsFluminense
3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title
4th Brazilian title
RelegatedFigueirense
Atlético Goianiense
Palmeiras
Sport Recife
Copa Libertadores de AméricaCorinthians (title holder)
Palmeiras (cup winner)
Fluminense
Grêmio
Atlético Mineiro
São Paulo
Matches played380
Goals scored940 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerFred (20)
Biggest home winAtlético Mineiro 6−0 Figueirense
Biggest away winVasco 0−4 Bahia
Highest scoringFigueirense 3−4 Atlético Mineiro
Longest winning run7 games
Atlético Mineiro
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Grêmio
Longest winless run14 games
Figueirense
Longest losing run7 games
Atlético Goianiense
Figueirense
Highest attendanceSão Paulo 2−1 Náutico 62,207
Lowest attendanceAtlético Goianiense 0−1 Sport 449
Average attendance12,983
2011
2013

Format

For the tenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2013 season.

International qualification

The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2013 Copa Libertadores. The top-two teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the third and fourth places in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Atlético GoianienseGoiâniaSerra Dourada
Boca do Jacaré (one match)
Bezerrão (one match)
50,049
30,000
20,000
Atlético MineiroBelo HorizonteIndependência23,018
BahiaSalvadorPituaçu31,677
BotafogoRio de JaneiroEngenhão44,000
CorinthiansSão PauloPacaembu37,952
CoritibaCuritibaCouto Pereira38,000
CruzeiroBelo HorizonteIndependência
Melão (5 matches)
Parque do Sabiá (one match)
23,018
15,471
50,000
FigueirenseFlorianópolisOrlando Scarpelli19,069
FlamengoRio de JaneiroEngenhão
Raulino de Oliveira (5 matches)
44,000
20,255
FluminenseRio de JaneiroEngenhão
Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches)
São Januário (2 matches)
44,000
20,255
22,150
GrêmioPorto AlegreOlímpico45,000
InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio56,000
NáuticoRecifeAflitos19,800
PalmeirasSão PauloPacaembu (8 matches)
Arena Barueri (7 matches)
Fonte Luminosa (3 matches)
Prudentão (one match)
37,952
31,452
20,287
44,414
Ponte PretaCampinasMoisés Lucarelli19,728
PortuguesaSão PauloCanindé21,004
SantosSantosVila Belmiro
Pacaembu (2 matches)
21,256
37,952
São PauloSão PauloMorumbi
Pacaembu (one match)
67,428
37,952
SportRecifeIlha do Retiro30,520
Vasco da GamaRio de JaneiroSão Januário
Engenhão (3 matches)
22,150
44,000

Personnel and kits

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Atlético Goianiense Arthur Neto MárcioSuper BollaCimento Tocantins
Atlético Mineiro Cuca RéverTopperBanco BMG
Bahia Jorginho TitiNikeOAS Empreendimentos
Botafogo Oswaldo de Oliveira JeffersonPumaGuaraviton
Corinthians Tite AlessandroNikeCaixa
Coritiba Marquinhos Santos LincolnNikeBanco BMG
Cruzeiro Celso Roth FábioOlympikusBanco BMG
Figueirense Adilson Batista WilsonPenaltyTaschibra
Flamengo Vanderlei Luxemburgo Leonardo MouraOlympikus
Fluminense Abel Braga Fredadidasunimed
Grêmio Vanderlei Luxemburgo Gilberto SilvaTopperBanrisul
Internacional Osmar Loss (caretaker) Andrés D'AlessandroNikeBanrisul
Náutico Alexandre Gallo MartinezPenalty
Palmeiras Gilson Kleina Marcos AssunçãoadidasKia Motors
Ponte Preta Guto Ferreira RogerPulseHitachi
Portuguesa Geninho Marcelo CordeiroLupoIRWIN
Santos Muricy Ramalho NeymarNikeBanco BMG
São Paulo Ney Franco Rogério CeniReebokSemp Toshiba
Sport Sérgio Guedes MagrãoLottoMRV Engenharia
Vasco da Gama Gaúcho Juninho PernambucanoPenaltyEletrobras

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Position
in table
Replaced by
Atlético/GO Adílson BatistaSacked29 May10th Hélio dos Anjos
São Paulo Emerson LeãoSacked26 June8th Ney Franco
Atlético/GO Hélio dos AnjosResigned9 July20th Jairo Araújo
Bahia Paulo Roberto FalcãoSacked20 July19th Caio Júnior
Internacional Dorival JúniorSacked20 July8th Fernandão
Figueirense Argel FucksSacked20 July17th Hélio dos Anjos
Flamengo Joel SantanaSacked23 July10th Dorival Júnior
Sport Vágner ManciniResigned11 August16th Waldemar Lemos
Figueirense Hélio dos AnjosSacked24 August20th Márcio Goiano
Bahia Caio JúniorResigned27 August16th Jorginho
Coritiba Marcelo OliveiraSacked6 September16th Marquinhos dos Santos
Vasco da Gama Cristóvão BorgesResigned9 September4th Marcelo Oliveira
Palmeiras Luiz Felipe ScolariMutual consent13 September19th Narciso
Atlético/GO Jairo AraújoResigned13 September20th Arthur Neto
Palmeiras NarcisoReplaced19 September19th Gilson Kleina
Ponte Preta Gilson KleinaLeft to sign with Palmeiras19 September11th Guto Ferreira
Sport Waldemar LemosSacked6 October17th Sérgio Guedes
Vasco da Gama Marcelo OliveiraSacked5 November7th Gaúcho
Figueirense Márcio GoianoSacked5 November19th Adílson Batista
Internacional FernandãoSacked20 November8th Osmar Loss (caretaker)

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Fluminense (C)38221156133+28772013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Atlético Mineiro38201266437+2772
3Grêmio38201175633+23712013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4São Paulo38206125937+2266
5Vasco da Gama381610124544+158
6Corinthians381512115139+12572013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
7Botafogo381510136050+1055
8Santos381314115044+653
9Cruzeiro38157164751−452
10Internacional381313124440+452
11Flamengo381214123845−750
12Náutico38147174451−749
13Coritiba38146185360−748
14Ponte Preta381212143744−748
15Bahia381114133741−447
16Portuguesa381015133941−245
17Sport do Recife381011173956−1741Relegation to 2013 Série B
18Palmeiras3897223954−1534Copa Libertadores Second Stage and relegation to Série B[b]
19Atlético Goianiense3879223767−3030Relegation to 2013 Série B
20Figueirense3879223972−3330
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UOL.com.br
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayACGCAMBAHBOTCORCTBCRUFIGFLAFLUGREINTNAUPALPONPORSANSPASPTVAS
Atlético Goianiense1–10–11–20–21–20–23–21–21–40–13–10–12–11–11–12–14–30–10–1
Atlético Mineiro2–21–13–21–01–03–26–01–13–20–03–15–13–02–22–02–01–02–11–0
Bahia1–10–02–00–02–20–12–11–20–21–11–11–10–11–00–00–01–02–11–2
Botafogo4–02–33–02–22–02–31–00–01–10–11–13–11–21–23–00–24–22–03–2
Corinthians1–11–01–11–35–12–01–13–20–13–11–02–12–11–11–11–11–23–01–0
Coritiba3–01–02–12–31–24–03–03–00–22–11–02–11–11–02–01–21–12–31–2
Cruzeiro0–02–23–11–32–02–11–01–01–11–30–03–02–11–22–00–42–31–01–1
Figueirense3–13–41–10–21–03–12–00–22–22–40–12–11–30–00–01–30–21–11–1
Flamengo3–22–10–02–20–33–11–11–00–11–13–32–01–10–10–01–01–01–11–0
Fluminense1–20–04–01–01–12–10–22–21–02–20–02–11–02–14–13–12–11–01–2
Grêmio2–10–13–11–12–00–02–14–02–01–00–02–01–01–01–21–12–13–12–0
Internacional4–13–03–11–20–22–02–12–34–10–10–10–02–12–10–20–01–02–20–0
Náutico2–01–01–03–22–13–40–03–20–10–21–03–01–03–00–03–03–01–01–1
Palmeiras1–20–10–22–20–20–12–03–11–02–30–00–13–03–01–11–21–13–11–1
Ponte Preta3–10–10–20–01–04–11–02–22–21–20–01–02–11–02–11–00–01–10–0
Portuguesa2–01–10–11–11–13–00–22–00–00–22–21–13–13–00–00–01–05–10–1
Santos2–22–21–30–03–22–24–22–02–01–14–21–10–03–12–11–30–00–02–0
São Paulo2–01–01–04–03–13–11–02–04–11–11–21–12–13–03–03–11–01–00–1
Sport Recife0–01–41–12–01–11–02–10–11–11–11–30–20–02–13–12–12–12–40–2
Vasco da Gama1–01–10–41–00–02–21–33–11–11–22–11–24–23–13–22–02–00–20–3
Source: http://www.cbf.com.br
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameNationalityClubGoals
1Fred  BrazilianFluminense20
2Luís Fabiano  BrazilianSão Paulo17
3Aloísio  BrazilianFigueirense14
Hernán Barcos  ArgentinePalmeiras14
Bruno Mineiro  BrazilianPortuguesa14
Neymar  BrazilianSantos14
7Kieza  BrazilianNáutico13
Vágner Love  BrazilianFlamengo13
9Bernard  BrazilianAtlético Mineiro11
Elkeson  BrazilianBotafogo11

Source: globoesporte.com

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