2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Football league season
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.
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 .
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
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
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Foreign Players
The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match
Personnel and kits
League table
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:
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
Results
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
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
References
External links
League competitions
Cup competitions
State competitions International competitions
National teams
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Super cups CONMEBOL competitions