# 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 50th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. It began on April 15, 2006, and reached its end on December 3, 2006.

## Format

The format was similar to the 2005 edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion.

## Calendar

From April 15 through June 4, 10 rounds were played. From June 9 until July 9, the tournament was suspended for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Play resumed on July 12 and continued until December 3.
Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:
* Copa do Brasil - Flamengo defeated Vasco da Gama
* Copa Libertadores - Internacional defeated São Paulo
* Copa Sudamericana - Atlético-PR was the best Brazilian team, losing in the semifinals.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 78 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores and 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 69 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Grêmio | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 67 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Santos | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 64 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores |
| 5 | Paraná | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 60 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores |
| 6 | Vasco | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 59 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 7 | Figueirense | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 57 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 8 | Goiás | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 55 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 9 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 53 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 53 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 11 | Flamengo | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 52 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores by winning the 2006 Copa do Brasil |
| 12 | Botafogo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 51 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 13 | Atlético-PR | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 48 | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana |
| 14 | Juventude | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 47 | |
| 15 | Fluminense | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 45 | |
| 16 | Palmeiras | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 39 | Relegated to Série B 2007 |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 38 | Relegated to Série B 2007 |
| 19 | São Caetano | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 36 | Relegated to Série B 2007 |
| 20 | Santa Cruz | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 28 | Relegated to Série B 2007 |

## Top goal scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Souza | 17 | Goiás |
| Schwenck | 14 | Figueirense |
| Soares | 13 | Figueirense |
| Cícero | 13 | Figueirense |
| Tuta | 13 | Fluminense |

## Fixtures and results

| Home \ Away | CAP | BOT | COR | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | FOR | GOI | GRE | INT | JUV | PAL | PAR | PON | STA | SAN | SCA | SPO | VAS |
| Atlético-PR | | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–4 |
| Botafogo | 0–4 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Corinthians | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Cruzeiro | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Figueirense | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Flamengo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fortaleza | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–5 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Goiás | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Grêmio | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Internacional | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Juventude | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Palmeiras | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Paraná | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Ponte Preta | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Santos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| São Caetano | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| São Paulo | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | | 5–1 |
| Vasco | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |