# 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 54th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.

## Format

For the eighth consecutive season, the tournament was in a double round-robin system. The team with most points was declared the champion. The bottom-four teams were relegated for the following season.

### International qualification

The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2011 international tournaments. Since Internacional won the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the top-two teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores.
The format used then also specified that the next two best teams in the standings qualify to the First Stage, if the 2011 Copa Sudamericana isn't conquered by a Brazilian club. If that happens, the fourth placed team will not qualify to the Libertadores. Santos, as the winner of the 2010 Copa do Brasil, has an automatic berth to the Second Stage of the competition. The next eight best teams in the standings earn berths to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.

## Team information

Last season, Coritiba, Santo André, Náutico, and Sport were relegated after finishing in the last four position in the standings. There were replaced by four-time champion Vasco da Gama, one-time champion Guarani, Ceará, and Atlético Goianiense, the top-four finishers of the 2009 Série B.
During the off-season, Barueri-based club Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, simply known as Barueri, moved to Presidente Prudente, thus changed their name to Grêmio Prudente Futebol.
During the championship, some clubs' venues were transferred to secondary stadia as their home venues are being reformed in preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 45,000 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão Arena do Jacaré Ipatingão | 75,783 25,000 20,500 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Curitiba | Arena da Baixada | 28,327 |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 19,000 |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Engenhão | 46,931 |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 60,326 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Pacaembu | 37,952 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão Arena do Jacaré Ipatingão Parque do Sabiá | 75,783 25,000 20,500 50,000 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã Raulino de Oliveira Engenhão | 87,238 21,000 46,931 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã Engenhão | 87,238 46,931 |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 45,000 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Olímpico | 45,000 |
| Grêmio Prudente | Presidente Prudente | Prudentão | 44,414 |
| Guarani | Campinas | Brinco de Ouro | 40,988 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 56,000 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Palestra Itália Arena Barueri Pacaembu | 29,876 16,417 37,952 |
| Santos | Santos | Vila Belmiro Pacaembu | 20,120 37,952 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Morumbi | 67,428 |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | São Januário | 20,150 |
| Vitória | Salvador | Barradão | 32,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| Atlético Goianiense | Renê Simões | Super Bolla | Banco BMG |
| Atlético Mineiro | Dorival Júnior | Topper | Banco BMG |
| Atlético Paranaense | Sérgio Soares | Umbro | Philco |
| Avaí | Vagner Benazzi | Fanatic | Intelbras |
| Botafogo | Joel Santana | Fila | Neo Química Genéricos |
| Ceará | Dimas Filgueiras (caretaker) | Penalty | Neo Química Genéricos |
| Corinthians | Tite | Nike | Neo Química Genéricos |
| Cruzeiro | Cuca | Reebok | Banco BMG |
| Flamengo | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Olympikus | Batavo |
| Fluminense | Muricy Ramalho | Adidas | Unimed |
| Goiás | Artur Neto | Lotto | Neo Química Genéricos |
| Grêmio | Renato Gaúcho | Puma | Banrisul |
| Grêmio Prudente | Fábio Giuntini | Kanxa | Grupo Localfrio |
| Guarani | Vágner Mancini | Lupo Sport | CPN Engenharia |
| Internacional | Celso Roth | Reebok | Banrisul |
| Palmeiras | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Adidas | Fiat |
| Santos | Marcelo Martelotte (caretaker) | Umbro | Seara Alimentos |
| São Paulo | Paulo César Carpegiani | Reebok | Banco BMG |
| Vasco da Gama | PC Gusmão | Penalty | Eletrobras |
| Vitória | Antônio Lopes | Penalty | Grupo OAS |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Vasco da Gama | Vágner Mancini | Sacked | March 25 | Pre-season | Gaúcho (caretaker) | March 26 |
| Goiás | Jorginho | Sacked | April 19 | Pre-season | Émerson Leão | April 24 |
| Flamengo | Andrade | Sacked | April 23 | Pre-season | Rogério Lourenço | April 24 |
| Palmeiras | Antônio Carlos Zago | Sacked | May 18 | 7th | Jorge Parraga (caretaker) | May 19 |
| Vasco da Gama | Gaúcho (caretaker) | Replaced | May 18 | 16th | Celso Roth | May 18 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Leandro Niehues | Sacked | May 25 | 17th | Leandro Niehues (caretaker) | May 25 |
| Internacional | Jorge Fossati | Sacked | May 28 | 18th | Enderson Moreira (caretaker) | May 29 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Leandro Niehues (caretaker) | Replaced | May 31 | 19th | Paulo César Carpegiani | May 31 |
| Cruzeiro | Adílson Batista | Resigned | June 2 | 6th | Cuca | June 8 |
| Atlético Goianiense | Geninho | Resigned | June 7 | 20th | Roberto Fernandes | June 14 |
| Vasco da Gama | Celso Roth | Left to sign with Internacional | June 12 | 19th | PC Gusmão | June 13 |
| Internacional | Enderson Moreira (caretaker) | Replaced | June 12 | 16th | Celso Roth | June 12 |
| Ceará | PC Gusmão | Left to sign with Vasco da Gama | June 13 | 2nd | Estevam Soares | June 13 |
| Palmeiras | Jorge Parraga (caretaker) | Replaced | June 13 | 10th | Luis Felipe Scolari | June 13 |
| Avaí | Péricles Chamusca | Left to sign with Al-Arabi | July 1 | 12th | Antônio Lopes | July 5 |
| Corinthians | Mano Menezes | Left to sign with Brazil | July 24 | 2nd | Adílson Batista | July 24 |
| Atlético Goianiense | Roberto Fernandes | Sacked | July 30 | 20th | Renê Simões | August 1 |
| São Paulo | Ricardo Gomes | Contract expired | August 5 | 9th | Sérgio Baresi | August 10 |
| Grêmio | Silas | Sacked | August 8 | 18th | Renato Gaúcho | August 10 |
| Ceará | Estevam Soares | Sacked | August 8 | 3rd | Mário Sérgio | August 9 |
| Vitória | Ricardo Silva | Sacked | August 9 | 16th | Toninho Cecílio | August 9 |
| Grêmio Prudente | Toninho Cecílio | Left to sign with Vitória | August 9 | 14th | Antônio Carlos Zago | August 17 |
| Goiás | Émerson Leão | Sacked | August 27 | 20th | Jorginho | August 29 |
| Flamengo | Rogério Lourenço | Sacked | August 27 | 10th | Silas | August 29 |
| Ceará | Mário Sérgio | Sacked | September 8 | 11th | Dimas Filgueiras (caretaker) | September 10 |
| Vitória | Toninho Cecílio | Sacked | September 8 | 15th | Ricardo Silva | September 9 |
| Grêmio Prudente | Antônio Carlos Zago | Sacked | September 10 | 19th | Marcelo Rospide | September 10 |
| Avaí | Antônio Lopes | Sacked | September 20 | 16th | Vagner Benazzi | October 10 |
| Santos | Dorival Júnior | Sacked | September 21 | 6th | Marcelo Martelotte (caretaker) | September 21 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Sacked | September 23 | 18th | Dorival Júnior | September 25 |
| Grêmio Prudente | Marcelo Rospide | Resigned | September 27 | 20th | Fábio Giuntini | October 5 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Paulo César Carpegiani | Left to sign with São Paulo | October 3 | 5th | Sérgio Soares | October 4 |
| São Paulo | Sérgio Baresi | Replaced | October 3 | 11th | Paulo César Carpegiani | October 3 |
| Flamengo | Silas | Sacked | October 4 | 15th | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | October 5 |
| Vitória | Ricardo Silva | Sacked | October 7 | 14th | Antônio Lopes | October 7 |
| Corinthians | Adílson Batista | Mutual consent | October 10 | 3rd | Tite | October 17 |
| Goiás | Jorginho | Sacked | November 8 | 19th | Artur Neto | November 8 |

### Foreign players

The match squad must have no more than 3 Foreign Players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Dual Nationality Player | Former Players |
| Atlético Goianiense | | | | | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | Édison Méndez | Jayro Campos | Julio César Cáceres | | | Pedro Benítez |
| Atlético Paranaense | Federico Nieto | Joffre Guerrón | Iván González | | | Javier Toledo Edwin Valencia |
| Avaí | | | | | | |
| Botafogo | Germán Herrera | Sebastián Abreu | | | | |
| Ceará | | | | | | |
| Corinthians | Matías Defederico | | | | | |
| Cruzeiro | Ernesto Farías | Walter Montillo | | | | Javier Reina Joffre Guerrón |
| Flamengo | Claudio Maldonado | Gonzalo Fierro | Cristian Martinez | Dejan Petković | | |
| Fluminense | Darío Conca | Ezequiel González | Edwin Valencia | Deco | Emerson Sheik | |
| Goiás | | | | | | |
| Grêmio | | | | | | |
| Grêmio Prudente | | | | | | |
| Guarani | | | | | | |
| Internacional | Andrés D'Alessandro | Pablo Guiñazú | Roberto Abbondanzieri | Bruno Silva | Gonzalo Sorondo | |
| Palmeiras | Jorge Valdivia | | | | | Pablo Armero |
| Santos | | | | | Rodrigo Possebon | |
| São Paulo | | | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | Julio Irrazábal | | | | | |
| Vitória | Julián Viáfara | | | | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fluminense | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 71 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 69 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Corinthians | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 68 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Grêmio | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 63 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 5 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 60 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 6 | Botafogo | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 59 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 7 | Internacional | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 58 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 56 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 9 | São Paulo | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 55 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 10 | Palmeiras | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 50 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 49 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 12 | Ceará | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 47 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 45 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 14 | Flamengo | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 44 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 15 | Avaí | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 43 | |
| 16 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 42 | |
| 17 | Vitória | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 42 | Relegation to Série B |
| 18 | Guarani | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 37 | Relegation to Série B |
| 19 | Goiás | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 33 | Relegation to Série B |
| 20 | Prudente | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Série B |
* ↑ Internacional qualified as the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion.
* ↑ Santos qualified as the 2010 Copa do Brasil champion.
* ↑ Grêmio Prudente was docked 3 points due to fielding a suspended player.
* Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A 2010 champion
* Fluminense Third title

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACG | CAM | CAP | AVA | BOT | CEA | COR | CRU | FLA | FLU | GOI | GRE | GPR | GUA | INT | PAL | SAN | SPA | VAS | VIT |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Avaí | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Botafogo | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Ceará | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Corinthians | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Cruzeiro | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Flamengo | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Fluminense | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Goiás | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Grêmio | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Grêmio Prudente | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Guarani | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Internacional | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Palmeiras | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Santos | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| São Paulo | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Vitória | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jonas | Brazilian | Grêmio | 23 |
| 2 | Neymar | Brazilian | Santos | 17 |
| 3 | Bruno César | Brazilian | Corinthians | 14 |
| 4 | Elias | Brazilian | Atlético Goianiense | 12 |
| 4 | Obina | Brazilian | Atlético Mineiro | 12 |
| 6 | Sebastián Abreu | Uruguayan | Botafogo | 11 |
| 6 | André Lima | Brazilian | Grêmio | 11 |
| 8 | Alecsandro | Brazilian | Internacional | 10 |
| 8 | Diego Tardelli | Brazilian | Atlético Mineiro | 10 |
| 8 | Kléber | Brazilian | Palmeiras | 10 |
| 8 | Washington | Brazilian | Fluminense | 10 |
| 8 | Wesley Morais | Brazilian | Grêmio Prudente | 10 |
| 8 | Zé Eduardo | Brazilian | Santos | 10 |
* Two goals scored for São Paulo
* Two goals scored for Cruzeiro