# 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 60th season of the Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 13th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 15 May 2016 and ended on 11 December 2016. Fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 25 April 2016. Palmeiras won the title, their ninth overall.

## Format and results

For the fourteenth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season was declared champion. The bottom four teams were relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2017 season.
Atlético Mineiro and Chapecoense did not play their last match due to the accident involving 71 deaths (including 19 Chapecoense players) on 28 November 2016. Due to a lack of squad depth, both teams decided to forfeit the game resulting in Chapecoense finishing 11th and Atlético Mineiro finishing 4th. Match officials declared a double W.O., as CBF refused to cancel the match.

### International qualification

The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2017 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the competition, while from the fourth to sixth place in the standings qualified to the First Stage.
And this change also impacts on the Copa Sudamericana, whose vacancies are again to be distributed in the stockmarket enot more by Copa do Brasil.

### Tiebreakers

In case of a tie on points between two or more clubs, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Number of wins;
* Goal difference;
* Goals for;
* Head to Head;
* Fewer red cards;
* Fewest yellow cards;
* Draw.
With respect to the fourth criterion (direct confrontation), it is considered the result of the combined game, or the result of 180 minutes. Staying tie, the tie will be made by the greatest number of goals scored in the opponent's field. The fourth criterion is not considered in the case of a tie between more than two clubs.

## Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
Botafogo became the first club to be promoted after a 1–0 win against Luverdense on 10 November 2015 meant they were guaranteed an automatic place. They returned to the League after only a season's absence. Vitória became the second club to be promoted, after a 3-0 win with Luverdense. They returned to the League after only a season's absence. Santa Cruz became the third club to be promoted, after 3-0 win with Mogi Mirim. They played the Brasileirão for the first time since the 2006 season. América Mineiro became the fourth and final club to be promoted, following a 1–1 draw over Ceará meant they finished above them on points difference and secured the automatic spot.
The four promoted clubs replaced Avaí, Vasco da Gama, Goiás and Joinville. At the end of the season, for the third consecutive year, Rio de Janeiro did not have its four representatives in the first division, largely due to the inconsistent performance of Vasco da Gama and Botafogo, who alternated in relegation in recent seasons.
| Pos. | Relegated from 2015 Série A |
| 17th | Avaí |
| 18th | Vasco da Gama |
| 19th | Goiás |
| 20th | Joinville |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2015 Série B |
| 1st | Botafogo |
| 2nd | Santa Cruz |
| 3rd | Vitória |
| 4th | América Mineiro |

### Stadia and locations

The three clubs based in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense weren't able to play their home matches in Maracanã or Engenhão Stadiums due to the preparation of these venues for the Olympic Games that were held in the city in August. The clubs used other stadiums for their home matches. Other stadiums used include Arena das Dunas, Arena Fonte Nova, Arena Pernambuco, Kléber Andrade, Mané Garrincha, Mário Helênio, Pacaembu, and Raulino de Oliveira.
| Team | Location | State | Stadium | Capacity |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Independência Mineirão (one match) Estádio do Café (one match) | 23,018 61,846 30,000 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Independência Mineirão (4 matches) | 23,018 61,846 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Curitiba | Paraná | Arena da Baixada Vila Capanema (one match) | 42,372 17,140 |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Luso-Brasileiro Mário Helênio (4 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) | 17,250 31,863 18,230 72,788 |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Santa Catarina | Arena Condá | 20,089 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | São Paulo | Arena Corinthians Pacaembu (one match) | 47,605 37,730 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | Paraná | Couto Pereira Vila Capanema (one match) | 40,502 17,140 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Mineirão Independência (one match) | 61,846 23,018 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,584 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Kléber Andrade (5 matches) Maracanã (4 matches) Mané Garrincha (4 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches) Pacaembu (2 matches) Arena das Dunas (one match) | 21,252 78,838 72,788 18,230 37,730 31,375 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Giulite Coutinho (8 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (5 matches) Maracanã (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (2 matches) Kléber Andrade (2 matches) | 13,544 18,230 78,838 72,788 21,252 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Arena do Grêmio | 55,662 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Beira-Rio | 50,128 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | São Paulo | Allianz Parque Pacaembu (one match) Fonte Luminosa (one match) | 43,713 37,730 21,441 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | São Paulo | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Pernambuco | Arruda Arena Pernambuco (one match) Arena Pantanal (one match) | 60,044 44,300 44,097 |
| Santos | Santos | São Paulo | Vila Belmiro Pacaembu (3 matches) Arena Pantanal | 16,068 37,730 44,097 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | São Paulo | Morumbi Pacaembu (2 matches) | 67,052 37,730 |
| Sport Recife | Recife | Pernambuco | Ilha do Retiro Arena Pernambuco (2 matches) | 32,983 44,300 |
| Vitória | Salvador | Bahia | Barradão Arena Fonte Nova (3 matches) Joia da Princesa (one match) | 34,535 47,907 16,274 |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| 5 | São Paulo | Corinthians, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos, São Paulo |
| 3 | Minas Gerais | América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense |
| 2 | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba |
| 2 | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz, Sport Recife |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio, Internacional |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | Chapecoense, Figueirense |
| 1 | Bahia | Vitória |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
| América Mineiro | Enderson Moreira | Leandro Guerreiro | Lupo | Banco Intermedium |
| Atlético Mineiro | Diogo Giacomini (interim) | Leonardo Silva | Dryworld | Caixa |
| Atlético Paranaense | Paulo Autuori | Wéverton | Umbro | Caixa |
| Botafogo | Jair Ventura | Jefferson | Topper | Caixa |
| Chapecoense | Caio Júnior | Cléber Santana | Umbro | Caixa |
| Corinthians | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Fagner | Nike | Caixa |
| Coritiba | Paulo César Carpegiani | Kléber | Adidas | Caixa |
| Cruzeiro | Mano Menezes | Fábio | Umbro | Caixa |
| Figueirense | Marquinhos Santos | Rafael Moura | Lupo | Caixa |
| Flamengo | Zé Ricardo | Réver | Adidas | Caixa |
| Fluminense | Marcão | Gum | Dryworld | None |
| Grêmio | Renato Gaúcho | Maicon | Umbro | Banrisul |
| Internacional | Lisca | Paulão | Nike | Banrisul |
| Palmeiras | Cuca | Fernando Prass | Adidas | Crefisa |
| Ponte Preta | Eduardo Baptista | Wellington Paulista | Adidas | Viva Schin |
| Santa Cruz | Adriano Teixeira (interim) | Tiago Cardoso | Penalty | MRV |
| Santos | Dorival Júnior | Ricardo Oliveira | Kappa | Caixa |
| São Paulo | Ricardo Gomes | Maicon | Under Armour | Prevent Senior |
| Sport | Daniel Paulista | Durval | Adidas | Caixa |
| Vitória | Argel Fucks | Fernando Miguel | Puma | Caixa |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Atlético Mineiro | Diego Aguirre | Resigned | 19 May | 3rd | Marcelo Oliveira | 20 May |
| Flamengo | Muricy Ramalho | Resigned | 26 May | 11th | Zé Ricardo | 26 May (interim) 14 July |
| Coritiba | Gilson Kleina | Sacked | 2 June | 16th | Pachequinho | 2 June |
| América Mineiro | Givanildo Oliveira | Sacked | 3 June | 20th | Sérgio Vieira | 4 June |
| Corinthians | Tite | Signed by Brazil | 15 June | 4th | Cristóvão Borges | 19 June |
| Chapecoense | Guto Ferreira | Signed by Bahia | 24 June | 8th | Caio Júnior | 25 June |
| Internacional | Argel Fucks | Sacked | 10 July | 8th | Falcão | 12 July |
| Figueirense | Vinícius Eutrópio | Sacked | 11 July | 17th | Argel Fucks | 11 July |
| América Mineiro | Sérgio Vieira | Sacked | 17 July | 20th | Enderson Moreira | 20 July |
| Cruzeiro | Paulo Bento | Sacked | 25 July | 19th | Mano Menezes | 26 July |
| São Paulo | Edgardo Bauza | Signed by Argentina | 1 August | 10th | Ricardo Gomes | 12 August |
| Coritiba | Pachequinho | Mutual consent | 5 August | 17th | Paulo César Carpegiani | 5 August |
| Internacional | Falcão | Sacked | 8 August | 13th | Celso Roth | 8 August |
| Santa Cruz | Milton Mendes | Resigned | 9 August | 19th | Doriva | 12 August |
| Botafogo | Ricardo Gomes | Signed by São Paulo | 12 August | 17th | Jair Ventura | 13 August |
| Figueirense | Argel Fucks | Sacked | 22 August | 18th | Tuca Guimarães | 5 September |
| Vitória | Vágner Mancini | Sacked | 10 September | 18th | Argel Fucks | 12 September |
| Grêmio | Roger Machado | Resigned | 14 September | 8th | Renato Gaúcho | 18 September |
| Corinthians | Cristóvão Borges | Sacked | 17 September | 6th | Fábio Carille | 17 September |
| Figueirense | Tuca Guimarães | Mutual consent | 19 September | 17th | Marquinhos Santos | 19 September |
| Corinthians | Fábio Carille | Mutual consent | 12 October | 8th | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 12 October |
| Sport | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Signed by Corinthians | 12 October | 16th | Daniel Paulista | 13 October |
| Santa Cruz | Doriva | Resigned | 20 October | 19th | Adriano Teixeira | 20 October |
| Fluminense | Levir Culpi | Sacked | 6 November | 9th | Marcão | 6 November |
| Internacional | Celso Roth | Sacked | 17 November | 17th | Lisca | 18 November |
| São Paulo | Ricardo Gomes | Sacked | 23 November | 13th | Pintado | 23 November |
| Atlético Mineiro | Marcelo Oliveira | Sacked | 24 November | 4th | Diogo Giacomini | 24 November |
| Chapecoense | Caio Júnior | Fatal airplane accident | 29 November | 9th | Vagner Mancini | 9 December |

### Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Double Nationality Players |
| América Mineiro | Eisner Loboa | | | | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | Jesús Dátolo | Lucas Pratto | Frickson Erazo | Juan Cazares | Rómulo Otero | |
| Atlético Paranaense | Bruno Pereirinha | Oscar Cabezas | Luciano Cabral | Lucho González | | |
| Botafogo | Joel Carli | Damián Lizio | Gervasio Núñez | Juan Manuel Salgueiro | Gustavo Canales | |
| Chapecoense | Alejandro Martinuccio | | | | | |
| Corinthians | Ángel Romero | Fabián Balbuena | | | | |
| Coritiba | César Benítez | Jorge Ortega | César González | Colin Kazim-Richards | Nery Bareiro | Fábio Braga$^1$ |
| Cruzeiro | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Ariel Cabral | Lucas Romero | Ramón Ábila | | Federico Gino$^1$ |
| Figueirense | Roberto Junior Fernández | Michael Ortega | | | | |
| Flamengo | Paolo Guerrero | Federico Mancuello | Gustavo Cuéllar | Alejandro Donatti | Lucas Mugni | Emerson$^1$ |
| Fluminense | Alexis Rojas | Claudio Aquino | | | | |
| Grêmio | Miller Bolaños | Walter Kannemann | | | | |
| Internacional | Nico López | Luis Seijas | Ariel Nahuelpán | Yonatthan Rak | | |
| Palmeiras | Lucas Barrios | Agustín Allione | Yerry Mina | | | |
| Ponte Preta | | | | | | |
| Santa Cruz | Matías Pisano | | | | | |
| Santos | Edwin Valencia | Diederrick Joel | Jonathan Copete | Emiliano Vecchio | Fabián Noguera | |
| São Paulo | Diego Lugano | Eugenio Mena | Christian Cueva | Andrés Chávez | Julio Buffarini | |
| Sport | Oswaldo Henríquez | Reinaldo Lenis | Rodney Wallace | Luis Carlos Ruiz | | |
| Vitória | Rodrigo Ramallo | Sherman Cárdenas | | | | |
* $^1$ Players holding Brazilian dual nationality.

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 80 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Santos | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Botafogo | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 59 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 6 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 57 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 7 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 53 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 9 | Grêmio | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 53 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 10 | São Paulo | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 11 | Chapecoense | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 52 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 13 | Fluminense | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 50 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 14 | Sport | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 47 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
| 16 | Vitória | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 45 | |
| 17 | Internacional (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Figueirense (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 37 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 19 | Santa Cruz (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 20 | América Mineiro (R) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 28 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
* 1 2 The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).

### 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 |
| América Mineiro | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Botafogo | 15 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Chapecoense | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Corinthians | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Coritiba | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Cruzeiro | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Figueirense | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Flamengo | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Grêmio | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Internacional | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Palmeiras | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ponte Preta | 13 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Santa Cruz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Santos | 17 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| São Paulo | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Sport | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Vitória | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |

### Result table

| Home \ Away | AME | CAM | CAP | BOT | CHA | COR | CTB | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | GRE | INT | PAL | PON | SCR | SAN | SPA | SPT | VIT |
| América Mineiro | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Botafogo | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Chapecoense | 3–1 | C | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| Corinthians | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Coritiba | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Cruzeiro | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Figueirense | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Flamengo | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Fluminense | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Grêmio | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Internacional | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Palmeiras | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Ponte Preta | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Santos | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| São Paulo | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Sport | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Vitória | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
* ↑ The Chapecoense vs Atletico Mineiro game in Matchday 38 was cancelled by mutual agreement in the wake of the plane crash involving the Chapecoense team

## Awards
### Team of the Year

| Player | Team |
| Jailson | Palmeiras |
| Jean | Palmeiras |
| Pedro Geromel | Grêmio |
| Yerry Mina | Palmeiras |
| Jorge | Flamengo |
| Tchê Tchê | Palmeiras |
| Moisés | Palmeiras |
| Diego | Flamengo |
| Dudu | Palmeiras |
| Robinho | Atlético Mineiro |
| Gabriel Jesus | Palmeiras |
Coach of the Year: Cuca (PAL) Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball): Gabriel Jesus (PAL) Serie A Best Newcomer: Vitor Bueno (SAN) Craque do Campeonato (Player of the Year): Gabriel Jesus (PAL) Craque da Galera: Danilo (CHA) Gol Mais Bonito (Best Goal): Zé Roberto (PAL)
Source:

## Attendance
### Average home attendances

| Pos. | Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 19 | 620,998 | 40,986 | 18,789 | 32,684 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 19 | 547,096 | 42,099 | 17,135 | 28,795 |
| 3 | Internacional | 19 | 500,494 | 40,686 | 10,314 | 26,342 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 466,291 | 54,665 | 2,252 | 24,542 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 19 | 428,739 | 54,996 | 7,836 | 22,565 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 19 | 401,902 | 50,184 | 10,765 | 21,153 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 398,973 | 49,208 | 7,735 | 20,999 |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 371,480 | 48,157 | 4,889 | 19,552 |
| 9 | Sport | 19 | 305,321 | 26,719 | 5,218 | 16,070 |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 19 | 301,888 | 35,396 | 6,684 | 15,889 |
| 11 | Vitória | 19 | 261,029 | 34,987 | 4,814 | 13,738 |
| 12 | Santos | 19 | 215,336 | 24,586 | 4,468 | 11,333 |
| 13 | Coritiba | 19 | 187,984 | 16,177 | 2,852 | 9,894 |
| 14 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 183,197 | 16,951 | 1,665 | 9,642 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 19 | 176,224 | 39,877 | 917 | 9,275 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 18 | 137,015 | 13,154 | 2,057 | 7,612 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 19 | 140,260 | 15,288 | 883 | 7,382 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 19 | 134,874 | 16,467 | 1,910 | 7,099 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 107,985 | 10,912 | 3,086 | 5,683 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 19 | 76,860 | 27,895 | 796 | 4,045 |
| – | Total | 379 | 5,963,946 | 54,996 | 796 | 15,736 |
Updated to games played on 11 December 2016.
Source: GloboEsporte.com