2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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 fourth 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. Cruzeiro took the lead in round 6 and from then on, staying 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.

 Teams 
 Stadia and locations 

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacityAtlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 23,018Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Arena da Baixada 43,000Bahia Salvador Fonte Nova 51,708Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá 22,600Corinthians São Paulo Arena Corinthians 48,234Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira 40,310Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 19,300Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão 58,170Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 19,908Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada 50,049Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio 55,662Internacional Porto Alegre Beira-Rio 50,128Palmeiras São Paulo PacaembuAllianz Parque 37,73043,600 Santos Santos Vila Belmiro 16,798São Paulo São Paulo Morumbi 67,052Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro 35,020Vitória Salvador Barradão 35,632

 Results 
 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - Results of first round
 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - Results of second round

 Statistics 
 Scoring 
 Top scorers 
RankPlayerClubGoals1 FredFluminense182 HenriquePalmeiras164 Ricardo GoulartCruzeiro15 Marcelo MorenoCruzeiro5 Hernán BarcosGrêmio146 Paolo GuerreroCorinthians127 Erik LimaGoiás10 Diego TardelliAtlético Mineiro  LeandroChapecoense 10 CléoAtlético Paranaense9 Darío ConcaFluminense DineiVitória Luís FabianoSão Paulo Alexandre PatoSão Paulo

Hat-tricks

 Player  For  Against  Result  Date Daniel Correa  Botafogo  Criciúma  6–0 (H)  10 May 2014 Douglas Coutinho  Atlético Paranaense  Figueirense  3–1 (A)  1 June 2014 Luciano  Corinthians  Goiás  5–2 (H)  21 August 2014 Erik  Goiás  Atlético Paranaense  3–1 (H)  31 August 2014 Patric  Sport  Santos  3–1 (H)  10 September 2014 Henrique  Palmeiras  Chapecoense  4–2 (H)  2 October 2014

Clean sheets
Most clean sheets: 14
Grêmio
Fewest clean sheets: 4
Vitória

References

Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Category:2014 in association football