2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
63rd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the 63rd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 16th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition started on 27 April and ended on 8 December 2019.[1]
Season | 2019 |
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Dates | 27 April – 8 December 2019 |
Champions | Flamengo (7th title) |
Relegated | Cruzeiro CSA Chapecoense Avaí |
Copa Libertadores | Flamengo (via Copa Libertadores) Athletico Paranaense (via Copa do Brasil) Santos Palmeiras Grêmio São Paulo Internacional Corinthians |
Copa Sudamericana | Fortaleza Goiás Bahia Vasco da Gama Atlético Mineiro Fluminense |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 876 (2.31 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gabriel Barbosa (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Flamengo 6–1 Goiás (14 July 2019) Santos 6–1 Goiás (4 August 2019) Grêmio 6–1 Avaí (26 September 2019) Flamengo 6–1 Avaí (5 December 2019) |
Biggest away win | CSA 0–4 Athletico-PR (20 July 2019) |
Highest scoring | Grêmio 4–5 Fluminense (5 May 2019) |
Longest winning run | 8 games Flamengo |
Longest unbeaten run | 24 games Flamengo |
Longest winless run | 18 games Avaí |
Longest losing run | 8 games Avaí |
← 2018 2020 → |
The top six teams as well as the 2019 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B for 2020. Palmeiras were the defending champions. During the 2019 season, the official match ball was the Nike Merlin CBF.[2]
Flamengo secured their sixth league title with four matches to spare on 24 November and just one day after winning the 2019 Copa Libertadores, following Palmeiras' 2–1 loss to Grêmio at home.[3]