Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
master	São Paulo FC (6th title)
Cup winners	Sport Recife (1st title)
Relegated	Figueirense FC , CR Vasco da Gama , Portuguesa , Ipatinga FC
Teams	20th
Games	380
Gates	1035  (ø 2.72 per game)
spectator	6,201,019  (ø 16,318 per game)
Top scorer	Keirrison , Kléber Pereira , Washington (21 goals)
← Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009 →
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 ↓

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 was the 52nd season of the Brazilian Série A .

Season course

The Série A started its new season on May 10, 2008 and ended on December 7, 2008.

On matchday four, Náutico Capibaribe played against Botafogo FR when the player André Luís Garcia of Botafogo made obscene gestures towards the Náutico fans. The player was then suspended for twelve games. Both clubs had to pay a fine and Náutico had to play two home games on a foreign pitch.

After the season, as every year, awards were given to the best players of the year. At the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão , Hernanes was named the best player of the season by São Paulo FC. The fans' favorite was Darío Conca from Fluminense FC. The “ Golden Ball ”, awarded by the sports magazine Placar , went to Adriano from Master Flamengo. Adriano was the top scorer with 19 goals together with Diego Tardelli from Atlético Mineiro .

Attendees

table

If there is a tie in the table, the following criteria result in the placement:

1. Number of victories
2. Goal difference
3. Number of goals scored
4. Direct comparison
5. Number of red cards
6. Number of yellow cards

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Sao Paulo FC (M)	38	21st	12	05	66:36	+ 30	75
02.	Gremio Porto Alegre	38	21st	09	08th	59:35	+ 24	72
03.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	38	21st	04th	13	59:44	+ 15	67
04th	Palmeiras São Paulo	38	19th	08th	11	55:45	+ 10	65
05.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	38	18th	10	10	67:48	+ 19	64
06th	SC Internacional	38	15th	09	14th	48:47	+ 01	54
07th	Botafogo FR	38	15th	08th	15th	51:43	+ 08	53
08th.	Goiás EC	38	14th	11	13	57:47	+ 10	53
09.	Coritiba FC (N)	38	14th	11	13	55:48	+ 07	53
10.	EC Vitória (N)	38	15th	07th	16	48:44	+ 04	52
11.	Sport Recife 1	38	13	10	14th	48:45	+ 03	52
12.	Atlético Mineiro	38	12	12	14th	50:61	- 11	48
13.	Athletico Paranaense	38	12	09	17th	45:54	- 09	45
14th	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	38	11	12	15th	49:48	+ 01	45
15th	FC Santos	38	11	12	15th	44:53	- 11	45
16.	Náutico capibaribe	38	11	11	16	44:54	- 10	44
17th	Figueirense FC	38	11	11	16	49:72	- 23	44
18th	CR Vasco da Gama	38	11	07th	20th	56:72	- 16	40
19th	Portuguesa (N)	38	09	11	18th	48:70	- 22	38
20th	Ipatinga FC (N)	38	09	07th	21st	37:66	- 29	35

	Qualified for the second round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores
	Qualified for the first round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores
	Qualified for the second round of the Copa Sudamericana 2009
	Relegated to the Série B
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(N)	Last year's climber

¹ Qualified for the Copa Libertadores as cup winners

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Adriano	CR Flamengo	19 goals
		Diego Tardelli	Atlético Mineiro
3		Val Baiano	Gremio Barueri	18 goals
4th		Washington	Sao Paulo FC	17 goals
5		Alecsandro	Internacional	16 goals
6th		Roger	EC Vitória	15 goals

Web links

• Série A 2008 - Summary on Soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article on the lock by André Luís Garcia