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 | |
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:
- Number of victories
- Goal difference
- Number of goals scored
- Direct comparison
- Number of red cards
- Number of yellow cards
rank | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sao Paulo FC (M) | 38 | 21st | 12 | 5 | 66:36 | + 30 | 75 |
2. | Gremio Porto Alegre | 38 | 21st | 9 | 8th | 59:35 | + 24 | 72 |
3. | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | 38 | 21st | 4th | 13 | 59:44 | + 15 | 67 |
4th | Palmeiras São Paulo | 38 | 19th | 8th | 11 | 55:45 | + 10 | 65 |
5. | Flamengo Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 18th | 10 | 10 | 67:48 | + 19 | 64 |
6th | SC Internacional | 38 | 15th | 9 | 14th | 48:47 | + | 154 |
7th | Botafogo FR | 38 | 15th | 8th | 15th | 51:43 | + | 853 |
8th. | Goiás EC | 38 | 14th | 11 | 13 | 57:47 | + 10 | 53 |
9. | Coritiba FC (N) | 38 | 14th | 11 | 13 | 55:48 | + | 753 |
10. | EC Vitória (N) | 38 | 15th | 7th | 16 | 48:44 | + | 452 |
11. | Sport Recife 1 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 14th | 48:45 | + | 352 |
12. | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14th | 50:61 | - 11 | 48 |
13. | Athletico Paranaense | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17th | 45:54 | - | 945 |
14th | Fluminense Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15th | 49:48 | + | 145 |
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 | 7th | 20th | 56:72 | - 16 | 40 |
19th | Portuguesa (N) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18th | 48:70 | - 22 | 38 |
20th | Ipatinga FC (N) | 38 | 9 | 7th | 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 |
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