Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2015

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
master	SC Corinthians (6th title)
Cup winners	Palmeiras São Paulo (3rd title)
Relegated	Avaí FC , CR Vasco da Gama , Goiás EC
Teams	20th
Games	380
Gates	897  (ø 2.36 per game)
spectator	5,732,816  (ø 15,086 per game)
Top scorer	Ricardo Oliveira (20 goals)
← Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2016 →
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2015 ↓

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2015 was the 59th season of the Brazilian Série A .

Season course

The 2015 season of the Série A started on May 9th and ended on December 6th of the same year. At the same time, the Copa América 2015 took place in South America . The game operations in the league were not interrupted. On the 35th matchday, SC Corinthians from São Paulo became champions early. It was the club's sixth title win.

The season was marked by many coach changes, including the champions of the previous season Cruzeiro EC after just four match days. So there were 23 coach changes by matchday 26.

After the season, as every year, awards were given to the best players of the year. At the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão , Renato Augusto was named the best player of the season by the Corinthians São Paulo champions. As a fan favorite was Nenê from CR Vasco da Gama announced. Renato Augusto from Corinthians São Paulo also won the “ Golden Ball ”, awarded by the sports magazine Placar . Ricardo Oliveira of FC Santos was the top scorer with 20 goals.

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

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	SC Corinthians	38	24	9	5	071:310	+40	81
2.	Atlético Mineiro	38	21st	6th	11	065:470	+18	69
3.	Gremio FBPA	38	20th	8th	10	052:320	+20	68
4th	Sao Paulo FC	38	18th	8th	12	053:470	+6	62
5.	SC Internacional	38	17th	9	12	039:380	+1	60
6th	Sport Recife	38	15th	14th	9	053:380	+15	59
7th	FC Santos	38	16	10	12	059:410	+18	58
8th.	Cruzeiro EC (M)	38	15th	10	13	044:350	+9	55
9.	Palmeiras São Paulo	38	15th	8th	15th	060:510	+9	53
10.	Athletico Paranaense	38	14th	9	15th	043:480	−5	51
11.	AA Ponte Preta (N)	38	13	12	13	041:400	+1	51
12.	CR Flamengo	38	15th	4th	19th	045:530	−8	49
13.	Fluminense FC	38	14th	5	19th	040:490	−9	47
14th	Chapecoense	38	12	11	15th	034:440	−10	47
15th	Coritiba FC	38	11	11	16	031:420	−11	44
16.	Figueirense FC	38	11	10	17th	036:500	−14	43
17th	Avaí FC (N)	38	11	9	18th	038:600	−22	42
18th	CR Vasco da Gama (N)	38	10	11	17th	028:540	−26	41
19th	Goiás EC	38	10	8th	20th	039:490	−10	38
20th	Joinville EC (N)	38	7th	10	21st	026:480	−22	31

	Qualified for the group stage of the 2016 Copa Libertadores
	Qualified for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2016 as a cup winner
	Qualified for the first round of the 2016 Copa Libertadores
	Relegation place to Série B 2016
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(N)	Last year's climber

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Ricardo Oliveira	FC Santos	20 goals
2		Jádson	Sports	13 goals
		Lucas Pratto	Atlético Mineiro
4th		Vágner Love	Corinthians	12 goals

Template donor list

As of November 19, 2015

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	templates
1		Jádson	Corinthians	12
2		Ganso	São Paulo	9
		Diego Souza	Sports
4th		Luan Vieira	Gremio	7th
		Giuliano	Gremio
		Victor Ferraz	Santos
		Elias	Corinthians
		Giovanni Augusto	Atlético Mineiro
		Dudu	Palmeiras

The championship team

Corinthians São Paulo

Goal: Cássio Ramos (35/0), Walter (4/0), Caíque (0/0), Matheus Vidotto (0/0), Guilherme (0/0) Defense: Gil (34/2), Fagner (26/0), Felipe (26/1), Uendel (19/2), Edílson (18/0), Edu Dracena (16/2), Guilherme Arana (12 / 1), Yago (8/0), Pedro Henrique (0/0), Rodrigo Sam (0/0), Guilherme Andrade (0/0), Moisés (0/0) Midfield: Jádson (34/6), Ralf (31/1), Renato Augusto (30/5), Danilo (29/0), Elias (24/5), Bruno Henrique (22/1), Cristian Baroni (13 / 1), Rodriguinho Marinho (12/2), Petros (8/0), Fábio Santos (6/1), Marciel (4/1), Matheus Pereira (1/0), Matheus Vargas (0/0), Gustavo Viera (0/0) Attack: Malcom (31/5), Vágner Love (31/14), Rildo (12/0), Ángel Romero (12/2), Lucca (10/3), John Mendoza (10/1), Luciano (6 / 5), Emerson Sheik (3/0), Lincom (3/0), Paolo Guerrero (2/0), Claudinho (0/0), Isaac (0/0)

Web links

• Série A 2015 - Summary on rsssfbrasil.com
• Série A 2015 - Summary on bolanaarea.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Change of coach
2. ↑ SC Corinthians - squad. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .