The 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.
Format
The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format (one home game, one away). At the season finale, São Paulo were the champions.
Calendar Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration: Copa do Brasil 2007 - Fluminense defeated Figueirense in the finals. 2-1 Aggregate Score. Copa Libertadores 2007 - Grêmio defeated by Boca Juniors-ARG in the finals. 5-0 Aggregate Score. Copa Sudamericana 2007 - São Paulo, Vasco da Gama; Botafogo; Goiás, Figueirense, Atlético Paranaense, Cruzeiro and Corinthians were eliminated.
Standings
Results table
Top goalscorers ScorerGoalsTeam Josiel20Paraná Acosta19Náutico Kléber Pereira16Santos Dodô15Botafogo Leandro Amaral14Vasco da Gama Carlinhos Bala13Sport Paulo Baier13Goiás
Stadia Team Stadium Capacity América-RN Machadão 52,000 Atlético Mineiro Mineirão 85,000 Atlético-PR Kyocera Arena 32,864 Botafogo Engenhão 45,000 Corinthians Pacaembu 37,500 Cruzeiro Mineirão 85,000 Figueirense Orlando Scarpelli 19,908 Flamengo Maracanã 97,000 Fluminense Maracanã 97,000 Goiás Serra Dourada 54,048 Grêmio Olímpico 51,081 Internacional Beira-Rio 58,306 Juventude Alfredo Jaconi 30,519 Náutico Aflitos 30,000 Palmeiras Palestra Itália 35,000 Paraná Vila Capanema 20,083 Santos Vila Belmiro 20,120 São Paulo Morumbi 70,000 Sport Ilha do Retiro 45,500 Vasco da Gama São Januário 36,273
Doping case On 8 July, Botafogo's player Dodô was caught on a doping exam. On 24 July, it was confirmed that he was banned for 120 days. In a new case, on 2 August, the player was acquitted.
References
External links Statistics at Globoesporte / Futpédia