The 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 39th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Overview It was contested by 24 teams, and Botafogo won the championship, the club's second Série A title in history.
Of the 24 participating teams, the two lowest placed, Paysandu and União São João, were relegated. Also, the top two teams from the Série B in 1995 would qualify to the Série A in 1996. Fluminense, Palmeiras, Bragantino and Vasco da Gama all qualified for the Copa CONMEBOL, then the third major tournament of the continental zone, behind the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Libertadores, the latter reserved only for previous champions of the former.
The eventual champions, Botafogo, together with Corinthians and Grêmio, qualified to the Copa Libertadores of 1996, the major South American cup tournament. Corinthians qualified by winning the Copa do Brasil in 1995 and Grêmio by virtue of being the holders of the Copa Libertadores title.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Second stage
Group A
Group B
Final standings
Final stage
* Botafogo and Santos qualified to the Final by the advantage of prior results.
Top scorers
Pos.ScorerClubGoals1 Túlio Botafogo232 GiovanniSantos173 Marcelo RamosCruzeiro144 Paulinho McLarenCruzeiro125 ValdirVasco11 KellyBragantino11 Marcelo RochaSport11
Attendances
# Football club Average attendance 1 Atlético Mineiro 21,073 2 Flamengo 19,782 3 Botafogo 19,527 4 Bahia 17,891 5 Internacional 17,479 6 Goiás 17,068 7 Cruzeiro 16,398 8 Fluminense 11,482 9 Paysandu 11,273 10 Santos 11,198 11 Palmeiras 9,745 12 Vasco da Gama 9,094 13 Grêmio 9,089 14 Corinthians 8,987 15 Criciúma 8,483 16 Paraná 7,864 17 Vitória 7,506 18 Juventude 7,461 19 Guarani 6,182 20 São Paulo 6,140 21 Sport Recife 4,400 22 Portuguesa 3,434 23 União São João 1,699 24 Bragantino 1,548
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