The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Cruzeiro, the defending champions, won the title for the second time in a row and the fourth time overall. The championship had a break between the ninth and tenth rounds due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil. Cruzeiro took the lead in round 6 and from then on, stayed in that position, winning the title after a 2–1 victory over Goiás in the Mineirão stadium, in round 36.
On the other side of the table, Criciúma, that had been in the relegation zone since round 17, and held the last place since round 30, was relegated after a 1–1 draw against Flamengo, also in round 36. In the following round, Botafogo was relegated after losing to Santos by 2–0. In the last round, Palmeiras, despite only obtaining a draw in its last match, against Atlético Paranaense, guaranteed its survival in the first division after defeats of its competitors, Vitória and Bahia.
Format Twenty teams competed in the league – for the twelfth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points at the end of the season is declared champion, while the bottom four teams are relegated and play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2015 season.
International qualification The Série A serves as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2015 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings qualify to the First Stage.
Teams and location
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacityAtlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência Ipatingão (2 matches) Parque do Sabiá (one match) 23,018 16,000 53,350Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Arena da Baixada Willie Davids (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Parque do Sabiá (one match) Orlando Scarpelli (one match) 42,372 21,600 72,788 53,350 19,584Bahia Salvador Arena Fonte Nova Joia da Princesa (2 matches) Arena Barueri (one match) 47,907 16,274 31,452Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Mané Garrincha (3 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches) Arena da Amazônia (2 matches) São Januário (one match) Moacyrzão (one match) 78,838 72,788 19,183 44,300 24,584 15,000Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá 19,325Corinthians São Paulo Arena Corinthians Canindé (2 matches) Arena Pantanal (one match) Pacaembu (one match) 48,234 21,004 44,097 37,730Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira Vila Capanema (one match) 40,502 17,140Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 19,900Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão Parque do Sabiá (2 matches) 61,846 53,350Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli Arena Barueri (one match) Estádio do Café (one match) 19,584 31,452 30,300Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Moacyrzão (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Morumbi (one match) Arena da Amazônia (one match) Castelão (one match) 78,838 15,000 72,788 67,428 44,300 40,149Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Mané Garrincha (one match) Raulino de Oliveira (one match) Moacyrzão (one match) 78,838 72,788 19,183 15,000Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada Mangueirão (one match) Arena Pantanal (one match) Mário Helênio (one match) JK (one match) 41,574 45,007 44,097 31,863 14,455Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio Alfredo Jaconi (2 matches) 55,662 19,924Internacional Porto Alegre Beira-Rio Centenário (2 matches) 50,128 22,132Palmeiras São Paulo Pacaembu Allianz Parque (2 matches) Prudentão (one match) Fonte Luminosa (one match) 37,730 43,713 45,954 21,441Santos Santos Vila Belmiro Arena Pantanal (2 matches) Pacaembu (2 matches) Morumbi (one match) Primeiro de Maio (one match) 16,068 44,097 37,730 67,428 15,759São Paulo São Paulo Morumbi Pacaembu (one match) Arena Barueri (one match) 67,428 37,730 31,452Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro Arena Pernambuco (7 matches) 32,983 44,300Vitória Salvador Barradão Pituaçu (2 matches) Joia da Princesa (2 matches) Arena Fonte Nova (one match) 35,632 32,157 16,274 47,907
Number of teams by state Number of teams State Team(s)4 Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo3 Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense Chapecoense, Criciúma, Figueirense2 Bahia, Vitória Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba Grêmio, Internacional1 Goiás Sport
Average attendance
Club Average attendance Cruzeiro 30,015 Corinthians 29,195 São Paulo FC 28,611 Flamengo 28,221 Internacional 23,532 Grêmio 22,564 Palmeiras 19,947 Fluminense 19,448 Sport 18,749 Atlético Mineiro 14,200 Bahia 13,313 Botafogo 12,457 Coritiba 12,401 Vitória 10,635 Atlético Paranaense 10,463 Chapecoense 10,283 Santos FC 9,407 Criciúma EC 9,321 Figueirense 8,527 Goiás EC 6,958
Foreign players The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Dual Nationality Players Former Players Atlético Mineiro Jesús Dátolo Nicolás Otamendi Atlético Paranaense Lucas Olaza Matías Mirabaje Bahia Emanuel Biancucchi Wilson Pittoni Botafogo Juan Carlos Ferreyra Mario Bolatti Pablo Zeballos Luis Ramírez Emerson Sheik Nicolás Lodeiro Chapecoense Enrique Meza Corinthians Ángel Romero Paolo Guerrero Coritiba Geraldo Alejandro Martinuccio Joel Tagueu Criciúma Cruzeiro Marcelo Moreno Miguel Samudio Alejandro Martinuccio Figueirense Roberto Cereceda Bruno Fornaroli Flamengo Héctor Canteros Lucas Mugni Frickson Erazo Víctor Cáceres Eduardo Fluminense Darío Conca Edwin Valencia Goiás Grêmio Alan Ruiz Hernán Barcos Matías Rodríguez Cristian Riveros Maxi Rodríguez Internacional Andrés D'Alessandro Carlos Luque Charles Aránguiz Otávio Palmeiras Agustín Allione Fernando Tobio Jonatan Cristaldo Pablo Mouche Jorge Valdivia William Mendieta Mauricio Victorino Sebastián Eguren Santos Eugenio Mena São Paulo Álvaro Pereira Dorlan Pabón Sport Recife Vitória Damián Escudero Luis Cáceres Guillermo Beltrán Roberto Fernandez Luis Aguiar
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAtlético Mineiro Levir Culpi Réver Puma Banco BMGAtlético Paranaense Claudinei Oliveira Wéverton Umbro CaixaBahia Gilson Kleina Marcelo Lomba Nike Grupo OASBotafogo Vágner Mancini Jefferson Puma GuaravitonChapecoense Celso Rodrigues Bruno Rangel Umbro CaixaCorinthians Mano Menezes Ralf Nike CaixaCoritiba Marquinhos Santos Alex Nike CaixaCriciúma Gilmar Dal Pozzo Paulo Baier Kanxa Dotz/Ar Condicionado SpringerCruzeiro Marcelo Oliveira Fábio Olympikus Banco BMGFigueirense Argel Fucks Tiago Volpi Penalty CaixaFlamengo Vanderlei Luxemburgo Léo Moura Adidas Caixa Fluminense Cristóvão Borges Fred Adidas UnimedGoiás Ricardo Drubscky Amaral Puma NoneGrêmio Luiz Felipe Scolari Hernán Barcos Topper BanrisulInternacional Abel Braga Andrés D'Alessandro Nike BanrisulPalmeiras Dorival Júnior Jorge Valdivia Adidas NoneSantos Enderson Moreira Edu Dracena Nike NoneSão Paulo Muricy Ramalho Rogério Ceni Penalty SempSport Eduardo Baptista Durval Adidas CaixaVitória Ney Franco Wilson Puma Caixa
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 FredFluminense182 HenriquePalmeiras164 Ricardo GoulartCruzeiro15 Marcelo MorenoCruzeiro5 Hernán BarcosGrêmio146 Paolo GuerreroCorinthians12 Erik LimaGoiás7 Diego TardelliAtlético Mineiro10 LeandroChapecoense 10 CléoAtlético Paranaense9 Darío ConcaFluminense Luís FabianoSão Paulo Alexandre PatoSão Paulo
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Daniel Correa Botafogo Criciúma 6–0 Douglas Coutinho Atlético Paranaense Figueirense 3–1 Luciano Corinthians Goiás 5–2 Erik Goiás Atlético Paranaense 3–1 Patric Sport Santos 3–1 Henrique Palmeiras Chapecoense 4-2
Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 14 Grêmio Fewest clean sheets: 4 Vitória
References
External links
2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at Soccerway