The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 19th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition began on 29 May and ended on 9 December 2021. Flamengo were the defending champions.
The top six teams as well as the 2021 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B for 2022.
Atlético Mineiro were the champions, winning their third Série A title on 2 December 2021 with two matches to spare after they defeated Bahia by a 3–2 score.
Teams
Twenty teams compete in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
América Mineiro and Chapecoense became the first two clubs to be promoted on 12 January 2021 after a 0–0 draw against Náutico and a 2–1 win against Figueirense, respectively. Chapecoense had an immediate return to the first division after a season away, while América Mineiro returned after a two-year absence. Cuiabá was promoted for the first time ever on 22 January 2021. The final team to achieve promotion were Juventude on 29 January 2021, sealing a return to the top flight after a thirteen-year absence.
Pos.Relegated from 2020 Série A17thVasco da Gama18thGoiás19thCoritiba20thBotafogo
Pos.Promoted from 2020 Série B1stChapecoense2ndAmérica Mineiro3rdJuventude4thCuiabá
Number of teams by state Number of teams State Team(s)5 Corinthians, Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Santos and São Paulo3 Grêmio, Juventude and Internacional2 Ceará and Fortaleza América Mineiro and Atlético Mineiro Flamengo and Fluminense1 Bahia Atlético Goianiense Cuiabá Athletico Paranaense Sport Chapecoense
Stadiums and locations Team Location State Stadium CapacityAmérica MineiroBelo HorizonteIndependência 23,018Athletico ParanaenseCuritibaArena da Baixada 42,372Atlético GoianienseGoiâniaAntônio Accioly 12,500Atlético MineiroBelo HorizonteMineirão 61,846BahiaSalvadorFonte Nova 47,907CearáFortalezaCastelão 63,903 ChapecoenseChapecóArena Condá 20,089CorinthiansSão PauloNeo Química Arena 47,605CuiabáCuiabáArena Pantanal 44,000FlamengoRio de JaneiroMaracanã 78,838FluminenseRio de JaneiroMaracanã 78,838FortalezaFortalezaCastelão 63,903GrêmioPorto AlegreArena do Grêmio 55,225InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio 50,128JuventudeCaxias do SulAlfredo Jaconi 19,924PalmeirasSão PauloAllianz Parque 43,713Red Bull BragantinoBragança PaulistaNabi Abi Chedid 17,128SantosSantosVila Belmiro 16,068 São PauloSão PauloMorumbi 72,039Sport RecifeIlha do Retiro32,983
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor América Mineiro Marquinhos Santos Juninho Volt Sport Pixbet Athletico Paranaense Alberto Valentim Thiago Heleno Umbro Neodent Atlético Goianiense Marcelo Cabo Fernando Miguel Dragão Premium (club manufactured kit) Amuletobet Atlético Mineiro Cuca Réver Le Coq Sportif Betano Bahia Guto Ferreira Lucas Fonseca Esquadrão (club manufactured kit) Casa de Apostas Ceará Tiago Nunes Luiz Otávio Vozão (club manufactured kit) Zenir Chapecoense Felipe Endres (caretaker) Moisés Ribeiro Umbro Aurora Coop Corinthians Sylvinho Cássio Nike Vitaminas Neo Química Cuiabá Jorginho Anderson Conceição Umbro Drebor Flamengo Maurício Souza (caretaker) Diego Adidas Banco BRB Fluminense Marcão Fred Umbro Betano Fortaleza Juan Pablo Vojvoda Tinga Leão1918 (club manufactured kit) Zenir Grêmio Vagner Mancini Pedro Geromel Umbro Banrisul Internacional Diego Aguirre Taison Adidas Banrisul Juventude Jair Ventura William Matheus 19treze (club manufactured kit) Banrisul Palmeiras Abel Ferreira Felipe Melo Puma Crefisa Red Bull Bragantino Maurício Barbieri Léo Ortiz Nike Red Bull Santos Fábio Carille Carlos Sánchez Umbro SumUp São Paulo Rogério Ceni Miranda Adidas Sportsbet.io Sport Gustavo Florentín Sander Umbro Galera.bet
Foreign players The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 América Mineiro Orlando Berrío Mauro Zárate Athletico Paranaense David Terans Nicolás Hernández Atlético Goianiense Brian Montenegro Atlético Mineiro Dylan Borrero Jefferson Savarino Júnior Alonso Alan Franco Matías Zaracho Eduardo Vargas Ignacio Fernández Bahia Juan Pablo Ramírez Germán Conti Óscar Ruiz Hugo Rodallega Lucas Mugni Eugenio Isnaldo Ceará Yony González Stiven Mendoza Chapecoense Corinthians Ángelo Araos Víctor Cantillo Cuiabá Lucas Hernández Alan Mendez Yesus Cabrera Flamengo Giorgian De Arrascaeta Mauricio Isla Robert Piris Da Motta Fluminense Juan Cazares Abel Hernández Raúl Bobadilla Jhon Arias Fortaleza Valentín Depietri Ángelo Henríquez Grêmio Walter Kannemann Diego Churín Mathías Villasanti Miguel Borja Jaminton Campaz Internacional Víctor Cuesta Renzo Saravia Carlos Palacios Juan Manuel Cuesta Bruno Méndez Gabriel Mercado Juventude Fernando Pacheco Juan Sebastián Quintero Nicolás Castillo Palmeiras Gustavo Gómez Joaquín Piquerez Benjamín Kuscevic Red Bull Bragantino Leonardo Realpe Jan Carlos Hurtado César Haydar Tomás Cuello Emiliano Martínez Santos Carlos Sánchez Emiliano Velázquez São Paulo Robert Arboleda Antonio Galeano Luis Manuel Orejuela Martín Benítez Emiliano Rigoni Jonathan Calleri Gabriel Neves Sport Leandro Barcia Santiago Tréllez Nicolás Aguirre
Players holding Brazilian dual nationality They do not take foreign slot.
Diego Costa (Atlético Mineiro) Johnny Cardoso (Internacional) Chico (Juventude) Éder (São Paulo)
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRefCuiabá Allan AalMutual agreement1 February 2021Pre-season Alberto Valentim1 April 2021São Paulo Marcos VizolliEnd of caretaker tenure26 February 2021 Hernán Crespo26 February 2021Athletico Paranaense Paulo AutuoriAppointed as club director António Oliveira13 March 2021Atlético Mineiro Jorge SampaoliSigned by Marseille Cuca5 March 2021Fluminense MarcãoDemoted to assistant coach Roger Machado27 February 2021Internacional Abel BragaEnd of contract Miguel Ángel Ramírez2 March 2021Santos Marcelo FernandesEnd of caretaker tenure Ariel Holan26 February 2021Atlético Goianiense Marcelo CaboSigned by Vasco da Gama27 February 2021 Jorginho5 April 2021Sport Jair VenturaSacked5 April 2021 Umberto Louzer15 April 2021Chapecoense Umberto LouzerResigned14 April 2021 Mozart18 April 2021Grêmio Renato GaúchoSacked15 April 2021 Tiago Nunes21 April 2021Fortaleza Enderson Moreira25 April 2021 Juan Pablo Vojvoda4 May 2021Santos Ariel HolanResigned26 April 2021 Fernando Diniz7 May 2021Atlético Goianiense Jorginho15 May 2021 Eduardo Barroca27 May 2021Corinthians Vagner ManciniSacked16 May 2021 Sylvinho23 May 2021Chapecoense Mozart27 May 2021 Jair Ventura31 May 2021Cuiabá Alberto Valentim29 May 20212nd Jorginho3 July 2021Internacional Miguel Ángel Ramírez11 June 202117th Diego Aguirre19 June 2021América Mineiro LiscaResigned14 June 202120th Vagner Mancini19 June 2021Grêmio Tiago NunesSacked4 July 202120th Luiz Felipe Scolari7 July 2021Flamengo Rogério Ceni10 July 202112th Renato Gaúcho10 July 2021Chapecoense Jair Ventura2 August 202120th Pintado4 August 2021Bahia Dado CavalcantiMutual agreement17 August 202113th Diego Dabove18 August 2021Fluminense Roger MachadoSacked21 August 202115th Marcão21 August 2021Sport Umberto LouzerMutual agreement23 August 202118th Gustavo Florentín26 August 2021Ceará Guto FerreiraSacked29 August 20218th Tiago Nunes30 August 2021Santos Fernando Diniz5 September 202113th Fábio Carille8 September 2021Athletico Paranaense António OliveiraResigned9 September 20219th Alberto Valentim1 October 2021Atlético Goianiense Eduardo BarrocaMutual agreement27 September 202112th Marcelo Cabo11 November 2021Bahia Diego DaboveSacked6 October 202117th Guto Ferreira6 October 2021Grêmio Luiz Felipe ScolariMutual agreement11 October 202119th Vagner Mancini15 October 2021São Paulo Hernán Crespo13 October 202113th Rogério Ceni13 October 2021América Mineiro Vagner ManciniResigned, signed by Grêmio14 October 202110th Marquinhos Santos18 October 2021Juventude Marquinhos SantosSacked18 October 202117th Jair Ventura19 October 2021Chapecoense PintadoMutual agreement26 October 202120th Felipe Endres (caretaker)26 October 2021Flamengo Renato Gaúcho29 November 20212nd Maurício Souza (caretaker)29 November 2021
Notes
Standings League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 HulkAtlético Mineiro192 GilbertoBahia153 MichaelFlamengo144 AdemirAmérica Mineiro135 ArturRed Bull Bragantino12 Gabriel BarbosaFlamengo YtaloRed Bull Bragantino Yuri AlbertoInternacional9 Bruno HenriqueFlamengo11 EdenílsonInternacional Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref. Ytalo Red Bull Bragantino Palmeiras 3–1 (H) 23 June 2021 Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo Bahia 5–0 (A) 18 July 2021 Bruno Henrique Flamengo São Paulo 5–1 (H) 25 July 2021 Yuri Alberto Internacional Flamengo 4–0 (A) 8 August 2021 Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo Santos 4–0 (A) 28 August 2021 Hugo Rodallega4 Bahia Fortaleza 4–2 (H) 4 September 2021 Yuri Alberto Internacional Chapecoense 5–2 (H) 10 October 2021 Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Gustavo ScarpaPalmeiras132 ArturRed Bull Bragantino8 VitinhoFlamengo4 Lucas CrispimFortaleza7 EdenílsonInternacional HulkAtlético Mineiro RafinhaGrêmio David TeransAthletico Paranaense9 Giorgian De ArrascaetaFlamengo6 FerreiraGrêmio Source: Soccerway
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 EversonAtlético Mineiro16 Fernando MiguelAtlético Goianiense3 WalterCuiabá154 João PauloSantos14 MailsonSport Tiago VolpiSão Paulo7 Matheus CavichioliAmérica Mineiro12 CleitonRed Bull Bragantino Marcos FelipeFluminense10 CássioCorinthians11 Source: FBref.com
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the monthRef.PlayerClubJune Gustavo ScarpaPalmeirasJuly HulkAtlético MineiroAugust HulkAtlético MineiroSeptember Róger GuedesCorinthiansOctober Raphael VeigaPalmeirasNovember HulkAtlético MineiroDecemberNot Awarded
Annual awards Award Winner Club Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Best Coach Cuca Atlético Mineiro Bola de Prata Best Coach Cuca Atlético Mineiro Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Best Newcomer André Fluminense Bola de Prata Best Newcomer Matías Zaracho Atlético Mineiro Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Best Player Hulk Atlético Mineiro Bola de Ouro Best Player Hulk Atlético Mineiro Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Goal of the Season Michael Flamengo
Série A Team of the Year Goalkeeper Weverton (Palmeiras) Defenders Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) Júnior Alonso (Atlético Mineiro) Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro) Midfielders Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) Edenílson (Internacional) Jair (Atlético Mineiro) Ignacio Fernández (Atlético Mineiro) Forwards Michael (Flamengo) Hulk (Atlético Mineiro)
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