2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A
Season	2014
Champions	Cruzeiro (4th title)
Relegated	Vitoria ; Bahia ; Botafogo ; Criciuma
Libertadores	Cruzeiro ; Sao Paulo ; Internacional ; Corinthians ; Atletico Mineiro
Matches played	380
Goals scored	860 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fred ; (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6?0 Criciuma ; (10 May) ; Goias 6?0 Palmeiras ; (21 September)
Biggest away win	Sport 1?4 Corinthians ; (25 May) ; Atletico Paranaense 0?3 Fluminense ; (27 July)
Highest scoring	Fluminense 5?2 Sao Paulo ; (21 May) ; Corinthians 5?2 Goias ; (21 August) ; Fluminense 5?2 Corinthians ; (30 November)
Longest winning run	5 matches: Internacional ; (20 July?16 August) ; Flamengo ; (10?31 August)
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches: Cruzeiro ; (1 June?11 September)
Longest winless run	10 matches: Bahia ; (11 May?3 August) ; Palmeiras ; (25 May?20 August) ; Criciuma ; (20 July?10 September)
Longest losing run	6 matches: ; Botafogo ; (2?30 November)
Highest attendance	58,627 ; Sao Paulo 2?0 Cruzeiro ; (14 September 2014)
Lowest attendance	766 ; Atletico-PR 1?1 Chapecoense ; (18 May 2014, Willie Davids , Maringa )
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The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A , the top-level of professional football in Brazil . Cruzeiro , the defending champions, won the title for the second time in a row and fourth 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, staying in that position, winning the title after a 2-1 victory over Goias in the Mineirao stadium , in round 36.

On the other side of the table, Criciuma , 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 Atletico Paranaense , guaranteed its survival in the first division after defeats of its competitors, Vitoria and Bahia .

Teams [ change | change source ]

Stadia and locations [ change | change source ]

Sao Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Sao Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Sao Paulo

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Location of teams in 2014 Serie A

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Atletico Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Independencia	23,018
Atletico Paranaense	Curitiba	Arena da Baixada	43,000
Bahia	Salvador	Fonte Nova	51,708
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracana	78,838
Chapecoense	Chapeco	Arena Conda	22,600
Corinthians	Sao Paulo	Arena Corinthians	48,234
Coritiba	Curitiba	Couto Pereira	40,310
Criciuma	Criciuma	Heriberto Hulse	19,300
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Mineirao	58,170
Figueirense	Florianopolis	Orlando Scarpelli	19,908
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracana	78,838
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracana	78,838
Goias	Goiania	Serra Dourada	50,049
Gremio	Porto Alegre	Arena do Gremio	55,662
Internacional	Porto Alegre	Beira-Rio	50,128
Palmeiras	Sao Paulo	Pacaembu Allianz Parque	37,730 43,600
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	16,798
Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	Morumbi	67,052
Sport	Recife	Ilha do Retiro	35,020
Vitoria	Salvador	Barradao	35,632

Results [ change | change source ]

Statistics [ change | change source ]

Scoring [ change | change source ]

Top scorers [ change | change source ]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals ^[1]
1	Fred	Fluminense	18
2	Henrique	Palmeiras	16
4	Ricardo Goulart	Cruzeiro	15
4	Marcelo Moreno	Cruzeiro	15
5	Hernan Barcos	Gremio	14
6	Paolo Guerrero	Corinthians	12
7	Erik Lima	Goias	10
	Diego Tardelli	Atletico Mineiro
	Leandro	Chapecoense
10	Cleo	Atletico Paranaense	9
	Dario Conca	Fluminense
	Dinei	Vitoria
	Luis Fabiano	Sao Paulo
	Alexandre Pato	Sao Paulo

Hat-tricks [ change | change source ]

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Daniel Correa	Botafogo	Criciuma	6?0 (H) ^[2]	10 May 2014
Douglas Coutinho	Atletico Paranaense	Figueirense	3?1 (A) ^[3]	1 June 2014
Luciano	Corinthians	Goias	5?2 (H) ^[4]	21 August 2014
Erik	Goias	Atletico Paranaense	3?1 (H) ^[5]	31 August 2014
Patric	Sport	Santos	3?1 (H) ^[6]	10 September 2014
Henrique	Palmeiras	Chapecoense	4?2 (H) ^[7]	2 October 2014

Clean sheets [ change | change source ]

Most clean sheets : 14
- Gremio
Fewest clean sheets: 4
- Vitoria

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Stats: Top Goal Scorers ? 2014" . globoesporte . Rede Globo . Retrieved 22 September 2014 .
↑ "Botafogo 6?0 Criciuma" . globoesporte . 10 May 2014. ^{[
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↑ "Figueirense 1?3 Atletico Paranaense" . globoesporte . 1 June 2014.
↑ "Corinthians 5?2 Goias" . globoesporte . 21 August 2014.
↑ "Goias 3?1 Atletico Paranaense" . globoesporte . 31 August 2014.
↑ "Sport 3?1 Santos" . globoesporte . 10 September 2014.
↑ "Palmeiras 4?2 Chapecoense" . globoesporte . 2 October 2014.

[topscorer-1] "Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Stats: Top Goal Scorers ? 2014" . globoesporte . Rede Globo . Retrieved 22 September 2014 .

[2] "Botafogo 6?0 Criciuma" . globoesporte . 10 May 2014. ^{[
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[3] "Figueirense 1?3 Atletico Paranaense" . globoesporte . 1 June 2014.

[4] "Corinthians 5?2 Goias" . globoesporte . 21 August 2014.

[5] "Goias 3?1 Atletico Paranaense" . globoesporte . 31 August 2014.

[6] "Sport 3?1 Santos" . globoesporte . 10 September 2014.

[7] "Palmeiras 4?2 Chapecoense" . globoesporte . 2 October 2014.

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