2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. After winning twice in a row in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Cruzeiro came in defending their title as the Brazilian football champions. Corinthians won the title.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	2015
Champions	Corinthians (6th title)
Relegated	Avaí Vasco da Gama Goiás Joinville
Libertadores	Corinthians Atlético Mineiro Grêmio São Paulo Palmeiras
Matches played	380
Goals scored	897 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ricardo Oliveira (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Internacional 6–0 Vasco da Gama (2 September 2015)
Biggest away win	Vasco da Gama 0–4 São Paulo (8 July 2015)
Highest scoring	Corinthians 4–3 Sport (12 August 2015) Santos 5–2 Avaí (22 August 2015) Corinthians 6–1 São Paulo (22 November 2015)
Longest winning run	6 games Atlético Mineiro Flamengo
Longest unbeaten run	17 games Corinthians
Longest winless run	10 games Sport
Longest losing run	6 games Vasco da Gama
Highest attendance	67,011 Flamengo 0–2 Coritiba (17 September)
Lowest attendance	1,461 Goiás 0–1 Avaí (7 June)
Average attendance	17,557
← 2014 2016 → All statistics correct as of 7 December 2015.

Stadia and locations

Atlético Mineiro

Atlético Paranaense

Avaí

Chapecoense

Coritiba

Cruzeiro

Figueirense

Goiás

Grêmio

Internacional

Joinville

Ponte Preta

Santos

Sport

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro teams:
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo

Location of teams in 2015 Série A

Team	Location	State	Stadium	Capacity
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	Independência Mineirão	23,018 62,547
Atlético Paranaense	Curitiba	Paraná	Arena da Baixada	42,372
Avaí	Florianópolis	Santa Catarina	Ressacada	17,826
Chapecoense	Chapecó	Santa Catarina	Arena Condá	22,600
Corinthians	São Paulo	São Paulo	Arena Corinthians	47,605
Coritiba	Curitiba	Paraná	Couto Pereira	40,310
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	Mineirão	62,547
Figueirense	Florianópolis	Santa Catarina	Orlando Scarpelli	19,584
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	78,838
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	78,838
Goiás	Goiânia	Goiás	Serra Dourada	41,574
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	Arena do Grêmio	56,500
Internacional	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	Beira-Rio	50,128
Joinville	Joinville	Santa Catarina	Arena Joinville	22,400
Palmeiras	São Paulo	São Paulo	Allianz Parque	43,713
Ponte Preta	Campinas	São Paulo	Moisés Lucarelli	19,728
Santos	Santos	São Paulo	Vila Belmiro	16,798
São Paulo	São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	67,052
Sport	Recife	Pernambuco	Ilha do Retiro Arena Pernambuco	35,020 46,154
Vasco	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário Maracanã	24,584 78,838

Results

• 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - Results of first round
• 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - Results of second round

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Ricardo Oliveira Santos 20 2 Vágner Love Corinthians 14 3 André Sport 13 Jádson Corinthians 13 Lucas Pratto Atlético Mineiro 13 6 Henrique Almeida Coritiba 12 7 Vitinho Internacional 11 Willian Cruzeiro 11 9 Alexandre Pato São Paulo 10 André Lima Avaí 10 Dudu Palmeiras 10 Erik Goiás 10 Gabriel Santos 10 Luan Grêmio 10

Top assists Rank Player Club Assists 1 Jádson Corinthians 12 2 Paulo Henrique Ganso São Paulo 9 Diego Souza Sport 9 4 Dudu Palmeiras 7 Giovanni Augusto Atlético Mineiro 7 Giuliano Grêmio 7 Victor Ferraz Santos 7 Elias Corinthians 7 Luan Grêmio 7 10 Lucas Lima Santos 6 Patric Atlético Mineiro 6 Douglas Grêmio 6 Bruno Henrique Goiás 6 André Sport 6 Marlone Azevedo Sport 6 Cleitinho Figueirense 6

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Lucas Pratto	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo	3–1 (H)	29 July
Willian4	Cruzeiro	Figueirense	5–1 (H)	6 September
Lucas Barrios	Palmeiras	Fluminense	4–1 (A)	16 September

⁴ Player scored 4 goals.

As of 6 December 2015.

References

• Source: ESPN FC & Globo

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