2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 53rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6. The 2009 edition was won by Flamengo.[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season2009
ChampionsFlamengo
5th Campeonato Brasileiro title
RelegatedCoritiba
Santo André
Náutico
Sport
Copa LibertadoresFlamengo
Internacional
São Paulo
Cruzeiro
Copa SudamericanaPalmeiras
Avaí
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio
Goiás
Barueri
Santos
Vitória
Matches played380
Goals scored1,094 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerAdriano & Diego Tardelli
(19 goals each)
Biggest home winCoritiba 5–0 Flamengo
Biggest away winAtlético Paranaense 0–4 Atlético Mineiro
Highest scoringVitória 6–2 Santos
Highest attendance78.639 (Flamengo 2-1 Grêmio)
Average attendance17.807
← 2008
2010 →

The first goal of the tournament was scored by Igor on the 13th minute of the match between his team, Sport and Barueri, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Holders São Paulo had a bad start losing to Fluminense 1–0.

Internacional led the tournament from round 2 to 6, when Atlético Mineiro took the lead. In the 9th round, Internacional regained the lead but one round later Atlético Mineiro managed to come back to the top of the table after defeating their city rivals Cruzeiro 3–0. The club from Belo Horizonte held the lead until round 15, when Palmeiras reached the top. In the middle of the championship, Flamengo was only on the 10th position.

Palmeiras managed to stay in the top until round 34, when they lost 1–0 against Fluminense, which was struggling to avoid relegation. Four days earlier, São Paulo had tied 1–1 with Grêmio after having three players sent off.

Round 37 saw several changes in the standings. São Paulo could have won their seventh title, and fourth in a row, if they had defeated Goiás, exactly as it had happened last season. However, this time Goiás 4–2 win sent São Paulo from the top of the table to the fourth place. Flamengo defeated Corinthians and took the lead for the first time in the tournament. Internacional advanced to second place and in the last round, had not only to defeat Santo André but also count on their city rivals Grêmio to at least tie against Flamengo in the last match. Despite rumors that Grêmio would not play as hard as they could, Flamengo had to come back from a 0–1 score to win the tournament. Internacional 4–1 win was worthless.

Palmeiras also came to the last round of the championship with chances to end in the top position. For that, they had to beat Botafogo, which would be relegated if did not win the last match. The result was tragic for Palmeiras: 0–2 defeat that combined with Cruzeiro 2–1 over Santos left the team outside the top four and, therefore, out of 2010 Copa Libertadores. Botafogo, together with city rivals Fluminense, managed to avoid relegation. After spending 37 rounds in relegation zone, Fluminense, which managed to leave the bottom four positions one match earlier, held a 1–1 draw away against Coritiba and sent the team from Curitiba to Série B exactly when the club was celebrating 100 years of foundation.

The 2009 edition of the Brasileirão marked the professional debut of players such as Neymar Santos.

Format

For the seventh consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points will be declared the champion. The bottom-four teams will be relegated for the following season.

International qualification

The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2010 international tournaments. The top-three teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the 2010 Copa Libertadores, while the fourth place team will qualify to the First Stage. The next eight-best teams will qualify to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. Should the winner of the 2009 Copa do Brasil finish better than 13th, the next best team(s) will earn the berth(s) it would have qualified for in the league standings.

Team information

Like in 2008, twenty teams will compete in this year's Série A. Defending champion São Paulo will have a chance to extend two records in Brazilian football should they win this year: first club to win four titles in a row, and first club to win seven titles overall. Of the four teams promoted from the 2008 Série B, one is new to the Série A. Barueri will be competing in the Série A for the first time since turning professional eight years ago. Four-time champion Corinthians returns after spending a single season in the Série B. The other teams promoted are Santo André (first return since 1984) and Avaí (first return since 1979). As is becoming common in Brazilian football, one of the country's most important clubs has been relegated after the previous season. For 2009, Vasco da Gama, champion in 1974, 1989, 1997 and 2000, will play the 2009 season in the Série B.

Locations of the 2009 Série A teams
Team City Stadium Current manager
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão Celso Roth
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Arena da Baixada Antônio Lopes
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada Silas
Barueri Barueri Arena Barueri Luis Carlos Goiano
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Engenhão Estevam Soares
Corinthians São Paulo Pacaembu Mano Menezes
Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira Ney Franco
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão Adílson Batista
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Andrade
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Cuca
Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada Hélio dos Anjos
Grêmio Porto Alegre Olímpico Marcelo Rospide
Internacional Porto Alegre Beira-Rio Mario Sérgio
Náutico Recife Aflitos Geninho
Palmeiras São Paulo Palestra Itália Muricy Ramalho
Santo André Santo André Bruno José Daniel Sergio Soares
Santos Santos Vila Belmiro Vanderlei Luxemburgo
São Paulo São Paulo Morumbi Ricardo Gomes
Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro Givanildo Oliveira
Vitória Salvador Barradão Vagner Mancini

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Date Last match Round Table Incoming
Grêmio Marcelo Rospide1 Replaced 16 May 2009[2] Atlético Mineiro 2–1 Grêmio 2 14th Paulo Autuori
Sport Nelsinho Baptista Resigned 25 May 2009[3] Sport 2–3 Atlético Mineiro 3 18th Émerson Leão
Atlético Paranaense Geninho Resigned 7 June 2009 Atlético Paranaense 0–4 Atlético Mineiro 5 20th Waldemar Lemos
Náutico Waldemar Lemos Left to sign with Atlético Paranaense 9 June 2009 Grêmio 3–0 Náutico 5 5th Márcio Bittencourt
São Paulo Muricy Ramalho Sacked 19 June 2009 São Paulo 0–2 Cruzeiro2 6 12th Ricardo Gomes
Palmeiras Wanderley Luxemburgo Sacked 26 June 2009 Atlético Paranaense 2–2 Palmeiras 7 4th Muricy Ramalho3
Náutico Márcio Bittencourt Resigned 12 July 2009 Palmeiras 4–1 Náutico 10 19th Geninho
Santos Vágner Mancini Sacked 13 July 2009 Vitória 6–2 Santos 10 11th Wanderley Luxemburgo
Fluminense Carlos Alberto Parreira Sacked 13 July 2009 Fluminense 0–1 Santo André 10 18th Renato Gaúcho
Flamengo Cuca Sacked 23 July 2009 Flamengo 1–1 Barueri 13 11th Andrade
Sport Émerson Leão Sacked 27 July 2009 Sport 3–3 Náutico 14 17th Pericles Chamusca
Santo André Sérgio Guedes Resigned 27 July 2009 Grêmio 3–2 Santo André 14 13th Alexandre Gallo
Atlético Paranaense Waldemar Lemos Resigned 29 July 2009 Goiás 3–0 Atlético Paranaense 15 18th Antônio Lopes
Coritiba Renê Simões Sacked 9 August 2009 Coritiba 1–3 Cruzeiro 18 18th Ney Franco
Botafogo Ney Franco Sacked 10 August 2009 Botafogo 0–1 Atlético Paranaense 18 15th Estevam Soares
Vitória Paulo César Carpegiani Sacked 10 August 2009 Vitória 2–2 Fluminense 18 10th Vágner Mancini
Barueri Estevam Soares Left to sign with Botafogo 11 August 2009 Barueri 1–0 Grêmio 18 6th Diego Cerri
Fluminense Renato Gaúcho Sacked 1 September 2009 Santos 2–0 Fluminense 22 20th Cuca
Internacional Tite Sacked 5 October 2009 Coritiba 2–0 Internacional 27 5th Mário Sérgio

1 Marcelo Rospide was interim manager since Celso Roth was sacked after Grêmio's elimination in the Campeonato Gaúcho 2009 on April 5.
2 Match played for the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
3 Interim coach Jorginho Cantinflas managed the team for 7 matches, until the 14th round.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo (C) 38 19 10 9 58 44 +14 67 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Internacional 38 19 8 11 65 44 +21 65
3 São Paulo 38 18 11 9 57 42 +15 65
4 Cruzeiro 38 18 8 12 58 53 +5 62 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
5 Palmeiras 38 17 11 10 58 45 +13 62 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
6 Avaí 38 15 12 11 61 52 +9 57
7 Atlético Mineiro 38 16 8 14 55 56 −1 56
8 Grêmio 38 15 10 13 67 46 +21 55
9 Goiás 38 15 10 13 64 65 −1 55
10 Corinthians 38 14 10 14 50 54 −4 52 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Barueri 38 12 13 13 59 52 +7 49 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
12 Santos 38 12 13 13 58 58 0 49
13 Vitória 38 13 9 16 51 57 −6 48
14 Atlético Paranaense 38 13 9 16 42 49 −7 48
15 Botafogo 38 11 14 13 52 58 −6 47
16 Fluminense 38 11 13 14 49 56 −7 46
17 Coritiba (R) 38 12 9 17 48 60 −12 45 Relegation to Série B
18 Santo André (R) 38 11 8 19 46 61 −15 41
19 Náutico (R) 38 10 8 20 48 71 −23 38
20 Sport Recife (R) 38 7 10 21 48 71 −23 31
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2009. Source: CBF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Corinthians qualified as the 2009 Copa do Brasil champion.
 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A
2009 Champion 
Flamengo
6th[4] title

Results
Home \ Away CAM CAP AVA BAR BOT COR CTB CRU FLA FLU GOI GRE INT NAU PAL STA SAN SPA SPT VIT
Atlético Mineiro 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
Atlético Paranaense 0–4 1–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2
Avaí 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 4–0
Barueri 4–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–0
Botafogo 3–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–3
Corinthians 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 4–2 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–3 2–1
Coritiba 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 5–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
Cruzeiro 0–3 0–2 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0
Flamengo 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1
Fluminense 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 5–1 4–0
Goiás 2–3 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 3–2
Grêmio 4–1 4–1 3–1 4–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 5–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1
Internacional 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–0 4–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 0–0
Náutico 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1
Palmeiras 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1
Santo André 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 5–3 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–0
Santos 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–3 1–0 3–3 3–1 1–3 1–0 3–4 1–0 0–0
São Paulo 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0
Sport Recife 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 4–2 0–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0
Vitória 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 4–3 0–1 1–0 3–3 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 6–2 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on April 5, 2010. Source: CBF (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
PosPlayerClubGoals
1 AdrianoFlamengo19
Diego TardelliAtlético Mineiro19
3 Val BaianoBarueri18
4 WashingtonSão Paulo17
5 AlecsandroInternacional16
6 RogerVitória15
7 JonasGrêmio14
Kléber PereiraSantos14
Marcelinho ParaíbaCoritiba14
Wellington PaulistaCruzeiro14

Source: globoesporte.globo.com
Updated as of November 8, 2009.

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References
  1. GlobeEsporte.com Tabela de classificação. http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/Classificacao/0,,ESP0-9827,00.html Retrieved Dec. 7 2009.
  2. "Libertadores: Gremio claim quarter-final berth". ESPN.com. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. "Nelsinho Batista deixa o Sport" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  4. "CBF reconhece título do Fla ("CBF recognizes Fla title")". CBF. 2011-02-21. Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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