Season 2012 Location Brazil Matches played 380 | Top goalscorer Fred (20) Dates 19 May 2012 – 2 Dec 2012 Goals scored 940 | |
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Champions Fluminense3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title4th Brazilian title Copa Libertadores de América Corinthians (title holder)Palmeiras (cup winner)FluminenseGrêmioAtlético MineiroSão Paulo Relegated Figueirense FC, Atlético Clube Goianiense, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Sport Club do Recife Similar 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2012 Copa do Brasil, 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as the Brasileirão Petrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2011 season. On 11 November 2012, Fluminense won the title for the fourth time.
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Format
For the tenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2013 season.
International qualification
The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2013 Copa Libertadores. The top-two teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the third and fourth places in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.
Results
Source: http://www.cbf.com.br
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Source: globoesporte.com