A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fluminense 3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title |
| Relegated | Figueirense Atlético Goianiense Palmeiras Sport Recife |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Corinthians (title holder) Palmeiras (cup winner) Fluminense Grêmio Atlético Mineiro São Paulo |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 940 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred (20) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Mineiro 6−0 Figueirense |
| Biggest away win | Vasco 0−4 Bahia |
| Highest scoring | Figueirense 3−4 Atlético Mineiro |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Atlético Mineiro |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Grêmio |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Figueirense |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Atlético Goianiense Figueirense |
| Highest attendance | São Paulo 2−1 Náutico 62,207 |
| Lowest attendance | Atlético Goianiense 0−1 Sport 449 |
| Average attendance | 12,983 |
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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.[1]
Format
For the tenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most 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.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo Metro Area teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Ponte Preta
Portuguesa
Santos
São Paulo
Personnel and kits
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Goianiense |  Arthur Neto
|
Márcio
|
Super Bolla | Cimento Tocantins |
| Atlético Mineiro | Cuca
|
Réver
|
Topper | Banco BMG |
| Bahia | Jorginho
|
Titi
|
Nike | OAS Empreendimentos |
| Botafogo | Oswaldo de Oliveira
|
Jefferson
|
Puma | Guaraviton |
| Corinthians | Tite
|
Alessandro
|
Nike | Caixa |
| Coritiba | Marquinhos Santos
|
Lincoln
|
Nike | Banco BMG |
| Cruzeiro | Celso Roth
|
Fábio
|
Olympikus | Banco BMG |
| Figueirense | Adilson Batista
|
Wilson
|
Penalty | Taschibra |
| Flamengo | Vanderlei Luxemburgo
|
Leonardo Moura
|
Olympikus | — |
| Fluminense | Abel Braga
|
Fred
|
adidas | unimed |
| Grêmio | Vanderlei Luxemburgo
|
Gilberto Silva
|
Topper | Banrisul |
| Internacional | Osmar Loss (caretaker)
|
 Andrés D'Alessandro
|
Nike | Banrisul |
| Náutico | Alexandre Gallo
|
Martinez
|
Penalty | — |
| Palmeiras | Gilson Kleina
|
Marcos Assunção
|
adidas | Kia Motors |
| Ponte Preta | Guto Ferreira
|
Roger
|
Pulse | Hitachi |
| Portuguesa | Geninho
|
Marcelo Cordeiro
|
Lupo | IRWIN |
| Santos | Muricy Ramalho
|
Neymar
|
Nike | Banco BMG |
| São Paulo | Ney Franco
|
Rogério Ceni
|
Reebok | Semp Toshiba |
| Sport | Sérgio Guedes
|
Magrão
|
Lotto | MRV Engenharia |
| Vasco da Gama | Gaúcho
|
Juninho Pernambucano
|
Penalty | Eletrobras |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético/GO | Adílson Batista
|
Sacked | 29 May | 10th | Hélio dos Anjos
|
| São Paulo | Emerson Leão
|
Sacked | 26 June | 8th | Ney Franco
|
| Atlético/GO | Hélio dos Anjos
|
Resigned | 9 July | 20th | Jairo Araújo
|
| Bahia | Paulo Roberto Falcão
|
Sacked | 20 July | 19th | Caio Júnior
|
| Internacional | Dorival Júnior
|
Sacked | 20 July | 8th | Fernandão
|
| Figueirense | Argel Fucks
|
Sacked | 20 July | 17th | Hélio dos Anjos
|
| Flamengo | Joel Santana
|
Sacked | 23 July | 10th | Dorival Júnior
|
| Sport | Vágner Mancini
|
Resigned | 11 August | 16th | Waldemar Lemos
|
| Figueirense | Hélio dos Anjos
|
Sacked | 24 August | 20th | Márcio Goiano
|
| Bahia | Caio Júnior
|
Resigned | 27 August | 16th | Jorginho
|
| Coritiba | Marcelo Oliveira
|
Sacked | 6 September | 16th | Marquinhos dos Santos
|
| Vasco da Gama | Cristóvão Borges
|
Resigned | 9 September | 4th | Marcelo Oliveira
|
| Palmeiras | Luiz Felipe Scolari
|
Mutual consent | 13 September | 19th | Narciso
|
| Atlético/GO | Jairo Araújo
|
Resigned | 13 September | 20th | Arthur Neto
|
| Palmeiras | Narciso
|
Replaced | 19 September | 19th | Gilson Kleina
|
| Ponte Preta | Gilson Kleina
|
Left to sign with Palmeiras | 19 September | 11th | Guto Ferreira
|
| Sport | Waldemar Lemos
|
Sacked | 6 October | 17th | Sérgio Guedes
|
| Vasco da Gama | Marcelo Oliveira
|
Sacked | 5 November | 7th | Gaúcho
|
| Figueirense | Márcio Goiano
|
Sacked | 5 November | 19th | Adílson Batista
|
| Internacional | Fernandão
|
Sacked | 20 November | 8th | Osmar Loss (caretaker)
|