2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Longest unbeaten run18 games
Atlético Mineiro
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The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of the

Flamengo
were the defending champions.

The top six teams as well as the 2021 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B for 2022.

Atlético Mineiro were the champions, winning their third Série A title on 2 December 2021 with two matches to spare after they defeated Bahia by a 3–2 score.[1]

Teams

Palmeiras
São Paulo
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Location of teams in 2021 Série A

Twenty teams compete in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.

América Mineiro and Chapecoense became the first two clubs to be promoted on 12 January 2021 after a 0–0 draw against Náutico and a 2–1 win against Figueirense, respectively.[2] Chapecoense had an immediate return to the first division after a season away, while América Mineiro returned after a two-year absence. Cuiabá was promoted for the first time ever on 22 January 2021.[3] The final team to achieve promotion were Juventude on 29 January 2021, sealing a return to the top flight after a thirteen-year absence.[4]

Number of teams by state

Number of teams
State
 Team(s)
5  São Paulo
Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Santos and São Paulo
3  Rio Grande do Sul
Internacional
2  Ceará Ceará and Fortaleza
 Minas Gerais América Mineiro and Atlético Mineiro
 Rio de Janeiro
Flamengo and Fluminense
1  Bahia Bahia
 Goiás Atlético Goianiense
 Mato Grosso Cuiabá
 Paraná Athletico Paranaense
 Pernambuco Sport
 Santa Catarina Chapecoense

Stadiums and locations

Team Location State Stadium Capacity
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Independência 23,018
Athletico Paranaense Curitiba  Paraná Arena da Baixada 42,372
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia  Goiás Antônio Accioly 12,500
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais Mineirão 61,846
Bahia Salvador  Bahia
Fonte Nova
 47,907
Ceará Fortaleza  Ceará Castelão 63,903
Chapecoense Chapecó  Santa Catarina Arena Condá 20,089
Corinthians São Paulo  São Paulo Neo Química Arena 47,605
Cuiabá Cuiabá  Mato Grosso Arena Pantanal 44,000
Flamengo
 Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 78,838
Fortaleza Fortaleza  Ceará Castelão 63,903
Grêmio
 Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Arena do Grêmio 55,225
Internacional
 Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul Beira-Rio 50,128
Juventude Caxias do Sul  Rio Grande do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 19,924
Palmeiras
 São Paulo  São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista  São Paulo Nabi Abi Chedid 17,128
Santos Santos  São Paulo Vila Belmiro 16,068
São Paulo São Paulo  São Paulo Morumbi 72,039
Sport Recife  Pernambuco Ilha do Retiro 32,983

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
América Mineiro Brazil Marquinhos Santos Brazil Juninho Volt Sport[5] Pixbet[6]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil Alberto Valentim Brazil Thiago Heleno Umbro[7] Neodent[8]
Atlético Goianiense Brazil Marcelo Cabo Brazil Fernando Miguel Dragão Premium (club manufactured kit)[9] Amuletobet[10]
Atlético Mineiro
Cuca
 Brazil Réver Le Coq Sportif[11] Betano[12]
Bahia Brazil Guto Ferreira Brazil Lucas Fonseca Esquadrão (club manufactured kit)[13] Casa de Apostas[14]
Ceará Brazil Tiago Nunes Brazil Luiz Otávio Vozão (club manufactured kit)[15] Zenir[16]
Chapecoense Brazil Felipe Endres (caretaker) Brazil Moisés Ribeiro Umbro[17] Aurora[18]
Corinthians Brazil Sylvinho
Cássio
 Nike[19] Neo Química
Cuiabá Brazil Jorginho Brazil Anderson Conceição Umbro Drebor
Flamengo
Maurício Souza
(caretaker) 		Brazil Diego Adidas[20] Banco BRB[21]
Fluminense Brazil Marcão Brazil Fred Umbro[22] Betano[23]
Fortaleza Argentina Juan Pablo Vojvoda Brazil Tinga Leão1918 (club manufactured kit)[24] Zenir[16]
Grêmio Brazil Vagner Mancini Brazil Pedro Geromel Umbro[25] Banrisul
Internacional Uruguay Diego Aguirre Brazil Taison Adidas[26] Banrisul
Juventude Brazil Jair Ventura Brazil William Matheus 19treze (club manufactured kit) Banrisul
Palmeiras Portugal Abel Ferreira Brazil Felipe Melo
Puma[27]
 Crefisa
Red Bull Bragantino Brazil Maurício Barbieri Brazil Léo Ortiz Nike[28] Red Bull
Santos Brazil Fábio Carille
Carlos Sánchez
 Umbro[29] SumUp
São Paulo Brazil Rogério Ceni Brazil Miranda Adidas[30] Sportsbet.io[31]
Sport Paraguay Gustavo Florentín
Sander
 Umbro[32] Galera.bet

Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
América Mineiro Colombia Orlando Berrío Argentina Mauro Zárate
Athletico Paranaense Uruguay David Terans Colombia Nicolás Hernández
Atlético Goianiense Paraguay Brian Montenegro
Atlético Mineiro Colombia Dylan Borrero Venezuela Jefferson Savarino Paraguay Júnior Alonso Ecuador Alan Franco Argentina Matías Zaracho Chile Eduardo Vargas Argentina Ignacio Fernández
Bahia Colombia Juan Pablo Ramírez Argentina Germán Conti Paraguay Óscar Ruiz Colombia Hugo Rodallega Argentina Lucas Mugni Argentina Eugenio Isnaldo
Ceará Colombia Yony González Colombia Stiven Mendoza
Chapecoense
Corinthians Chile Ángelo Araos Colombia Víctor Cantillo
Cuiabá Uruguay Lucas Hernández Paraguay Alan Mendez Colombia Yesus Cabrera
Flamengo
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
 Chile Mauricio Isla Paraguay Robert Piris Da Motta
Fluminense Ecuador Juan Cazares Uruguay Abel Hernández Paraguay Raúl Bobadilla Colombia Jhon Arias
Fortaleza Argentina Valentín Depietri Chile Ángelo Henríquez
Grêmio Argentina Walter Kannemann Argentina Diego Churín Paraguay Mathías Villasanti Colombia Miguel Borja Colombia Jaminton Campaz
Internacional Argentina Víctor Cuesta Argentina Renzo Saravia Chile Carlos Palacios Colombia Juan Manuel Cuesta Uruguay Bruno Méndez Argentina Gabriel Mercado
Juventude Peru Fernando Pacheco Colombia Juan Sebastián Quintero Chile Nicolás Castillo
Palmeiras Paraguay Gustavo Gómez Uruguay Joaquín Piquerez Chile Benjamín Kuscevic
Red Bull Bragantino Ecuador Leonardo Realpe Venezuela Jan Carlos Hurtado Colombia César Haydar Argentina Tomás Cuello Uruguay Emiliano Martínez
Santos
Carlos Sánchez
 Uruguay Emiliano Velázquez
São Paulo Ecuador Robert Arboleda Paraguay Antonio Galeano Colombia Luis Manuel Orejuela Argentina Martín Benítez Argentina Emiliano Rigoni Argentina Jonathan Calleri Uruguay Gabriel Neves
Sport Uruguay Leandro Barcia Colombia Santiago Tréllez Argentina Nicolás Aguirre

Players holding Brazilian dual nationality

They do not take foreign slot.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref
Cuiabá Brazil Allan Aal Mutual agreement 1 February 2021 Pre-season Brazil Alberto Valentim 1 April 2021 [33][34]
São Paulo Brazil Marcos Vizolli End of caretaker tenure 26 February 2021 Argentina Hernán Crespo 26 February 2021 [35]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil Paulo Autuori Appointed as club director Portugal António Oliveira 13 March 2021 [36]
Atlético Mineiro Argentina Jorge Sampaoli Signed by Marseille
Cuca
 5 March 2021 [37][38]
Fluminense Brazil Marcão Demoted to assistant coach
Roger Machado
 27 February 2021 [39]
Internacional Brazil Abel Braga End of contract Spain Miguel Ángel Ramírez 2 March 2021 [40][41]
Santos Brazil Marcelo Fernandes End of caretaker tenure Argentina Ariel Holan 26 February 2021 [42]
Atlético Goianiense Brazil Marcelo Cabo Signed by Vasco da Gama 27 February 2021 Brazil Jorginho 5 April 2021 [43][44]
Sport Brazil Jair Ventura Sacked 5 April 2021 Brazil Umberto Louzer 15 April 2021 [45][46]
Chapecoense Brazil Umberto Louzer Resigned 14 April 2021 Brazil Mozart 18 April 2021 [47][48]
Grêmio Brazil Renato Gaúcho Sacked 15 April 2021 Brazil Tiago Nunes 21 April 2021 [49][50]
Fortaleza Brazil Enderson Moreira 25 April 2021 Argentina Juan Pablo Vojvoda 4 May 2021 [51][52]
Santos Argentina Ariel Holan Resigned 26 April 2021 Brazil Fernando Diniz 7 May 2021 [53][54]
Atlético Goianiense Brazil Jorginho 15 May 2021 Brazil Eduardo Barroca 27 May 2021 [55][56]
Corinthians Brazil Vagner Mancini Sacked 16 May 2021 Brazil Sylvinho 23 May 2021 [57][58]
Chapecoense Brazil Mozart 27 May 2021 Brazil Jair Ventura 31 May 2021 [59][60]
Cuiabá Brazil Alberto Valentim 29 May 2021 2nd Brazil Jorginho[i] 3 July 2021 [61][62]
Internacional Spain Miguel Ángel Ramírez 11 June 2021 17th Uruguay Diego Aguirre[ii] 19 June 2021 [63][64]
América Mineiro Brazil Lisca Resigned 14 June 2021 20th Brazil Vagner Mancini[iii] 19 June 2021 [65][66]
Grêmio Brazil Tiago Nunes Sacked 4 July 2021 20th Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari[iv] 7 July 2021 [67][68]
Flamengo Brazil Rogério Ceni 10 July 2021 12th Brazil Renato Gaúcho[v] 10 July 2021 [69][70]
Chapecoense Brazil Jair Ventura 2 August 2021 20th Brazil Pintado 4 August 2021 [71][72]
Bahia Brazil Dado Cavalcanti Mutual agreement 17 August 2021 13th Argentina Diego Dabove[vi] 18 August 2021 [73][74]
Fluminense
Roger Machado
 Sacked 21 August 2021 15th Brazil Marcão 21 August 2021 [75][76]
Sport Brazil Umberto Louzer Mutual agreement 23 August 2021 18th Paraguay Gustavo Florentín[vii] 26 August 2021 [77][78]
Ceará Brazil Guto Ferreira Sacked 29 August 2021 8th Brazil Tiago Nunes 30 August 2021 [79][80]
Santos Brazil Fernando Diniz 5 September 2021 13th Brazil Fábio Carille 8 September 2021 [81][82]
Athletico Paranaense Portugal António Oliveira Resigned 9 September 2021 9th Brazil Alberto Valentim[viii] 1 October 2021 [83][84]
Atlético Goianiense Brazil Eduardo Barroca Mutual agreement 27 September 2021 12th Brazil Marcelo Cabo[ix] 11 November 2021 [85][86]
Bahia Argentina Diego Dabove Sacked 6 October 2021 17th Brazil Guto Ferreira 6 October 2021 [87][88]
Grêmio Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Mutual agreement 11 October 2021 19th Brazil Vagner Mancini[x] 15 October 2021 [89][90]
São Paulo Argentina Hernán Crespo 13 October 2021 13th Brazil Rogério Ceni 13 October 2021 [91][92]
América Mineiro Brazil Vagner Mancini Resigned, signed by Grêmio 14 October 2021 10th Brazil Marquinhos Santos[xi] 18 October 2021 [93][94]
Juventude Brazil Marquinhos Santos Sacked 18 October 2021 17th Brazil Jair Ventura 19 October 2021 [95][96]
Chapecoense Brazil Pintado Mutual agreement 26 October 2021 20th Brazil Felipe Endres (caretaker)[xii] 26 October 2021 [97]
Flamengo Brazil Renato Gaúcho 29 November 2021 2nd
Maurício Souza (caretaker)[xii]
 29 November 2021 [98]
[xiii]
Notes
  1. ^ Luiz Fernando Iubel was the caretaker manager until the 9th round, in matches against Fluminense, América Mineiro, São Paulo, Sport, Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro, respectively.
  2. ^ Osmar Loss was the caretaker manager on the 4th and 5th rounds, against Atlético Mineiro and Ceará, respectively.
  3. ^ Cauan de Almeida was the caretaker manager on the 4th and 5th rounds, against Cuiabá and Palmeiras, respectively.
  4. Thiago Gomes
    was the caretaker manager on the 10th round against Palmeiras.
  5. Maurício Souza
    was the caretaker manager on the 11th round against Chapecoense.
  6. ^ Bruno Lopes was the caretaker manager on the 17th round against Grêmio.
  7. ^ Ricardo Severo was the caretaker manager on the 18th round against Chapecoense.
  8. ^ Paulo Autuori was the caretaker manager between the 20th and 23rd rounds, in matches against América Mineiro, Juventude, Grêmio and Flamengo, respectively.
  9. Eduardo Souza was the caretaker manager between the 23rd and 31st rounds, in matches against Fortaleza, Athletico Paranaense, Fluminense, Atlético Mineiro, Grêmio, Sport and Palmeiras, respectively, plus a delayed match against Flamengo from the 19th round. João Paulo Sanches
    was the caretaker manager in the 26th round against Bragantino, as Souza was suspended.
  10. Thiago Gomes
    was the caretaker manager in the 26th round against Fortaleza.
  11. ^ Diogo Giacomini was the caretaker manager in the 27th round against Bahia.
  12. ^ a b Caretaker manager until the end of the tournament.
  13. Paulo Victor Gomes
    was in charge of the club in the 37th and 38th rounds against Athletico Paranaense and Ceará, as the first team was out on vacation

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Mineiro (C) 38 26 6 6 67 34 +33 84 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
2
Flamengo
 38 21 8 9 69 36 +33 71
3
Palmeiras
 38 20 6 12 58 43 +15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 −1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 +4 57
6 Red Bull Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 +9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 0 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 América Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 +4 53
9 Atlético Goianiense 38 13 14 11 33 36 −3 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 −5 50
11 Ceará 38 11 17 10 39 38 +1 50
12
Internacional
 38 12 12 14 44 42 +2 48
13 São Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 −8 48
14 Athletico Paranaense 38 13 8 17 41 45 −4 47 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b]
15 Cuiabá 38 10 17 11 34 37 −3 47 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 −8 46
17
Grêmio
(R) 		38 12 7 19 44 51 −7 43 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Bahia (R) 38 11 10 17 42 51 −9 43
19 Sport (R) 38 9 11 18 24 37 −13 38
20 Chapecoense (R) 38 1 12 25 27 67 −40 15
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[99]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
  2. ^ Athletico Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Palmeiras
177964533311111222222222335422223333333
Red Bull Bragantino14643111122444444445555654554454466666
Santos201212139106711791012881011111413141616161616151714161312111211121110
São Paulo1215171618171717171614151717161412121516121313141313121312141415141414141313
Sport814161115151515161717161615151718191819191919191818181817171818181919191919
Leader and Copa Libertadores group stage
Copa Libertadores group stage
Copa Libertadores second stage
Copa Sudamericana group stage
Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Source: CBF.com