From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Field	Value
competition	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
season	[2012](2012-in-brazilian-football)
winners	Fluminense
3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title
4th Brazilian title
relegated	Figueirense
Atlético Goianiense
Palmeiras
Sport Recife
continentalcup1	[Copa Libertadores de América](2013-copa-libertadores)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Corinthians ([title holder](2012-copa-libertadores))
Palmeiras ([cup winner](2012-copa-do-brasil))
Fluminense
Grêmio
Atlético Mineiro
São Paulo
continentalcup2	[Sudamericana](2013-copa-sudamericana)
matches	380
total goals	940
league topscorer	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 wins	7 games
Atlético Mineiro
longest unbeaten	15 games
Grêmio
longest winless	14 games
Figueirense
longest losses	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
prevseason	[2011](2011-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a)
nextseason	[2013](2013-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a)

3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title Atlético Goianiense Palmeiras Sport Recife Palmeiras (cup winner) Fluminense Grêmio Atlético Mineiro São Paulo Atlético Mineiro Grêmio Figueirense Atlético Goianiense Figueirense

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2012/11/12/3521177/fluminense-crowned-brasileiro-serie-a-champions

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

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Atlético Goianiense	Goiânia	Serra Dourada
Boca do Jacaré (one match)
Bezerrão (one match)	50,049
30,000
20,000
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Independência	23,018
Bahia	Salvador	Pituaçu	31,677
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão	44,000
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	37,952
Coritiba	Curitiba	Couto Pereira	38,000
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Independência
Melão (5 matches)
Parque do Sabiá (one match)	23,018
15,471
50,000
Figueirense	Florianópolis	Orlando Scarpelli	19,069
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão
Raulino de Oliveira (5 matches)	44,000
20,255
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão
Raulino de Oliveira (3 matches)
São Januário (2 matches)	44,000
20,255
22,150
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	Olímpico	45,000
Internacional	Porto Alegre	Beira-Rio	56,000
Náutico	Recife	Aflitos	19,800
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Pacaembu (8 matches)
Arena Barueri (7 matches)
Fonte Luminosa (3 matches)
Prudentão (one match)	37,952
31,452
20,287
44,414
Ponte Preta	Campinas	Moisés Lucarelli	19,728
Portuguesa	São Paulo	Canindé	21,004
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro
Pacaembu (2 matches)	21,256
37,952
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi
Pacaembu (one match)	67,428
37,952
Sport	Recife	Ilha do Retiro	30,520
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário
Engenhão (3 matches)	22,150
44,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Atlético Goianiense	BRA Artur Neto	BRA Márcio	Super Bolla	Cimento Tocantins
Atlético Mineiro	BRA Cuca	BRA Réver	Topper	Banco BMG
Bahia	BRA Jorginho	BRA Titi	Nike	Grupo OAS
Botafogo	BRA	BRA Jefferson	Puma	Guaraviton
Corinthians	BRA Tite	BRA Alessandro	Nike	Caixa
Coritiba	BRA Marquinhos Santos	BRA Lincoln	Nike	Caixa
Cruzeiro	BRA	BRA Fábio	Olympikus	Banco BMG
Figueirense	BRA Adilson Batista	BRA Wilson	Penalty	Taschibra
Flamengo	BRA Vanderlei Luxemburgo	BRA Leonardo Moura	Olympikus	UNICEF
Fluminense	BRA Abel Braga	BRA Fred	Adidas	Unimed
Grêmio	BRA	BRA	Topper	Banrisul
Internacional	BRA Osmar Loss (caretaker)	ARG	Nike	Banrisul
Náutico	BRA	BRA Martinez	Penalty	None
Palmeiras	BRA	BRA	Adidas	Kia
Ponte Preta	BRA	BRA Roger	Pulse	Hitachi
Portuguesa	BRA Geninho	BRA	Lupo	Irwin
Santos	BRA	BRA Neymar	Nike	Banco BMG
São Paulo	BRA	BRA	Reebok	Semp Toshiba
Sport	BRA Sérgio Guedes	BRA Magrão	Lotto	MRV
Vasco da Gama	BRA Gaúcho	BRA	Penalty	Eletrobras

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of
departure	Date of
vacancy	Position
in table	Replaced by
Atlético/GO	BRA Adílson Batista	Sacked	29 May	10th	BRA Hélio dos Anjos
São Paulo	BRA Emerson Leão	Sacked	26 June	8th	BRA Ney Franco
Atlético/GO	BRA Hélio dos Anjos	Resigned	9 July	20th	BRA Jairo Araújo
Bahia	BRA Paulo Roberto Falcão	Sacked	20 July	19th	BRA Caio Júnior
Internacional	BRA Dorival Júnior	Sacked	20 July	8th	BRA Fernandão
Figueirense	BRA Argel Fucks	Sacked	20 July	17th	BRA Hélio dos Anjos
Flamengo	BRA Joel Santana	Sacked	23 July	10th	BRA Dorival Júnior
Sport	BRA Vágner Mancini	Resigned	11 August	16th	BRA Waldemar Lemos
Figueirense	BRA Hélio dos Anjos	Sacked	24 August	20th	BRA Márcio Goiano
Bahia	BRA Caio Júnior	Resigned	27 August	16th	BRA Jorginho
Coritiba	BRA Marcelo Oliveira	Sacked	6 September	16th	BRA Marquinhos Santos
Vasco da Gama	BRA Cristóvão Borges	Resigned	9 September	4th	BRA Marcelo Oliveira
Palmeiras	BRA Luiz Felipe Scolari	Mutual consent	13 September	19th	BRA Narciso
Atlético/GO	BRA Jairo Araújo	Resigned	13 September	20th	BRA Artur Neto
Palmeiras	BRA Narciso	Replaced	19 September	19th	BRA Gilson Kleina
Ponte Preta	BRA Gilson Kleina	Left to sign with Palmeiras	19 September	11th	BRA Guto Ferreira
Sport	BRA Waldemar Lemos	Sacked	6 October	17th	BRA Sérgio Guedes
Vasco da Gama	BRA Marcelo Oliveira	Sacked	5 November	7th	BRA Gaúcho
Figueirense	BRA Márcio Goiano	Sacked	5 November	19th	BRA Adílson Batista
Internacional	BRA Fernandão	Sacked	20 November	8th	BRA Osmar Loss (caretaker)

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Fred	BRA	Fluminense	20
2	Luís Fabiano	BRA	São Paulo	17
3	Aloísio	BRA	Figueirense	14
Hernán Barcos	ARG	Palmeiras	14
Bruno Mineiro	BRA	Portuguesa	14
Neymar	BRA	Santos	14
7	Kieza	BRA	Náutico	13
Vágner Love	BRA	Flamengo	13
9	Bernard	BRA	Atlético Mineiro	11
Elkeson	BRA	Botafogo	11

Source: globoesporte.com

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

campeonato-brasileiro-série-a-seasons 2012-in-brazilian-football-leagues

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report