| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | São Paulo 5th Campeonato Brasileiro title 5th Brazilian title |
| Relegated | Corinthians Paraná Juventude América-RN |
| Copa Libertadores | São Paulo Santos Flamengo Fluminense Cruzeiro |
| Copa Sudamericana | São Paulo Grêmio Palmeiras Atlético Mineiro Botafogo Vasco da Gama Internacional Atlético Paranaense |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,047 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Josiel (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | São Paulo 6 – 0Paraná |
| Biggest away win | Figueirense 3 - 6Atlético-PR |
| Highest scoring | Figueirense 3 - 6Atlético-PR |
| Average attendance | 14,132 |
←2006 2008 → | |
The2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.
The format was identical to the2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a doubleround-robin format (one home game, one away). At the season finale,São Paulo were the champions.
Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 77 | Qualified for bothCopa Libertadores 2008 andCopa Sudamericana 2008 |
| 2 | Santos | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 62 | Qualified for theCopa Libertadores 2008 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 61 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 61 | Qualified for theCopa Libertadores 2008 by winning theCopa do Brasil 2007 |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 60 | Qualified for theCopa Libertadores 2008 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 58 | Qualified for theCopa Sudamericana 2008 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 58 | |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 55 | |
| 9 | Botafogo | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 55 | |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 54 | |
| 11 | Internacional | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 54 | |
| 12 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | |
| 13 | Figueirense | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 53 | |
| 14 | Sport | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 51 | |
| 15 | Náutico | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 49 | |
| 16 | Goiás | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 45 | |
| 17 | Corinthians | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 44 | Relegated to2008 Série B |
| 18 | Paraná | 39 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 43 | |
| 19 | Juventude | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 41 | |
| 20 | América-RN | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 80 | −56 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ARN | CAM | CAP | BOT | COR | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | GOI | GRE | INT | JUV | NAU | PAL | PAR | SAN | SPL | SPO | VAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América-RN | 0–1(R31) | 2–1(R13) | 1–1(R35) | 1–2(R05) | 1–2(R19) | 0–1(R03) | 0–1(R33) | 0–1(R07) | 0–3(R08) | 0–3(R37) | 1–2(R11) | 0–3(R23) | 1–5(R17) | 0–0(R28) | 3–2(R29) | 1–4(R21) | 0–1(R15) | 1–1(R25) | 0–1(R01) | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 4–2(R12) | 1–1(R04) | 1–2(R21) | 5–2(R22) | 3–4(R26) | 4–1(R06) | 1–1(R09) | 3–0(R14) | 4–1(R37) | 0–1(R10) | 2–2(R27) | 4–1(R36) | 2–1(R01) | 1–2(R19) | 0–0(R34) | 1–2(R16) | 0–0(R24) | 3–1(R30) | 1–0(R32) | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2–0(R32) | 1–0(R23) | 2–0(R29) | 2–2(R16) | 2–2(R14) | 1–1(R20) | 2–0(R18) | 1–1(R06) | 0–3(R05) | 2–0(R34) | 2–1(R02) | 4–0(R12) | 1–1(R09) | 2–1(R26) | 2–1(R27) | 0–1(R03) | 2–1(R38) | 0–0(R36) | 1–0(R30) | |
| Botafogo | 4–2(R16) | 2–1(R02) | 2–0(R10) | 2–3(R07)[a] | 4–1(R34) | 1–0(R38) | 1–1(R22) | 0–2(R27) | 0–3(R28) | 3–0(R04) | 1–1(R20) | 3–1(R14) | 3–1(R06) | 1–1(R24) | 3–2(R36) | 1–2(R30) | 0–2(R18) | 3–1(R32) | 4–0(R12)[b] | |
| Corinthians | 1–0(R24) | 0–0(R03) | 2–2(R35) | 0–1(R26) | 0–3(R21) | 2–1(R33) | 2–2(R15) | 1–1(R10) | 1–0(R17) | 2–1(R19) | 1–1(R31) | 1–0(R01) | 0–3(R13) | 0–1(R08) | 0–0(R06) | 2–0(R23) | 1–1(R11) | 1–2(R28) | 0–1(R37) | |
| Cruzeiro | 2–0(R38) | 4–2(R07) | 1–1(R33) | 3–2(R15) | 0–3(R02) | 1–2(R28) | 3–1(R35) | 4–2(R20) | 2–1(R11) | 2–0(R25) | 3–2(R17) | 2–3(R05) | 2–2(R31) | 5–0(R23) | 3–4(R03) | 0–1(R29) | 1–2(R13) | 2–0(R18) | 3–1(R08) | |
| Figueirense | 3–1(R22) | 2–1(R25) | 3–6(R01) | 1–1(R19) | 2–2(R14) | 2–1(R09) | 4–0(R05) | 0–2(R34) | 2–1(R04) | 1–0(R16) | 0–0(R29) | 4–1(R26) | 2–0(R37) | 1–2(R21) | 4–0(R30) | 1–0(R32) | 0–0(R08) | 0–1(R12) | 3–3(R36) | |
| Flamengo | 3–1(R14) | 1–0(R28) | 2–0(R37) | 2–2(R03) | 2–1(R34) | 3–1(R16)[c] | 4–1(R24) | 0–2(R30) | 3–1(R21) | 2–0(R32) | 2–2(R06) | 4–0(R08)[d] | 2–1(R19) | 2–4(R01) | 1–2(R12) | 1–0(R36) | 1–0(R29) | 1–0(R23) | 1–1(R26) | |
| Fluminense | 2–0(R26) | 1–1(R33) | 2–0(R25) | 1–2(R08) | 1–1(R29) | 2–2(R01) | 1–1(R15) | 0–1(R11)[e] | 3–0(R13) | 1–1(R21) | 3–0(R03) | 3–2(R37) | 2–1(R35) | 0–1(R17) | 0–0(R09) | 3–0(R19) | 1–1(R31) | 3–0(R05) | 1–1(R23) | |
| Goiás | 1–1(R27) | 3–2(R18) | 2–3(R24) | 1–1(R09) | 1–1(R36) | 0–0(R30) | 2–1(R23) | 1–3(R02) | 5–3(R32) | 0–0(R12) | 2–1(R38) | 3–1(R03) | 0–3(R26) | 3–1(R06) | 2–0(R16) | 1–0(R14) | 0–0(R20) | 3–2(R10) | 2–3(R34) | |
| Grêmio | 3–0(R18) | 2–2(R29) | 1–1(R15) | 3–0(R23) | 1–1(R38) | 0–2(R06) | 1–2(R35) | 1–0(R13) | 2–0(R02) | 2–1(R31) | 1–0(R26) | 3–1(R09) | 4–3(R33) | 1–1(R11) | 2–0(R20) | 1–0(R27) | 0–2(R17) | 1–0(R03) | 3–1(R24) | |
| Internacional | 2–0(R30) | 1–1(R08) | 1–0(R21) | 2–3(R01) | 3–0(R12) | 1–0(R36) | 2–1(R10) | 3–0(R25) | 1–4(R22) | 1–0(R19) | 0–2(R07) | 3–0(R32) | 2–0(R04) | 2–1(R37) | 2–0(R14) | 1–0(R05) | 1–2(R28) | 0–0(R34) | 0–2(R16) | |
| Juventude | 3–0(R04) | 1–2(R17) | 0–0(R31) | 1–1(R33) | 2–2(R20) | 1–0(R24) | 1–1(R07) | 2–2(R27) | 0–0(R18) | 2–0(R22) | 1–2(R28) | 2–0(R13) | 1–1(R11) | 1–1(R15) | 1–2(R02) | 0–2(R06) | 2–0(R35) | 2–1(R38) | 2–0(R10) | |
| Náutico | 4–0(R36) | 0–1(R20) | 5–0(R28) | 4–1(R25) | 1–0(R32) | 1–4(R12) | 4–1(R18) | 1–0(R38) | 0–0(R16) | 0–2(R07) | 0–2(R14) | 1–1(R23) | 4–1(R30) | 0–1(R10) | 4–4(R05) | 1–2(R34) | 1–0(R02) | 2–0(R27) | 2–2(R03) | |
| Palmeiras | 2–0(R09) | 1–3(R38) | 0–2(R07) | 1–1(R05) | 1–0(R27) | 1–3(R04) | 2–1(R02) | 2–1(R20) | 1–0(R36) | 2–0(R25) | 2–0(R30) | 1–1(R18) | 0–1(R34) | 2–1(R29) | 3–0(R32) | 2–2(R12) | 0–1(R22) | 1–2(R16) | 3–2(R14) | |
| Paraná | 0–1(R10) | 1–3(R15) | 2–2(R08) | 0–0(R17) | 1–0(R25) | 1–2(R22) | 1–2(R11) | 0–1(R31) | 3–1(R28) | 1–0(R35) | 3–0(R01) | 1–0(R33) | 3–1(R21) | 2–4(R24) | 1–0(R13) | 2–3(R37) | 0–1(R04) | 1–0(R07) | 0–0(R19) | |
| Santos | 2–3(R02) | 2–2(R35) | 3–1(R22) | 3–0(R11) | 1–1(R04) | 4–1(R10) | 3–1(R13) | 3–0(R17) | 2–4(R38) | 3–0(R33) | 0–0(R08) | 2–1(R24) | 1–0(R25) | 1–2(R15) | 1–1(R31) | 2–0(R18) | 0–2(R07) | 2–0(R20) | 1–0(R28) | |
| São Paulo | 3–0(R34) | 0–1(R05) | 2–0(R19) | 2–2(R37) | 0–1(R30) | 1–0(R32) | 2–0(R27) | 0–0(R10) | 0–1(R12) | 2–0(R01) | 1–0(R36) | 1–0(R09) | 3–1(R16) | 5–0(R21) | 0–0(R03) | 6–0(R23) | 2–1(R26) | 3–1(R14) | 2–0(R06) | |
| Sport | 2–2(R06) | 2–0(R11) | 3–2(R17) | 3–3(R13) | 2–1(R09) | 1–0(R37) | 0–0(R31) | 2–2(R04) | 0–2(R24) | 4–0(R29) | 2–0(R22) | 1–5(R15) | 3–0(R19) | 4–1(R08) | 3–1(R35) | 3–1(R26) | 4–1(R01) | 1–2(R33) | 0–0(R21) | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0(R20) | 4–0(R13) | 1–0(R11) | 2–1(R31) | 2–0(R18) | 0–2(R27) | 2–2(R17) | 1–2(R07)[f] | 1–1(R04) | 4–1(R15) | 4–0(R05) | 1–2(R35) | 0–1(R29) | 4–1(R22) | 2–2(R33) | 3–0(R38) | 4–0(R09) | 0–2(R25) | 3–1(R02) |
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Paraná | |
| 19 | Náutico | |
| 16 | Santos | |
| 15 | Botafogo | |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | |
| 13 | Sport | |
| 13 | Goiás |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| América-RN | Machadão | 52,000 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Mineirão | 85,000 |
| Atlético-PR | Kyocera Arena | 32,864 |
| Botafogo | Engenhão | 45,000 |
| Corinthians | Pacaembu | 37,500 |
| Cruzeiro | Mineirão | 85,000 |
| Figueirense | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,908 |
| Flamengo | Maracanã | 97,000 |
| Fluminense | Maracanã | 97,000 |
| Goiás | Serra Dourada | 54,048 |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | 51,081 |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | 58,306 |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | 30,519 |
| Náutico | Aflitos | 30,000 |
| Palmeiras | Palestra Itália | 35,000 |
| Paraná | Vila Capanema | 20,083 |
| Santos | Vila Belmiro | 20,120 |
| São Paulo | Morumbi | 70,000 |
| Sport | Ilha do Retiro | 45,500 |
| Vasco da Gama | São Januário | 36,273 |
On 8 July,Botafogo's playerDodô was caught on adoping exam. On 24 July, it was confirmed that he was banned for 120 days. In a new case, on 2 August, the player was acquitted.[1]