| 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 | 380 |
| Goals | 940 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred (20) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Mineiro 6−0Figueirense |
| Biggest away win | Vasco 0−4Bahia |
| Highest scoring | Figueirense 3−4Atlético 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 2−1Náutico 62,207 |
| Lowest attendance | Atlético Goianiense 0−1Sport 449 |
| Average attendance | 12,983 |
←2011 2013 → | |
The2012Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as theBrasileirãoPetrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A, thetop-level of professional football in Brazil.Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the2011 season.On 11 November 2012, Fluminense won the title for the fourth time.[1]
For the tenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in adouble 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 theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2013 season.
The Série A will serve as a qualifier toCONMEBOL's2013 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.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Goianiense | Super Bolla | Cimento Tocantins | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | Topper | Banco BMG | ||
| Bahia | Nike | Grupo OAS | ||
| Botafogo | Puma | Guaraviton | ||
| Corinthians | Nike | Caixa | ||
| Coritiba | Nike | Caixa | ||
| Cruzeiro | Olympikus | Banco BMG | ||
| Figueirense | Penalty | Taschibra | ||
| Flamengo | Olympikus | UNICEF | ||
| Fluminense | Adidas | Unimed | ||
| Grêmio | Topper | Banrisul | ||
| Internacional | Nike | Banrisul | ||
| Náutico | Penalty | None | ||
| Palmeiras | Adidas | Kia | ||
| Ponte Preta | Pulse | Hitachi | ||
| Portuguesa | Lupo | Irwin | ||
| Santos | Nike | Banco BMG | ||
| São Paulo | Reebok | Semp Toshiba | ||
| Sport | Lotto | MRV | ||
| Vasco da Gama | Penalty | Eletrobras |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense(C) | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 77 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 72 | |
| 3 | Grêmio | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 71 | 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | São Paulo | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 66 | |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 58 | |
| 6 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 57 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 7 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 53 | |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 52 | |
| 10 | Internacional | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 52 | |
| 11 | Flamengo | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 50 | |
| 12 | Náutico | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
| 13 | Coritiba | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 48 | |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 48 | |
| 15 | Bahia | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 47 | |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 45 | |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 41 | Relegation to2013 Série B |
| 18 | Palmeiras | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 34 | Copa Libertadores Second Stage and relegation toSérie B[b] |
| 19 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 30 | Relegation to2013 Série B |
| 20 | Figueirense | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ACG | CAM | BAH | BOT | COR | CTB | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | GRE | INT | NAU | PAL | PON | POR | SAN | SPA | SPT | VAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Goianiense | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bahia | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Botafogo | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Corinthians | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Coritiba | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Cruzeiro | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Figueirense | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Flamengo | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Grêmio | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Internacional | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Náutico | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Palmeiras | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ponte Preta | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Portuguesa | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Santos | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| São Paulo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sport Recife | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Source:globoesporte.com