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 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2020 – 25 February 2021 |
| Champions | Flamengo (8th title) |
| Relegated | Vasco da Gama Goiás Coritiba Botafogo |
| Copa Libertadores | Palmeiras (via Copa Libertadores) Flamengo Internacional Atlético Mineiro São Paulo Fluminense Grêmio Santos |
| Copa Sudamericana | Athletico Paranaense Red Bull Bragantino Ceará Corinthians Atlético Goianiense Bahia |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 944 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudinho Luciano (18 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Corinthians 5–0 Fluminense (13 January 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Corinthians 1–5 Flamengo (18 October 2020) São Paulo 1–5 Internacional (20 January 2021) Goiás 0–4 Ceará (21 January 2021) Fortaleza 0–4 Bahia (20 February 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Bahia 3–5 Flamengo (2 September 2020) Sport 3–5 Internacional (14 October 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games Internacional |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games São Paulo |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Goiás |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Bahia Botafogo |
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The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 64th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 17th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 6 December,[1] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled, starting on 8 August 2020 and ending on 25 February 2021.[2]
The top six teams as well as the 2020 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 2021. The match ball for the 2020 season was the Nike Merlin CBF 2020, which was presented by the Brazilian Football Confederation on 31 January 2020. Flamengo were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their seventh championship on the last day of the season despite losing 2–1 to São Paulo, after Internacional drew with Corinthians at home by a 0–0 score.[3]
Teams
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
Red Bull Bragantino became the first club to be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight after 22 years of absence following a 3–1 win against Guarani on 5 November 2019.[4]
Sport was promoted on 20 November,[5] making an immediate return to the first division after a season away.
The final two teams to be promoted were Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense, on 30 November, both returning after a two-year absence.[6]
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Number of teams by state
| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 |  São Paulo |
Corinthians, Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Santos and São Paulo |
| 4 |  Rio de Janeiro |
Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama |
| 2 |  Ceará |
Ceará and Fortaleza |
 Goiás |
Atlético Goianiense and Goiás | |
 Paraná |
Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba | |
 Rio Grande do Sul |
Grêmio and Internacional | |
| 1 |  Bahia |
Bahia |
 Minas Gerais |
Atlético Mineiro | |
 Pernambuco |
Sport |
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletico Paranaense |  Paulo Autuori
|
Thiago Heleno
|
Umbro[7] | VisitaARevolucao.com.br |
| Atlético Goianiense | Marcelo Cabo
|
Gilvan
|
Dragão Premium (club manufactured kit)[8] | None |
| Atlético Mineiro |  Jorge Sampaoli
|
Réver
|
Le Coq Sportif[9] | Galo BMG |
| Bahia | Dado Cavalcanti
|
Gregore
|
Esquadrão (club manufactured kit)[10] | Casa de Apostas |
| Botafogo | Lúcio Flávio (caretaker)
|
 Gatito Fernández
|
Kappa[11] | Gold Meat |
| Ceará | Guto Ferreira
|
Luiz Otávio
|
Vozão (club manufactured kit)[12] | estadium.bet |
| Corinthians | Vágner Mancini
|
Cássio
|
Nike[13] | Corinthians BMG |
| Coritiba | Gustavo Morínigo
|
Rafinha
|
1909 (club manufactured kit)[14] | Paraná Banco |
| Flamengo | Rogério Ceni
|
Éverton Ribeiro
|
Adidas[15] | Banco BRB[16] |
| Fluminense | Marcão
|
Fred
|
Umbro[17] | None |
| Fortaleza | Enderson Moreira
|
Paulão
|
Leão1918 (club manufactured kit)[18] | EsporteNet |
| Goiás | Augusto César
|
Rafael Moura
|
Gr33n (club manufactured kit)[19] | Marjo Sports |
| Grêmio | Renato Portaluppi
|
Pedro Geromel
|
Umbro[20] | Banrisul |
| Internacional | Abel Braga
|
Edenílson
|
Adidas[21] | Banrisul |
| Palmeiras |  Abel Ferreira
|
Felipe Melo
|
Puma[22] | Crefisa |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Maurício Barbieri
|
Léo Ortiz
|
Nike[23] | Red Bull |
| Santos | Marcelo Fernandes (caretaker)
|
 Carlos Sánchez
|
Umbro[24] | None |
| São Paulo | Marcos Vizolli (caretaker)
|
Dani Alves
|
Adidas[25] | Banco Inter |
| Sport | Jair Ventura
|
Patric
|
Umbro[26] | Galera.bet |
| Vasco da Gama | Vanderlei Luxemburgo
|
Leandro Castán
|
Kappa[27] | Vasco BMG |
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.