The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 54th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brazilian football league system, top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2009 season.

Format

For the eighth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a Round-robin tournament, double round-robin system. The team with most points will be declared the champion. The bottom-four teams will be relegated for the following season.

International qualification

The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2011 international tournaments. Since Sport Club Internacional, Internacional won the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the top-two teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores, while the next two best teams in the standings will qualify to the First Stage, if the 2011 Copa Sudamericana isn't conquered by a Brazilian club. If that happens, the fourth placed team will not qualify to the Libertadores. Santos FC, Santos, as the winner of the 2010 Copa do Brasil, has an automatic berth to the Second Stage of the competition. The next eight best teams in the standings will earn berths to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.

Team information

2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Last season, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Coritiba, Esporte Clube Santo André, Santo André, Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Náutico, and Sport Club do Recife, Sport were relegated after finishing in the last four position in the standings. There were replaced by four-time champion CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama, one-time champion Guarani Futebol Clube, Guarani, Ceará Sporting Club, Ceará, and Atlético Clube Goianiense, Atlético Goianiense, the top-four finishers of the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 2009 Série B. During the off-season, Barueri-based club Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, simply known as Barueri, moved to Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Presidente Prudente, thus changed their name to Grêmio Prudente Futebol. During the championship, some clubs' venues were transferred to secondary stadia as their home venues are being reformed in preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

^{#1, 1} Two goals scored for São Paulo FC, São Paulo *

^{#2, 2} Two goals scored for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro

References

External links

Official webpage

Official regulations
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