2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 19th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition began on 9 April and ended on 13 November 2022.[1]
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 9 April – 13 November 2022 |
Champions | Palmeiras (11th title) |
Relegated | Ceará Atlético Goianiense Avaí Juventude |
Copa Libertadores | Palmeiras Internacional Fluminense Corinthians Flamengo (via Copa Libertadores) Athletico Paranaense Atlético Mineiro Fortaleza |
Copa Sudamericana | São Paulo América Mineiro Botafogo Santos Goiás Red Bull Bragantino |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 905 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Germán Cano (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Fortaleza 6–0 RB Bragantino (9 November) |
Biggest away win | Goiás 0–4 São Paulo (13 November) |
Highest scoring | Fluminense 5–3 Atlético-MG (8 June) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Flamengo Palmeiras |
Longest unbeaten run | 22 games Palmeiras |
Longest winless run | 19 games Juventude |
Longest losing run | 8 games Avaí |
← 2021 2023 → |
The top six teams as well as the 2022 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 2023.
Palmeiras won the competition, securing their eleventh league title with three rounds to go after Internacional's 1–0 defeat to América Mineiro on 2 November.[2] Atlético Mineiro were the defending champions.