2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as the Brasileirão Petrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2011 season. On 11 November 2012, Fluminense won the title for the fourth time.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	2012
Champions	Fluminense 3rd Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title
Relegated	Figueirense Atlético Goianiense Palmeiras Sport
Copa Libertadores de América	Corinthians (title holder) Palmeiras (cup winner) Fluminense Grêmio Atlético Mineiro São Paulo
Matches played	380
Goals scored	940 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fred (20)
Biggest home win	Atlético Mineiro 6–0 Figueirense
Biggest away win	Vasco 0–4 Bahia
Highest scoring	Figueirense 3–4 Atlético 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 2–1 Náutico 62,207
Lowest attendance	Atlético Goianiense 0–1 Sport 449
Average attendance	12,983
← 2011 2013 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Atlético Goianiense

Atlético Mineiro

Bahia

Coritiba

Cruzeiro

Figueirense

Grêmio

Internacional

Náutico

Ponte Preta

Santos

Sport

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Portuguesa
São Paulo

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Locations of the 2012 Série A teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Atlético Goianiense	Goiânia	Serra Dourada	50,049
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Independência	25,000
Bahia	Salvador	Pituaçu	32,179
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão	46,931
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	37,952
Coritiba	Curitiba	Couto Pereira	37,182
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Arena do Jacaré	25,000
Figueirense	Florianópolis	Orlando Scarpelli	19,808
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão	46,931
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Engenhão	46,931
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	Olímpico	45,000
Internacional	Porto Alegre	Beira-Rio	56,000
Náutico	Recife	Aflitos	19,800
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Pacaembu	37,952
Ponte Preta	Campinas	Moisés Lucarelli	19,722
Portuguesa	São Paulo	Canindé	21,004
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	20,120
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	67,428
Sport	Recife	Ilha do Retiro	30,520
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	22,150

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Fred	Brazilian	Fluminense	20
2	Luís Fabiano	Brazilian	São Paulo	17
3	Aloísio	Brazilian	Figueirense	14
	Hernán Barcos	Argentine	Palmeiras	14
	Bruno Mineiro	Brazilian	Portuguesa	14
	Neymar	Brazilian	Santos	14
7	Kieza	Brazilian	Náutico	13
	Vágner Love	Brazilian	Flamengo	13
9	Bernard	Brazilian	Atlético Mineiro	11
	Elkeson	Brazilian	Botafogo	11

Source: globoesporte.com

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Germán Herrera	Botafogo	São Paulo	4-2 (H)	20 May 2012
Roger	Ponte Preta	Coritiba	4-1 (H)	14 July 2012
Aloísio	Figueirense	Coritiba	3-1 (H)	26 August 2012
Bruno Mineiro	Portuguesa	Sport	5-1 (H)	4 October 2012
Ronaldinho	Atlético Mineiro	Figueirense	6-0 (H)	6 October 2012
Lucas	São Paulo	Sport	4-2 (A)	27 October 2012
Neymar	Santos	Cruzeiro	4-0 (A)	3 November 2012