Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2006
Encyclopedia
The 36th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on April 15, 2006, and reached its end on December 3, 2006.
edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion.
Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:
Format
The format was similar to the 2005Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2005
Corinthians won the 35th edition of the Brazilian national championship, claiming their fourth national title. The season officially kicked off on April 23, 2005 and concluded on December 4.-Champion and contenders:...
edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion.
Calendar
From April 15 through June 4, 10 rounds were played. From June 9 until July 9, the tournament was suspended for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Play resumed on July 12 and continued until December 3.Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:
- Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
- Flamengo defeated Vasco da Gama - Copa Libertadores - Internacional defeated São Paulo
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
- Atlético-PR was the best Brazilian team, losing in the semifinals.
Final standings
| Final standings | |||||||||
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| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | São Paulo São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to... |
78 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 34 |
| 2 | Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
69 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 16 |
| 3 | Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
67 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 45 | 19 |
| 4 | Santos Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively.... |
64 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | 21 |
| 5 | Paraná Paraná Clube Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks.... |
60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 49 | 7 |
| 6 | Vasco | 59 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 50 | 7 |
| 7 | Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
57 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 44 | 8 |
| 8 | Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 14 |
| 9 | Corinthians Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league... |
53 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 46 | -5 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
53 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 45 | 7 |
| 11 | Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... |
52 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 48 | -4 |
| 12 | Botafogo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato... |
51 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 2 |
| 13 | Atlético-PR Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
48 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 62 | -1 |
| 14 | Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:... |
47 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| 15 | Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
45 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 58 | -10 |
| 16 | Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
44 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 70 | -12 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"... |
39 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 65 | -20 |
| 18 | Fortaleza Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil... |
38 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 62 | -23 |
| 19 | São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of... |
36 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 53 | -16 |
| 20 | Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society... |
28 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 75 | -34 |
| Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
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| Team qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores and 2007 Copa Sudamericana | |
| Teams qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores | |
| Teams qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana | |
| Teams relegated to Série B Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether... 2007 |
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| Note: Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores by winning the 2006 Copa do Brasil |
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Souza Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, or better known as Souza , is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Bahia on loan from Corinthians.-Flamengo:... |
17 | Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
| Schwenck | 14 | Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
| Soares | 13 | Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
| Cícero Cícero Santos Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:... |
13 | Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
| Tuta Tuta (footballer) Moacir Bastos, usually known simply as Tuta is a Brazilian football forward currently playing for Brasiliense Futebol Clube.-Club career:... |
13 | Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
Tablewise
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.| CAP | BOT | COR | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | FOR | GOI | GRE | INT | JUV | PAL | PAR | PON | STA | SAN | SCA | SPO | VAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético-PR Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
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0-5 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
1-4 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
3-0 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
3-1 |
0-0 |
6-4 |
| Botafogo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato... |
0-4 |
XXX |
0-0 |
1-0 |
2-3 |
0-2 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
2-2 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
2-1 |
1-3 |
4-0 |
4-1 |
1-0 |
4-3 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
4-1 |
| Corinthians Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league... |
2-1 |
1-0 |
XXX |
1-0 |
1-3 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
5-3 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-3 |
3-0 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
| Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
1-1 |
3-1 |
2-0 |
XXX |
2-2 |
2-1 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-1 |
2-1 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
2-2 |
5-1 |
3-3 |
1-1 |
3-0 |
2-2 |
2-1 |
| Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
3-3 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
XXX |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
6-1 |
0-1 |
2-1 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
| Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... |
1-0 |
1-0 |
3-0 |
1-0 |
0-2 |
XXX |
4-1 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
3-1 |
2-1 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
4-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
| Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
1-2 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
XXX |
1-3 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
3-2 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
2-2 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
| Fortaleza Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil... |
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0-4 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
3-4 |
2-5 |
XXX |
0-3 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
4-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
1-4 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
2-2 |
2-2 |
3-1 |
2-3 |
2-1 |
0-1 |
3-1 |
1-1 |
XXX |
4-0 |
2-2 |
2-0 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
3-0 |
5-3 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
0-2 |
2-0 |
| Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
2-0 |
4-0 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
1-2 |
3-0 |
4-4 |
4-1 |
2-0 |
XXX |
0-1 |
1-0 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
4-0 |
3-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
| Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
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1-1 |
1-1 |
2-4 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
3-0 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
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3-2 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
3-1 |
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| Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:... |
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1-0 |
0-1 |
4-1 |
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1-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
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1-1 |
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1-1 |
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| Paraná Paraná Clube Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks.... |
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| Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"... |
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| Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society... |
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| Santos Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively.... |
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| São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of... |
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| São Paulo São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to... |
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