2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Introduction The '''2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A''' was the 54th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5.Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.
Format For the eighth consecutive season, the tournament was in a double round-robin system. The team with most points was declared the champion. The bottom-four teams were relegated for the following season.===International qualification===The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2011 international tournaments. Since Internacional won the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the top-two teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores.The format used then also specified that the next two best teams in the standings 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, 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 earn berths to the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.
Team information Last season, Coritiba, Santo André, Náutico, and Sport were relegated after finishing in the last four position in the standings. There were replaced by four-time champion Vasco da Gama, one-time champion Guarani, Ceará, and Atlético Goianiense, the top-four finishers of the 2009 Série B.During the off-season, Barueri-based club Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, simply known as Barueri, moved to 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.TeamCityStadiumCapacityManagerAtlético GoianienseGoiâniaSerra Dourada45,000Renê SimõesAtlético MineiroBelo HorizonteMineirãoArena do JacaréIpatingão75,78325,00020,500Dorival JúniorAtlético ParanaenseCuritibaArena da Baixada28,327Sérgio SoaresAvaíFlorianópolisRessacada19,000Vagner BenazziBotafogoRio de JaneiroEngenhão46,931Joel SantanaCearáFortalezaCastelão60,326Dimas Filgueiras (caretaker)CorinthiansSão PauloPacaembu37,952TiteCruzeiroBelo HorizonteMineirãoArena do JacaréIpatingãoParque do Sabiá75,78325,00020,50050,000CucaFlamengoRio de JaneiroMaracanãRaulino de OliveiraEngenhão87,23821,00046,931Vanderlei LuxemburgoFluminenseRio de JaneiroMaracanãEngenhão87,23846,931Muricy RamalhoGoiásGoiâniaSerra Dourada45,000Artur NetoGrêmioPorto AlegreOlímpico45,000Renato GaúchoGrêmio PrudentePresidente PrudentePrudentão44,414Fábio GiuntiniGuaraniCampinasBrinco de Ouro40,988Vágner ManciniInternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio56,000Celso RothPalmeirasSão PauloPalestra ItáliaArena BarueriPacaembu29,87616,41737,952Luiz Felipe ScolariSantosSantosVila BelmiroPacaembu20,12037,952Marcelo Martelotte (caretaker)São PauloSão PauloMorumbi67,428Paulo César CarpegianiVasco da GamaRio de JaneiroSão Januário20,150PC GusmãoVitóriaSalvadorBarradão32,000Antônio Lopes===Managerial changes=== Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Positionin table Replaced by Date ofappointmentVasco da GamaVágner ManciniSackedMarch 25Pre-seasonGaúcho (caretaker)March 26GoiásJorginhoSackedApril 19Pre-seasonÉmerson LeãoApril 24FlamengoAndradeSackedApril 23Pre-seasonRogério LourençoApril 24PalmeirasAntônio Carlos ZagoSackedMay 187thJorge Parraga (caretaker)May 19Vasco da GamaGaúcho (caretaker)ReplacedMay 1816thCelso RothMay 18Atlético ParanaenseLeandro NiehuesSackedMay 2517thLeandro Niehues (caretaker)May 25InternacionalJorge FossatiSackedMay 2818thEnderson Moreira (caretaker)May 29Atlético ParanaenseLeandro Niehues (caretaker)ReplacedMay 3119thPaulo César CarpegianiMay 31CruzeiroAdílson BatistaResignedJune 26thCucaJune 8Atlético GoianienseGeninhoResignedJune 720thRoberto FernandesJune 14Vasco da GamaCelso RothLeft to sign with InternacionalJune 1219thPC GusmãoJune 13InternacionalEnderson Moreira (caretaker)ReplacedJune 1216thCelso RothJune 12CearáPC GusmãoLeft to sign with Vasco da GamaJune 132ndEstevam SoaresJune 13PalmeirasJorge Parraga (caretaker)ReplacedJune 1310thLuis Felipe ScolariJune 13AvaíPéricles ChamuscaLeft to sign with Al-ArabiJuly 112thAntônio LopesJuly 5CorinthiansMano MenezesLeft to sign with BrazilJuly 242ndAdílson BatistaJuly 24Atlético GoianienseRoberto FernandesSackedJuly 3020thRenê SimõesAugust 1São PauloRicardo GomesContract expiredAugust 59thSérgio BaresiAugust 10GrêmioSilasSackedAugust 818thRenato GaúchoAugust 10CearáEstevam SoaresSackedAugust 83rdMário SérgioAugust 9VitóriaRicardo SilvaSackedAugust 916thToninho CecílioAugust 9Grêmio PrudenteToninho CecílioLeft to sign with VitóriaAugust 914thAntônio Carlos ZagoAugust 17GoiásÉmerson LeãoSackedAugust 2720thJorginhoAugust 29FlamengoRogério LourençoSackedAugust 2710thSilasAugust 29CearáMário SérgioSackedSeptember 811thDimas Filgueiras (caretaker)September 10VitóriaToninho CecílioSackedSeptember 815thRicardo SilvaSeptember 9Grêmio PrudenteAntônio Carlos ZagoSackedSeptember 1019thMarcelo RospideSeptember 10AvaíAntônio LopesSackedSeptember 2016thVagner BenazziOctober 10SantosDorival JúniorSackedSeptember 216thMarcelo Martelotte (caretaker)September 21Atlético MineiroVanderlei LuxemburgoSackedSeptember 2318thDorival JúniorSeptember 25Grêmio PrudenteMarcelo RospideResignedSeptember 2720thFábio GiuntiniOctober 5Atlético ParanaensePaulo César CarpegianiLeft to sign with São PauloOctober 35thSérgio SoaresOctober 4São PauloSérgio BaresiReplacedOctober 311thPaulo César CarpegianiOctober 3FlamengoSilasSackedOctober 415thVanderlei LuxemburgoOctober 5VitóriaRicardo SilvaSackedOctober 714thAntônio LopesOctober 7CorinthiansAdílson BatistaMutual consentOctober 103rdTiteOctober 17GoiásJorginhoSackedNovember 819thArtur NetoNovember 8
League table
Results
Top goalscorers  Pos Player Nationality Club Goals 1 Jonas  Grêmio 23 2 Neymar  Santos 17 3 Bruno César  Corinthians 14 4 Elias  Atlético Goianiense 12 Obina  Atlético Mineiro 12 6 Sebastián Abreu  Botafogo 11 André Lima  Grêmio 11 8 Alecsandro  Internacional10 Diego Tardelli  Atlético Mineiro 10 Kléber  Palmeiras2 10 Washington  Fluminense1 10 Wesley Morais  Grêmio Prudente 10 Zé Eduardo  Santos 10*'''1''' Two goals scored for São Paulo*'''2''' Two goals scored for Cruzeiro
References
External links * Official webpage ** Official regulations