2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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| Season | 2011 |
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| Champions |
Corinthians 5th Campeonato Brasileiro title 5th Brazilian title |
| Relegated |
Atlético Paranaense Ceará América-MG Avaí |
| Copa Libertadores |
Corinthians Fluminense Flamengo Internacional |
| Copa Sudamericana |
São Paulo Figueirense Coritiba Botafogo Palmeiras Grêmio Atlético Goianiense Bahia |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1017 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Borges (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Cruzeiro 6-1 Atlético Mineiro (December 4) Coritiba 5–0 Botafogo (September 11) Cruzeiro 5–0 Avaí (August 13) Palmeiras 5–0 Avaí (June 19) Corinthians 5–0 São Paulo (June 16) |
| Biggest away win |
Atlético Mineiro 0–4 Internacional (June 30) Figueirense 0-4 Fluminense (November 20) |
| Highest scoring |
Santos 4–5 Flamengo (July 27) Fluminense 5-4 Grêmio (November 16) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games — Corinthians (June 12–July 28) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games — Flamengo (May 21–August 18) |
| Longest winless run | 12 games - Cruzeiro (August 28-current) |
| Longest losing run | 5 games — Botafogo (November 5–current) |
| Highest attendance | 63,871 — October 2, 2011 (São Paulo 1-2 Flamengo) |
| Lowest attendance | 732 — July 31, 2011 (América (MG) 1-3 Coritiba) |
| Average attendance | 14,600 |
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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Petrobras 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 21 and was scheduled to end on December 4.Fluminense comes in as the defending champion having won the 2010 season.
For the ninth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points will be declared the champion. The bottom-four teams will be relegated for the following season.
The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2012 international tournaments. The top-two teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores, while the next third and fourth place in the standings will qualify to the First Stage. The next eight best teams in the standings will earn berths to the Second Stage of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.
Vitória, Guarani, Goiás and Grêmio Prudente were relegated to the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B after finishing in the bottom four spots of the table at the end of the 2010 season. Goiás were relegated to the Série B after eleven seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of Brazil, while Vitória ended a three-year tenure in Série A and Grêmio Prudente ended a two-year appearance. Guarani made their immediate return to the second level.
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