Football records and statistics in Brazil

This page details football records in Brazil.

Highest Single-Match Attendances Most matches with attendance of more than 100,000, ranked by club.RSSSF Best Attendances in Brazil

Flamengo = 117 Vasco = 72 Fluminense = 59 Botafogo = 43 Corinthians = 23 Santos = 20 Atlético = 19 São Paulo = 17 Cruzeiro = 15 Palmeiras = 13

National team

Overall

These records include state leagues and achievements conquered by expatriate Brazilian footballers.

Clubs

Most state leagues titles: 57, ABC Most state league consecutive titles: 10, ABC (1932–1941), América Mineiro (1916–1925) Most goals scored: 12,691 (up to 2021), Santos Most consecutive matches without a victory: 62, Atlético Mogi Record win: Botafogo 24–0 Mangueira, Campeonato Carioca (30 May 1909) Record win in 21st century: Ulbra 21–0 Shallon, Campeonato Rondoniense (14 May 2006) Record away win: Cáceres 0–14 Sorriso, Campeonato Matogrossense (21 March 2010) Most goals with both teams scoring: 24, Náutico 21–3 Flamengo Recife, Campeonato Pernambucano (1 July 1945)

Individual

Most goals scored: Pelé, 1,279 goals Most hat-tricks: Pelé, 96 Most goals scored in a single match: Dadá Maravilha, 10 goals (Sport Recife 14–0 Santo Amaro, 1976) Most free kick goals scored: Zico, 101 goals Most decorated player: Dani Alves, 43 titles Most appearances: Fábio, 1,256+ matches Most matches by one club: Rogério Ceni, 1,237 matches for São Paulo Most matches as a captain by a club: Rogério Ceni, 978 matches for São Paulo Goalkeeper with most goals scored: Rogério Ceni, 131 goals Goalkeeper with most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: Mazaropi, 1,816 minutes without a goal Oldest player appearance: Pedro Ribeiro Lima (Perilima), 66 years (2014 Campeonato Paraibano Second Division) Oldest goalscorer: Pedro Ribeiro Lima (Perilima), 58 years (Campinense 5–1 Perilima, 2007) Fastest goal: Fred, 3,17 sec (2003) Smallest player: Bimbinha: Tallest player: Carlos Miguel, Fabão:

Campeonato Brasileiro Records in this section refer to (Level 1) i.e. Taça Brasil from its founding in 1959 through to 1968, the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa from its founding in 1967 through to 1970, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão from 1971 to the present. Some records relating to team performances are divided into records in the round-robin era (from 2003 to the present) and the championships before it.

Titles Most Brazilian national titles: 12 Palmeiras (1960, 1967 (TB), 1967 (R), 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023) Most consecutive Brazilian national titles: 5: Santos (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)

Top-flight Appearances Most appearances: 63 Grêmio Santos Most appearances (Taça Brasil era): 9 Grêmio Most appearances (Campeonato Brasileiro era): 56 Flamengo Most consecutive seasons in top-flight: 56 Flamengo (1970–2026) Fewest appearances in top-flight (Taça Brasil era): 1, joint record: Auto Esporte (PB) (1959) Ferroviário (MA) (1959) Hercílio Luz (1959) Manufatora (1959) Estrela do Mar (PB) (1960) Paula Ramos (1960) Comercial (PR) (1962) Rio Branco (RJ) (1962) Defelê (1963) Cruzeiro do Sul (DF) (1964) Eletrovapo (RJ) (1965) Guanabara (DF) (1965) Olímpico (SC) (1965) Siderúrgica (1965) Anápolis (1966) Inter de Lages (1966) América (CE) (1967) América de Propriá (1967) Perdigão (1967) Olímpico (AM) (1968) Fewest appearances in top-flight (Campeonato Brasileiro era): 1, joint record: Vitória-ES (1977) Noroeste (1978) ASA (1979) Caldense (1979) Colatina (1979) Francana (1979) Guará (1979) Itumbiara (1979) Novo Hamburgo (1979) Operário-PR (1979) Potiguar (1979) São Bento (1979) Internacional de Santa Maria (1982) Taguatinga (1982) Ferroviária (1983) Juventus (1983) Auto Esporte-PI (1984) Catuense (1984) Corumbaense (1985) Sobradinho (1986) Brasiliense (2005) Ipatinga (2008) Mirassol (2025)

Wins Most wins in the top-flight overall: São Paulo, 683 Most wins in a season: Most wins in a top-flight season (before 2003): 25, Palmeiras (1973) Most wins in a top-flight season: 31, Cruzeiro (2003) Most consecutive wins in the top flight: Most consecutive wins: Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: Most consecutive wins from the start of a season in the top flight: Most consecutive away wins: Fewest wins in a season (1967–2003): 0, joint record: Ferroviário-PR (1967) Campinense (1975) Piauí (1979) Chapecoense (1979) Guará (1979) Maranhão (1980) Desportiva (1981) Uberaba (1981) River (1982) Nacional (1982, 1984) Atlético-PR (1982) Galícia (1983) Fortaleza (1983) Moto Club (1983) Catuense (1984) Brasília (1984) Remo (1986) Fewest wins in a season (after 2003): 1, Chapecoense, 2021 100% home win record in a season:

Draws Most draws overall in the top flight: São Paulo, 459 Most draws in a season: Most consecutive draws:

Losses Most losses overall in the top flight: Botafogo, 503 Most losses in a season: América-RN, 29, 2007 Fewest losses: Malutrom, 1

Points Most points overall in the top flight: 2859, Grêmio Most points in a season (before 2003): 3 points for a win: 70, Vasco da Gama (1997) 2 points for a win: 62, Palmeiras (1973) Most points in a season (after 2003):100, Cruzeiro (2003) Most points in a season for a top-flight team: 100, Cruzeiro (2003) Fewest points in a season (before 2003): 0, joint record River (1982) Brasília (1984) Fewest points in a season (after 2003): 15, Chapecoense (2021)

Games without a loss Most consecutive Brasileirão games without a loss:42, Botafogo-RJ, 1977–1978

Games without a win Most consecutive Brasileirão games without a win: 20, Nacional-AM, 1981–1985

Fixtures Most played Brasileirão fixture:

Appearances Most career Brasileirão appearances: 744 games, Fábio Most career Brasileirão appearances by an outfield player: 370, Zinho Most career Brasileirão appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (São Paulo) Most career top flight Brasileirão appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (São Paulo) Most career Brasileirão appearances for consecutive games: Oldest player in top division: Zé Roberto (Palmeiras), 43 years and 141 days (27 November 2017) Youngest player in top division: Jô (Corinthians), 16 years and 121 days (19 July 2003)

Goals

Individual Most career Brasileirão goals: 190, Roberto Dinamite Most career top-flight goals:190, Roberto Dinamite Most goals in a season: 34, Washington (2004) Most goals in a game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama v. União São João, 11 September 1997) Most goals in a top-flight game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama v. União São João, 11 September 1997) Fastest goal: 8 seconds, Nivaldo (for Náutico v. Atlético Mineiro, 1989) Fastest goal on a Brasileirão debut: Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): Fastest goal by a substitute: Most own goals in one season: Most hat-tricks in one season: Most career hat-tricks:11, Roberto Dinamite Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: Youngest goalscorer: 16 years and 157 days, Jo Alves

Team Most Brasileirão goals scored in a season (after 2003): 103, Santos (2004) Most Brasileirão goals scored in a season (before 2003): 69, Vasco da Gama (1997) Fewest Brasileirão goals scored in a season (before 2003): 2 goals, joint record Colatina (1979) Guará (1979) Americano (1980) Itabaiana (1982) Atlético-PR (1982) Galícia (1983) Ferroviário (1984) Fewest Brasileirão goals scored in a season (after 2003): 22 goals Náutico (2013) Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 51, joint record Santa Cruz (2000) Botafogo (2001) Atlético Mineiro (2002) Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 92, joint record Bahia (2003) Paysandu (2005) Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 3, joint record Guarani (1979) Botafogo-SP (1983) Uberlândia (1984) Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 19, São Paulo (2007)

Attendances Record attendance: 155,523; Flamengo 3 x 0 Santos (Maracanã, 29 May 1983)

Scorelines

Following is the list with the main scorelines occurred in the Campeonato Brasileiro:

#LevelHomeScoreAwayVenueDate1Série DBrasiliense10–0InterportoSerejão10 July 20232Série ACorinthians10–1Tiradentes-PICanindé9 February 19833Série AVasco da Gama9–0Tuna LusoSão Januário19 February 1984Série BPaulista9–0PaysanduJayme Cintra18 November 2006Série CAmérica Mineiro9–0JataienseIndependência20 August 2006Série DSão Caetano0–9PelotasAnacleto Campanella24 October 2020Série DOperário-MT9–0Real AriquemesDito Souza15 July 20238Série DTrem10–2Náutico-RRZerão6 June 20229Série DPlácido de Castro9–1Vila AuroraArena da Floresta10 September 2011Série DABC9–1CaucaiaFrasqueirão9 August 2021

Record win in top division: Corinthians 10–1 Tiradentes-PI (9 February 1983) Record away win in top division: Bahia 0–7 Cruzeiro (14 December 2003) Most goals in a top division game: 12, Ceará 7–5 Ríver (1962)

Disciplinary Most red cards in a single match: 14 (Goiás 3-1 Cruzeiro, October 4, 1979) Fastest red card: 12 seconds, Zé Carlos

Promotion and change in position Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: Coritiba: 44th out of 48 clubs, 1986. Highest finish by a promoted club: São Caetano: Runners-up, 2001 Lowest finish by the previous season's champions (since 2003): Fluminense: 15° out of 20 clubs, 2013. Highest finish by a promoted club (since 2003): Grêmio: Runners-up, 2023

Copa do Brasil Team Most wins: 6, Cruzeiro (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2017, 2018) Most consecutive wins: 2, Cruzeiro (2017, 2018)From 2001 to 2012, teams who won the tournament were not allowed to defend their title due to scheduling conflicts with the Copa Libertadores. Most appearances: 33 seasons, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória Most appearances without winning: 33 seasons, Vitória Biggest win: Atlético Mineiro 11–0 Caiçara (28 February 1991) Most goals in a final: 8 goals, 2001 (Grêmio v Corinthians) Most goals by a winning side: 6 goals, Atlético Mineiro (2021) Most goals by a losing side: 3 goals, joint record; Corinthians (2001, 2008) and Coritiba (2011) Most defeats in a final: 5, Flamengo

Most successful clubs overall (by total of honors) ClubDomesticSouth AmericaWorldwideTotalSA CBSCB / CDC / CBF / CCCB / CBD / CCETotalCLCS / CM / CCRSSS / SACCCMC / CO / SMCSCTotalCWC RSI / ICTORCM / CRTotal Flamengo85417411-1-7-1-125 Palmeiras124218311---5--1124 São Paulo6 11832211-912-320 Santos81-9311---5-3-317 Corinthians 742131-1---22--217 Cruzeiro46 -102-122-7---017 Grêmio25183-2---5-1-114 Internacional31-4212--161--111 Atlético Mineiro3227121---4---011 Vasco da Gama41-511-1--3--119 Fluminense41-51-1---2--118 Athletico Paranaense11-2-2---13---05 Botafogo3--311----2---05 Bahia2--2------0---02 Sport11-2------0---02 Chapecoense ---0-1----1---01 Coritiba1--1------0---01 Guarani1--1------0---01 Criciúma -1-1------0---01 Juventude -1-1------0---01 Paulista -1-1------0---01 Santo André -1-1------0---01 America --11------0---01 Grêmio Maringá --11------0---01 Paulistano --11------0---01 Paysandu --11------0---01 The figures in gold represent the current holders of the competition (were competition is still active).

Managers Most titles wins: 9, Telê Santana Most Brasileirão title wins: 5, joint record; Lula, Vanderlei Luxemburgo Most Copa do Brasil wins: 3, Luiz Felipe Scolari Most Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana Most Copa Libertadores wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Paulo Autuori Most Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales / Supercopa Sudamericana wins: 1, Antônio Fernandes Most Copa CONMEBOL / Copa Mercosur / Copa Sudamericana wins: 2, Émerson Leão Longest-serving manager: Amadeu Teixeira, 53 years (1955–2008) for América (AM)

Football records and statistics in Brazil

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