The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 57th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Fluminense came in as the defending champions, having won the title in the 2012 season. On 13 November 2013, Cruzeiro won the title for the club's third time.
For the first time since the league adopted the 20-team, double round-robin format, all four teams promoted from Série B survived.
Average attendance
Club Average attendance Cruzeiro 29,315 Flamengo 26,350 Corinthians 25,168 São Paulo FC 23,024 Grêmio 22,301 Fluminense 20,777 Vasco da Gama 19,958 Bahia 18,672 Coritiba 15,571 EC Vitória 14,891 Botafogo 14,748 Goiás EC 13,776 Criciúma EC 11,837 Atlético Mineiro 11,436 Náutico 11,224 Santos FC 10,478 Atlético Paranaense 9,333 Internacional 7,708 AA Ponte Preta 6,414 Portuguesa 4,887
Format and results For the eleventh consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. In a fashion similar to its second title in 2003, Cruzeiro led the rankings for most of the tournament, declared champion in the fifth to last round. The bottom four teams, Fluminense, Vasco, Ponte Preta and Nautico were relegated to play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2014 season.
The tournament had a one-month interruption between June 9 and July 6 due to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, which took place in Brazil.
Although Flamengo finished the championship just above the relegation positions, it was punished by the Superior Court of Sport Justice for irregularly calling in a player during their final match against Cruzeiro. Flamengo played André Santos, who was suspended due to receiving a red card at a previous Copa do Brasil match. The team lost four points - three for the irregular usage of a player and a fourth one from the tie in the game against Cruzeiro. With the punishment, Flamengo was going to be relegated. However, the day after Flamengo's game, Portuguesa also irregularly called in a player against Grêmio: Héverton. The team also lost four points—three for the irregular usage of a player and a fourth one from the tie in the game against Grêmio. Portuguesa, which had been below Flamengo in the table before both teams' punishments, ended up being relegated instead of Flamengo. With both punishments, Fluminense FC also managed to finish the championship above the relegation positions and was spared from having to compete in the following year's second division. Portuguesa's irregular usage of a player raised many suspicions, both towards Flamengo's—which had also used an irregular player the day before—and Fluminense's side. This relegation was the start to a downhill turn for Portuguesa, as the team was relegated to the Brazilian Third Division - Série C the following year.
International qualification The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2014 Copa Libertadores. Cruzeiro and Gremio qualified to the Second Stage of the competition, while Atletico Paranaense qualified to the First Stage. Botafogo qualified to the First Stage as well since Ponte Preta lost the 2013 Copa Sudamericana Finals.
Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
Stadiums and locations
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacityAtlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência Arena do Jacaré (one match) 23,018 19,834Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Vila Capanema Arena Joinville (3 matches) Vila Olímpica do Boqueirão (one match) 17,000 20,160 8,074Bahia Salvador Fonte Nova Pituaçu (one match) Batistão (one match) 50,025 32,157 15,575Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Raulino de Oliveira (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Arena Pernambuco (one match) São Januário (one match) 78,838 19,183 72,788 45,500 24,584Corinthians São Paulo Pacaembu Fonte Luminosa (2 matches) Vail Chaves (2 matches) Novelli Júnior (one match) 37,730 21,411 19,900 18,560Coritiba Curitiba Estádio Couto Pereira 34,872Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 19,900Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão Arena do Jacaré (2 matches) Parque do Sabiá (one match) Independência (one match) 61,846 19,834 53,350 23,018Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Mané Garrincha (6 matches) Mário Helênio (one match) Orlando Scarpelli (one match) 78,838 72,788 31,863 19,584Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Moacyrzão (4 matches) 78,838 15,000Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada 42,000Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio Alfredo Jaconi (one match) 55,662 19,924Internacional Porto Alegre Centenário (11 matches) Estádio do Vale (8 matches) 22,132 15,000Náutico Recife Arena Pernambuco Aflitos (2 matches) 45,500 22,856Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728Portuguesa São Paulo Canindé Arena Castelão (one match) Morenão (one match) 21,004 63,903 24,000Santos Santos Vila Belmiro Pacaembu (2 matches) Mané Garrincha (one match) Prudentão (one match) 16,068 37,730 72,788 45,954São Paulo São Paulo Morumbi Novelli Júnior (2 matches) 67,428 18,560Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro São Januário (7 matches) Maracanã (4 matches) Moacyrzão (3 matches) Mané Garrincha (2 matches) Raulino de Oliveira (2 matches) Ressacada (one match) 24,584 78,838 15,000 72,788 19,183 17,826Vitória Salvador Barradão Arena Fonte Nova (3 matches) Joia da Princesa (one match) 35,000 50,025 16,274
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAtlético Mineiro Cuca Réver Lupo Banco BMGAtlético Paranaense Vágner Mancini Paulo Baier Umbro CaixaBahia Cristóvão Borges Fahel Nike Grupo OASBotafogo Oswaldo de Oliveira Jefferson Puma GuaravitonCorinthians Tite Alessandro Nike CaixaCoritiba Tcheco Alex Nike CaixaCriciúma Argel Fucks Matheus Ferraz Kanxa DotzCruzeiro Marcelo Oliveira Fábio Olympikus Banco BMGFlamengo Jayme de Almeida Leonardo Moura Adidas CaixaFluminense Dorival Júnior Fred Adidas UnimedGoiás Enderson Moreira Amaral Puma PhilcoGrêmio Renato Gaúcho Zé Roberto Topper BanrisulInternacional Clemer Andrés D'Alessandro Nike BanrisulNáutico Marcelo Martelotte Martinez Penalty PhilcoPonte Preta Jorginho William Pulse HitachiPortuguesa Guto Ferreira Valdomiro Lupo IrwinSantos Claudinei Oliveira Edu Dracena Nike NoneSão Paulo Muricy Ramalho Rogério Ceni Penalty Semp ToshibaVasco da Gama Adílson Batista Juninho Penalty Eletrobras/CaixaVitória Ney Franco Victor Ramos Penalty Grupo OAS/Caixa
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Positionin table Replaced bySantos Muricy RamalhoSacked31 May14th Claudinei OliveiraNáutico SilasSacked2 June20th Zé TeodoroFlamengo JorginhoSacked5 June19th Mano MenezesPonte Preta Guto FerreiraSacked6 June16th Paulo César CarpegianiGrêmio Vanderlei LuxemburgoSacked29 June7th Renato GaúchoSão Paulo Ney FrancoSacked5 July6th Paulo AutuoriAtlético/PR Ricardo DrubsckySacked8 July19th Alberto (caretaker)Vasco da Gama Paulo AutuoriResigned / Left to sign with São Paulo9 July14th Dorival JúniorAtlético/PR AlbertoReplaced14 July19th Vágner ManciniPortuguesa Edson PimentaSacked28 July20th Guto FerreiraFluminense Abel BragaSacked29 July17th Vanderlei LuxemburgoNáutico Zé TeodoroSacked14 August20th JorginhoCriciúma VadãoSacked23 August17th Sílvio CriciúmaPonte Preta Paulo César CarpegianiResigned24 August17th JorginhoVitória Caio JúniorSacked1 September10th Ney FrancoNáutico JorginhoResigned5 September20th Levi GomesSão Paulo Paulo AutuoriResigned9 September18th Muricy RamalhoFlamengo Mano MenezesResigned19 September15th Jayme de AlmeidaNáutico Levi GomesReplaced22 September20th Marcelo MartelotteCriciúma Sílvio CriciúmaSacked24 September17th Argel FucksCoritiba Marquinhos SantosSacked24 September12th Marcelo Serrano (caretaker)Coritiba Marcelo SerranoReplaced30 September14th Péricles ChamuscaInternacional DungaSacked4 October10th ClemerVasco da Gama Dorival JúniorSacked28 October18th Adílson BatistaFluminense Vanderlei LuxemburgoSacked11 November18th Dorival JúniorCoritiba Péricles ChamuscaSacked17 November15th Tcheco
League table
Results
Positions by round
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 ÉdersonAtlético Paranaense212 DineiVitória16 HernaneFlamengo4 CíceroSantos15 FernandãoBahia6 GilbertoPortuguesa14 WilliamPonte Preta8 WalterGoiás139 AlexCoritiba12 AndréVasco da Gama
References
External links
Official webpage Official regulations 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at Soccerway