Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2005
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| 2005 Brazilian Football Championship (Brasileirão) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams | 22 | |
| Champion | Corinthians | |
| Runner-up | Internacional | |
| Leading Scorer | Romário (Vasco da Gama) | |
| Goals | 22 | |
| Total Goals | 1,442 | |
| Number of Games | 462 | |
| Average Goals/Game | 3.12 | |
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.
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[edit] New teams from 2004
[edit] Promoted in 2004
Brasiliense and Fortaleza
[edit] Relegated in 2004
Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória, Grêmio
[edit] The season
[edit] Champion and contenders
Pre-season favorites Corinthians captured their fourth national championship edition despite a turbulent early season and a campaign that went through 3 different head coaches. Key players Carlos Tévez, Carlos Alberto, Roger and Gustavo Nery led the team to a result of 81 points in 42 games. Despite early season turmoil, Corinthians benefited from being one of the few teams in Brazil who could afford to maintain their talent base throughout the season without having to sell key players. The legitimacy of their title was disputed late in the season due to several scandals on and off the field. As 2005 champions, Corinthians received berth into the first round of the Libertadores Cup as well as the South American Cup in 2006.
Internacional of Rio Grande du Sul executed a strong campaign, finishing with a total of 78 points. Coach Muricy Ramalho led a team with Rafael Sobis, Fernandão, and Tinga to the best performance of any team in the second half, narrowly missing the opportunity for their own fourth national title, but also securing a place in the first round of the Libertadores.
Goiás and Palmeiras were awarded pre-Libertadores qualifying matches with teams to be determined by Conmebol for their 3rd (Goiás's best ever) and 4th place finishes.
[edit] Consolation prize
In the top middle of the pack Fluminense, Atlético/PR, Paraná, Cruzeiro, Botafogo, Santos, and São Paulo were awarded allocations in the 2006 Copa Sul-Americana; with São Paulo, who cannot participate due to Libertadores commitments, ceding their spot to 12th placed Vasco da Gama. Santos in particular saw their season nose-dive as star player Robinho was transferred to Real Madrid mid season (a similar fate encountered by Cruzeiro as striker Fred was shipped off to Lyon). Atlético/PR and São Paulo both suffered for having to dedicate their primary attention to the 2005 Libertadores Finals.
[edit] The bottom
Finishing in the bottom four and relegated to Série B for 2006 are storied franchise Atlético/MG as well as perennial mid-majors Coritiba, Paysandu, and Brasiliense. Série B champions and runner-up Grêmio and Santa Cruz took their place.
[edit] New teams for 2006
[edit] Promoted in 2006
Grêmio and Santa Cruz
[edit] Relegated in 2006
Coritiba, Altético/MG, Paysandu, and Brasiliense
[edit] Turmoil on and off the field
The season experienced significant turmoil off the field, marred by a match fixing scandal, which resulted in the replay of 11 série A matches between rounds 31 and 37, including 2 losses by Corinthians which were replayed to the regain of 4 points. While temporarily sub judice, the CBF was eventually given permission to award the title to Corinthians.
Referee errors towards the end of the season also added drama in the final rounds of the season. In round 39, Inter had a legitimate goal by their opponent disallowed, thus allowing them to maintain the victory and the points margin. Corinthians and Inter faced off in round 40, and with the game tied 1 – 1 in the second half, Inter midfielder Tinga got behind the Corinthians defense and collided with goalkeeper Fábio Costa. Referee Márcio Rezende de Freitas expelled the attacking player for diving, but upon viewing the replay after the game admitted that the correct call would have been to award a penalty shot. In the remaining tournament, neither Inter nor Corinthians were able to solidify their position by each amassing a win and a loss in the next-to-final and final round.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- At 39 years young, World Cup 1994 hero Romário won the title of leading goal scorer in the league with 22 goals for Vasco da Gama.
- 2005 noticed a marked impact by foreigners in the Brazilian league. Corinthians contracted 3 Argentine players (with Carlitos Tévez becoming the 3rd “gringo” to captain a Brazilian team to the championship) and started the season with Daniel Passarella, of Argentina as coach. Native Serbian Petkovic led Fluminense to a respectable result and won the Silver Ball for the second year in a row as the best midfielder in the Brazilian tournament.
- Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball), awarded by Placar magazine for best overall player of the year: Carlos Tevez of Corinthians.
- Bola de Prata (Silver Ball), awarded annually by Placar magazine for best player at each position: Fábio Costa (Corinthians); Cicinho (São Paulo), Lugano (São Paulo), Gamarra (Palmeiras), and Jadílson (Goiás); Mineiro (São Paulo), Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians), Petkovic (Fluminense) and Juninho Paulista (Palmeiras); Tevez (Corinthians) and Rafael Sobis (Internacional).
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Final standings
| Final Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Corinthians 2 | 81 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 59 | 28 |
| 2 | Internacional | 78 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 49 | 23 |
| 3 | Goiás | 74 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 51 | 17 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 70 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 65 | 16 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 68 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 70 | 9 |
| 6 | Atlético Paranaense | 61 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 67 | 9 |
| 7 | Paraná | 61 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 51 | 8 |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 60 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 72 | 1 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 59 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 56 | 1 |
| 10 | Santos | 59 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 71 | -3 |
| 11 | São Paulo1 | 58 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 67 | 10 |
| 12 | Vasco da Gama 1 | 56 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 84 | -10 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 55 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 64 | -6 |
| 14 | Juventude | 55 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 72 | -6 |
| 15 | Flamengo | 55 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 60 | -4 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 53 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 72 | -7 |
| 17 | São Caetano | 52 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 60 | -6 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 51 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 80 | -17 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 49 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 60 | -9 |
| 20 | Atlético Mineiro | 47 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 59 | -5 |
| 21 | Paysandu | 41 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 63 | 92 | -29 |
| 22 | Brasiliense | 41 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 67 | -20 |
| 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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| Teams qualify for the Libertadores Cup | |
| Teams qualify for the South American Cup | |
| Teams relegated to série B in 2006 |
Note 1: Despite qualifying for the Copa Sul-Americana, São Paulo cannot participate in 2006 as they are already classified for the Libertadores Cup as defending champions. The seed has already been reallocated to Vasco da Gama.
Note 2: As champions, Corinthians retain the right to participate in both Libertadores Cup and Copa Sul-Americana in 2006.
[edit] Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Romário | 22 | Vasco da Gama |
| Róbson | 21 | Paysandu |
| Carlitos Tevez | 20 | Corinthians |
| Alex Dias | 19 | Vasco da Gama |
| Borges | 19 | Paraná |
| Rafael Sobis | 19 | Internacional |
[edit] Mid-season transactions
While the CBF and Clube dos 13 continue to modify the league format in the hopes of decreasing the number of mid-season departures and improve the overall quality of play, the 2006 edition saw a significant number of players depart for Europe and elsewhere.
| Team | Player(s) Arriving | Player(s) Departing |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético-MG | Euller, Luís Mário and Catanha | César Fábio Júnior and André Luiz |
| Atlético-PR | Finazzi | Aloísio and Baloy |
| Botafogo | Zé Roberto, Ruy and Reinaldo | César Prates, Túlio and Jefferson |
| Brasiliense | Dill | Oséas and Agnaldo |
| Corinthians | Mascherano and Nilmar | Anderson and Gil |
| Coritiba | Caio and Renaldo | Rafinha, Fernando and Miranda |
| Cruzeiro | Alecssandro and Louzada | Fred, Athirson and Ruy |
| Figueirense | Edmundo and Fernandes | Fábio Mello and Creedence |
| Flamengo | Augusto Recife and Ramirez | Henrique and Jean |
| Fluminense | Petkovic and Mílton do Ó | Felipe, Fabiano Eller and Antônio Carlos |
| Fortaleza | Rinaldo and Lúcio | Danilo and Nélio |
| Goiás | Roni, Dodô and Jardel | Danilo Dias and Válber |
| Internacional | Iarley, Márcio Mossoró and Rentería | Felipe Soares |
| Juventude | Caíco and Daniel | Naldo and Túlio |
| Palmeiras | Marcinho, Washington and Juninho Paulista | Magrão, Osmar, Ricardinho |
| Paraná | Chiquinho and Maicossuel | Renaldo |
| Paysandu | Felipe Saad, Carlos Alberto and Luís Carlos | Flávio Tanajura, Alex Pinho and Luís Carlos |
| Ponte Preta | Evando | Harisson, Roger and Kahê (sold) |
| São Caetano | Claudecir, Somália, Edílson | Marcinho |
| São Paulo | Christian and Roger | Luizão |
| Vasco da Gama | Vergara, Fábio Braz and Morais | Dominguez, Anderson and Coutinho |
[edit] External links
- CBF Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian Football Confederation
- RSSSF Brazil links
- Placar magazine online
