2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

50th edition of the official championship of brazilian soccer

Football league season

Campeonato Brasileiro Série ASeason| 2006

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Champions| São Paulo
4th Campeonato Brasileiro title
4th Brazilian title
Relegated| Ponte Preta
Fortaleza
São Caetano
Santa Cruz
Copa Libertadores| São Paulo
Internacional
Grêmio
Santos
Paraná
Flamengo (2006 Copa do Brasil winners)
Copa Sudamericana| São Paulo
Vasco da Gama
Figueirense
Goiás
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
Atlético Paranaense
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,030 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer| Souza (17 goals)
Biggest home win| Figueirense 6 – 1 Palmeiras
Biggest away win| Atlético-PR 0 - 5 Botafogo
Highest scoring| Atlético-PR 6 - 4 Vasco da Gama
Average attendance| 16,151

← 2005

2007 →

The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 50th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. It began on April 15, 2006, and reached its end on December 3, 2006.

## Format

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The format was similar to the 2005 edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion.

## Calendar

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From April 15 through June 4, 10 rounds were played. From June 9 until July 9, the tournament was suspended for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Play resumed on July 12 and continued until December 3.

Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:

* Copa do Brasil \- Flamengo defeated Vasco da Gama
* Copa Libertadores \- Internacional defeated São Paulo
* Copa Sudamericana \- Atlético-PR was the best Brazilian team, losing in the semifinals.

## Final standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | São Paulo | 38  | 22  | 12  | 4  | 66  | 32  | +34  | 78  | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores and 2007 Copa Sudamericana
2  | Internacional | 38  | 20  | 9  | 9  | 52  | 36  | +16  | 69  | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores
3  | Grêmio | 38  | 20  | 7  | 11  | 64  | 45  | +19  | 67
4  | Santos | 38  | 18  | 10  | 10  | 57  | 36  | +21  | 64
5  | Paraná | 38  | 18  | 6  | 14  | 56  | 49  | +7  | 60
6  | Vasco | 38  | 15  | 14  | 9  | 57  | 50  | +7  | 59  | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana
7  | Figueirense | 38  | 15  | 12  | 11  | 57  | 44  | +13  | 57
8  | Goiás | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 63  | 49  | +14  | 55
9  | Corinthians | 38  | 15  | 8  | 15  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 53
10  | Cruzeiro | 38  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 52  | 45  | +7  | 53
11  | Flamengo | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 44  | 48  | −4  | 52  | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores by winning the 2006 Copa do Brasil
12  | Botafogo | 38  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 52  | 50  | +2  | 51  | Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana
13  | Atlético-PR | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 61  | 62  | −1  | 48
14  | Juventude | 38  | 13  | 8  | 17  | 44  | 54  | −10  | 47  |
15  | Fluminense | 38  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 48  | 58  | −10  | 45
16  | Palmeiras | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 58  | 70  | −12  | 44
17  | Ponte Preta | 38  | 10  | 9  | 19  | 45  | 65  | −20  | 39  | Relegated to Série B 2007
18  | Fortaleza | 38  | 8  | 14  | 16  | 39  | 62  | −23  | 38
19  | São Caetano | 38  | 9  | 9  | 20  | 37  | 53  | −16  | 36
20  | Santa Cruz | 38  | 7  | 7  | 24  | 41  | 75  | −34  | 28

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## Top goal scorers

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Scorer  | Goals  | Team

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Souza | 17  | Goiás
Schwenck | 14  | Figueirense
Soares | 13  | Figueirense
Cícero | 13  | Figueirense
Tuta | 13  | Fluminense

## Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away  | CAP | BOT | COR | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | FOR | GOI | GRE | INT | JUV | PAL | PAR | PON | STA | SAN | SCA | SPO | VAS

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Atlético-PR |  | 0–5  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 6–4
Botafogo | 0–4  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–1
Corinthians | 2–1  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–1
Cruzeiro | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  |  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–1
Figueirense | 3–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 6–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0
Flamengo | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  |  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–1
Fluminense | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–1
Fortaleza | 3–4  | 2–3  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–4  | 2–5  |  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1
Goiás | 2–2  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 5–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–0
Grêmio | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 4–4  | 4–1  | 2–0  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2
Internacional | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–4  | 0–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–2
Juventude | 3–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  |  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0
Palmeiras | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 1–1  |  | 4–2  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–2
Paraná | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 4–2  |  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1
Ponte Preta | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–5  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–2
Santa Cruz | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 0–4
Santos | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  |  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2
São Caetano | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  |  | 0–1  | 0–1
São Paulo | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–4  | 1–0  |  | 5–1
Vasco | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## External links

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