Football records in Brazil

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This page details football records in Brazil.

Highest Single-Match Attendances

  1. Flamengo = 117
  2. Vasco = 72
  3. Fluminense = 59
  4. Botafogo = 43
  5. Corinthians = 23
  6. Santos = 20
  7. Atlético = 19
  8. São Paulo = 17
  9. Cruzeiro = 15
  10. Palmeiras = 13

National team

Brasileirão

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.

The Taça Brasil was the Brazilian national football championship contested from 1959 to 1968.

The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was an association football competition contested in Brazil between 1967 and 1970 among soccer teams from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Paraná states. It was an important soccer tournament, being considered a predecessor to the Brazilian Championship induced in 1971. Thus in 2010 the Brazilian Football Confederation decided to consider the winners of the Robertão as Brazilian champions.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A professional association football league, contested by clubs from Brazil

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, commonly referred as Brasileirão, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras association football club in Brazil

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil.

The 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 16th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

The 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, was the 17th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Top-flight Appearances

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense association football club in Brazil

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The club plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and the Campeonato Gaúcho, Rio Grande do Sul's top state league. The club was founded in 1903.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube football club in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, commonly known as Cruzeiro and nicknamed Raposa, is the biggest Brazilian multisport club; based in Barro Preto, Belo Horizonte. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Mineiro, the state of Minas Gerais's premier state league, as well as in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. Cruzeiro is one of the four Brazilian clubs to have never been relegated, along with São Paulo, Flamengo and Santos.

Vitória Futebol Clube (ES) association football club

Vitória Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Vitória is a traditional Brazilian football club from Vitória, Espírito Santo state.

Wins

Draws

Losses

Points

Games without a loss

Games without a win

Fixtures

Appearances

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
  • Fewest Brasileirão goals scored in a season (after 2003): 22 goals
  • Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 51, joint record
  • Most Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 92, joint record
  • Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 3, joint record
  • Fewest Brasileirão goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 19, São Paulo (2007)

Attendances

Scorelines

Disciplinary

Promotion and change in position

Copa do Brasil

Team

Most successful clubs overall (by total of honors)

ClubDomesticSouth AmericaWorldwideTotal
SA [3] CB SCB / CDC Total CL RSI / SS CC / CM / CS RS SM / CO / CMC Total CWC IC Total
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg São Paulo 6--631221912318
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Santos 81-93111-6-2217
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Cruzeiro 46-1022-127--017
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Palmeiras 1031141-1--2--016
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Corinthians 731111--1-22-215
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Grêmio 25183--2-5-1114
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Flamengo 631101-1-13-1114
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Internacional 31-42-12-51-110
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Vasco da Gama 41-51-1--2--07
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Atlético Mineiro 11-21-21-4--06
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Fluminense 41-5-----0--05
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Botafogo 2--2--1--1--03
Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia 2--2-----0--02
Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg Sport 11-2-----0--02
Bandeira do Parana.svg Atlético Paranaense 1--1--1--0--02
Bandeira do Parana.svg Coritiba 1--1-----0--01
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Guarani 1--1-----0--01
Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg Criciúma -1-1-----0--01
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Juventude -1-1-----0--01
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Santo André -1-1-----0--01
Bandeira do Estado de Sao Paulo.svg Paulista -1-1-----0--01
Bandeira do Para.svg Paysandu --11-----0--01
Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg Chapecoense ---0--1--1--01

The figures in gold represent the current holders of the competition (were applicable).

Managers

Footnotes

  1. RSSSF Best Attendances in Brazil
  2. From 2001 to 2012, teams who won the tournament have were not allowed to defend their title due to scheduling conflicts with the Copa Libertadores.
  3. Includes results from the Taça Brasil and the Robertão.

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