2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the 62nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 15th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 14 April 2018 and ended on 2 December 2018. The top six teams as well as the 2018 Copa do Brasil champions qualified to the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B in 2019.
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 April – 2 December 2018 |
| Champions | Palmeiras (10th title) |
| Relegated | Sport América Mineiro Vitória Paraná |
| Copa Libertadores | Palmeiras Cruzeiro (cup winners) Flamengo Internacional Grêmio São Paulo Atlético Mineiro Atlético Paranaense (Copa Sudamericana winners) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Botafogo Santos Bahia Fluminense Corinthians Chapecoense |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 827 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Barbosa (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético-PR 5–1 Chapecoense (15 April 2018) Grêmio 5–1 Santos (6 May 2018) Atlético-PR 4–0 Vitória (29 July 2018) Grêmio 4–0 Vitória (12 August 2018) Grêmio 4–0 Botafogo (1 September 2018) Atlético-PR 4–0 América-MG (6 October 2018) Fluminense 4–0 Paraná (8 October 2018) Atlético-PR 4–0 Sport (14 October 2018) Palmeiras 4–0 América-MG (21 November 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Paraná 0–4 Corinthians (22 April 2018) Paraná 0–4 Flamengo (21 October 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Santos 5–2 Vitória (3 June 2018) Atlético-MG 5–2 Fluminense (10 June 2018) Vitória 3–4 Botafogo (23 September 2018) Atlético-MG 5–2 Sport (30 September 2018) Grêmio 3–4 Sport (27 October 2018) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Palmeiras (23 games) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Palmeiras won their 10th title, which is the most titles in the tournament.
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