The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 54th edition of the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5.

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came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.

Format

For the eighth consecutive season, the tournament was in a double round-robin system. The team with most points was declared the champion. The bottom-four teams were relegated for the following season.

International qualification

The Série A served as a qualifier to

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's 2011 international tournaments. Since Internacional won the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the top-two teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the

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. The format used then also specified that the next two best teams in the standings qualify to the First Stage, if the

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isn't conquered by a Brazilian club. If that happens, the fourth placed team will not qualify to the Libertadores. Santos, as the winner of the

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, has an automatic berth to the Second Stage of the competition. The next eight best teams in the standings earn berths to the Second Stage of the

Team information

Last season, Coritiba,

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, Náutico, and

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were relegated after finishing in the last four position in the standings. There were replaced by four-time champion

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, one-time champion Guarani,

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, and

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, the top-four finishers of the 2009 Série B. During the off-season,

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-based club Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, simply known as Barueri, moved to

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, thus changed their name to Grêmio Prudente Futebol. During the championship, some clubs' venues were transferred to secondary stadia as their home venues are being reformed in preparations for the

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to be held in Brazil.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The match squad must have no more than 3 Foreign Players

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

¹ Two goals scored for

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² Two goals scored for Cruzeiro

References

External links

Official webpage

Official regulations
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