The 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 52nd 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"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

. It began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row. Also,

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has been crowned the biggest winner in the history of the competition, winning it six times since its establishment in 1971.

Format

For the sixth season, the championship was contested in a double round-robin system. The team with most points has been declared champions. Also, the tournament was a qualifier to other South American competitions: *

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: Top three clubs qualified for the First Stage. Team finishing in 4th will play Preliminary Round. *

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: Teams finishing from 5th to 12th qualified for the first stage. By winning the

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already qualified for

First Stage and cannot qualify for the

. Also,

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qualified for the

by winning the

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edition.

2008 teams

League table

Top scorers

Source:

References

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