This page details football records in Brazil.

Highest Single-Match Attendances

* Most matches with attendance of more than 100,000, ranked by club. #

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

= ''117'' # Vasco = ''72'' #

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

= ''59'' #

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood ('' bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of ...

= ''43'' #

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

= ''23'' # Santos = ''20'' #

Atlético Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

= ''19'' #

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

= ''17'' # Cruzeiro = ''15'' #

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

= ''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 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 ...

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.

Titles

*Most Brazilian national titles: 11 **

(

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

, 1967 (TB), 1967 (R),

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

) *Most consecutive Brazilian national titles: 5: ** Santos (

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

, 1965)

Top-flight Appearances

*Most appearances: 55 ** Grêmio *Most consecutive seasons in top-flight: 51 ** Cruzeiro *Fewest appearances in top-flight (from 1971): 1, joint record: ** Vitória-ES (1977) ** Noroeste (1978) ** ASA (1979) ** Caldense (1979) **

Colatina Colatina is the second largest city in the north of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 127 km north of the capital Vitória and on the trainline from Vitória to Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the s ...

(1979) ** Francana (1979) ** Guará (1979) **

Itumbiara Itumbiara is a municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was of 105,809 in a total area of 2,461,3 km2 (2020). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goiás and is a major producer ...

(1979) **

Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247, ...

(1979) ** Operário-PR (1979) ** Potiguar (1979) ** São Bento (1979) ** Internacional de Santa Maria (1982) ** Taguatinga (1982) ** Ferroviária (1983) ** Juventus (1983) ** Auto Esporte-PI (1984) ** Catuense (1984) ** Corumbaense (1985) ** Sobradinho (1986) ** Brasiliense (2005) **

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...

(2008)

Wins

*Most wins in the top-flight overall: São Paulo, 683 *Most wins in a season: *Most wins in a top-flight season (before 2003): 25,

(

) *Most wins in a top-flight season: 31, Cruzeiro ( 2003) *Most consecutive wins in the top flight: *Most consecutive wins: *Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: *Most consecutive wins from the start of a season in the top flight: *Most consecutive away wins: *Fewest wins in a season (1967-2003): 0, joint record: ** Ferroviário-PR (1967) ** Campinense (1975) ** Piauí (1979) ** Chapecoense (1979) ** Guará (1979) **

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

(1980) ** Desportiva (1981) **

Uberaba Uberaba () is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at above sea level on the Uberaba River, and away from the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The city status was granted in 1856, and i ...

(1981) **

River A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

(1982) ** Nacional (1982, 1984) **

Atlético-PR Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

(1982) ** Galícia (1983) ** Fortaleza (1983) ** Moto Club (1983) ** Catuense (1984) **

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

(1984) **

Remo Remo Inc. is an American musical instruments manufacturing company based in Valencia, California, and founded by Remo Belli in 1957. Products manufactured include drum kits, drumhead A drumhead or drum skin is a membrane stretched ov ...

(1986) *Fewest wins in a season (after 2003): 1, Chapecoense, 2021 *100% home win record in a season:

Draws

*Most draws overall in the top flight: São Paulo, 459 *Most draws in a season: *Most consecutive draws:

Losses

*Most losses overall in the top flight: Botafogo, 503 *Most losses in a season: América-RN, 29, 2007 *Fewest losses: Malutrom, 1

Points

*Most points overall in the top flight: 2859, Grêmio *Most points in a season (before 2003): **3 points for a win: 70, Vasco da Gama (1997) **2 points for a win: 62,

(1973) *Most points in a season (after 2003):100, Cruzeiro (2003) *Most points in a season for a top-flight team: 100, Cruzeiro (2003) *Fewest points in a season (before 2003): 0, joint record **

(1982) **

(1984) *Fewest points in a season (after 2003): 15, Chapecoense (2021)

Games without a loss

*Most consecutive ''Brasileirão'' games without a loss:42, Botafogo-RJ, 1977-1978

Games without a win

*Most consecutive ''Brasileirão'' games without a win: 20, Nacional-AM, 1981-1985

Fixtures

*Most played ''Brasileirão'' fixture:

Appearances

*Most career ''Brasileirão'' appearances: 458 games, Rogério Ceni *Most career ''Brasileirão'' appearances by an outfield player: 370,

Zinho Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. Playing career Club Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, ...

*Most career ''Brasileirão'' appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (

) *Most career top flight ''Brasileirão'' appearances at one club: 458 games, Rogério Ceni (

) *Most career ''Brasileirão'' appearances for consecutive games: *Oldest player: *Youngest player:16 years and 145 days,

Toninho Cerezo Antônio Carlos Cerezo (born 21 April 1955), known as Toninho Cerezo (), is a Brazilian former footballer. Cerezo is commonly regarded as one of the finest Brazilian defensive midfielders of all time, most notably having played for his homet ...

Goals

Individual

*Most career ''Brasileirão'' goals: 190,

Roberto Dinamite Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite (born 13 April 1954) is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Rober ...

*Most career top-flight goals:190, Roberto Dinamite *Most goals in a season: 34,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

(2004) *Most goals in a game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama ''v.''

União São João União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to: *the Brazilian federal government *União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea * Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...

, 11 September 1997) *Most goals in a top-flight game: 6, Edmundo (for Vasco da Gama ''v.''

, 11 September 1997) *Fastest goal: 8 seconds, Nivaldo (for Náutico ''v.''

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

, 1989) *Fastest goal on a ''Brasileirão'' debut: *Fastest

hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...

(time between first and third goals): *Fastest goal by a substitute: *Most

own goal An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...

s 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 **

(1979) ** Guará (1979) ** Americano (1980) ** Itabaiana (1982) **

(1982) ** Galícia (1983) ** Ferroviário (1984) *Fewest ''Brasileirão'' goals scored in a season (after 2003): 22 goals ** Náutico (2013) *Most ''Brasileirão'' goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 51, joint record ** Santa Cruz (2000) **

(2001) **

(2002) *Most ''Brasileirão'' goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 92, joint record **

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

(2003) ** Paysandu (2005) *Fewest ''Brasileirão'' goals conceded in a season (before 2003): 3, joint record ** Guarani (1979) **

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

(1983) **

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fo ...

(1984) *Fewest ''Brasileirão'' goals conceded in a season (after 2003): 19,

(2007)

Attendances

*Record attendance: 155,523;

3 x 0 Santos ( Maracanã, 29 May 1983)

Scorelines

*Record win:

10–1 Tiradentes-PI (9 February 1983) *Record away win:

0–7 Cruzeiro (14 December 2003) and Botafogo-BA 0–7 Americano (15 March 1980) *Record away win in top division:

0–7 Cruzeiro (14 December 2003) *Most goals in a game: 12, Ceará 7–5 Ríver (1962)

Disciplinary

*Most red cards in a single match: 14 (

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

3-1 Cruzeiro, October 4, 1979) *Fastest red card: 12 seconds,

Zé Carlos Zé Carlos is a nickname for people with the given name José Carlos; it can refer to: * Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1943), full name José Carlos Gaspar Ferreira, Brazilian football defender * Zé Carlos (footballer, 1945–2018), full name Jos ...

Promotion and change in position

*Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: **

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

: 44th out of 48 clubs,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

. *Highest finish by a promoted club: ** São Caetano: Runners-up, 2001

Copa do Brasil

Team

*Most wins: 6, Cruzeiro (

, 1996,

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, 2003,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

) *Most consecutive wins: 2, Cruzeiro (2017, 2018)From 2001 to 2012, teams who won the tournament were not allowed to defend their title due to scheduling conflicts with the Copa Libertadores. *Most appearances: 33 seasons,

and Vitória *Most appearances without winning: 33 seasons, Vitória *Biggest win: Atlético Mineiro 11–0 Caiçara (28 February 1991) *Most goals in a final: 8 goals, 2001 ( Grêmio v

) *Most goals by a winning side: 6 goals, Atlético Mineiro (2021) *Most goals by a losing side: 3 goals, joint record; Corinthians ( 2001,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

) and

( 2011) *Most defeats in a final: 4, Grêmio,

Most successful clubs overall (by total of honors)

''The figures in gold represent the current holders of the competition (were competition is still active).''

Managers

*Most titles wins: 9,

Telê Santana Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player ( right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais. Telê was the manager responsible for putting ...

*Most ''Brasileirão'' title wins: 5, joint record; Lula,

Vanderlei Luxemburgo Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent. A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...

*Most Copa do Brasil wins: 3,

Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and no ...

*Most Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana *Most Copa Libertadores wins: 2, joint record; Lula, Telê Santana, Luiz Felipe Scolari,

Paulo Autuori Paulo Autuori de Mello (born 25 August 1956), known as Paulo Autuori, is a Brazilian association football, football executive and manager who is the current manager of Atlético Nacional. Early life A football fan since early childhood and a fu ...

*Most Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales / Supercopa Sudamericana wins: 1, Antônio Fernandes *Most Copa CONMEBOL / Copa Mercosur / Copa Sudamericana wins: 2,

Émerson Leão Émerson Leão (; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, ''FIFA Fever'', called him the third-most im ...

Footnotes

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