The 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st 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 ...

. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.

Format

The format was identical to the

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edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format (one home game, one away). At the season finale,

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were the champions.

Calendar

Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration: * Copa do Brasil 2007 - Fluminense defeated Figueirense in the finals. 2-1 Aggregate Score. * Copa Libertadores 2007 - Grêmio defeated by

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-ARG in the finals. 5-0 Aggregate Score. * Copa Sudamericana 2007 - São Paulo, Vasco da Gama; Botafogo; Goiás, Figueirense, Atlético Paranaense, Cruzeiro and Corinthians were eliminated.

Standings

Results table

Top goalscorers

Stadia

Doping case

On 8 July,

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's player Dodô was caught on a doping exam. On 24 July, it was confirmed that he was banned for 120 days. In a new case, on 2 August, the player was acquitted.

References

External links

Statistics at Globoesporte / Futpédia
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