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The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season 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, and the 19th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition began on 9 April and ended on 13 November 2022. The top six teams as well as the 2022 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for the
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. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the
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and the last four were relegated to Série B for 2023. Palmeiras won the competition, securing their eleventh league title with three rounds to go after Internacional's 1–0 defeat to América Mineiro on 2 November. Atlético Mineiro were the defending champions.


Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B.
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and Coritiba became the first two clubs to be promoted on 15 November 2021, after the former achieved a 2–1 home win against Operário Ferroviário, while the latter defeated Brasil de Pelotas by 2–1 a day before and saw CRB lose their match against Brusque.
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achieved promotion seven days later, after a 2–0 away win over fellow promotion contenders Guarani. Avaí was the last team promoted on 28 November, after a 2–1 comeback win over Sampaio Corrêa.


Number of teams by state


Stadiums and locations


Personnel and kits


Managerial changes

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Foreign players

The clubs can have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.


Players holding Brazilian dual nationality

They do not take foreign slot. * Aloísio (América Mineiro) * Marlos (Athletico Paranaense) * Júnior Moraes (Corinthians) *
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(Fluminense) * Johnny Cardoso (Internacional) * Chico (Juventude) * André Anderson (São Paulo) * Éder (São Paulo) * João Moreira (São Paulo)


Standings


League table


Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


Results


Season statistics


Top scorers

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Top assists

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Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team


Clean sheets

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Awards


Monthly awards


Annual awards


Attendances


References

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A seasons 2022 in Brazilian football leagues