List of Brazilian football champions

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Brazilian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Brazilian football, which since 1971 is considered the national championship. In 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation additionally recognized the winners of the Taça Brasil (1959–68) and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–70) as Brazilian football champions.[1][2][3]

Taça Brasil (1959–1968)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[4] Goals
1959 Bahia Bahia (1) São Paulo (state) Santos Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Léo Briglia (Bahia) 8
1960 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (1) Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Brazil Bececê (Fortaleza) 7
1961 São Paulo (state) Santos (1) Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro (state) America Brazil Pelé (Santos) 7
1962 São Paulo (state) Santos (2) Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Coutinho (Santos) 7
1963 São Paulo (state) Santos (3) Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Brazil Pelé (Santos) 8
1964 São Paulo (state) Santos (4) Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo Ceará Ceará Brazil Pelé (Santos) 7
1965 São Paulo (state) Santos (5) Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Pernambuco Náutico Brazil Alcindo (Grêmio) 10
1966 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro (1) São Paulo (state) Santos Pernambuco Náutico Brazil Bita (Náutico)
Brazil Toninho Guerreiro (Santos)		 10
1967 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (2) Pernambuco Náutico Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Chicletes (Treze) 9
1968 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo (1) Ceará Fortaleza Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Ferretti (Botafogo) 7

Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–1970)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[5] Goals
1967 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (3) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional São Paulo (state) Corinthians Brazil Ademar Pantera (Flamengo)
Brazil César Maluco (Palmeiras)		 15
1968 São Paulo (state) Santos (6) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Brazil Toninho Guerreiro (Santos) 18
1969 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (4) Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo (state) Corinthians Brazil Edu (America) 14
1970 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense (1) São Paulo (state) Palmeiras Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Tostão (Cruzeiro) 12

Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (1971–1974)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[6] Goals
1971 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro (1) São Paulo (state) São Paulo Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Brazil Dadá Maravilha (Atlético Mineiro) 15
1972 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (5) Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Dadá Maravilha (Atlético Mineiro)
Uruguay Pedro Rocha (São Paulo)		 17
1973 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (6) São Paulo (state) São Paulo Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Ramón (Santa Cruz) 21
1974 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco (1) Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo (state) Santos Brazil Roberto Dinamite (Vasco) 16

Copa Brasil (1975–1979)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[7] Goals
1975 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional (1) Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Brazil Flávio (Internacional) 16
1976 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional (2) São Paulo (state) Corinthians Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Dario (Internacional) 16
1977 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (1) Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Brazil Reinaldo (Atlético Mineiro) 28
1978 São Paulo (state) Guarani (1) São Paulo (state) Palmeiras Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Paulinho (Vasco) 19
1979 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional (3) Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Paraná (state) Coritiba Brazil César (America) 13

Taça de Ouro (1980–1983)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[8] Goals
1980 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (1) Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Zico (Flamengo) 21
1981 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio (1) São Paulo (state) São Paulo São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta Brazil Nunes (Flamengo) 16
1982 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (2) Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio São Paulo (state) Guarani Brazil Zico (Flamengo) 21
1983 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (3) São Paulo (state) Santos Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Serginho Chulapa (Santos) 22

Copa Brasil (1984)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[9] Goals
1984 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense (2) Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Roberto Dinamite (Vasco) 16

Taça de Ouro (1985)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[10] Goals
1985 Paraná (state) Coritiba (1) Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas Brazil Edmar (Guarani) 20

Copa Brasil (1986–1988)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[11] Goals
1986 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (2) São Paulo (state) Guarani Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Careca (São Paulo) 25
1987* Pernambuco Sport Recife (1) São Paulo (state) Guarani Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu Brazil Müller (São Paulo) 10
1988* Bahia Bahia (2) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Brazil Nílson (Internacional) 15
  • Most known as Copa União. (*)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1989–1999)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[12] Goals
1989 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco (2) São Paulo (state) São Paulo Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Túlio (Goiás) 11
1990 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (1) São Paulo (state) São Paulo Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Charles (Bahia) 11
1991 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (3) São Paulo (state) Clube Atlético Bragantino Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Paulinho McLaren (Santos) 15
1992 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (4) Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Brazil Bebeto (Vasco) 18
1993 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (7) Bahia Vitória São Paulo (state) Corinthians Brazil Guga (Santos) 15
1994 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (8) São Paulo (state) Corinthians São Paulo (state) Guarani Brazil Amoroso (Guarani)
Brazil Túlio (Botafogo)		 19
1995 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo (2) São Paulo (state) Santos Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Túlio (Botafogo) 23
1996 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio (2) São Paulo (state) Portuguesa Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Paulo Nunes (Grêmio)
Brazil Renaldo (Atlético Mineiro)		 16
1997 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco (3) São Paulo (state) Palmeiras Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Edmundo (Vasco) 29
1998 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (2) Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo (state) Santos Brazil Viola (Santos) 21
1999 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (3) Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Bahia Vitória Brazil Guilherme (Atlético Mineiro) 28

Copa João Havelange (2000)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[13] Goals
2000 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco (4) São Paulo (state) São Caetano Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Adhemar (São Caetano) 22

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2001–present)[]

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer(s)[14] Goals
2001 Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense (1) São Paulo (state) São Caetano Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Brazil Romário (Vasco da Gama) 21
2002 São Paulo (state) Santos (7) São Paulo (state) Corinthians Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Luís Fabiano (São Paulo)
Brazil Rodrigo Fabri (Grêmio)		 19
2003 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro (2) São Paulo (state) Santos São Paulo (state) São Paulo Brazil Dimba (Goiás) 31
2004 São Paulo (state) Santos (8) Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense São Paulo (state) São Paulo Brazil Washington (Atlético Paranaense) 34
2005 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (4) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Goiás Goiás Brazil Romário (Vasco) 22
2006 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (4) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Souza (Goiás) 17
2007 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (5) São Paulo (state) Santos Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo Brazil Josiel (Paraná) 20
2008 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (6) Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Brazil Keirrison (Coritiba)
Brazil Kléber Pereira (Santos)
Brazil Washington (Fluminense)		 21
2009 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (5) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional São Paulo (state) São Paulo Brazil Adriano (Flamengo)
Brazil Diego Tardelli (Atlético Mineiro)		 19
2010 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense (3) Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo (state) Corinthians Brazil Jonas (Grêmio) 23
2011 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (5) Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Brazil Borges (Santos) 23
2012 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense (4) Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Fred (Fluminense) 20
2013 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro (3) Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense Brazil Éderson (Atlético Paranaense) 21
2014 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro (4) São Paulo (state) São Paulo Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Fred (Fluminense) 18
2015 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (6) Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Brazil Ricardo Oliveira (Santos) 20
2016 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (9) São Paulo (state) Santos Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo Brazil William Pottker (Ponte Preta)
Brazil Diego Souza (Sport Recife)
Brazil Fred (Atlético Mineiro)		 14
2017 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (7) São Paulo (state) Palmeiras São Paulo (state) Santos Brazil Henrique Dourado (Fluminense)
Brazil Jô (Corinthians)		 18
2018 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (10) Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Brazil Gabriel Barbosa (Santos) 18
2019 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (6) São Paulo (state) Santos São Paulo (state) Palmeiras Brazil Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) 25
2020 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (7) Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Brazil Claudinho (Red Bull Bragantino)
Brazil Luciano (São Paulo)		 18
2021 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro (2) Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo São Paulo (state) Palmeiras Brazil Hulk (Atlético Mineiro) 19

Winners[]

Performance by club[]

Seventeen clubs are officially recognized to have been the Brazilian football champions. In bold those competing in Série A as of 2022 season.

Club Won Runner-up Years won Years Runner-up
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 10 4 1960, 1967, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2018 1970, 1978, 1997, 2017
São Paulo (state) Santos 8 8 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 2002, 2004 1959, 1966, 1983, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2016, 2019
São Paulo (state) Corinthians 7 3 1990, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2017 1976, 1994, 2002
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 7 3 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2009, 2019, 2020 1964, 2018, 2021
São Paulo (state) São Paulo 6 6 1977, 1986, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2008 1971, 1973, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2014
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 4 5 1966, 2003, 2013, 2014 1969, 1974, 1975, 1998, 2010
Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 4 4 1974, 1989, 1997, 2000 1965, 1979, 1984, 2011
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 4 0 1970, 1984, 2010, 2012 —
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 3 7 1975, 1976, 1979 1967, 1968, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2020
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 2 5 1971, 2021 1977, 1980, 1999, 2012, 2015
Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 2 3 1968, 1995 1962, 1972, 1992
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 2 3 1981, 1996 1982, 2008, 2013
Bahia Bahia 2 2 1959, 1988 1961, 1963
São Paulo (state) Guarani 1 2 1978 1986, 1987
Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense 1 1 2001 2004
Paraná (state) Coritiba 1 0 1985 —
Pernambuco Sport Recife 1 0 1987 —
Ceará Fortaleza 0 2 — 1960, 1968
São Paulo (state) São Caetano 0 2 — 2000, 2001
Pernambuco Náutico 0 1 — 1967
Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 0 1 — 1985
São Paulo (state) Red Bull Bragantino 0 1 — 1991
Bahia Vitória 0 1 — 1993
São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 0 1 — 1996

Performance by state[]

State Won Runner-up Third place
 São Paulo 32 27 15
 Rio de Janeiro 17 11 12
 Minas Gerais 6 10 13
 Rio Grande do Sul 5 10 16
 Bahia 2 3 1
 Paraná 2 1 2
 Pernambuco 1 1 2
 Ceará 0 2 1
 Mato Grosso do Sul 0 0 1
 Goiás 0 0 1

See also[]

References[]

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