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Soccer Betting - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
In the past, the Brazilian championship was well known for its unorganized structure. One of the main problems was the many rules changed from season to season and even at times during the season itself in order to prevent a traditional club to be relegated to a lower position. But since 2003, the Série A has been disputed in a double round-robin format meaning that each team plays against each other as home and away; and the team with most points is acknowledged champion.
A very controversial subject is that there is no final match. Before 2003, the Brazilian championship was traditionally decided with some type of playoff format where the top 8 regular season teams comprise a single elimination tournament, rather than the European model of points accumulated over a season.
In 2005, each team played 42 games, 21 home and 21 away, for a total of 462 games. The champion and runner-up automatically qualified for the 2006 Libertadores Cup. The third and fourth placed teams may also represent Brazil in the Libertadores by defeating foreign clubs to be determined by Conmebol in pre-tournament trials. The champion and 5th through 11th placed teams also gain the right to represent Brazil in the Copa Sudamericana. The four last ranked teams (19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd) were relegated to the following year's Série B.
Beginning the 2006 season, the number of contestants was reduced to 20 and CBF claims it to be the final format.
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Football Betting
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