2016 Primeira Liga

2016 Primeira Liga

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Country  Brazil
Dates 27 January – 20 April
Teams 12
Champions Fluminense (1st title)
Runners-up Atlético Paranaense
Matches played 21
Goals scored 44 (2.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brazil Diego Souza
Peru Paolo Guerrero
(3 goals each)
Best player Brazil Gustavo Scarpa (Fluminense)

The 2016 Primeira Liga is the first edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 12 clubs, the Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina leagues provide three entrants, while Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná provide two each.

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro
2 berths
Flamengo
Fluminense
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
3 berths
América
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul
2 berths
Grêmio
Internacional
Paraná (state) Paraná
2 berths
Coritiba
Atlético Paranaense
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
3 berths
Avaí
Criciúma
Figueirense

Group stage

Group A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Atlético Paranaense 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 Cruzeiro 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 Criciúma 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1

27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
19:30
Criciúma 1–1 Cruzeiro
Diego Giaretta  23' Report Alisson  14'
Estádio Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Charles Martins Lemos

27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
19:30
Fluminense 0–1 Atlético Paranaense
Report Vinícius  70'
Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Célio Amorim

17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)
19:30
Cruzeiro 3–4 Fluminense
Rafael Silva  4', 43'
De Arrascaeta  65'
Report Diego Souza  28' (pen.), 34', 70' (pen.)
Scarpa  37'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 21,118
Referee: Francisco de Paula Neto

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
19:30
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Criciúma
Otávio  87' Report
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 33,270
Referee: Jeferson Antônio da Costa

10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
19:30
Cruzeiro 2–1 Atlético Paranaense
Douglas Coutinho  75'
Élber  79'
Report Pablo  33'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 4,476
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
21:45
Fluminense 2–0 Criciúma
Gerson  4', 33' Report
Estádio Helenão, Juiz de Fora
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Group B

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Grêmio 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Coritiba 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
4 Avaí 3 0 1 2 2 8 6 1

27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
21:45
Internacional 0–0 Coritiba
Report
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 13,092
Referee: Ronan Marques da Rosa

28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
21:45
Avaí 2–2 Grêmio
William  51'
Gabriel  87'
Report Edinho  1'
Bressan  61'
Arena Condá, Chapecó
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Erik Giovanni Fernandes

7 February 2016 (2016-02-07)
19:30
Grêmio 1–0 Coritiba
Douglas  21' Report
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 11,118
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)
19:30
Internacional 3–0 Avaí
Aylon  42'
Dourado  44'
Sasha  81'
Report
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 7,813
Referee: Ronei Candido Alves

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
18:30
Grêmio 0–0 Internacional
Report
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 48,204
Referee: Anderson Daronco

10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
21:45
Coritiba 3–0 Avaí
Leandro  33', 67' (pen.)
Vinícius  41'
Report
Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: William Machado Steffens

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA FIG AME CAM
1 Flamengo 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage 1–1 1−0
2 Figueirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 2–1
3 América Mineiro 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1–0
4 Atlético Mineiro 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 0−2 1–1
Source: Primeira Liga – Tabela
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.

27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
21:45
Atlético Mineiro 0–2 Flamengo
Report Guerrero  67', 87'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 30,378
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
19:30
América-MG 1–0 Figueirense
Sávio  13' Report
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)
17:00
Figueirense 2–1 Atlético Mineiro
Dudu  13' (pen.)
Gabriel Esteves  54'
Report Eduardo  37'
Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, Florianópolis
Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Leandro Vuaden

17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)
21:45
Flamengo 1–0 América-MG
Éverton  47' Report
Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
Attendance: 17,167
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)
19:30
Atlético Mineiro 1–1 América-MG
Dátolo  63' Report Rafael Bastos  65'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
19:30
Flamengo 1–1 Figueirense
Guerrero  33' Report Éverton Santos  29'
Estádio Nacional, Brasília
Attendance: 7,219
Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Ranking of second placed teams

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Paranaense 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Grêmio 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Figueirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March – Estádio Nacional
 
 
Fluminense (pen.)2 (3)
 
20 April – Estádio Helenão
 
Internacional2 (2)
 
Fluminense1
 
23 March – Estádio Helenão
 
Atlético Paranaense0
 
Flamengo 0
 
 
Atlético Paranaense1
 

Semi-finals

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:15
Fluminense 2–2 Internacional
Osvaldo  29', 60' Report Vitinho  24', 85'
  Penalties  
Scarpa
Cícero
Marcos Jr.
Felipe Amorim
3–2 Sasha
Vitinho
Marquinhos
Jackson
Anderson
Estádio Nacional, Brasília
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
21:30
Flamengo 0–1 Atlético Paranaense
Report Marcos Guilherme  61'
Estádio Helenão, Juiz de Fora
Attendance: 12,917
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Final

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
21:45
Fluminense 1–0 Atlético Paranaense
Marcos Júnior  80' Report
Estádio Helenão, Juiz de Fora
Attendance: 23,985
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

References

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