Brazil league winners full list
2021 Atletico Mineiro
2020 Flamengo
2019 Flamengo
2018 Palmeiras
2017 Corinthians
2016 Palmeiras
2015 Corinthians
2014 Cruzeiro
2013 Cruzeiro
2012 Fluminense
2011 Corinthians
2010 Fluminense
2009 Flamengo
2008 São Paulo
2007 São Paulo
2006 São Paulo
2005 Corinthians
2004 Santos
2003 Cruzeiro
2002 Santos
2001 Atlético Paranaense
2000 CR Vasco da Gama
1999 Corinthians
1998 Corinthians
1997 CR Vasco da Gama
1996 Grêmio
1995 Botafogo
1994 Palmeiras
1993 Palmeiras
1992 Flamengo
1991 São Paulo
1990 Corinthians
1989 CR Vasco da Gama
1988 Bahia
1987 Sport
1986 São Paulo
1985 Coritiba
1984 Fluminense
1983 Flamengo
1982 Flamengo
1981 Grêmio
1980 Flamengo
1979 Internacional
1978 Guaraní
1977 São Paulo
1976 Internacional
1975 Internacional
1974 CR Vasco da Gama
1973 Palmeiras
1972 Palmeiras
1971 Atlético Mineiro
1970 Fluminense
1969 Palmeiras
1968 Santos
1967 Palmeiras
1968 Botafogo
1967 Palmeiras
1966 Cruzeiro
1965 Santos
1964 Santos
1963 Santos
1962 Santos
1961 Santos
1960 Palmeiras
1959 Bahia
Brazil Serie A league winners list, most successful teams
Palmeiras
Titles: 10
Years Won: 1960, 1967, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2018.
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a brain professional soccer club based in the city of São Paulo and competes in the Série A.
When it comes to the Brazil league, Palmeiras is the most successful team in history, with ten league titles. The club’s first Série A crown was the second edition in 1960 after Bahia had won the inaugural edition in 1959.
This success has earned the club the status as one of the most popular clubs in the country, with more laurels than other teams in the country. Palmeiras won the two editions held in 1967, making it three titles in seven years.
The club made back-to-back wins on two different occasions between 1972 to 1973 and 1993 to 1994. The club’s most recent triumph was in 2018. The titles make it record league titles for Palmeiras in the Brazilian league division.
Santos
Titles: 8
Years Won: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 2002, 2004.
Santos is a professional football club based in Vila Belmiro and competes in Brazilian Série A. Today, Santos is the only club in the history of the Brazilian league to win five consecutive titles.
Santos won 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, ad 1966 seasons conservatively, which remains a natural record until today. Santos also holds the record as a club with the most Brazilian Série A title wins after achieving six championships in eight years.
Despite the early dominance, Santos saw a 34-year wait to lift its seventh title in 2002, followed by another title in 2004. During these years, Santos FC also lost the league title on eight different occasions as runners-up.
Corinthians
Titles: 7
Years Won: 1990, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2017.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a professional football club based in São Paulo and competes in Série A. Corinthians is the third most successful Brazilian league team with seven titles. The club lifted its first title in 1990, years after Palmeiras and Santos began dominating the scene.
After the success in 1990, the club waited for eight years before adding a second in 1998 and successfully defended it in 1999. Corinthians have also ended up as runners-up on three different occasions.
Flamengo
Titles: 7
Years Won: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2009, 2019, 2020.
Flamengo is the third most successful team in the country, with seven titles alongside Corinthians. Flamengo won its first title in 1980. The second title in 1982 was successfully defended the following year, in 1983.
The club made it back-to-back wins once again in 2019 and 2020.
São Paulo
Titles: 6
Years Won: 1977, 1986, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2008.
São Paulo is the fourth most successful Série A team with six league titles. The club’s first triumph was in 1977. São Paulo is the second Brazilian club to win the league in more than two seasons after achieving wins between 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Cruzeiro
Titles: 4
Years Won: 5 1966, 2003, 2013, 2014.
Cruzeiro has won four titles, including back to back wins between 2013 and 2014. The club’s first title was in 1966.
CR Vasco da Gama
Titles: 4
Years Won: 1974, 1989, 1997, 2000.
The famous CR Vasco da Gama has won four titles.
The club’s first-ever win was in 1974. Vasco da Gama’s last touch on the title was in 2000.
Fluminense
Titles: 4
Years Won: 1970, 1984, 2010, 2012
Fluminense has won four league titles with a perfect record and has never lost the league as runners-up.
Other league notable winners
Internacional
Titles: 3
Years Won: 1975, 1976, 1979.
Botafogo
Titles: 2
Years Won: 1968, 1995.
Grêmio
Titles: 2
Years Won: 1981, 1996.
Bahia
Titles: 2
Years Won: 1959, 1988.
Atlético Mineiro
Title: 2
Years Won: 1971, 2021
Guarani
Titles: 1
Years Won: 1978.
Atlético Paranaense
Titles: 1
Years Won: 2001.
Coritiba
Titles: 1
Years Won: 1985.
Sport
Titles: 1
Years Won: 1987
Popularity
The Brazilian Série A is one of the most popular leagues in South America and the number one in the country. The league is also one of the most exposed leagues around the world.
Competitiveness
It is one of the strongest leagues in the world. Top teams in the division, including Palmeiras, Santos, Fluminense and Flamenco, compete for honours.
The Brazil league is the top tier football league in the country or simply the Brasileiro Série A which has produced notable winners in the past and present. The league has a short history due to the geographical peculiarity of the country.
As a result, State Leagues in the country became the major soccer competition. Till today, the State Leagues are still the number one priority played once the Brasileiro Série A is on break or comes to an end after the regular season.
Founded in 1959 as Taça Brasil, the league is contested by 20 teams and is organised by the Brazilian Foot Confederation (CBF). Brazil Serie A league is one of the strongest soccer leagues globally and one of the most competitive in South America, having a team like Flamengo, Gremio, Santos, Fluminense, and Palmeiras.
The performance of Brazilian teams in international competitions has made them stand out amongst other leagues in the world. The first two editions of the FIFA Club World Cup winners were Brazilian teams. The first edition saw an all Brazilian final.
