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.