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The 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 52nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row. Also, São Paulo has been crowned the biggest winner in the history of the competition, winning it six times since its establishment in 1971. The first goal of the tournament was scored by Cruzeiro's Marcelo Moreno on the first minute of the 2–0 win against Vitória. On the same day, holders São Paulo had a bad start, losing to Grêmio 1–0 at home. One day later, Portuguesa and Figueirense tied 5–5 in match with the highest scoring in the competition. Flamengo took the lead on round 5 and kept it until round 14, when Grêmio thrased Figueirense 1–7 in the biggest win of the season. In the end of the first half of the championship, Grêmio had a six-point lead over second place Cruzeiro. One week later, Grêmio beat São Paulo again by 1–0, increasing the difference between both clubs to eleven points. São Paulo was the fifth place at that time, and that would be their last defeat in the tournament. During the second half of the season, five teams were alternating positions inside the top five clubs in the table. Palmeiras took the lead on round 27, but only two rounds later Grêmio retained first position. Cruzeiro and Flamengo were also trying to reach the lead, but it was São Paulo who did it on round 33, after beating Internacional 3–0. The club managed to stay on the top until the last round, when their victory over Goiás 0–1 at Bezerrão Stadium in Brasília assured the title. On the other side of the table, Ipatinga stayed inside relegation zone for 35 rounds, being relegated on round 37 after losing to Grêmio 4–1 at home. On the same day, a 2–2 tie against Sport drove Portuguesa into Série B. Both clubs had been promoted last season. On the last round, 4-time champions Vasco 0–2 loss to Vitória ended their hopes to stay in Série A. Meanwhile, despite defeating Internacional 3–1, Figueirense was relegated due to Atlético Paranaense 5–3 win against Flamengo in Curitiba and Náutico 0–0 draw against Santos in Recife. ==Format== For the sixth season, the championship was contested in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points has been declared champions. Also, the tournament was a qualifier to other South American competitions: * Copa Libertadores 2009: Top three clubs are qualified to First Stage. Team finishing in 4th will play Preliminary Round. * Copa Sudamericana 2009: Teams finishing from 5th to 12th are qualified to first stage. By winning the Copa do Brasil, Sport is already qualified to Copa Libertadores 2009 First Stage and cannot qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009. Also, Internacional is qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2009 by winning the 2008 edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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