2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - Results of first round facts for kids

This article shares the exciting results from the first round of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. This is Brazil's top football league, where the best teams compete to become champions! It's a long season with many thrilling matches.

What is the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A?

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the highest level of professional football in Brazil. It's often called the "Brasileirão." Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. This makes for a very long and exciting season! The team with the most points at the end wins the championship.

First Round Highlights

The first round of the 2015 season kicked off with some great games. Teams were eager to start strong and show what they could do. Here are some of the results from that opening weekend.

May 9, 2015 Matches

On May 9th, several teams played their first matches.

• Chapecoense faced Coritiba.
• Palmeiras played against Atlético Mineiro.
• Fluminense took on Joinville.

9 May 2015 18:30	Chapecoense	2-1	Coritiba	Arena Condá, Chapecó Attendance: 5,688
	Elicarlos  29' Roger  65'		Rafhael Lucas  3'

9 May 2015 18:30	Palmeiras	2-2	Atlético Mineiro	Allianz Parque, São Paulo Attendance: 28,781
	Vítor Hugo  81' Rafael Marques  90+4'		Patric  50' Jô  85'

9 May 2015 21:00	Fluminense	1-0	Joinville	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 19,185
	Vinícius  87'

May 10, 2015 Matches

The first round continued on May 10th with more exciting games.

• Grêmio played a high-scoring match against Ponte Preta.
• Sport had a big win over Figueirense.

10 May 2015 11:00	Grêmio	3-3	Ponte Preta	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre Attendance: 11,920
	Yuri Mamute  24', 54' Matías Rodríguez  78'		Renato Cajá  64' Rildo  66' Diego Oliveira  90+4'

10 May 2015 16:00	Sport	4-1	Figueirense	Ilha do Retiro, Recife
	Matheus Ferraz  19' Diego Souza  68' (pen.), 77' (pen.) Régis  87'		Renê  67' (o.g.)

Later Round Matches

As the season went on, more exciting matches took place. Teams fought hard for every point. Here are a few notable games from later rounds.

Round 5: Big Rivalries

In Round 5, some classic rivalries heated up the league.

• São Paulo played against Santos.
• Grêmio faced Corinthians.

3 June 2015 21:00	São Paulo	3-2	Santos	Morumbi, São Paulo Attendance: 13,806
	Michel Bastos  33' Paulo Miranda  49' Rogério Ceni  85' (pen.)		Ricardo Oliveira  45', 46'

3 June 2015 22:00	Grêmio	3-1	Corinthians	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre Attendance: 17,971
	Giuliano  2' Marcelo Oliveira  4' Luan  38'		Mendoza  22'

Round 9: Sao Paulo Derby

A big derby match happened in Round 9.

• Palmeiras played São Paulo.

28 June 2015 16:00	Palmeiras	4-0	São Paulo	Allianz Parque, São Paulo Attendance: 29,233
	Leandro Pereira  31' Victor Ramos  40' Rafael Marques  58' Cristaldo  71'

Round 17: Porto Alegre Derby

Another huge derby match took place in Round 17.

• Grêmio faced Internacional.

9 August 2015 18:30	Grêmio	5-0	Internacional	Arena do Grêmio
	Giuliano  35' Luan  42', 48' Fernandinho  78' Réver  84' (o.g.)

Round 18: High Scoring Games

Round 18 also had some exciting matches with many goals.

• Corinthians played Sport.

12 August 2015 22:00	Corinthians	4-3	Sport	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
	Luciano  12', 45+1' Samuel Xavier  59' (o.g.) Jádson  86' (pen.)		André  16' Hernane  71', 76'

Round 19: More Action

The first half of the season wrapped up with Round 19.

• Palmeiras played Flamengo.
• Avaí faced Corinthians.

16 August 2015 16:00	Palmeiras	4-2	Flamengo	Allianz Parque, São Paulo
	Jackson  5' Samir  57' (o.g.) Dudu  65' Alecsandro  71'		Éderson  50', 56'

16 August 2015 16:00	Avaí	1-2	Corinthians	Ressacada, Florianópolis
	André Lima  13'		Luciano  45+2', 86'