2016 Primeira Liga
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Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates27 January – 20 April
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFluminense (1st title) (1st title)
Runner-upAtlético Paranaense
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored44 (2.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Diego Souza
Peru Paolo Guerrero
(3 goals each)
Best playerBrazil 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

Primeira Liga 2016
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
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
Source:
Criciúma1–1Cruzeiro
Diego Giaretta 23' Report Alisson 14'
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Charles Martins Lemos
Fluminense0–1Atlético Paranaense
Report Vinícius 70'
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Célio Amorim

Cruzeiro3–4Fluminense
Rafael Silva 4', 43'
De Arrascaeta 65'
Report Diego Souza 28' (pen.), 34', 70' (pen.)
Scarpa 37'
Attendance: 21,118
Referee: Francisco de Paula Neto
Atlético Paranaense1–0Criciúma
Otávio 87' Report
Attendance: 33,270
Referee: Jeferson Antônio da Costa

Cruzeiro2–1Atlético Paranaense
Douglas Coutinho 75'
Élber 79'
Report Pablo 33'
Attendance: 4,476
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
Fluminense2–0Criciúma
Gerson 4', 33' Report
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:
Internacional0–0Coritiba
Report
Attendance: 13,092
Referee: Ronan Marques da Rosa
Avaí2–2Grêmio
William 51'
Gabriel 87'
Report Edinho 1'
Bressan 61'
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Erik Giovanni Fernandes

Grêmio1–0Coritiba
Douglas 21' Report
Attendance: 11,118
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes
Internacional3–0Avaí
Aylon 42'
Dourado 44'
Sasha 81'
Report
Attendance: 7,813
Referee: Ronei Candido Alves

Grêmio0–0Internacional
Report
Coritiba3–0Avaí
Leandro 33', 67' (pen.)
Vinícius 41'
Report
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.
Atlético Mineiro0–2Flamengo
Report Guerrero 67', 87'
Attendance: 30,378
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes
América-MG1–0Figueirense
Sávio 13' Report
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação

Figueirense2–1Atlético Mineiro
Dudu 13' (pen.)
Gabriel Esteves 54'
Report Eduardo 37'
Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Leandro Vuaden
Flamengo1–0América-MG
Éverton 47' Report
Attendance: 17,167
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Atlético Mineiro1–1América-MG
Dátolo 63' Report Rafael Bastos 65'
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação
Flamengo1–1Figueirense
Guerrero 33' Report Éverton Santos 29'
Attendance: 7,219
Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Ranking of second placed teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:

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

Fluminense2–2Internacional
Osvaldo 29', 60' Report Vitinho 24', 85'
Penalties
Scarpa soccer ball with check mark
Cícero soccer ball with check mark
Marcos Jr. soccer ball with check mark
Felipe Amorim soccer ball with red X
3–2 soccer ball with check mark Sasha
soccer ball with red X Vitinho
soccer ball with check mark Marquinhos
soccer ball with red X Jackson
soccer ball with red X Anderson
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

Flamengo0–1Atlético Paranaense
Report Marcos Guilherme 61'
Attendance: 12,917
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Final

Fluminense1–0Atlético Paranaense
Marcos Júnior 80' Report
Attendance: 23,985
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

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