2008 Fluminense FC season

Fluminense
2008 season
ChairmanBrazil Roberto Horcades
ManagerBrazil Renato Gaúcho
Série A
Campeonato Carioca		14th
3rd
Copa LibertadoresRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: Washington (21)
All: Washington (36)
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The 2008 Fluminense Football Club season was the 94th season in Fluminense's existence, and their 92nd in Brazil's first division. They spent 1 season in Brazil's second division in 1998 & another season in Brazil's third division in 1999.

Squad

Transfers

For previous transfers, see Brazilian Football Transfers 2008

Statistics

Last updated on 2008-07-07
No. Pos. Name Brasileiro Série A Copa do Brasil Campeonato Carioca Copa Libertadores Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
23 FW Brazil Alan 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 10 4
25 DF Brazil Anderson 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF Brazil Arouca 5 0 0 0 12 0 13 0 30 0
20 DF Brazil Carlinhos 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 0
17 MF Brazil Cícero 3 0 0 0 16 5 13 3 32 8
7 MF Argentina Conca 3 0 0 0 11 2 14 3 28 5
21 MF Brazil David 6 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 17 0
12 GK Brazil Diego 0 0 0 0 5 -7 0 0 5 -7
-- DF Brazil Dieguinho 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 FW Brazil Dodô 6 2 0 0 8 3 7 4 21 9
-- FW Brazil Dori 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Brazil Fabinho 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0
-- MF Brazil Felipe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
-- DF Brazil Fernando 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK Brazil Fernando Henrique 9 -12 0 0 12 -17 14 -14 35 -43
2 DF Brazil Gabriel 2 0 0 0 14 1 14 1 30 2
-- DF Brazil Gustavo Nery 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Brazil Júnior César 2 0 0 0 14 1 14 0 30 1
-- FW Brazil Leandro Amaral 0 0 0 0 7 4 1 0 8 4
-- MF Brazil Léo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-- FW Brazil Léo Itaperuna 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Brazil Luiz Alberto 3 0 0 0 12 2 14 0 29 2
27 FW Brazil Maicon 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
-- MF Brazil Marinho 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
15 MF Brazil Maurício 7 0 0 0 9 1 9 0 25 1
19 DF Brazil Rafael 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 11 0
22 GK Brazil Ricardo Berna 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF Brazil Roger 5 0 0 0 9 3 8 1 22 4
16 MF Brazil Romeu 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 0
-- DF Brazil Sandro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 FW Brazil Somália 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Brazil Tartá 6 0 0 0 8 1 2 0 16 1
10 MF Brazil Thiago Neves 2 0 0 0 14 8 13 7 29 15
3 DF Brazil Thiago Silva 2 0 0 0 14 3 12 2 28 5
26 DF Brazil Uendel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Brazil Washington 2 1 0 0 16 9 12 6 30 16
5 MF Brazil Ygor 3 0 0 0 14 0 12 0 29 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nationality Number Name Campeonato Carioca Libertadores Série A Total
1 FW Brazil 9 Washington 9 6 21 36
2 MF Brazil 10 Thiago Neves 8 7 1 16
3 FW Brazil 11 Dodô 3 4 5 12
4 MF Brazil 17 Cícero 5 3 0 8
= MF Argentina 7 Darío Conca 2 2 4 8
5 DF Brazil 3 Thiago Silva 3 2 1 6
6 FW Brazil 23 Alan 4 0 1 5
= MF Brazil 24 Tartá 1 0 4 5
7 FW Brazil 7 Leandro Amaral 4 0 0 4
= DF Brazil 13 Roger 3 1 0 4
8 MF Brazil 16 Romeu 0 0 3 3
9 DF Brazil 2 Gabriel 1 1 0 2
= DF Brazil 6 Júnior César 1 0 1 2
= DF Brazil 4 Luiz Alberto 2 0 0 2
= MF Brazil 15 Maurício 1 0 1 2
= FW Brazil 18 Somália 0 0 2 2
10 MF Brazil 8 Arouca 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil 20 Carlinhos 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil 3 Edcarlos 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil 19 Rafael 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 1 1 3
Total 47 27 49 123

Competitions

Campeonato Carioca

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Matches

19 January 2008 1 Fluminense 2–0 Cardoso Moreira Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 68'
Cícero 81'		 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 24.811
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
23 January 2008 2 Fluminense 3–2 Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC-3) Thiago Silva 48'
Leandro Amaral 54'
Washington 72'		 Report Edivaldo 7'
Viola 25'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 15.102
Referee: Leandro Laranja
26 January 2008 3 Fluminense 2–2 Macaé Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 21'
Cícero 62'		 Report Steve 26'
Jones 41'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 13.643
Referee: Ubiraci Damásio
29 January 2008 4 Fluminense 5–1 Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC-3) Washington 8', 21'
Leandro Amaral 11'
Luiz Alberto 28'
Dodô 81'		 Report Hamilton 31' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 8.126
Referee: Antônio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider
1 February 2008 5 Fluminense 1–1 Boavista Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC-3) Washington 38' Report Anselmo 31' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 11.720
Referee: Luis Antonio Silva dos Santos
6 February 2008 6 Fluminense 6–1 América Rio de Janeiro
21:45 (UTC-3) Leandro Amaral 16', 43'
Roger 18'
Washington 26', 70'
Dodô 55'		 Report Bruno Carvalho 86' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Wagner Magalhães
10 February 2008 7 Flamengo 1–4 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Kléberson 5' Report Thiago Neves 7', 28', 79'
Maurício 87'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 39.056
Referee: José Batista de Arruda

Semi-Final

16 February 2008 Botafogo 2–0 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Wellington Paulista 29'
Lúcio Flávio 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 51.657
Referee: Luis Antonio Silva Santos

League table

Final Standing
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Flamengo 18 7 6 0 1 19 7 12
2 Fluminense 17 7 5 2 0 23 8 15
3 Macaé 11 7 3 2 2 9 5 4
4 Boavista 11 7 3 2 2 11 10 1
5 Volta Redonda 7 7 2 1 4 13 14 -1
6 Duque de Caxias 7 7 2 1 4 12 16 -4
7 Cardoso Moreira 7 7 2 1 4 9 19 -10
8 América 1 7 0 1 6 8 25 -17
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the semifinals

Taça Rio

Matches

1 March 2008 1 Fluminense 3–1 Cabofriense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Conca 11'
Washington 36'
Dodô 62'		 Report Leandro Amaro 86' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 10.433
Referee: William de Souza Nery
8 March 2008 2 Fluminense 5–2 Friburguense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 45+1'
Gabriel 75'
Washington 79'
Thiago Silva 84'
Conca 90+1'		 Report Léo Andrade 10'
Éverton 46'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 14.792
Referee: José Alexandre Barbosa Lima
12 March 2008 3 Fluminense 2–2 Resende Rio de Janeiro
21:45 (UTC-3) Luiz Alberto 4'
Cícero 62'		 Report Alexandro 6', 69' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 10.605
Referee: Eduardo José Rodrigues
15 March 2008 4 Fluminense 2–0 Americano Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 5'
Cícero 57'		 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 5.570
Referee: Robson Soares Mangefesti
23 March 2008 5 Fluminense 2–1 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 23'
Washington 69'		 Report Edmundo 90+3' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 36.881
Referee: Djalma José Beltrami
26 March 2008 6 Fluminense 4–1 Mesquita Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC-3) Vinícius o.g 18'
Júnior César 23'
Cícero 31'
Tartá 84'		 Report Leandro Netto 46' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Agnaldo Xavier Farias
30 March 2008 7 Botafogo 3–1 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Wellington Paulista 47'
Lúcio Flávio 64'
Jorge Henrique 90+1'		 Report Alan 69' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 14.649
Referee: William de Souza Nery
6 April 2008 8 Fluminense 4–0 Madureira Mesquita
16:00 (UTC-3) Roger 19', 70'
Alan 44', 62'		 Report Stadium: Édson Passos
Attendance: 1.324
Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva

Semi-Final

12 April 2008 Fluminense 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
18:30 (UTC-3) Thiago Silva 62' Report Jean 58' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 49.802
Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca

Final

20 April 2008 Botafogo 1–0 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3) Renato Silva 84' Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 64.785
Referee: William de Souza Nery

League table

Final Standing
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Fluminense 19 8 6 1 1 23 10 13
2 Flamengo 17 8 5 2 1 19 9 10
3 Boavista 11 8 3 2 3 15 16 -1
4 Volta Redonda 10 8 3 1 4 12 16 -4
5 Macaé 10 8 3 1 4 11 16 -5
6 Duque de Caxias 9 8 3 0 5 9 15 -6
7 América 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 0
8 Cardoso Moreira 2 8 0 2 6 6 14 -8
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the semifinals

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

20 February 2008 1 LDU Quito Ecuador 0–0 Brazil Fluminense Quito
19:50 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 12,144
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
5 March 2008 2 Fluminense Brazil 6–0 Argentina Arsenal Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 14'
Dodô 25', 50'
Gabriel 45'
Washington 72'
Cícero 86'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 32,614
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
19 March 2008 3 Libertad Paraguay 1–2 Brazil Fluminense Asunción
18:30 (UTC-3) Samudio 30' Report Washington 40', 50' Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
2 April 2008 4 Fluminense Brazil 2–0 Paraguay Libertad Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Cícero 30'
Thiago Silva 51'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 33,551
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
8 April 2008 5 Arsenal Argentina 2–0 Brazil Fluminense Sarandí
21:10 (UTC-3) Biagini 59'
Bottaro 65'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
17 April 2008 6 Fluminense Brazil 1–0 Ecuador LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro
19:10 (UTC-3) Cícero 30' Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 19,269
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Round of 16

30 April 2008 1st leg Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–2 Brazil Fluminense Medellín
20:00 (UTC-5) Arrué 53' Report Thiago Neves 22' (pen.)
Conca 72'		 Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
6 May 2008 2nd leg Fluminense Brazil 1–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional Rio de Janeiro
18:30 (UTC-3) Roger 53' Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 31,700
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Quarter-finals

14 May 2008 1st leg São Paulo Brazil 1–0 Brazil Fluminense São Paulo
21:50 (UTC-3) Adriano 19' Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 61,593
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (COL)
21 May 2008 2nd leg Fluminense Brazil 3–1 Brazil São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Washington 11', 90+1'
Dodô 71'		 Report Adriano 70' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 68,191
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (PAR)

Semi-finals

28 May 2008 1st leg Boca Juniors Argentina 2–2 Brazil Fluminense Avellaneda
21:50 (UTC-3) Riquelme 12', 65' Report Thiago Silva 16'
Thiago Neves 77'		 Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
June 4, 2008 2nd leg Fluminense Brazil 3–1 Argentina Boca Juniors Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Washington 63'
Ibarra 71' (o.g.)
Dodô 90+3'		 Report Palermo 58' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 78,856
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

Finals

25 June 2008 1st leg LDU Quito Ecuador 4–2 Brazil Fluminense Quito
19:50 UTC−05:00 Bieler 2'
Guerrón 29'
Campos 34'
Urrutia 45'		 Report Conca 12'
Thiago Neves 52'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 55,359
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
2 July 2008 2nd leg Fluminense Brazil 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Ecuador LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00 Thiago Neves 12', 28', 56' Report Bolaños 6' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 86,027
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Penalties
Conca soccer ball with red X
Thiago Neves soccer ball with red X
Cícero soccer ball with check mark
Washington soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Urrutia
soccer ball with red X Campos
soccer ball with check mark Salas
soccer ball with check mark Guerrón

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Matches

11 May 2008 1 Atlético Mineiro 0–0 Fluminense Belo Horizonte
18:10 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 10.619
Referee: Wallace Nascimento Valente
18 May 2008 2 Fluminense 0–2 Náutico Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Wellington 71'
Warley 90+4'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 8.555
Referee: Luiz Alberto Sardinha Bites
25 May 2008 3 Sport 2–1 Fluminense Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Júnior Maranhão 23'
Leandro Machado 81'		 Report Dodô 88' Stadium: Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 16.933
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
1 June 2008 4 Fluminense 0–1 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Report Leo Moura 87' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 19.441
Referee: Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez
8 June 2008 5 Grêmio 2–1 Fluminense Porto Alegre
16:00 (UTC-3) Perea 23', 54' Report Dodô 78' Stadium: Olímpico
Attendance: 23.176
Referee: Evandro Rogerio Roman
12 June 2008 6 Fluminense 1–1 Santos Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3) Washington 6' Report Tiago Luís 90+1' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 6.539
Referee: Carlos Eugenio Simon
21 June 2008 7 Coritiba 2–1 Fluminense Curitiba
18:20 (UTC-3) Hugo 19'
Marlos 85'		 Report Alan 79' Stadium: Couto Pereira
Attendance: 15.323
Referee: Alicio Pena Junior
29 June 2008 8 Fluminense 0–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 9.324
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba da Silva
6 July 2008 9 Goiás 1–0 Fluminense Goiânia
18:10 (UTC-3) Iarley 26' Report Stadium: Serra Dourada
Attendance: 6.529
Referee: Célio Amorim
12 July 2008 10 Fluminense 3–0 Atlético Paranaense Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Dodô 13'
Conca 84'
Somália 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 11.466
Referee: Sálvio Spinola
9 July 2008 11 Fluminense 2–1 Vitória Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3) Rafael 71'
Dodô 81'		 Report Marquinhos 57' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 13.860
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba da Silva
16 July 2008 12 Palmeiras 3–1 Fluminense São Paulo
21:45 (UTC-3) Kléber 32', 48'
Maicosuel 77'		 Report Washington 34' Stadium: Palestra Itália
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
19 July 2008 13 Fluminense 1–0 Figueirense Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Thiago Neves 85' Report Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
23 July 2008 14 Vasco da Gama 3–3 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
21:45 (UTC-3) Edmundo 18', 58'
Leandro Amaral 53'		 Report Washington 54', 79'
Tartá 81'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
26 July 2008 15 Fluminense 1–3 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Washington 10' Report Guilherme 36', 79'
Fabrício 39'
Wagner 86'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
30 July 2008 16 Portuguesa 3–1 Fluminense São Paulo
20:30(UTC-3) Jonas 27', 86'
Preto 56'		 Conca 19' Stadium: Estádio do Canindé
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Alicio Pena Júnior
2 August 2008 17 Fluminense 1–2 Internacional Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Somália 72' Nilmar 5' 27' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
6 August 2008 18 Fluminense 3–1 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Washington 55' (pen.), 63', 83' Report Hugo 49' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
10 August 2008 19 Ipatinga 2–1 Fluminense Ipatinga
18:10(UTC-3) Adeílson 81'
Kempes 84'		 Tartá 41' Stadium: Ipatingão
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman
17 August 2008 20 Fluminense 1–0 Atlético Mineiro Rio de Janeiro
18:10(UTC-3) Dodô 61' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 12,666
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
20 August 2008 21 Náutico 1–3 Fluminense Recife
22:00(UTC-3) Kuki 7' Washington 6', 60', 86' Stadium: Estádio dos Aflitos
Referee: Antônio Hora Filho
23 August 2008 22 Fluminense 1–1 Sport Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Washington 84' (pen.) Report Roger 14' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Referee: Elmo Resende Cunha
31 August 2008 23 Flamengo 2–2 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
18:10(UTC-3) Marcelinho Paraíba 25'
Kléberson 88'		 Conca 10'
Maurício 66'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 56,074
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
6 September 2008 24 Fluminense 0–0 Grêmio Rio de Janeiro
18:20(UTC-3) Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 18,852
Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes
14 September 2008 25 Santos 2–1 Fluminense Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00 Kléber Pereira 45+1'
Bida 79'		 Report 90' Romeu Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 11,085
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
20 September 2008 26 Fluminense 2–3 Coritiba Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Washington 31', 45+1' Carlinhos Paraíba 10'
Keirrison 57', 72'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Jailson Freitas
28 September 2008 27 Botafogo 1–1 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
18:10 (UTC-3) Carlos Alberto 28' Edcarlos 90+1' Stadium: Engenhão
Referee: Péricles Pegado Cortez
1 October 2008 28 Fluminense 1–1 Goiás Rio de Janeiro
20:h30 (UTC-3) Conca 36' Vítor 18' Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
11 October 2008 29 Atlético Paranaense 1–3 Fluminense Curitiba
18:20(UTC-3) Antônio Carlos 16' Washington 21', 24', 76' Stadium: Kyocera Arena
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
19 October 2008 30 Vitória 2–2 Fluminense Salvador
16:00(UTC-3) Rafael 15'
Marquinhos 65'		 Thiago Silva 36'
Washington 46'		 Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 12,059
Referee: Leandro Vuaden
25 October 2008 31 Fluminense 3–0 Palmeiras Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3) Carlinhos 14'
Maurício 38' (o.g.)
Júnior César 42'		 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 31,683
Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho
2 November 2008 33 Fluminense 0–1 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
19:10 (UTC-3) Wagner Diniz 72' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 37,388
Referee: Carlos Eugenio Simon
5 November 2008 32* Figueirense 0–1 Fluminense Florianópolis
20:30(UTC-3) Arouca 12' Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
9 November 2008 34 Cruzeiro 1–0 Fluminense Belo Horizonte
17:00(UTC-3) Ramires 65' Stadium: Estádio do Mineirão
Attendance: 16,345
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
15 November 2008 35 Fluminense 3–1 Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro
18:30(UTC-3) Washington 51'
Tartá 74'
Romeu 84'		 Edno 24' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 42,023
Referee: Antônio Hora Filho
23 November 2008 36 Internacional 0–2 Fluminense Porto Alegre
16:00 (UTC-3) Romeu 15'
Washington 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 7,481
Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho
30 November 2008 37 São Paulo 1–1 Fluminense São Paulo
17:00 (UTC-3) Borges 57' Report Tartá 50' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 66,888
Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes
7 December 2008 38 Fluminense 1–1 Ipatinga Rio de Janeiro
17:00 (UTC-3) Washington 75' Adeílson 60' Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 49,178
Referee: Carlos Eugenio Simon

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 38 21 12 5 66 36 +30 75 Copa Libertadores 2009
2 Grêmio 38 21 9 8 59 35 +24 72
3 Cruzeiro 38 21 4 13 59 44 +15 67
4 Palmeiras 38 19 8 11 55 45 +10 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 10 10 67 48 +19 64 Copa Sudamericana 2009
6 Internacional 38 15 9 14 48 47 +1 54
7 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 51 44 +7 53
8 Goiás 38 14 11 13 57 47 +10 53
9 Coritiba 38 14 11 13 55 48 +7 53
10 Vitória 38 15 7 16 48 44 +4 52
11 Sport 38 14 10 14 48 45 +3 52 Copa Libertadores 2009
12 Atlético Mineiro 38 12 12 14 50 61 −11 48 Copa Sudamericana 2009
13 Atlético Paranaense 38 12 9 17 45 54 −9 45
14 Fluminense 38 11 12 15 49 48 +1 45
15 Santos 38 11 12 15 44 53 −9 45
16 Náutico 38 11 11 16 44 54 −10 44
17 Figueirense 38 11 11 16 49 72 −23 44 Relegation to Série B
18 Vasco da Gama 38 11 7 20 56 72 −16 40
19 Portuguesa 38 9 11 18 48 70 −22 38
20 Ipatinga 38 9 8 21 37 66 −29 35
Source: rsssfbrasil.com[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


References

  1. ^ "Brazil 2008 Championship - First Level (Série A)". RSSSF Brazil. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2015.