The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 61st season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 14th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003.
The top six teams qualified to Copa Libertadores and the last four were relegated to Série B of 2018.
Corinthians won their seventh title and was the first team in the history of the tournament, since the double round-robin system was established in 2003, to finish the first round undefeated.
[1][2] For the fifteenth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system.
In case of a tie on points between two or more clubs, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[3] With respect to the fourth criterion (direct confrontation), it is considered the result of the combined game, or the result of 180 minutes.