| Pos |
Team
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians (C) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 81 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 69 | |
| 3 | Grêmio | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 68 | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 62 | 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Internacional | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 60 | 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 161 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 59 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage2 |
| 7 | Santos | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 58 | |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 55 | |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage3 |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage2 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | |
| 12 | Flamengo | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | |
| 13 | Fluminense | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 47 | |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 44 | |
| 16 | Figueirense | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 43 | |
| 17 | Avaí (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 42 | 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 41 | |
| 19 | Goiás (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 38 | |
| 20 | Joinville (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 31 |
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
1 Since a Brazilian team didn't win the 2015 Copa Libertadores, an additional berth to the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 will be given to the best team not qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the fifth-placed Internacional.
2 Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.
3 Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
