Flamengo overtake São Paulo to top all-time Brasileirão ranking

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·20 April 2026

Flamengo overtake São Paulo to top all-time Brasileirão ranking

After beating Bahia, Flamengo took the all-time lead in points in the Brasileirão since 2003

Flamengo beat Bahia 2-0 at the Maracanã and took the all-time lead in points in the Brasileirão since 2003. Mengão reached a total of 1,455 points and overtook São Paulo, who remained on 1,454 after losing 2-1 to Vasco.

In addition to the change at the top, Palmeiras beat Athletico-PR 1-0 and held on to third place overall with 1,355 points. Next in this ranking, Internacional and Corinthians occupy fourth and fifth place, respectively.

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WHAT IS THE CURRENT RANKING?

1455 – Flamengo (905 matches)
1454 – São Paulo (906 matches)
1355 – Palmeiras (822 matches)
1341 – Internacional (868 matches)
1322 – Corinthians (868 matches)
1312 – Fluminense (906 matches)
1297 – Santos (868 matches)
1289 – Atlético-MG (867 matches)
1240 – Grêmio (826 matches)
1212 – Cruzeiro (792 matches)
1177 – Athletico-PR (830 matches)
1089 – Botafogo (783 matches)

IS FLAMENGO ALSO THE LEADER IN WINS IN THE ROUND-ROBIN ERA OF THE BRASILEIRÃO?

With wins over Fluminense and Bahia, Flamengo also became the sole leader in number of victories in the round-robin era. As a result, the Rubro-Negro now has two more positive results than São Paulo, even with one fewer match played.

404 – Flamengo (905 matches)
402 – São Paulo (906 matches)
383 – Palmeiras (822 matches)
371 – Internacional (868 matches)
360 – Fluminense (906 matches)
355 – Corinthians (868 matches)
355 – Santos (868 matches)
354 – Atlético-MG (867 matches)
344 – Grêmio (826 matches)
340 – Cruzeiro (792 matches)
326 – Athletico-PR (830 matches)
292 – Botafogo (783 matches)

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Flamengo return to action in the Brasileirão on Sunday (26), when they face Atlético-MG in Belo Horizonte. Before that, however, the Rubro-Negro have a Copa do Brasil fixture on Wednesday (22) against Vitória at the Maracanã.

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