Flamengo Fans Outraged: Brasileirão Award Controversy

A CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) promotes the Brasileirão 2025 Awardthis Monday (8), in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. At the time, the coach Rafael Guanaes won the award for best coach in the national championship. The decision outraged Flamengo fanswho complained about the lack of awards to Filipe Luís.

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The mobilization on social media was diverse. A large part of the Rio club’s fans questioned the award. Rafael Guanaes was the highlight of the Brasileirão when he managed to make Mirassol finish in 4th place in the championship.

When complaining about the award, Flamengo fans highlighted that the award should have been given to Filipe Luís, as he was the tournament champion. See the repercussions of the case below:

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Awarded by CBF after Brasileirão

Crack — Men: Arrascaeta (Flamengo) / Women: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)

Revelation — Male: Rayan (Vasco) / Female: Johnson (Corinthians).

Top scorer — Male: Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) / Female: Amanda Gutierrez (Palmeiras).

Most beautiful goal — Male: Pedro (Flamengo) / Female: Érika (Corinthians).

Best coach — Male: Rafael Guanaes (Mirassol) / Female: Jonas Urias (Cruzeiro).

Best goalkeeper — Male: Rossi / Female: Nicole (Corinthians).

Best sides — Male: Paulo Henrique (Vasco) and Reinaldo (Mirassol) / Female: Isabella and Gisseli (Cruzeiro).

Best defenders — Men: Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro) and Léo Pereira (Flamengo) / Women: Isa Haas (Cruzeiro) and Mariza (Corinthians).

Best steering wheels — Men: Jorginho (Flamengo) and Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) / Women: Brena (Palmeiras) and Lorena Bedoya (Cruzeiro).

Best socks — Men: Arrascaeta (Flamengo) and Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) / Women: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians) and Duda Sampaio (Corinthians).

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Best attackers — Men: Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) and Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) / Women: Amanda Gutierrez (Palmeiras) and Letícia (Cruzeiro).

Ideal teams of 2025

Masculine: Rossi, Paulo Henrique, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Reinaldo; Lucas Romero, Jorginho, Matheus Pereira and Arrascaeta; Vitor Roque and Kaio Jorge. Coach Rafael Guanaes.

Female: Nicole, Isabella, Gisseli, Isa Haas and Mariza; Brena, Lorena Bedoya, Gabi Zanotti and Duda Sampaio; Amanda Gutierrez and Letícia. Coach: Jonas Urias.

CBF awarded the best of the Brasileirão 2025 (Photo: Staff Images/CBF)

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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