Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1961
ChampionsSantos
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Santos
Matches played38
Goals scored124 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé (7 goals)
1960
1962

The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 3rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961, and ended on December 27, 1961. Santos were crowned champions after beating Bahia in the final, drawing 1–1 in the home leg before winning 5–1 in the away leg.[1]

Format

The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Break (play-off) if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).

Teams

17 state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Taça Brasil champions, Palmeiras.

Team Home city
Rio Grande do Norte ABC(Natal-RN)
América-RJ(Rio de Janeiro-GB)
Bahia Bahia(Salvador-BA)
Paraíba Campinense(Campina Grande-PB)
Paraná (state) Coritiba(Curitiba-PR)
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro(Belo Horizonte-MG)
Alagoas CSA(Maceió-AL)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fonseca(Niterói-RJ)
Ceará Fortaleza(Fortaleza-CE)
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio(Porto Alegre-RS)
Santa Catarina (state) Metropol(Criciúma-SC)
Maranhão Moto Clube(São Luís-MA)
Pernambuco Náutico(Recife-PE)
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras(São Paulo-SP)
Pará Remo(Belém-PA)
Sergipe Santa Cruz-SE(Estância-SE)
Espírito Santo Santo Antônio(Vitória-ES)
São Paulo (state) Santos(Santos-SP)

Northern Zone

Northeastern Group

Semi-Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz-SE 0 : 4 Bahia 1 - 3 0 - 2
CSA 0 : 4 Campinense 2 - 3 1 - 2
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Campinense 0 : 4 Bahia 0 - 3 0 - 1

Northern Group

1st Round Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortaleza 3 : 1 ABC 3 - 1 1 - 1
Remo 3 : 1 Moto Club 4 - 0 3 - 3
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Remo 2 : 2 Fortaleza 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 2

Northern Zone Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahia 4 : 0 Fortaleza 2 - 0 3 - 2

Southern Zone

Southern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Palmeiras 2 : 2 Coritiba 2 - 0 1 - 3 4 - 1
Metropol 2 : 2 Grêmio 1 - 6 3 - 2 1 - 3
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 1 : 3 Palmeiras 0 - 3 1 - 1

Eastern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Santo Antônio 0 : 4 Cruzeiro 1 - 2 1 - 3
Fonseca 1 : 3 América-RJ 0 - 0 0 - 3
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
América-RJ 3 : 1 Cruzeiro 2 - 1 1 - 1

Southern Zone Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Palmeiras 1 : 3 América-RJ 1 - 1 1 - 2

National Semi-Finals

Santos and Náutico entered at this stage.

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
América-RJ 2 : 2 Santos 2 - 6 1 - 0 1 - 6
Náutico 1 : 3 Bahia 0 - 0 0 - 1

National Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahia 1 : 3 Santos 1 - 5 1 - 1

References

  1. "Taça Brasil 1961 :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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