1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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| Season | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Santos |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 124 (3.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé (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[edit]
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[edit]
17 state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Taça Brasil champions, Palmeiras.
| Team | Home city |
|---|---|
 ABC | (Natal-RN) |
 América-RJ | (Rio de Janeiro-GB) |
 Bahia | (Salvador-BA) |
 Campinense | (Campina Grande-PB) |
 Coritiba | (Curitiba-PR) |
 Cruzeiro | (Belo Horizonte-MG) |
 CSA | (Maceió-AL) |
 Fonseca | (Niterói-RJ) |
 Fortaleza | (Fortaleza-CE) |
 Grêmio | (Porto Alegre-RS) |
 Metropol | (Criciúma-SC) |
 Moto Clube | (São Luís-MA) |
 Náutico | (Recife-PE) |
 Palmeiras | (São Paulo-SP) |
 Remo | (Belém-PA) |
 Santa Cruz-SE | (Estância-SE) |
 Santo Antônio | (Vitória-ES) |
| Santos | (Santos-SP) |
Northern Zone[edit]
Northeastern Group[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Bahia | 4 : 0 | Fortaleza | 2 - 0 | 3 - 2 | |
Southern Zone[edit]
Southern Group[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Palmeiras | 1 : 3 | América-RJ | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | |
National Semi-Finals[edit]
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[edit]
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Bahia | 1 : 3 | Santos | 1 - 5 | 1 - 1 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Taça Brasil 1961 :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2022-06-20.