1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 4th 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][2]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1961
Dates	9 July – 27 December 1961
Champions	Santos 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores	Santos
Matches played	38
Goals scored	124 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pelé (7 goals)
Biggest home win	Grêmio 6-1 Metropol Santos 6-1 America-RJ
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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

Eighteen state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions, Palmeiras.

Team	Home city
ABC	Natal
América-RJ	Rio de Janeiro
Bahia	Salvador
Campinense	Campina Grande
Coritiba	Curitiba
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
CSA	Maceió
Fonseca	Niterói
Fortaleza	Fortaleza
Grêmio	Porto Alegre
Metropol	Criciúma
Moto Club	São Luís
Náutico	Recife
Palmeiras	São Paulo
Remo	Belém
Santa Cruz-SE	Estância
Santo Antônio	Vitória
Santos	Santos

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 Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brazcup61.html RSSSF

External links

• Brazil Cup 1961