1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1961
Champions	Santos (1st title)
Copa Libertadores de América	Santos
Matches played	38
Goals scored	124 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pelé
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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.

Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, along with a Tie-Breaker if the ties are level on points.

Teams

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

Team	Home city	Home ground
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

Northeastern Group

Semi-Final			Scores		Tie-breaker
	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		Tie-breaker
	Points		1st leg	2nd leg
Campinense	0 : 4	Bahia	0 - 3	0 - 1	—

Northern Group

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

Final			Scores		Tie-breaker
	Points		1st leg	2nd leg
Remo	2 : 2	Fortaleza	1 - 0	1 - 2	0 - 2

Northern Zone Final

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

Southern Zone

Southern Group

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

Final			Scores		Tie-breaker
	Points		1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	1 : 3	Palmeiras	0 - 3	1 - 1	—

Eastern Group

Semi-Finals			Scores		Tie-breaker
	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		Tie-breaker
	Points		1st leg	2nd leg
América-RJ	3 : 1	Cruzeiro	2 - 1	1 - 1	—

Southern Zone Final

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

National Semi-Finals

Santos and Náutico enter in this stage.

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

National Final

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

External links

• 1961 Taça Brasil

References