1979 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1979 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 78th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coritiba 2-3 Vasco da Gama 1-1 1-2
Palmeiras 3-4 Internacional 2-3 1-1

Final




Internacional declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4-1.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Paraíba Campinense
Alagoas CRB Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Amapá Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Flamengo-PI
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Flamengo(1)
Ceará Ferroviário Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Goiás Vila Nova Roraima Ríver-RR
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Remo
(1)In 1979, two editions of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship were played because Guanabara State's and Rio de Janeiro State's football federations merged in 1978. The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation organized both competitions, which were won by Flamengo.

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Marília

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Rio Branco

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1979
Guarani Semifinals
Palmeiras Group stage

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1979.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
May 17, 1979 ParaguayW6-0Éder, Zico (3), Nílton Batata (2)International Friendly
May 31, 1979 UruguayW5-1Edinho, Sócrates (2), Nílton Batata, ÉderInternational Friendly
June 21, 1979Netherlands AjaxW5-0Sócrates (2), Toninho, Zico (2)International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 5, 1979Bahia Bahia State Combined TeamD1-1JuaryInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
July 26, 1979 BoliviaL1-2Roberto DinamiteCopa América
August 2, 1979 ArgentinaW2-1Tita, ZicoCopa América
August 16, 1979 BoliviaW2-0Tita, ZicoCopa América
August 23, 1979 ArgentinaD2-2Sócrates (2)Copa América
October 24, 1979 ParaguayL1-2PalhinhaCopa América
October 31, 1979 ParaguayD2-2Falcão, SócratesCopa América

References

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