1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1959 23 August 1959 – 29 March 1960 16 Bahia(1st title) Copa Libertadores Bahia 36 103 Léo Briglia (8 goals) Sport Recife 6-0 Bahia 1937 1960 The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 2nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 23 August 1959, and ended on 29 March 1960, in a tie-break match played in Rio de Janeiro, won by Bahia.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brazcup59.html RSSSF. Format The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker 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 Sixteen state champions qualified for the tournament. Team Home city Qualification methodRio Grande do Norte ABC Natal 1958 Campeonato Potiguar championsMinas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte 1958 Campeonato Mineiro championsParaná Atlético Paranaense Curitiba 1958 Campeonato Paranaense championsParaíba Auto Esporte Clube João Pessoa 1958 Campeonato Paraibano championsBahia Bahia Salvador 1958 Campeonato Baiano championsCeará Ceará Fortaleza 1958 Campeonato Cearense championsAlagoas CSA Maceió 1958 Campeonato Alagoano championsMaranhão Ferroviário São Luís 1958 Campeonato Maranhense championsRio Grande do Sul Grêmio Porto Alegre 1958 Campeonato Gaúcho championsSanta Catarina Hercíllo Luz Tubarão 1958 Campeonato Catarinense championsRio de Janeiro Manufatora Niterói 1958 Campeonato Fluminense championsEspírito Santo Rio Branco Vitória 1958 Campeonato Capixaba championsSão Paulo Santos Santos 1958 Campeonato Paulista championsPernambuco Sport Recife Recife 1958 Campeonato Pernambucano championsPará Tuna Luso Belém 1958 Campeonato Paraense championsGuanabara Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 1958 Campeonato Carioca champions Northern Zone Northeastern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break ABC2 : 2 Ceará1 - 10 - 01 - 2 CSA0 : 4 Bahia0 - 20 - 5— FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Ceará2 : 2 Bahia0 - 02 - 21 - 2 Northern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Tuna Luso2 : 2 Ferroviário3 - 11 - 31 - 0 Auto Esporte Clube0 : 4 Sport Recife0 - 32 - 5— FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Tuna Luso1 : 3 Sport Recife2 - 21 - 3 Northern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Bahia2 : 2 Sport Recife3 - 20 - 62 - 0 Southern Zone Southern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Atlético-PR4 : 0 Hercíllo Luz2 - 11 - 0 Grêmiow / o Bye—— FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Grêmio4 : 0 Atlético-PR1 - 01 - 0 Eastern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Rio Branco-ES4 : 0 Manufatora3 - 01 - 0 Atlético Mineirow / o Bye—— FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Rio Branco-ES1 : 3 Atlético Mineiro2 - 21 - 2 Southern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Atlético Mineiro0 : 4Grêmio1 - 40 - 1 National Semi-Finals Santos and Vasco da Gama entered at this point. ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Santos3 : 1 Grêmio4 - 10 - 0— Vasco da Gama2 : 2 Bahia0 - 12 - 10 - 1 National Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Santos2 : 2 Bahia2 - 32 - 01 - 3 The tie-break was played in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, on 29 March 1960. Bahia: Nadinho; Beto, Henrique, Flávio and Neizinho; Vicente and Mário; Marito, Alencar, Léo and Biriba. Santos: Lalá; Getúlio, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira, Formiga and Zé Carlos; Zito and Mário; Dorval, Pagão (Tite), Coutinho and Pepe. Goals: Vicente, Léo and Alencar (Bahia) and Coutinho (Santos) Expulsions: Getúlio, Formiga and Dorval. Referee: Frederico Lopes, assisted by Airton Vieira de Morais (named "Sansão") and Wilson Lopes de Souza.https://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/confira-detalhes-do-titulo-do-bahia-na-taca-brasil-de-1959,f8459329da49a310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html Check out details of Bahia's title in the 1959 Brazilian Cup (in Portuguese). References External links Brazil Cup 1959 Brazil 1 Category:Taça Brasil seasons B