1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Football tournament edition Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1972 9 September 1972 – 23 December 1972 Palmeiras (5th title) Copa Libertadores PalmeirasBotafogo 352 731 Pedro Rocha (São Paulo)Dario (Atlético Mineiro) - 17 goals Atlético Mineiro 5-0 Vitória (October 8, 1972) Náutico 0-6 São Paulo (November 5, 1972)Flamengo 0-6 Botafogo (November 15, 1972) 17,594 1971 1973 The 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Segundo Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes) was the 17th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Overview The championship had 26 teams, and Palmeiras won the championship. The championship had four phases. The First Phase saw the twenty-six teams divided into four groups: two groups of six, and two groups of seven. Despite being divided into groups, the phase was contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once. The top four teams in each group advanced to the Second Phase. The Second Phase saw the sixteen qualified teams divided into four groups of four. The teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format. The top team from each group advanced to the Semifinals. The Semifinals were played in the form of knockout tournament, in which the winner of the match advanced to the finals. In case of a draw, the team with the best record on the championship advanced. The Finals were disputed using the same rules of the semifinals. First phase Group A main WDL Group A Q n 2 INT Rio Grande do Sul Internacional VAS Guanabara Vasco da Gama SPA São Paulo São Paulo ARJ Guanabara América-RJ BAH Bahia Bahia SER Sergipe Sergipe 11 12 2 34 20 10 10 5 23 15 11 6 8 45 31 8 10 7 19 21 6 11 8 16 23 2 5 18 14 41 #ccffcc Advanced to the Second phase A A A A complete Group B main WDL Group B Q n 2 PAL São Paulo Palmeiras CRT Paraná Coritiba CRU Minas Gerais Cruzeiro FLA Guanabara Flamengo REM Pará Remo NÁU Pernambuco Náutico ABC Rio Grande do Norte ABC 14 8 3 39 15 12 9 4 34 17 12 9 4 37 20 10 8 7 21 20 5 15 5 21 20 7 8 10 30 34 4 7 14 20 33 #ccffcc Advanced to the Second phase A A A A complete Group C main WDL Group C Q n 2 CRN São Paulo Corinthians MIN Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro BOT Guanabara Botafogo SCR Pernambuco Santa Cruz NAC Amazonas Nacional-AM POR São Paulo Portuguesa 11 10 4 29 24 10 6 9 31 26 7 11 7 30 30 7 9 9 31 26 4 10 11 23 31 4 9 12 25 37 #ccffcc Advanced to the Second phase A A A A complete Group D main WDL Group D Q n 2 SAN São Paulo Santos GRÊ Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio CEA Ceará Ceará FLU Guanabara Fluminense VIT Bahia Vitória AMI Minas Gerais América-MG CRB Alagoas CRB 11 9 5 31 19 10 8 7 22 26 8 12 5 27 25 9 9 7 21 19 6 10 9 13 26 3 12 10 18 28 1 11 13 18 45 #ccffcc Advanced to the Second phase A A A A complete Second phase Group 1 main WDL Group 1 Q n 2 INT Rio Grande do Sul Internacional VAS Guanabara Vasco da Gama FLA Guanabara Flamengo CRU Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 2 1 0 7 4 1 2 0 5 3 0 2 1 3 5 0 1 2 4 7 #ccffcc Advanced to the Semifinals A complete Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q n 2 PAL São Paulo Palmeiras SPA São Paulo São Paulo CRT Paraná Coritiba ARJ Guanabara América-RJ 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 2 3 5 #ccffcc Advanced to the Semifinals A complete Group 3 main WDL Group 3 Q n 2 CRN São Paulo Corinthians MIN Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro CEA Ceará Ceará FLU Guanabara Fluminense 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 #ccffcc Advanced to the Semifinals A complete Group 4 main WDL Group 4 Q n 2 BOT Guanabara Botafogo GRÊ Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio SAN São Paulo Santos SCR Pernambuco Santa Cruz 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 7 #ccffcc Advanced to the Semifinals A complete Semifinals 1972 12 20 y Palmeiras São Paulo 1 – 1 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional Nei 69 Tovar 15 Pacaembu, São Paulo (SP) 47,822 Guanabara Arnaldo Cézar Coelho 1972 12 20 y Botafogo Guanabara 2 – 1 São Paulo Corinthians Jairzinho 25 Nei Conceição 83 Lopes 8 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (GB) 68,695 Pernambuco Sebastião Rufino Finals 1972 12 23 y Palmeiras São Paulo 0 – 0 Guanabara Botafogo Morumbi, São Paulo (SP) 58,277 Rio Grande do Sul Agomar Martins Final standings main WDL y 2 PAL Palmeiras BOT Botafogo INT Internacional CRN Corinthians CRT Coritiba CRU Cruzeiro VAS Vasco da Gama SAN Santos SPA São Paulo GRÊ Grêmio MIN Atlético Mineiro FLA Flamengo CEA Ceará FLU Fluminense ARJ América-RJ SCR Santa Cruz REM Remo BAH Bahia NÁU Náutico VIT Vitória NAC Nacional-AM AMI América Mineiro POR Portuguesa ABC ABC CRB CRB SER Sergipe 16 10 4 46 19 10 13 7 38 31 13 14 2 42 25 12 12 5 31 26 13 9 6 36 23 12 10 6 41 27 11 12 5 28 18 12 9 7 34 22 13 6 9 49 32 11 9 8 24 18 11 8 9 35 29 10 10 8 24 25 8 14 6 28 27 9 11 8 23 22 9 10 9 22 26 8 9 11 34 43 5 15 5 21 20 6 11 8 16 23 7 8 10 30 34 6 10 9 13 26 4 10 11 23 31 3 12 10 18 28 4 9 12 25 37 4 7 14 18 33 1 11 13 18 45 2 5 18 14 41 complete rsssf.com References 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF 1972 1 Bra B