1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1971 7 August 1971 – 19 December 1971 Atlético Mineiro (2nd title) Copa Libertadores Atlético MineiroSão Paulo 229 419 Dario (15 goals) 20,360 1970 1972 The 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Primeiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, "First National Championship of Clubs") was the 16th edition of the Brazilian Championship. However, from 1976 until 2010 (when CBF unified the Brazilian titles prior to 1971, considering the 1959 Taça Brasil as the first edition of the championship) this tournament was considered by the highest entity of national football as the first edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.https://ge.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2010/12/entenda-como-eram-taca-brasil-e-o-torneio-roberto-gomes-pedrosa.html (in Portuguese). The competition was won by Atlético Mineiro, thus winning its second Brazilian title. While the tournament represented the top tier of Brazilian football, its name was "Division Extra", with "First Division" instead used by the second-tier tournament (since known as Campeonato Brasileiro Série B).Túnel do Tempo pt Background During the 1960s, two tournaments were used to pick Brazil's representative at the Copa Libertadores: Taça Brasil (1959-1968), a single-elimination tournament between the state champions; and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967-1970), divided in two separate group phases with teams mostly from the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Both tournaments had a format that barely covered the entire country and had regional phases that diminished fan support, leading to dissatisfaction from both the team owners and the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD), who organized the championship. In 1970, the Brazil national football team won the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, becoming the first three-time world champion. Seeing the valorization of Brazilian football, president Emílio Médici and the Brazilian media pushed CBD towards a true national tournament. With a format inspired by the European tournaments, the tournament would feature 20 teams.Exclusivo: Vai Mudar Tudo em Nosso Futebol 34–36 Placar 16 October 1970 https://books.google.com/books?id=Cm6xaWPlw7IC&pg=PA35 31 The format of the national tournament was still close to the 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, with the state of Ceará being the only addition to the seven featured in the Robertão's final edition. Some of the shunned federation states, led by Goiás, even created their own parallel national tournament, the Torneio Integração da CBD.http://trivela.uol.com.br/da-criacao-brasileirao-aos-elefantes-brancos-como-o-futebol-entrou-plano-de-integracao-nacional/ Da criação do Brasileirão aos elefantes brancos, como o futebol entrou no Plano de Integração Nacional pt Trivela - Universo Online Stein, Leandro 2 April 2014 14 January 2015 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423152032/http://trivela.uol.com.br/da-criacao-brasileirao-aos-elefantes-brancos-como-o-futebol-entrou-plano-de-integracao-nacional/ dead Competition format The season was divided into three phases: The First Phase saw the twenty teams divided into two groups of ten. Despite being divided into groups, the phase was contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once. The top six teams in each group advanced to the Second Phase. The Second Phase saw the twelve qualified teams divided into three groups of four. The teams within each group played each other in a double round-robin format. The top team from each group advanced to the Final Phase. The Final Phase saw the three team play each other team once. The team with the most points at the end of the round was declared the champion. Teams Twenty clubs participated in this championship (home city in parentheses): America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro) América-MG (Belo Horizonte) Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte) Bahia (Salvador) Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) Ceará (Fortaleza) Corinthians (São Paulo) Coritiba (Curitiba) Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte) Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) Grêmio (Porto Alegre) Internacional (Porto Alegre) Palmeiras (São Paulo) Portuguesa (São Paulo) Santa Cruz (Recife) Santos (Santos) São Paulo (São Paulo) Sport (Recife) Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro) First phase Group A standings main WDL Q 2 COR Corinthians CRU Cruzeiro INT Internacional CTB Coritiba PAL Palmeiras VAS Vasco da Gama SCR Santa Cruz FLU Fluminense POR Portuguesa CEA Ceará 10 6 3 29 16 7 9 3 26 12 7 9 3 21 16 10 2 7 21 18 8 6 5 20 14 6 7 6 11 12 3 11 5 17 23 5 6 8 12 13 6 3 10 16 24 2 5 12 5 25 inherit Advanced to the Second Phase A A A A A A complete Group B standings main WDL Q 2 GRE Grêmio CAM Atlético Mineiro ARJ America-RJ SAN Santos BOT Botafogo SPA São Paulo BAH Bahia FLA Flamengo AMG América-MG SPT Sport Recife 8 7 4 18 11 7 9 3 27 16 7 7 5 23 17 7 7 5 17 11 5 10 4 15 16 6 7 6 16 19 5 8 6 14 16 4 10 5 13 17 2 9 8 11 19 4 4 11 10 27 inherit Advanced to the Second Phase A A A A A A complete Second phase Group A main WDL Q 2 SPA São Paulo COR Corinthians ARJ America-RJ CRU Cruzeiro 3 3 0 6 2 2 1 3 4 5 1 3 2 4 4 1 3 2 2 5 inherit Advanced to the Final Phase A complete Group B main WDL Q 2 CAM Atlético Mineiro INT Internacional SAN Santos VAS Vasco da Gama 3 1 2 10 6 3 1 2 7 7 2 2 2 7 5 1 2 3 4 10 inherit Advanced to the Final Phase A complete Group C main WDL Q 2 BOT Botafogo GRE Grêmio PAL Palmeiras CTB Coritiba 3 2 1 11 6 2 2 2 6 7 1 4 1 7 6 1 2 3 2 7 inherit Advanced to the Final Phase A complete Final phase main WDL Q 2 CAM Atlético Mineiro SPA São Paulo BOT Botafogo 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 5 complete December 12 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 São Paulo Oldair 75 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 53.903 Armando Marques December 15 São Paulo 4–1 Botafogo Forlán 61Terto 65 86Toninho 71 Ney de Oliveira 53 Morumbi, São Paulo 33.930 Armando Marques December 19 Botafogo 0–1 Atlético Mineiro Dario 61 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 46.458 Armando Marques Final standings main WDL Q 2 CAM Atlético Mineiro SPA São Paulo BOT Botafogo COR Corinthians INT Internacional GRE Grêmio PAL Palmeiras CRU Cruzeiro SAN Santos CTB Coritiba ARJ America-RJ VAS Vasco da Gama BAH Bahia FLA Flamengo SCR Santa Cruz FLU Fluminense POR Portuguesa AMG América-MG SPT Sport Recife CEA Ceará 12 10 5 39 22 10 10 7 26 23 8 12 7 27 27 12 7 6 33 21 10 10 5 28 23 10 9 6 24 18 9 10 6 27 20 8 12 5 28 17 9 9 7 24 16 11 4 10 23 25 8 10 7 27 21 7 9 9 15 22 5 8 6 14 16 4 10 5 13 17 3 11 5 17 23 5 6 8 12 13 6 3 10 16 24 2 9 8 11 19 4 4 11 10 27 2 5 12 5 25 inherit Finalists F F F inherit Eliminated in the Second Phase E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 inherit Eliminated in the First Phase E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 complete rsssf.com References Sources http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1971.htm Brazil 1971 Championship - Primeiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes RSSSF Brazil Ricardo FF Pontes December 27, 2010 May 13, 2010 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF 1971 1 Bra B