1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1961 9 July – 27 December 1961 Santos (1st title) Copa Libertadores Santos 38 124 Pelé (7 goals) Grêmio 6–1 MetropolSantos 6–1 America-RJ 1960 1962 The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 4th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961, and ended on December 27, 1961. Santos were crowned champions after beating Bahia in the final, drawing 1–1 in the home leg before winning 5–1 in the away leg.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brazcup61.html RSSSF Format The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a tiebreak (play-off) 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 Eighteen state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions, Palmeiras. TeamHome cityRio Grande do Norte ABC NatalGuanabara América-RJ Rio de JaneiroBahia Bahia SalvadorParaíba Campinense Campina GrandeParaná Coritiba CuritibaMinas Gerais Cruzeiro Belo HorizonteAlagoas CSA MaceióRio de Janeiro Fonseca NiteróiCeará Fortaleza FortalezaRio Grande do Sul Grêmio Porto AlegreSanta Catarina Metropol CriciúmaMaranhão Moto Club São LuísPernambuco Náutico RecifeSão Paulo Palmeiras São PauloPará Remo BelémSergipe Santa Cruz-SE EstânciaEspírito Santo Santo Antônio VitóriaSão Paulo Santos Santos Northern Zone Northeastern Group Semi-FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Santa Cruz-SE 0 : 4 Bahia1 - 30 - 2 CSA 0 : 4 Campinense2 - 31 - 2 FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Campinense0 : 4 Bahia0 - 30 - 1 Northern Group 1st RoundScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza 3 : 1 ABC3 - 11 - 1 Remo3 : 1 Moto Club4 - 03 - 3 FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Remo2 : 2 Fortaleza1 - 01 - 20 - 2 Northern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Bahia4 : 0 Fortaleza2 - 03 - 2 Southern Zone Southern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Palmeiras2 : 2 Coritiba2 - 01 - 34 - 1 Metropol2 : 2 Grêmio1 - 63 - 21 - 3 FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Grêmio1 : 3 Palmeiras0 - 31 - 1 Eastern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Santo Antônio0 : 4 Cruzeiro1 - 21 - 3 Fonseca1 : 3 América-RJ0 - 00 - 3 FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg América-RJ3 : 1 Cruzeiro2 - 11 - 1 Southern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Palmeiras1 : 3 América-RJ1 - 11 - 2 National Semi-Finals Santos and Náutico entered at this stage. ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break América-RJ2 : 2 Santos2 - 61 - 01 - 6 Náutico1 : 3 Bahia0 - 00 - 1— National Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Bahia1 : 3 Santos1 - 51 - 1 References External links Brazil Cup 1961 Brazil Category:1961 in Brazilian football Category:Taça Brasil seasons B