1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1970 20 September - 20 December Fluminense (1st title) Copa Libertadoresde América FluminensePalmeiras 142 312 Tostão (12 goals) 2,876,778 20,259 1969 1971 The 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 15th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on September 20 and ended on December 20. Palmeiras came as the defending champion having won the 1969 season and Fluminense won the championship, the first in the history of the club. Championship format First-phase: the 17 participants play all against all twice, but divided into two groups (one 8 and one 9) for classification, in the Group A, each team plays two more matches against any other. The first 2 of each group are classified for the finals. Final-phase: the four clubs classified play all against all in a single round. The club with most points at this stage is the champion. Tie-breaking criteria: 1 - Goal difference2 - Raffle With one victory, a team still gained 2 points, instead of 3. First phase Group A main WDL Group A Q 2 PAL Palmeiras MIN Atlético Mineiro BOT Botafogo GRÊ Grêmio SAN Santos BAH Bahia SPA São Paulo ARJ América-RJ 9 5 2 16 7 7 6 3 21 13 7 5 4 21 13 6 6 4 17 13 5 6 5 20 20 5 5 6 11 18 3 5 8 14 20 2 6 8 15 23 #ccffcc A A complete Group B main WDL Group B Q 2 CRU Cruzeiro FLU Fluminense FLA Flamengo INT Internacional CRN Corinthians SCR Santa Cruz PAR Atlético-PR PPR Ponte Preta VAS Vasco 9 3 4 29 14 8 4 4 26 16 7 6 3 18 9 8 4 4 21 12 5 6 5 16 15 3 8 5 14 22 4 4 8 13 22 3 4 9 11 34 2 3 11 14 26 #ccffcc A A complete Final phase main WDL Q 2 FLU Fluminense PAL Palmeiras MIN Atlético Mineiro CRU Cruzeiro 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 7 3 0 2 1 2 5 0 1 2 3 6 gold C complete Matches: 13 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Fluminense 1 – 0 Palmeiras Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 13 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro 1 – 1 Atlético Mineiro Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 16 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro 0 – 1 Fluminense Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 16 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Palmeiras 3 – 0 Atlético Mineiro Palestra Itália, São Paulo 20 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Palmeiras 4 – 2 Cruzeiro Palestra Itália, São Paulo 20 December 1970 16:00 UTC−03:00 Fluminense 1 – 1 Atlético Mineiro Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Série A)1970 champions Fluminense 1st References 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF 1970 1 Bra B