1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Taça Brasil)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1968 Botafogo (1st title) 54 135 Ferretti (7 goals) 1967 (TB) 1968 (TRGP) The 1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1968 Taça Brasil) was the 12th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Northern Zone First phase Group 1 main WDL Q y 2 MCL Maranhão Moto Club PAY Pará Paysandu OLÍ Amazonas Olímpico-AM 3 0 1 7 3 1 1 2 8 6 1 1 2 3 9 #ccffcc A complete Group 2 main WDL Q y 2 PIA Piauí Piauí ARN Rio Grande do Norte América-RN CAM Paraíba Campinense 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 1 4 #ccffcc A complete Group 3 main WDL Q y 2 BAH Bahia Bahia CSA Alagoas CSA SER Sergipe Sergipe 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 2 5 7 0 2 2 3 7 #ccffcc A complete Second phase Quarterfinals Moto Club 3–2 Piauí 2–1 1–1 Semifinals Bahia 6–0 Moto Club 5–0 1–0 Finals TeamsScoresTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg. Bahia Bahia 2:2Ceará Fortaleza1:00:11:2– Central Zone First phase Group 1 main WDL Q y 2 AGO Goiás Atlético-GO OPE Mato Grosso Operário de Várzea Grande RAB Brazilian Federal District Rabello 2 1 1 8 3 2 0 2 5 9 1 1 2 6 7 #ccffcc A complete Group 2 Desportiva 1–2 Goytacaz 0–0 1–2 Second phase Semifinals TeamsScoresTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg. Goytacaz Rio de Janeiro 2:4Goiás Atlético-GO2:01:20:23:4 Finals Atlético-GO 2–8 Cruzeiro 1–2 1–6 Southern Zone main WDL Q y 2 MET Santa Catarina Metropol GRÊ Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio ÁGU Paraná Água Verde 1 3 0 5 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 6 7 #ccffcc A complete Quarterfinals TeamsScoresTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg. BotafogoBotafogo and Metropol ended tied in points in the first two matches.Since goal difference was not counted as a tiebreaking criterion, a playoff match was necessary.according to the rules, the play-off match should be disputed in the same venue in which the return match was disputed. The play-off was scheduled to be played in December 11, 1968.However, the play-off match was scheduled to be disputed at night, and Metropol's stadium, Parque Euvaldo Loudi, had inadequate lighting conditions.Metropol refused to play in other city, and with the lack of space in both teams' schedule for a daytime match in Criciúma, the match was delayed for months, until Metropol agreed in playing in Florianópolis. The play-off was then scheduled to March 12, 1969.Metropol withdrew from the match, claiming that many of its players were unavailable.Botafogo then won by Walkover, but the result was annulled once Metropol scheduled another play-off match in April 2, in Rio de Janeiro.That match was interrupted at the 58th minute due to bad weather, when the match was tied by 1-1.Another playoff was scheduled to the April 4, and Metropol, protesting about the lack of enough time between the matches, withdrew.Botafogo was then proclaimed winner by walkover and advanced to the semifinals. Guanabara3:3Santa Catarina Metropol6:10:11:17:3 Semifinals TeamsScoresTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg. Cruzeiro Minas Gerais 1:3Guanabara Botafogo0:11:1–1:2 Fortaleza Ceará 4:2Pernambuco Náutico2:11:21:04:3 Final Fortaleza 2–6 Botafogo 2–2 0–4 References External links 1968 Taça Brasil Bra Taça Brasil Category:Taça Brasil seasons B