1961 in Brazilian football
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The following article presents a summary of the 1961 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 60th season of competitive football in the country.
Taça Brasil
Semifinals
Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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America-RJ | 4-12 | Santos | 2-6 | 1-0 | 1-6 |
Náutico | 0-1 | Bahia | 0-0 | 0-1 | - |
Final
Bahia | 1–1 | Santos |
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Santos | 5–1 | Bahia |
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Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6-2.
Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Final Stage
Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Botafogo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
5 | Santos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
6 | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Flamengo declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.
State championship champions
State | Champion | State | Champion | |
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Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Pará | Paysandu | |
Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Campinense | |
Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Comercial-PR | |
Amazonas | São Raimundo | Pernambuco | Sport Recife | |
Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | River | |
Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Branco-RJ | |
Distrito Federal | Defelê | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC | |
Espírito Santo | Santo Antônio | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional | |
Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Flamengo-PI | |
Guanabara | Botafogo | Roraima | - | |
Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Metropol | |
Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | Santos | |
Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe | |
Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | Copa Libertadores 1961 |
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Palmeiras | Runner-up |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1961.
Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
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April 30, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Coutinho, Pepe | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
May 3, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Coutinho (2), Quarentinha | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
May 7, 1961 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Garrincha, Didi | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
May 11, 1961 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Gérson | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
June 29, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Joel, Dida, Henrique Frade | International Friendly |
References
- Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
- 1961 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF
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