Copa Brasil 1977

Copa Brasil
master	Sao Paulo FC
Cup winners	not carried out
Teams	62
Games	485
Gates	1,204  (ø 2.48 per game)
spectator	7,988,920  (ø 16,472 per game)
Top scorer	Reinaldo 28 goals
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The Copa Brasil 1977 was the 21st season of the Brazilian soccer championship .

Season course

The competition started its new season on October 15, 1977 and ended on March 5, 1978. The championship was organized by the national association CBD . At the end of the season, São Paulo FC celebrated its first title.

In the course of the season, two games had to be canceled in the first round due to deficiencies in the stadium lighting (in group A and in group B). In group Q, a case of bribery was uncovered in the third round . One participant did not take part in the playoff set by the association.

After the season, the sports magazine Placar awarded the Golden Ball to the best player of the year. The award went to Toninho Cerezo from Atlético Mineiro . Reinaldo was also top scorer with 28 goals from Atlético Mineiro.

The coach Rubens Minelli from the champions FC São Paulo won his third championship in a row after 1975 and 1976.

Attendees

By order of the military government of Brazil, the field of participants was increased from 54 participants in the previous year to a total of 62 teams.

mode

In the group stage, wins with a goal difference of more than three goals were counted as three points.

Scoring

• 1. Number of wins
• 2. Better goal difference
• 3rd total points (from the 2nd round)
• 4. Number of goals
• 5. Number of goals conceded
• 6. Number of ties

1st round: In groups A to F ten to eleven teams played against each other in groups with only one game each. The top five of a group moved into groups G to L of the second round. The lower-ranking clubs were assigned to groups M to R of the elimination round.

2nd round: The teams played in groups G to L of nine with only one game against each other. The best six teams in each group advanced to the third round.

In groups M to R, the teams met that did not make it into the top five in their group in the first round. They only played one game against each other. The winner of a group advanced to the third round.

3rd round: In groups S to V, the teams played against each other in groups of six with only one game each. The respective group winners moved into the semifinals.

Final round: The semi-finals were played with a return leg. The final in one game. In the final, a penalty shootout took place for the first time .

Total table: A total table was formed from the results of all games. This is used by the national association to calculate the perpetual best list.

1 round

Group A

The game between SER Caxias do Sul and Gremio Porto Alegre on November 9th was canceled in the 55th minute. The cause was insufficient stadium lighting. The game was rated as a win for Gremio 2-0.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	SC Internacional (M)	9	4th	2	2	1	15: 5	+ 10	18th
02.	Gremio Porto Alegre	9	5	0	2	2	21: 8	+ 13	17th
03.	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	9	2	3	1	3	11: 9	+ 02	13
04th	Operário FC (MS)	9	2	2	3	2	13: 9	+ 04	13
05.	Joinville EC	9	1	3	2	3	11:14	- 03	11
06th	Avaí FC	9	2	1	1	5	8: 8	000	9
07th	EC Juventude	9	0	3	2	4th	6: 8	- 02nd	8th
08th.	Coritiba FC	9	0	3	2	4th	9:15	- 06	8th
09.	SER Caxias do Sul	9	0	1	5	3	7:10	- 03	7th
10.	CE Dom Bosco	9	0	0	2	7th	11:26	- 15	2

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group M
(M)	Champion of the previous year

Group B

The game between Clube de Regatas Brasil and FC Treze on November 13th was canceled in the 75th minute due to a power failure. The score of 3-1 at this point for CRB was taken as the final result.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Palmeiras São Paulo	9	4th	3	2	0	16: 5	+ 11	20th
02.	Sao Paulo FC	9	4th	2	2	1	14: 3	+ 11	18th
03.	Santa Cruz FC	9	2	2	3	2	16: 6	+ 10	13
04th	EC XV de Novembro	9	1	1	7th	0	6: 3	+ 03	12
05.	CS Alagoano	9	2	1	3	3	8: 7	+ 01	11
06th	Clube de Regatas Brasil	9	2	1	1	5	12:19	- 07th	9
07th	Sport Recife	9	1	0	4th	4th	11:16	- 05th	7th
08th.	Náutico capibaribe	9	0	2	2	5	7:11	- 04th	6th
09.	FC Treze	9	0	1	4th	4th	6:17	- 11	6th
10.	Botafogo FC (PB)	9	0	1	2	6th	3:12	- 09	4th

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group N.

Group C

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	AA Ponte Preta	10	4th	3	2	1	18: 5	+ 13	20th
02.	Portuguesa	10	3	3	2	2	12: 5	+ 07	17th
03.	Corinthians São Paulo	10	3	2	3	2	13: 5	+ 08	16
04th	Guarani FC	10	3	2	2	3	12: 6	+ 06	15th
05.	ABC Natal	10	2	2	3	3	11: 8	+ 03	13
06th	Ceará SC	10	1	3	1	5	10:11	- 01	10
07th	América FC (RN)	10	1	2	3	4th	10:15	- 05th	10
08th.	Ríver AC	10	1	1	4th	4th	12:17	- 05th	9
09.	Sampaio Corrêa FC	10	1	1	4th	4th	6:11	- 05th	9
10.	Fortaleza EC	10	0	2	2	6th	8:15	- 07th	6th
11.	EC Flamengo	10	0	1	2	7th	6:20	- 14	4th

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group O

Group D

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Botafogo FR	9	4th	2	3	0	15: 3	+ 12	19th
02.	CR Vasco da Gama	9	4th	0	4th	1	17: 6	+ 11	16
03.	Goytacaz FC	9	2	2	4th	1	14: 8	+ 06	14th
04th	Brasília FC	9	0	5	1	3	8: 8	000	11
05.	Americano FC (RJ)	9	1	2	3	3	8:13	- 05th	10
06th	Goiás EC	9	1	1	5	2	9:10	- 01	10
07th	Athletico Paranaense	9	2	0	3	4th	10:12	- 02nd	9
08th.	Londrina EC	9	1	1	3	4th	12:16	- 04th	8th
09.	Goiânia EC	9	0	1	3	5	9:17	- 08	5
10.	Vila Nova FC	9	0	0	3	6th	5:14	- 09	3

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group P.

Group E

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	10	6th	0	3	1	25: 6	+ 19	21st
02.	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	10	2	5	1	2	20: 6	+ 14	17th
03.	AD Confiança	10	2	4th	2	2	15:11	+ 04	16
04th	EC Bahia	10	3	2	3	2	17: 5	+ 12	16
05.	America FC (RJ)	10	1	4th	4th	1	12: 7	+ 05	15th
06th	Desportiva Ferroviária	10	2	3	1	4th	12:15	- 03	13
07th	Vitória FC (ES)	10	1	2	2	5	9:25	- 16	9
08th.	Volta Redonda FC	10	1	1	4th	4th	10:11	- 01	9
09.	EC Vitória	10	1	0	3	6th	6:15	- 09	6th
10.	CS Sergipe	10	0	2	0	8th	7:19	- 12	4th
11.	Fluminense de Feira FC	10	0	0	3	7th	4:17	- 13	3

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group Q

Group F.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Atlético Mineiro	9	6th	2	1	0	26: 8	+ 18	23
02.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	9	4th	0	3	2	15: 9	+ 06	15th
03.	Botafogo FC (SP)	9	2	4th	0	3	19:11	+ 08	11
04th	Clube do Remo	9	3	1	2	3	14:10	+ 04	13
05.	FC Santos	9	4th	0	1	4th	13:12	+ 01	13
06th	Uberaba SC	9	2	1	3	3	10: 8	+ 02	11
07th	Paysandu SC	9	1	2	2	4th	12:19	- 07th	9
08th.	Nacional FC (AM)	9	1	2	1	5	7:16	- 09	8th
09.	America Mineiro	9	1	0	2	6th	8:15	- 07th	5
10.	Nacional Fast Clube	9	1	0	1	7th	10:26	- 16	4th

	Qualified for the second round in groups G to L.
	Qualified for the second round in Group R.

2nd round

Groups of winners

Group G

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Corinthians São Paulo	4th	2	1	1	0	8-0	+ 08	9
2.	Sao Paulo FC	4th	2	0	1	1	9: 3	+ 06	7th
3.	America FC (RJ)	4th	0	1	3	0	3: 2	+ 01	5
4th	SC Internacional (M)	4th	1	0	1	2	7: 5	+ 02	4th
5.	Brasília FC	4th	0	0	0	4th	2:19	- 17th	0

	Qualified for the 3rd round
(M)	Champion of the previous year

Group H.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Palmeiras São Paulo	4th	1	2	1	0	4: 3	+ 1	8th
2.	EC Bahia	4th	2	1	0	1	5: 1	+ 4	8th
3.	FC Santos	4th	0	1	2	1	3: 3	00	4th
4th	Goytacaz FC	4th	0	1	1	2	2: 5	- 3	3
5.	Portuguesa	4th	0	0	0	4th	2: 7	- 5th	0

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group I.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	AA Ponte Preta	4th	2	0	1	1	5: 1	+ 4	7th
2.	CR Vasco da Gama	4th	0	2	2	0	3: 1	+ 2	6th
3.	Clube do Remo	4th	0	2	0	2	3: 3	00	4th
4th	Joinville EC	4th	1	0	1	2	4: 4	00	4th
5.	AD Confiança	4th	0	1	0	3	2: 8	- 6	2

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group J

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Botafogo FR	4th	1	1	2	0	7: 4	+ 3	7th
2.	Operário FC (MS)	4th	1	1	2	0	5: 2	+ 3	5
3.	Botafogo FC (PB)	4th	0	0	4th	0	4: 4	00	4th
4th	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	4th	0	1	1	2	3: 4	- 1	3
5.	CS Alagoano	4th	0	0	1	3	4: 9	- 5th	1

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group K

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	4th	1	2	0	1	5: 2	+ 3	7th
2.	EC XV de Novembro	4th	1	1	0	2	4: 3	+ 1	5
3.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	4th	1	0	2	1	5: 5	00	5
4th	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	4th	1	0	1	2	3: 4	- 1	4th
5.	ABC Natal	4th	0	1	1	2	3: 6	- 3	3

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group L

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Atlético Mineiro	4th	3	1	0	0	9: 2	+ 07	11
2.	Santa Cruz FC	4th	1	2	0	1	8: 5	+ 03	7th
3.	Gremio Porto Alegre	4th	1	0	1	2	5: 6	- 01	4th
4th	Guarani FC	4th	1	0	0	3	6: 4	+ 02	3
5.	Americano FC (RJ)	4th	0	0	1	3	0:11	- 11	1

Qualified for the 3rd round

Groups of qualifiers

Group M

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	SER Caxias do Sul	4th	1	1	2	0	9: 4	+ 5	7th
2.	EC Juventude	4th	1	1	1	1	6: 3	+ 3	6th
3.	Avaí FC	4th	0	2	0	2	6: 9	- 3	4th
4th	Coritiba FC	4th	1	0	0	3	7: 8	- 1	3
5.	CE Dom Bosco	4th	0	1	1	2	2: 6	- 4th	3

Qualified for the 3rd round

Groups

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sport Recife	4th	2	2	0	0	9: 1	+ 8	10
2.	Náutico capibaribe	4th	1	1	0	2	8: 5	+ 3	5
3.	Clube de Regatas Brasil	4th	1	1	0	2	4: 3	+ 1	4th
4th	Botafogo FC (PB)	4th	1	0	0	3	6:10	- 4th	3
5.	FC Treze	4th	0	1	1	2	3:11	- 8th	3

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group O

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	América FC (RN)	5	3	0	2	0	11: 4	+ 7	11
2.	Ceará SC	5	1	1	2	1	6: 4	+ 2	7th
3.	Ríver AC	5	0	2	1	2	6:12	- 6	5
4th	Sampaio Corrêa FC	5	1	0	2	2	9: 9	00	5
5.	Fortaleza EC	5	1	0	1	3	4: 6	- 2nd	4th
6th	EC Flamengo	5	0	0	4th	1	2: 5	- 3	4th

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group p

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Londrina EC	4th	1	2	0	1	9: 5	+ 3	7th
2.	Goiás EC	4th	1	1	1	1	10: 7	+ 3	6th
3.	Athletico Paranaense	4th	0	1	2	1	9: 9	00	4th
4th	Vila Nova FC	4th	1	0	1	2	6: 6	00	4th
5.	Goiânia EC	4th	0	1	0	3	5:12	- 7th	2

Qualified for the 3rd round

Group Q

In the game between Desportiva Ferroviária and Fluminense de Feira FC on December 18, Fluminense took five players off the field. The game ended 0-0. It was later discovered that Fluminense de Feira had been bribed by the Bahia Football Association . The aim was that Desportiva Ferroviária would not allow the EC Vitória to pass the table so that Vitória would qualify for the 3rd round. The CBD then ordered a playoff between Desportiva Ferroviária and Vitória. Vitória did not take part in the game because they saw it as an admission of guilt. The club was then disqualified and Desportiva Ferroviária was the group winner.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	EC Vitória	5	2	1	1	1	8: 5	+ 3	9
1.	Desportiva Ferroviária	5	1	1	2	1	6: 5	+ 1	7th
2.	Volta Redonda FC	5	1	1	2	2	7: 5	+ 2	7th
3.	Vitória FC (ES)	5	0	2	1	2	4: 5	- 1	5
4th	Fluminense de Feira FC	5	0	1	2	3	2: 4	- 2nd	4th
5.	CS Sergipe	5	0	0	2	3	5: 8	- 3	2

	Disqualified
	Qualified for the 3rd round

Group R

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nacional Fast Clube	4th	1	2	0	1	6: 3	+ 3	7th
2.	America Mineiro	4th	1	2	0	1	5: 3	+ 2	7th
3.	Uberaba SC	4th	1	1	1	1	5: 3	+ 2	6th
4th	Paysandu SC	4th	0	0	2	2	5: 8	- 2nd	2
5.	Nacional FC (AM)	4th	0	0	1	3	2: 6	- 4th	1

Qualified for the 3rd round

3rd round

Group S

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Londrina EC	5	2	3	0	0	8: 1	+ 7	12
2.	CR Vasco da Gama	5	1	1	2	1	6: 3	+ 3	7th
3.	Corinthians São Paulo	5	0	2	2	1	3: 2	+ 1	5
4th	FC Santos	5	0	0	3	2	5: 7	- 2nd	7th
5.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	5	0	0	3	2	1: 3	- 2nd	3
6th	SER Caxias do Sul	5	0	0	2	3	5:12	- 7th	3

Qualified for the semifinals

Group T

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Atlético Mineiro	5	2	2	1	0	14: 4	+ 12	12
2.	Botafogo FR	5	3	0	2	0	8: 1	+ 07	7th
3.	EC Bahia	5	1	0	3	1	4: 6	- 02nd	6th
4th	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	5	0	1	2	2	10:13	- 03	3
5.	América FC (RN)	5	0	0	3	2	2:10	- 08	3
6th	Nacional Fast Clube	5	0	0	1	4th	6:12	- 06	2

Qualified for the semifinals

Group U

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sao Paulo FC	5	3	1	0	1	14: 8	+ 7	11
2.	Gremio Porto Alegre	5	0	3	1	1	5: 4	+ 1	7th
3.	Botafogo FC (SP)	5	0	2	2	1	5: 6	- 1	6th
4th	AA Ponte Preta	5	1	1	0	3	6: 6	00	5
5.	Sport Recife	5	0	2	0	3	6: 7	- 1	4th
6th	EC XV de Novembro	5	0	0	1	4th	2: 7	- 5th	1

Qualified for the semifinals

Group v

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Operário FC (MS)	5	3	0	1	1	9: 2	+ 07	10
2.	Santa Cruz FC	5	2	1	2	0	9: 4	+ 05	10
3.	Clube do Remo	5	2	0	2	1	9: 5	+ 04	8th
4th	Palmeiras São Paulo	5	2	0	0	3	10:10	000	6th
5.	America FC (RJ)	5	0	0	3	2	4:10	- 06	3
6th	Desportiva Ferroviária	5	0	0	2	3	3:13	- 10	2

Qualified for the semifinals

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Mineiro	6: 4	Londrina EC	4: 2	2: 2
Sao Paulo FC	3: 1	Operário FC (MS)	3-0	0: 1

final

Atlético Mineiro		Sao Paulo FC
	March 5, 1978 in Mineirão ( Belo Horizonte ) Result: 0: 0 (0: 0) 2: 3 i. E. Spectators: 102,974 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
	João Leite , Alves , Vantuir , Márcio Gugu , Valdemir , Marcelo Oliveira ( Paulo Isidoro ), Toninho Cerezo , Ângelo , Caio Cambalhota ( Joãozinho Paulista ), Serginho , Ziza Trainer: Barbatana	Valdir Peres , Bezerra , Antenor , Darío Pereyra , Tecão , Getúlio , Teodoro ( Valter Peres ), Viana ( Neca ), Chicão , Zé Sérgio , Mirandinha Trainer: Rubens Minelli
	penalties shoot
	Toninho Cerezo Ziza Alves Joãozinho Paulista Márcio Gugu	Getúlio Chicão Valter Peres Antenor Bezerra
	Serginho	Bezerra, Tecão, Peres, Neca

Closing table

The table only served to determine the placement of the individual teams in the season. At times it was used by the association to determine an eternal ranking list. It is made up of all the games played. In the sorting, reaching the respective final phase has priority over the points scored. In the event of a tie, the number of wins counts first and then the goal difference.

rank	society	Sp.	S 3	S 2	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Sao Paulo FC	21st	9	4th	4th	4th	40:15	+ 25	40
02.	Atlético Mineiro	21st	11	6th	4th	0	55:16	+ 39	49
03.	Operário FC (MS)	20th	6th	4th	6th	4th	28:16	+ 12	32
04th	Londrina EC	20th	4th	6th	4th	6th	33:28	+ 05	28
05.	Botafogo FR	18th	8th	3	7th	0	30: 8	+ 22	37
06th	Palmeiras São Paulo	18th	7th	5	3	3	33:18	+ 15	34
07th	AA Ponte Preta	19th	7th	4th	3	5	29:12	+ 17	32
08th.	Corinthians São Paulo	19th	5	5	6th	3	24: 7	+ 17	31
09.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	19th	5	5	6th	3	31:11	+ 20	31
10.	Santa Cruz FC	18th	5	5	5	3	33:15	+ 18	30th
11.	EC Bahia	19th	6th	3	6th	4th	26:12	+ 14	30th
12.	CR Vasco da Gama	18th	5	3	8th	2	26:10	+ 16	29
13.	Gremio Porto Alegre	18th	6th	3	4th	5	31:18	+ 13	28
14th	Clube do Remo	18th	4th	4th	4th	6th	26:18	+ 08	25th
15th	Botafogo FC (SP)	18th	2	6th	6th	4th	28:21	+ 07	24
16.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	18th	5	1	7th	5	30:27	+ 03	24
17th	América FC (RN)	20th	4th	2	8th	6th	23:27	- 04th	24
18th	America FC (RJ)	19th	1	5	10	3	19:19	000	23
19th	AD Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce	20th	3	4th	5	8th	21:33	- 12	22nd
20th	Sport Recife	18th	3	4th	4th	7th	26:24	+ 02	21st
21st	FC Santos	18th	4th	1	6th	7th	21:22	- 01	20th
22nd	EC XV de Novembro	18th	2	2	8th	6th	12:13	- 01	18th
23.	SER Caxias do Sul	18th	1	2	9	6th	21:26	- 05th	16
24.	Nacional Fast Clube	18th	2	2	2	12	24:41	- 17th	12
25th	SC Internacional (M)	13	5	2	3	3	22:10	+ 12	22nd
26th	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	14th	2	6th	2	4th	23:10	+ 13	20th
27.	AD Confiança	14th	2	5	2	5	17:19	- 02nd	18th
28.	Guarani FC	14th	4th	2	2	6th	18:10	+ 08	18th
29	Portuguesa	14th	3	3	2	6th	14:12	+ 02	17th
30th	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	13	3	3	2	5	14:13	+ 01	17th
31.	Goytacaz FC	13	2	3	5	3	16:13	+ 03	17th
32.	ABC Natal	14th	2	3	4th	5	14:14	000	16
33.	Joinville EC	13	3	5	3	2	15:18	- 03	15th
34.	CS Alagoano	13	3	4th	6th	2	12:16	- 04th	12
35.	Brasília FC	13	5	1	7th	0	10:27	- 17th	11
36.	Americano FC (RJ)	13	3	4th	6th	1	8:24	- 16	11
37.	Ceará SC	15th	2	3	4th	6th	16:15	+ 01	17th
38.	Uberaba SC	13	2	2	4th	4th	15:11	+ 04	17th
39.	Goiás EC	13	4th	6th	3	2	19:17	+ 02	16
40.	Volta Redonda FC	15th	2	2	6th	5	17:16	+ 01	16
41.	EC Vitória	15th	3	1	4th	7th	14:20	- 06	15th
42.	EC Juventude	13	1	3	4th	5	12:11	+ 01	14th
43.	Vitória FC (ES)	16	1	3	4th	8th	13:30	- 17th	14th
44.	River AC	15th	1	3	5	6th	18:29	- 11	14th
45.	Sampaio Corrêa FC	15th	2	1	6th	6th	15:20	- 05th	14th
46.	Avaí FC	13	2	3	1	7th	14:17	- 03	13
47.	Clube de Regatas Brasil	13	3	1	2	7th	16:22	- 06	13
48.	Athletico Paranaense	13	2	1	5	5	19:21	- 02nd	13
49.	America Mineiro	13	2	2	2	7th	13:18	- 05th	12
50.	Náutico capibaribe	13	1	3	2	7th	15:16	- 01	11
51.	Coritiba FC	13	1	3	2	7th	16:23	- 07th	11
52.	Paysandu SC	13	1	2	4th	6th	17:27	- 10	11
53.	Fortaleza EC	15th	1	3	2	9	12:21	- 09	10
54.	Nacional FC (AM)	13	1	2	2	8th	9:22	- 13	9
55.	FC Treze	13	0	2	5	6th	9:28	- 18th	9
56.	EC Flamengo	15th	0	1	6th	8th	8:22	- 14	8th
57.	Botafogo FC (PB)	13	1	1	2	9	9:22	- 13	7th
58.	Goiânia EC	13	0	2	3	8th	14:29	- 15	7th
59.	Vila Nova FC	13	1	0	4th	8th	11:20	- 09	7th
60.	Fluminense de Feira FC	15th	0	1	5	9	6:21	- 15	7th
61.	CS Sergipe	15th	0	2	2	11	12:27	- 15	6th
62.	CE Dom Bosco	13	0	1	3	9	13:32	+ 19	5

	Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1978 as champion and runner-up
	Eliminated in the semi-finals
	Eliminated in the third round
	Eliminated in the second round from the groups of winners
(M)	Champion of the previous year

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		José Reinaldo de Lima	Atlético Mineiro	28 goals
2		Serginho Chulapa	Sao Paulo FC	18 goals
3		Nunes	Santa Cruz	14 goals
4th		Bira	Remo	12 goals
		Brandão	Londrina
		Jorge Mendonça	Palmeiras
7th		Fumanchu	Santa Cruz	10 goals
		Mendonça	Botafogo FR
		Toninho Quintino	Palmeiras
		Zico	CR Flamengo

Web links

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