Taça Brasil 1961

Taça Brasil 1961
master	FC Santos
Teams	18th
Games	38
Gates	124  (ø 3.26 per game)
Top scorer	Pelé 9 goals
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The Taça Brasil (Brazil Cup) was the first national soccer competition in Brazil. The Taça was hosted by the Brazilian Sports Association, the CBD , in 1961 . The 1961 Taça Brasil champion qualified for the 1962 Copa Campeones de América .

The winners of the Taça Brasil were seen at the time as Campeões, as champions of Brazil. The CBF refused to officially recognize the clubs as Brazilian champions until 2010.

Season course

The competition started its season on July 20, 1961 and ended on December 27, 1961.

The top scorer was Pelé from champions FC Santos with 9 goals .

Supreme victory

• EC Metropol  : Gremio Porto Alegre : 1: 6 (August 2, 1961) - 1st round
• Santos FC  : America FC (RJ) : 6-1 (November 21, 1961) - semi-finals finals

Attendees

In its third season, the competition was again increased by a team. 18 clubs took part. The mode consisted of a kind of cup system. Participants were the winners of the state championships in 1960 .

mode

After the first and second leg, only the number of wins counted, no other criteria. If both teams have won once, a playoff was played. If this did not result in a winner, the goal difference counted. If the comparison did not result in a winner, the decision was made by tossing a coin.

1st round: In the first round, the participants were divided into two regions according to their origin in order to keep travel distances and costs low. In the groups, the teams met in cup mode. The winners were determined in the first and second legs. The final winner of each group moved on to the final round.

Final round: The competition mode remained the same as in the first round.

1 round

Zone north

The north zone was divided into two groups. The group northeast and north. Both groups played their best team first. The best of both groups contested the finals of the North Zone. The winner moved on to the final round.

Northeast group

The national champions of the associations of:

 Alagoas

• CS Alagoano

 Bahia

• EC Bahia

 Paraíba

• Campinense Clube

 Sergipe

• SC Santa Cruz

Semi-final group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Bahia	5: 1	SC Santa Cruz	2-0	3: 1
Campinense Clube	5: 3	CS Alagoano	3: 2	2: 1

Final group northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Bahia	4: 1	Campinense Clube	3: 1	1-0

Group north

The national champions of the associations of:

 Ceará

• Fortaleza EC

 Maranhão

• Moto Club de São Luís

 Pará

• Clube do Remo

 Rio Grande do Norte

• ABC Natal

Semi-final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Fortaleza EC	4: 2	ABC Natal	3: 1	1: 1
Clube do Remo	7: 3	Moto Club de São Luís	4-0	3: 3

Final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Fortaleza EC	5: 1	Clube do Remo	2-0	3: 1

Final North Zone

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Bahia	5: 2	Fortaleza EC	2-0	3: 2

Tournament schedule zone north

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
	1	EC Bahia	2	3
	8th	EC Santa Cruz	0	1
								9	EC Bahia	3	1
								10	CS Alagoano	0	0
	4th	Campinense Clube	3	2
	5	CS Alagoano	2	1
															13	EC Bahia	2	1
															14th	Fortaleza EC	0	2
	3	Fortaleza EC	3	1
	6th	ABC Natal	1	1
								11	Fortaleza EC	2	3
								12	Clube do Remo	0	1
	2	Clube do Remo	4th	3
	8th	Moto Club	0	3

Zone south

The south zone was divided into two groups. The group south and east. Both groups played their best team first. The best of both groups contested the finals of the South Zone. The winner moved on to the final round.

Group south

The national champions of the associations of:

 Paraná

• Coritiba FC

 Rio Grande do Sul

• Gremio Porto Alegre

 Santa Catarina

• EC Metropol

 São Paulo

• Palmeiras São Paulo - Not as national champion, but participation as defending champion. The state champion of São Paulo only entered the competition in the final.

Semi-final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Palmeiras São Paulo	4: 2	Coritiba FC	2-0	1: 3
Gremio Porto Alegre	8: 4	EC Metropol	6: 1	2: 3

Palmeiras won the playoff against Coritiba 4-1. Grêmio won the playoff against Metropol 3-1.

Final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Palmeiras São Paulo	4: 1	Gremio Porto Alegre	3-0	1: 1

Group east

The national champions of the associations of:

 Espírito Santo

• Santo Antônio FC

Guanabara

• Fonseca AC

 Rio de Janeiro

• America FC (RJ)

 Minas Gerais

• Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte

Semi-final group east

	total		First leg	Return leg
America FC (RJ)	3-0	Fonseca AC	0-0	3-0
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	5: 2	Santo Antônio FC	3: 1	2: 1

Final group east

	total		First leg	Return leg
America FC (RJ)	3: 2	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	2: 1	1: 1

Final zone south

	total		First leg	Return leg
America FC (RJ)	3: 2	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 1	2: 1

Tournament schedule zone south

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
	1	America FC (RJ)	0	3
	8th	Fonseca AC	0	0
								9	America FC (RJ)	2	1
								10	Cruzeiro EC	1	1
	4th	Cruzeiro EC	3	2
	5	Santo Antônio FC	1	1
															13	America FC (RJ)	1	2
															14th	Palmeiras São Paulo	1	1
	3	SE Palmeiras	2	1	4th
	6th	Coritiba FC	0	3	1
								11	SE Palmeiras	3	1
								12	Gremio Porto Alegre	0	1
	2	Gremio Porto Alegre	6th	2	3
	8th	EC Metropol	1	3	1

Final round

In the final round, the champion from the stepped São Paulo of Santos and the Campeonato Pernambucano of Náutico Capibaribe in the competition one.

	Semifinals							final
	1	FC Santos	6th	0	6th
	2	America FC (RJ)	2	1	1
								5	FC Santos	1	5
								6th	EC Bahia	1	1
	3	EC Bahia	0	1
	4th	Náutico capibaribe	0	0

First leg

EC Bahia		FC Santos
	December 22, 1961 in Estádio Fonte Nova ( Salvador (Bahia) ) Result: 1: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 41,893 Referee: Olten Ayres de Abreu
	1: 1 Marito 53. ′	1-0 Coutinho 3rd ′

Return leg

FC Santos		EC Bahia
	December 27, 1961 in Estádio Urbano Caldeira ( Santos ) Result: 5: 1 (4: 0) Spectators: 18,662 Referee: Baymonilso Lisboa
	Laércio , Lima , Mauro Ramos ( Olavo ), Dalmo Gaspar , Calvet , Zito , Dorval Rodrigues , Tite , Coutinho , Pelé , Pepe Trainer: Lula	Nadinho , Helio, Henrique, Florisvaldo, Vicente , Pinguela (Antoninho), Nilsinho, Alencar , Didico, Mario, Marito Trainer: Armando Simões
	1: 0 Pelé 24. ′ 2: 0 Pelé 30. ′ 3: 0 Pelé 31. ′ 4: 0 Coutinho 33. ′ 5: 0 Coutinho 60. ′	5: 1 Florisvaldo 90. ′

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.

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	FC Santos	5	3	1	1	18: 6	+12	7th
02.	EC Bahia	10	7th	2	1	17: 9	+ 08	16
03.	America FC (RJ)	9	4th	3	2	13:16	- 03	11
04th	Náutico capibaribe	2	0	1	1	0: 1	- 01	1
05.	Palmeiras São Paulo	7th	3	2	2	13: 8	+ 05	8th
06th	Fortaleza EC	7th	3	1	3	10: 9	+ 01	7th
07th	Gremio Porto Alegre	5	2	1	2	12: 9	+ 03	5
08th.	Clube do Remo	5	2	1	2	9: 7	+ 02	5
09.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	4th	2	1	1	7: 5	+ 02	5
10.	Campinense Clube	2	2	0	0	5: 3	+ 02	2
11.	Coritiba FC	3	1	0	2	4: 7	- 03	2
12.	EC Metropol	3	1	0	2	5:11	- 06	2
13.	ABC Natal	2	0	1	1	2: 4	- 02nd	1
14th	Fonseca AC	2	0	1	1	0: 3	- 03	1
15th	Moto Club de São Luís	2	0	1	1	3: 7	- 04th	1
16.	CS Alagoano	2	0	0	2	3: 5	- 02nd	0
17th	Santo Antônio FC	2	0	0	2	2: 5	- 03	0
18th	SC Santa Cruz	2	0	0	2	1: 5	- 04th	0

	Qualified for the Copa Campeones de América 1962 as champion
	Participants in the finals
	Participants in the semi-finals
	Eliminated in the zone finals
	Eliminated in the group finals

Web links

• Summary on rsssfbrasil.com
• Summary on fussballzz.de