Taça Brasil 1964

Taça Brasil 1964
master	FC Santos
Teams	22nd
Games	49
Gates	152  (ø 3.1 per game)
Top scorer	Pelé 7 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 Federation, the CBD , in 1964 . As defending champions of the Copa Campeones de América 1963, FC Santos had already qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores 1965 . No other country participants were planned.

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 on July 26, 1964 in its season and ended on December 19, 1964. At the end of the season, FC Santos was able to defend the title and won it for the fourth time in a row.

The top scorer was Pelé from champions FC Santos with 7 goals .

Supreme victory

•  Náutico Capibaribe  : Paysandu SC 6-0 - Group North final (September 6, 1964) 

Attendees

Compared to the previous season, the league was expanded by two participants. 22 clubs took part. The mode consisted of a kind of cup system. Participants were the winners of the 1963 state championships .

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 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. In this the national champion of Bahia of Fluminense de Feira FC , the national champion of Rio de Janeiro of CR Flamengo and the national champion of São Paulo of SE Palmeiras entered the competition.

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

 Ceará

• Ceará SC - The club qualified directly for the semi-finals of the Northeast group.

 Paraíba

• Campinense Clube

 Rio Grande do Norte

• Alecrim FC

 Sergipe

• AD Confiança

Quarterfinals Group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Alecrim FC	2: 7	Campinense Clube	2: 3	0: 4
AD Confiança	4: 6	CS Alagoano	2-0	0: 1

Confiança won the playoff against Alagoano 3-1.

Semi-final group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
AD Confiança	7: 3	Campinense Clube	1: 2	4: 1

Confiança won the playoff against Campinense 2-0.

Final group northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Ceará SC	5: 4	AD Confiança	0: 3	2: 1

Ceará won the playoff against Confiança 2-1.

Group north

The national champions of the associations of:

 Amazon

• Nacional FC (AM)

 Maranhão

• Maranhão AC

 Pará

• Paysandu SC

 Pernambuco

• Náutico Capibaribe - The club qualified directly for the finals of Group North.

 Piauí

• Ríver AC

Quarter-finals group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Paysandu SC	3: 1	Nacional FC (AM)	2-0	1: 1
Ríver AC	7: 6	Maranhão AC	4: 1	2: 3

Maranhão won the playoff against Ríver 2-1.

Semi-final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Paysandu SC	3: 2	Maranhão AC	2: 2	1-0

Final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Náutico capibaribe	9: 1	Paysandu SC	3: 1	6-0

Final North Zone

	total		First leg	Return leg
Náutico capibaribe	3: 5	Ceará SC	3-0	0: 1

Ceará won the playoff against Náutico 4-0.

Tournament schedule zone north

Quarter-finals North / Northeast							Semi-finals North / Northeast							Finals groups north / northeast							Final North Zone
	Alecrim FC	2	0
	Campinense Clube	3	4th					Campinense Clube	2	1	0
	AD Confiança	2	0	3				AD Confiança	1	4th	2
	CS Alagoano	0	1	1											AD Confiança	3	1	1
															Ceará SC	0	2	2
																						Ceará SC	0	1	4th
	Paysandu SC	2	1																			Náutico capibaribe	3	0	0
	Nacional FC (AM)	0	1					Paysandu SC	2	1
	Ríver AC	4th	2	1				Maranhão AC	2	0
	Maranhão AC	1	3	2											Paysandu SC	1	0
															Náutico capibaribe	3	6th

Zone south

The south zone was divided into two groups. The group south and central. 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

• Gremio de Esportes Maringá

 Rio Grande do Sul

• Grêmio Porto Alegre - The kub was set for the group final.

 Santa Catarina

• EC Metropol

Semi-final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Metropol	3: 2	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	1: 1	2: 1

Final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Metropol	3: 2	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 1	2-0

Central group

The national champions of the associations of:

 Federal District

• AE Cruzeiro do Sul

 Espírito Santo

• Rio Branco AC

 Goiás

• Vila Nova FC

Guanabara

• Goytacaz FC

 Minas Gerais

• Atlético Mineiro - The kub was set for the group final.

Quarter Finals Group Central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Rio Branco AC	4: 1	Goytacaz FC	1: 1	3-0
Vila Nova FC	5: 3	AE Cruzeiro do Sul	3: 1	2: 2

Semi-final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Rio Branco AC	7: 2	Vila Nova FC	1: 2	4-0

The play-off between Rio Branco and Vila Nova ended 2-0.

Final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Mineiro	2: 1	Rio Branco AC	1: 1	1-0

Final zone south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Mineiro	3: 1	EC Metropol	1-0	2: 1

Tournament schedule zone south

Preliminary round group central							Quarter-finals South / Central							Finals groups south / central							Final zone south
															Gremio FBPA	1	0
															EC Metropol	1	2
								EC Metropol	1	2
								Gremio Maringá	1	1
																						EC Metropol	0	1
																						Atlético Mineiro	1	2
															Atlético Mineiro	1	1
	Rio Branco AC	1	3												Rio Branco AC	1	0
	Goytacaz FC	1	0					Rio Branco AC	1	4th	2
	Vila Nova FC	3	2					Vila Nova FC	2	0	0
	Cruzeiro (DF)	1	2

Final round

In the final round, the champions from the national champions of Bahia of Fluminense de Feira FC , the national champions of Rio de Janeiro of the CR Flamengo and the national champions of São Paulo Palmeiras São Paulo entered the competition, as well as FC Santos as defending champions.

The Fluminense de Feira and Santos already played in the quarterfinals. Flamengo and Palmeiras only from the semi-finals.

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
									CR Flamengo	2	3
									Ceará SC	1	1
		Ceará SC	1	2	2
		Fluminense FC	2	0	0
																CR Flamengo	1	0
																FC Santos	4th	0
									SE Palmeiras	2	0
									FC Santos	3	4th
		FC Santos	4th	5
		Atlético Mineiro	1	1

First leg

FC Santos		Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
	December 16, 1964 in Estádio do Pacaembu ( São Paulo ) Result: 4: 1 Spectators: 26,897 Referee: Armando Marques
	3 × Pelé , 1 × Coutinho

Return leg

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro		FC Santos
	December 19, 1964 in Estádio do Maracanã ( Rio de Janeiro ) Result : 0-0 Spectators: 52,508 Referee: Armando Marques

Final teams

Santos

• Goal: Gilmar , Laércio , Silas Pereira
• Defense: Mauro Ramos , Haroldo , Ismael , Geraldino , Dorval Rodrigues , João Modesto , Olavo , Joel Camargo , Calvet , Dalmo Gaspar
• Midfield: Lima , Mengálvio , Zito , Eliseu
• Attack: Coutinho , Pelé , Pepe , Peixinho , Toninho Guerreiro , Almir Pernambuquinho

Flamengo

• Goal: Renato , Marco Aurélio , Marcial
• Defense: Altair Rosa, Murilo , José Berico , Paulo Henrique , Joubert , Jayme
• Midfield: Carlinhos , Nelsinho Rosa , José Ufarte
• Attack: César Maluco , Evaristo , Amaury , Rodrigues , Elson Beiruth , Oswaldo Taurisano , Amauri Silva

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, first the wins scored, then the goals scored.

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	FC Santos	6th	5	1	0	20: 5	+15	11
02.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	4th	2	1	1	6: 6	000	5
03.	Ceará SC	11	6th	0	5	18:13	+ 05	12
04th	Palmeiras São Paulo	2	0	0	2	2: 7	- 06	0
05.	Atlético Mineiro	6th	3	1	2	7:11	- 04th	7th
06th	Fluminense de Feira FC	3	1	0	2	2: 5	- 03	2
07th	Náutico capibaribe	5	3	0	2	12: 6	+ 06	6th
08th.	EC Metropol	6th	2	2	2	7: 6	+ 01	6th
09.	AD Confiança	9	5	0	4th	15:11	- 04th	10
10.	Rio Branco AC	7th	3	2	2	12: 5	+ 07	8th
11.	Paysandu SC	6th	2	2	2	7:12	- 05th	6th
12.	Gremio Porto Alegre	2	0	1	1	1: 3	- 02nd	1
13.	Campinense Clube	5	3	0	2	10: 9	+ 01	6th
14th	Maranhão AC	5	2	1	2	8:10	- 02nd	5
15th	Vila Nova FC	5	2	1	2	7:10	- 03	5
16.	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	2	0	1	1	2: 3	- 01	1
17th	Ríver AC	3	1	0	2	2: 7	- 05th	2
18th	CS Alagoano	3	1	0	2	2: 5	- 02nd	2
19th	AE Cruzeiro do Sul	2	0	1	1	3: 5	- 02nd	1
20th	Nacional FC (AM)	2	0	1	1	1: 3	- 02nd	1
21st	Goytacaz FC	2	0	1	1	1: 4	- 03	1
22nd	Alecrim FC	2	0	0	2	2: 7	- 05th	0

	Qualified for the 1965 Copa Libertadores
	Participants in the finals
	Participants in the semi-finals
	Eliminated in the zone finals
	Eliminated in the group finals
	Eliminated in the semi-finals of the groups
	Eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the groups

Web links

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