Taça Brasil 1965

Taça Brasil 1965
master	FC Santos
Teams	22nd
Games	48
Gates	154  (ø 3.21 per game)
Top scorer	Bita 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 Federation, the CBD , in 1965 . The champions and runners-up were qualified as participants in Copa Libertadores 1966 . But Brazil decided not to take part in the competition. The participation of the runners-up was not seen according to the nature of the competition.

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 18, 1965 and ended on December 8, 1965. At the end of the season, FC Santos was able to defend the title and won it for the fifth time in a row.

The top scorer was Bita from Náutico Capibaribe with 7 goals .

Attendees

22 clubs took part. The mode consisted of a kind of cup system. Participants were the winners of the 1964 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 Ceará of the Fortaleza EC , the national champion of Rio de Janeiro of the CR Vasco da Gama , the FC Santos as defending champion and Palmeiras São Paulo as vice national champion of São Paulo entered the competition. Palmeiras had qualified as runner-up in the state championship, as the defending champions FC Santos had also become champions in the state championship.

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

• Clube de Regatas Brasil

 Bahia

• EC Vitória - The club qualified directly for the semi-finals of the Northeast group.

 Paraíba

• Campinense Clube

 Rio Grande do Norte

• Alecrim FC

 Sergipe

• CS Sergipe

Quarterfinals Group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Alecrim FC	2: 5	Campinense Clube	1: 4	1: 1
CS Sergipe	5: 5	Clube de Regatas Brasil	1: 3	2-0

The play-off between Regatas Brasil and Sergipe ended 2-2.

Semi-final group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Campinense Clube	1-0	Clube de Regatas Brasil	0-0	1-0

Final group northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Campinense Clube	1: 3	EC Vitória	1: 2	0: 1

Group north

The national champions of the associations of:

 Amazon

• Nacional FC (AM)

 Maranhão

• Sampaio Corrêa FC

 Pará

• Clube do Remo

 Pernambuco

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

 Piauí

• EC Flamengo (PI)

Quarter-finals group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Clube do Remo	4: 1	Nacional FC (AM)	1-0	3: 1
EC Flamengo (PI)	0: 2	Sampaio Corrêa FC	0: 1	0: 1

Semi-final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Clube do Remo	8: 6	Sampaio Corrêa FC	5: 2	0: 1

The play-off between Clube do Remo and Sampaio ended 3: 3.

Final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Clube do Remo	5: 6	Náutico capibaribe	3-0	1: 3

The play-off between Clube do Remo and Náutico ended 1: 3.

Final North Zone

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Vitória	0: 4	Náutico capibaribe	0: 2	0: 2

Tournament schedule zone north

Quarter-finals North / Northeast							Semi-finals North / Northeast							Finals groups north / northeast							Final North Zone
1	Alecrim FC	1	1
2	Campinense Clube	4th	1				9	Campinense Clube	0	1
3	CS Sergipe	1	2	2			10	CR Brazil	0	0
4th	CR Brazil	3	0	2										13	Campinense Clube	1	0
														14th	EC Vitória	2	1
																					17th	EC Vitória	0	0
5	Clube do Remo	1	3																		18th	Náutico capibaribe	2	2
6th	Nacional FC (AM)	0	1				11	Clube do Remo	5	2	3
7th	EC Flamengo (PI)	0	0				12	Sampaio Corrêa FC	2	1	3
8th	Sampaio Corrêa FC	1	1											15th	Clube do Remo	3	1	1
														16	Náutico capibaribe	0	3	3

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

• Gremio Porto Alegre

 Santa Catarina

• Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico - The kub was set for the group final.

Semi-final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Gremio de Esportes Maringá	0: 6	Gremio Porto Alegre	0: 4	0: 2

Final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Gremio Esportivo Olímpico	1: 5	Gremio Porto Alegre	0: 1	1: 4

Central group

The national champions of the associations of:

 Federal District

• AA Guanabara

 Espírito Santo

• Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce

 Goiás

• Atlético Goianiense

Guanabara

• AE Eletrovapo

 Minas Gerais

• EC Siderúrgica - The kub was set for the group finals.

Quarter Finals Group Central

	total		First leg	Return leg
AE Eletrovapo	4: 1	Desportiva Ferroviária	1: 1	2: 2
Atlético Goianiense	8: 4	AA Guanabara	2-0	4: 2

The play-off between Eletrovapo and Ferroviária ended 2-2. The decision to advance was made by tossing a coin in favor of Ferroviária.

Semi-final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Desportiva Ferroviária	3: 6	Atlético Goianiense	2-0	0: 4

The play-off between Ferroviária and Goianiense ended 1: 2.

Final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Siderúrgica	6: 1	Atlético Goianiense	3-0	3: 1

Final zone south

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Siderúrgica	3: 1	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 3	2: 2

Tournament schedule zone south

Preliminary round group central							Quarter-finals South / Central							Finals groups south / central							Final zone south
								Gremio FBPA	4th	2
								Gremio Maringá	0	0
															Gremio FBPA	1	4th
															Gremio Olímpico	0	1
																						Gremio FBPA	3	2
	Ferroviária	1	2	2																		EC Siderúrgica	1	2
	AE Eletrovapo	1	2	2				Ferroviária	2	0	1
	Atlético Goianiense	2	4th					Atlético Goianiense	0	4th	2
	AA Guanabara	0	2												Atlético Goianiense	0	1
															EC Siderúrgica	3	3

Final round

In the final round, the national champion of Ceará of Fortaleza EC , the national champion of Rio de Janeiro of CR Vasco da Gama , FC Santos as defending champion and Palmeiras São Paulo as vice-national champion of São Paulo entered the competition. Palmeiras had qualified as runner-up in the state championship, as the defending champions FC Santos had also become champions in the state championship.

Palmeiras and Fortaleza already played in the quarter-finals. Vasco and Santos from the semi-finals.

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
									Vasco	2	1
									Nautico	2	0
		Fortaleza EC	2	2
		Nautico	3	3
																Vasco	1	0
																FC Santos	5	1
		Gremio FBPA	1	5	0
		SE Palmeiras	4th	1	2
									SE Palmeiras	4th	1
									FC Santos	2	1

First leg

FC Santos		CR Vasco da Gama
	December 1, 1965 in Estádio do Pacaembu ( São Paulo ) Result: 5: 1 (3: 0) Spectators: 16,764 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
	1: 0 Coutinho 6 ′ 2: 0 Dorval 17 ′ 3: 0 Dorval 19 ′ 4: 0 Toninho Guerreiro 71 ′ 5: 1 Toninho Guerreiro 87 ′	4: 1 Célio 83 ′ ( penalty )

Return leg

CR Vasco da Gama		FC Santos
	December 8, 1965 in Estádio do Maracanã ( Rio de Janeiro ) Result: 0: 1 (0: 0) Spectators: 38,788 Referee: Armando Marques
	Gainete , Joel, Caxias, Ananias, Oldair Barchi , Maranhão, Danilo Menezes , Mário, Nivaldo (Luizinho), Célio , Zezinho Trainer: Zezé Moreira	Gilmar , Carlos Alberto , Mauro Ramos , Orlando , Geraldino , Lima , Mengálvio , Dorval Rodrigues , Coutinho , Pelé , Pepe ( Abel ) Trainer: Lula
		0: 1 Pelé 67 ′
	Ananias, Luisinho, Zezinho	Geraldino, Lima, Pelé, Orlando

Champions team

• Goal: Gilmar , Laércio , Silas Pereira , Cláudio
• Defense: Mauro Ramos , Haroldo , Ismael , Geraldino , Olavo , Joel Camargo , Calvet , Orlando , Dalmo Gaspar , Oberdan , Carlos Alberto
• Midfield: Lima , Mengálvio , Zito , Dorval Rodrigues , Eliseu , Abel
• Attack: Coutinho , Pelé , Pepe , Peixinho , Toninho Guerreiro

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	4th	3	1	0	11: 4	+ 07	7th
02.	CR Vasco da Gama	4th	1	1	2	4: 8	- 04th	3
03.	Náutico capibaribe	9	6th	1	2	18:12	+ 06	13
04th	Palmeiras São Paulo	5	2	1	2	10:11	- 01	5
05.	Gremio Porto Alegre	9	6th	1	2	22:11	+11	13
06th	Fortaleza EC	2	0	0	2	4: 6	- 02nd	0
07th	EC Siderúrgica	4th	2	1	1	9: 6	+ 03	5
08th.	EC Vitória	4th	2	0	2	2: 3	- 01	4th
09.	Clube do Remo	8th	4th	1	3	17:13	+ 04	9
10.	Atlético Goianiense	7th	4th	0	3	13:11	+ 02	8th
11.	Campinense Clube	6th	2	2	2	7: 5	+ 02	6th
12.	Gremio Esportivo Olímpico	2	0	0	2	1: 5	- 04th	0
13.	Sampaio Corrêa FC	5	3	1	1	8: 8	000	7th
14th	Desportiva Ferroviária	6th	1	3	2	7:10	- 03	5
15th	Clube de Regatas Brasil	5	1	2	2	6: 6	000	4th
16.	Gremio de Esportes Maringá	2	0	0	2	0: 6	- 06	0
17th	CS Sergipe	3	1	1	1	5: 6	- 01	3
18th	AE Eletrovapo	3	0	3	0	4: 4	000	3
19th	Alecrim FC	2	0	1	1	2: 5	- 03	1
20th	EC Flamengo (PI)	2	0	0	2	0: 2	- 02nd	0
21st	Nacional FC (AM)	2	0	0	2	1: 4	- 03	0
22nd	AA Guanabara	2	0	0	2	2: 6	- 04th	0

	Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1966 , but the association waived a message about the competition
	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

• Summary on rsssfbrasil.com
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