Taça Brasil 1966

Taça Brasil 1966
master	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
Teams	22nd
Games	47
Gates	149  (ø 3.17 per game)
Top scorer	Bita , Toninho Guerreiro 10 goals
← Taça Brasil 1965 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 1967 →

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 1966 . The champion and runner-up were qualified as participants in Copa Libertadores 1967 .

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 10, 1966 in its season and ended on December 7, 1966. At the end of the season, the Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte was able to win the title for the first time.

Top scorer with 10 goals were Bita from Náutico Capibaribe and Toninho Guerreiro from FC Santos .

Attendees

22 clubs took part. The mode consisted of a kind of cup system. Participants were the winners of the 1965 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 state champion of Ceará of Fortaleza EC , the state champion of Rio de Janeiro of CR Vasco da Gama , FC Santos as defending champion and Palmeiras São Paulo as vice state 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

• CS Alagoano

 Bahia

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

 Paraíba

• Campinense Clube

 Rio Grande do Norte

• ABC Natal

 Sergipe

• AD Confiança

Quarterfinals Group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
ABC Natal	1: 4	Campinense Clube	0: 2	1: 2
AD Confiança	0: 3	CS Alagoano	0: 2	0: 1

Semi-final group Northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
Campinense Clube	2: 5	CS Alagoano	2: 3	0: 2

Final group northeast

	total		First leg	Return leg
CS Alagoano	4: 7	EC Vitória	2: 3	2: 4

Group north

The national champions of the associations of:

 Amazon

• Atlético Rio Negro Clube (AM)

 Ceará

• Fortaleza EC - The club qualified directly for the group North final.

 Maranhão

• Sampaio Corrêa FC

 Pará

• Paysandu SC

 Piauí

• EC Flamengo (PI)

Quarter-finals group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Paysandu SC	9-0	Atlético Rio Negro Clube (AM)	6-0	3-0
EC Flamengo (PI)	3: 1	Sampaio Corrêa FC	2-0	1: 1

Semi-final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Paysandu SC	2: 2	EC Flamengo (PI)	2-0	0: 2

The play-off between Paysandu and Flamengo ended 0-0. The decision about the entry into the final was made by tossing a coin.

Final group north

	total		First leg	Return leg
Fortaleza EC	5: 1	Paysandu SC	1: 3	1: 1

Final North Zone

In the final round of the North Zone, the national champion of Pernambuco of the Náutico Capibaribe entered the competition. This was set for the final.

Semi-final zone north

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Vitória	5: 1	Fortaleza EC	1: 1	4-0

Final North Zone

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Vitória	2: 6	Náutico capibaribe	0: 3	2: 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

• CA Ferroviário

 Rio Grande do Sul

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

 Santa Catarina

• EC Internacional de Lages

Semi-final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
CA Ferroviário	5: 3	EC Internacional de Lages	3: 3	2-0

Final group south

	total		First leg	Return leg
CA Ferroviário	0: 3	Gremio Porto Alegre	0-0	0: 3

Central group

The national champions of the associations of:

 Federal District

• Rabello FC

 Espírito Santo

• Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce

 Goiás

• Anápolis FC

Guanabara

• Americano FC (RJ)

 Minas Gerais

• Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte - The kub was set for the group final.

Quarter Finals Group Central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Americano FC (RJ)	5: 2	Desportiva Ferroviária	2: 2	3-0
Anápolis FC	5: 3	Rabello FC	0: 2	1-0

The play-off between Anápolis and Rabello ended 4-1.

Semi-final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Americano FC (RJ)	4: 6	Anápolis FC	0: 2	1: 2

The playoff between Americano and Anápolis ended 3-2.

Final group central

	total		First leg	Return leg
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	10: 1	Americano FC (RJ)	4-0	6: 1

Final zone south

	total		First leg	Return leg
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	3: 1	Gremio Porto Alegre	0-0	2: 1

Final round

In the final round, the national champions of Rio de Janeiro of the Fluminense Rio de Janeiro , the FC Santos as defending champions and Palmeiras São Paulo as vice-national champions 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 already played in the quarterfinals. Fluminense and Santos from the semi-finals.

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
									FC Santos	3	3	4th
									Nautico	0	5	1
		Nautico	0	0	3
		SE Palmeiras	0	0	0
																FC Santos	2	2
																Cruzeiro EC	6th	3
									Fluminense FC	0	1
									Cruzeiro EC	1	3

First leg

The Santos began his games currently from the start, very offensive. According to Zé Roberto , the Santos coach changed tactics against Cruzeiro . His players should wait and see for the first 15 to 20 minutes and only then start their usual offensive game. Coach Lula's plan did not work out. After 10 minutes it was 2-0 for Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		FC Santos
	November 30, 1966 in Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto ( Belo Horizonte ) Result: 6: 2 (5: 0) Spectators: 77,325 Referee: Armando Marques
	Raul , Pedro Paulo , William , Procópio Cardoso , Neco , Piazza , Dirceu , Natal , Tostão , Evaldo Cruz , Hílton Oliveira Trainer: Ayrton Moreira	Gilmar , Carlos Alberto, Mauro Ramos , Oberdan , Zé Carlos, Zito , Lima , Dorval Rodrigues , Toninho Guerreiro , Pelé , Pepe Trainer: Lula
	1: 0 Zé Carlos 1 ′ 2: 0 Natal 5 ′ 3: 0 Dirceu 20 ′ 4: 0 Dirceu 39 ′ 5: 0 Tostão 42 ′ ( penalty ) 6: 2 Dirceu 72 ′	5: 1 Toninho Guerreiro 51 ′ 5: 2 Toninho Guerreiro 54 ′

Return leg

FC Santos		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
	December 7, 1966 in Estádio do Pacaembu ( São Paulo ) Result: 2: 3 (2: 0) Spectators: 30,000 Referee: Armando Marques
	Cláudio , Zé Carlos , Oberdan , Haroldo , Lima , Zito , Mengálvio , Amauri Silva ( Dorval Rodrigues ), Toninho Guerreiro , Pelé , Edu Trainer: Lula	Raul , Pedro Paulo , William , Procópio Cardoso , Neco , Piazza , Dirceu , Natal , Tostão , Evaldo Cruz , Hílton Oliveira Trainer: Ayrton Moreira
	1: 0 Pelé 23 ′ 2: 0 Toninho Guerreiro 25 ′	2: 1 Tostão 64 ′ 2: 2 Dirceu 73 ′ 2: 3 Natal 89 ′

Champions team

• Goal: Raul , Tonho
• Defense: Pedro Paulo , William , Procópio Cardoso , Neco , Mostarda , Celton , Massinha , Cláudio Danni
• Midfield: Dirceu , Piazza , Natal , Marco Antônio , Ílton Chaves , Zé Carlos
• Attack: Tostão , Hílton Oliveira , Evaldo Cruz

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.	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	10	8th	2	0	28: 8	+20	18th
02.	FC Santos	4th	1	0	3	10:14	- 04th	2
03.	Náutico capibaribe	4th	2	1	1	8: 5	+ 03	5
04th	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	2	0	0	2	1: 4	- 03	0
05.	Palmeiras São Paulo	2	1	1	0	5: 6	- 01	3
06th	Gremio Porto Alegre	4th	1	2	1	4: 2	+ 02	4th
07th	EC Vitória	6th	3	1	2	14:11	+ 03	7th
08th.	Fortaleza EC	4th	1	2	1	5: 7	- 02nd	4th
09.	Paysandu SC	7th	4th	1	2	17: 7	+10	9
10.	CS Alagoano	6th	4th	0	2	12: 9	+ 03	7th
11.	Americano FC (RJ)	5	2	0	3	6:15	- 09	4th
12.	CA Ferroviário	4th	1	2	1	5: 6	- 01	4th
13.	Anápolis FC	6th	3	0	3	10: 8	- 02nd	6th
14th	Campinense Clube	4th	2	0	2	6: 6	000	4th
15th	EC Flamengo (PI)	5	2	1	2	6: 7	- 01	5
16.	EC Internacional de Lages	2	0	1	1	3: 5	- 04th	1
17th	Rabello FC	3	1	0	2	3: 5	- 02nd	2
18th	Desportiva Ferroviária	2	0	1	1	2: 5	- 03	1
19th	Sampaio Corrêa FC	2	0	1	1	1: 1	000	1
20th	ABC Natal	2	0	0	2	1: 4	- 03	0
21st	AD Confiança	2	0	0	2	0: 3	- 03	0
22nd	Atlético Rio Negro Clube (AM)	2	0	0	2	0: 9	- 09	0

	Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1967
	Participants in the finals of the finals
	Participants in the semi-finals of the final round
	Participants in the quarter-finals of the finals
	Eliminated in the zone finals
	Eliminated in the semi-finals of the zones
	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
• Summary on fussballzz.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 50 years of Master Cruzeiro Report and video from December 4, 2016 on globoesporte.globo.com, page in portug., Accessed on December 4, 2016