1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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| Season | 1961 |
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| Champions | Santos (1st title) |
| Copa Libertadores de América |
Santos |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 124 (3.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé |
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The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 3rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961 and ended on December 27, 1961.
Contents
Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, along with a Tie-Breaker if the ties are level on points.
Teams
17 state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Taça Brasil champions, Palmeiras.
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
 ABC |
(Natal-RN) | |
 América-RJ |
(Rio de Janeiro-GB) | |
 Bahia |
(Salvador-BA) | |
 Campinense |
(Campina Grande-PB) | |
 Coritiba |
(Curitiba-PR) | |
 Cruzeiro |
(Belo Horizonte-MG) | |
 CSA |
(Maceió-AL) | |
 Fonseca |
(Niterói-RJ) | |
 Fortaleza |
(Fortaleza-CE) | |
| File:Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Grêmio | (Porto Alegre-RS) | |
 Metropol |
(Criciúma-SC) | |
 Moto Clube |
(São Luís-MA) | |
 Náutico |
(Recife-PE) | |
 Palmeiras |
(São Paulo-SP) | |
 Remo |
(Belém-PA) | |
 Santa Cruz-SE |
(Estância-SE) | |
 Santo Antônio |
(Vitória-ES) | |
| Santos |
(Santos-SP) |
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
| Semi-Final | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Santa Cruz-SE | 0 : 4 | Bahia | 1 - 3 | 0 - 2 | — |
| CSA | 0 : 4 | Campinense | 2 - 3 | 1 - 2 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Campinense | 0 : 4 | Bahia | 0 - 3 | 0 - 1 | — |
Northern Group
| 1st Round | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Fortaleza | 3 : 1 | ABC | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | — |
| Remo | 3 : 1 | Moto Club | 4 - 0 | 3 - 3 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Remo | 2 : 2 | Fortaleza | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
Northern Zone Final
| Scores | Tie-breaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Bahia | 4 : 0 | Fortaleza | 2 - 0 | 3 - 2 | — |
Southern Zone
Southern Group
| Semi-Finals | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Palmeiras | 2 : 2 | Coritiba | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 4 - 1 |
| Metropol | 2 : 2 | Grêmio | 1 - 6 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 3 |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Grêmio | 1 : 3 | Palmeiras | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | — |
Eastern Group
| Semi-Finals | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Santo Antônio | 0 : 4 | Cruzeiro | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | — |
| Fonseca | 1 : 3 | América-RJ | 0 - 0 | 0 - 3 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| América-RJ | 3 : 1 | Cruzeiro | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | — |
Southern Zone Final
| Scores | Tie-breaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Palmeiras | 1 : 3 | América-RJ | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | — |
National Semi-Finals
Santos and Náutico enter in this stage.
| Scores | Tie-breaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| América-RJ | 2 : 2 | Santos | 2 - 6 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 6 |
| Náutico | 1 : 3 | Bahia | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | — |
National Final
| Scores | Tie-breaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Bahia | 1 : 3 | Santos | 1 - 5 | 1 - 1 | — |
