1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1966
ChampionsCruzeiro
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		Cruzeiro
Santos
Matches played47
Goals scored149 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerBita
Toninho Guerreiro (10 goals)
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The 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1966 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Northern Zone

Northern Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northern Group First Stage
PaysanduPará 4:0 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rio Negro 6:0 3:0 – —
FlamengoPiauí 3:1 MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa 2:0 1:1 – –
Northern Group Semifinal
Paysandu[1] Pará 2:2 Piauí Flamengo 2:0 0:2 0:0 —
Northern Final
Fortaleza Ceará 3:1 Pará Paysandu 3:1 1:1 — —

Northeastern Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northeastern Group First Stage
Campinense Paraíba 4:0 Rio Grande do Norte ABC 2:0 1:2 – —
CSA Alagoas 4:0 Sergipe Confiança 2:0 1:0 – —
Northeastern Group Semifinals
Campinense Paraíba 0:4 Alagoas CSA 2:3 0:2 – —
Northeastern Group Finals
CSA Alagoas 0:4 Bahia Vitória 2:3 2:4 – —

Northern Zone Decision

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northern Zone Semifinals
Fortaleza Ceará 1:3 Bahia Vitória 1:1 0:4 – —
Northern Zone Finals
Náutico Pernambuco 4:0 Bahia Vitória 3:0 3:2 – —

Southern Zone

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Southern Group First Stage
Inter de Lages Santa Catarina (state) 1:3 Paraná (state) Ferroviário 3:3 0:2 – —
Southern Group Finals
Ferroviário Paraná (state) 1:3 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 0:0 0:3 — —

Central Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Quarterfinals
Rabello Federal District (Brazil) 2:2 Goiás Anápolis 2:0 0:1 1:4 –
Desportiva Ferroviária Espírito Santo 1:3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano 2:2 0:3 – –
Semifinals
Anápolis Goiás 2:2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano 2:0 1:2 2:3 –
Central Zone final
Americano Rio de Janeiro (state) 0:4 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 0:4 1:6 – –

Southern Zone Finals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Grêmio Rio Grande do Sul 1:3 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 0:0 1:2 – —

Quarterfinals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) 2:2 Pernambuco Náutico 0:0 0:0 0:3 —

Semifinals

Santos and Fluminense enter in this stage

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Náutico Pernambuco 2:2 São Paulo (state) Santos 0:2 5:3 1:4
Cruzeiro Minas Gerais 4:0 Fluminense 1:0 3:1 —

Finals

Cruzeiro6–2Santos FC
Ze Carlos (o.g.)
Tostão
Natal
Dirceu Lopes		 Toninho Guerreiro
Attendance: 90,000
Santos FC2–3
(4–9 agg.)		Cruzeiro
Pelé 23'
Toninho Guerreiro 25'		 Tostão 64'
Natal 73'
Dirceu Lopes 89'
Attendance: 30,000

References

  1. ^ Paysandu qualified by the toss of a coin, http://www.paysandu.com.br/noticias/2515/ha-50-anos-papao-conquistava-vaga-na-taca-brasil-no-cara-ou-coroa

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