1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1974
Champions Vasco da Gama
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		 Vasco da Gama
Cruzeiro
Matches played447
Goals scored945 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerRoberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 6-0 Paysandu (July 17, 1974)
Biggest away winDesportiva Ferroviária 0-5 Grêmio (May 25, 1974)
CSA 0-5 Atlético Mineiro (March 20, 1974)
Average attendance11,599
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The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Overview

It was contested by 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grêmio 19 14 2 3 30 8 +22 30 Qualified to Second phase
2 Flamengo 19 12 5 2 29 8 +21 29
3 América-RJ 19 12 2 5 30 15 +15 26
4 Vitória 19 8 9 2 26 15 +11 25
5 Internacional 19 9 6 4 30 19 +11 24
6 Atlético Paranaense 19 9 4 6 24 17 +7 22
7 Vasco da Gama 19 7 8 4 19 13 +6 22
8 Bahia 19 7 8 4 15 14 +1 22
9 Coritiba 19 8 5 6 24 21 +3 21
10 Paysandu 19 6 8 5 16 16 0 20
11 Tiradentes 19 7 5 7 19 20 −1 19
12 Remo 19 5 6 8 22 27 −5 16
13 Olaria 19 5 6 8 17 22 −5 16
14 América de Natal 19 5 5 9 12 23 −11 15
15 Botafogo 19 4 7 8 26 29 −3 15
16 Fluminense 19 3 9 7 16 22 −6 15 Qualified to Second phase according to average revenue criteria
17 Desportiva 19 4 6 9 11 27 −16 14
18 Sampaio Corrêa 19 4 4 11 14 26 −12 12
19 Itabaiana 19 5 0 14 11 30 −19 10
20 Avaí 19 2 3 14 11 30 −19 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Mineiro 19 11 4 4 33 20 +13 26 Qualified to Second phase
2 Cruzeiro 19 8 8 3 18 9 +9 24
3 Guarani 19 8 8 3 21 15 +6 24
4 São Paulo 19 7 10 2 22 12 +10 24
5 Santos 19 8 7 4 29 17 +12 23
6 Náutico 19 8 6 5 22 12 +10 22
7 Operário de Campo Grande 19 8 6 5 15 14 +1 22
8 Corinthians 19 7 8 4 26 16 +10 22
9 Portuguesa 19 5 11 3 19 16 +3 21
10 Fortaleza 19 8 4 7 21 19 +2 20
11 Goiás 19 7 6 6 21 18 +3 20 Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups
12 Palmeiras 19 6 8 5 22 20 +2 20
13 Rio Negro 19 6 7 6 17 23 −6 19
14 Sport 19 4 10 5 20 22 −2 18
15 América Mineiro 19 5 6 8 19 25 −6 16
16 Ceará 19 4 8 7 19 23 −4 16
17 Nacional 19 5 4 10 14 27 −13 14 Qualified to Second phase due to average revenue criteria
18 Santa Cruz 19 2 9 8 17 27 −10 13
19 CEUB 19 3 6 10 12 23 −11 12
20 CSA 19 1 2 16 6 35 −29 4
Source: [citation needed]

Second phase

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 10
2 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 5 4 0 1 10 5 +5 8
3 Flamengo 5 2 1 2 12 7 +5 5
4 São Paulo (state) Guarani 5 2 0 3 5 7 −2 4
5 Bahia Bahia 5 0 2 3 3 8 −5 2
6 Pará Paysandu 5 0 1 4 3 14 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vasco da Gama 5 3 2 0 7 0 +7 8
2 Bahia Vitória 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 5
4 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 4
5 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 4
6 Mato Grosso Operário de Campo Grande 5 1 1 3 2 8 −6 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Paulo (state) Santos 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6 9
2 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 5 4 0 1 7 3 +4 8
3 Ceará Fortaleza 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 5
4 Pernambuco Náutico 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 4
5 Paraná (state) Coritiba 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 3
6 América-RJ 5 0 1 4 2 10 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 8
2 Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense 5 2 3 0 5 3 +2 7
3 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 5
4 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 4
5 Fluminense 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 3
6 Goiás Goiás 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Third phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
2 Vasco da Gama 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
3 São Paulo (state) Santos 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
4 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

Vasco da Gama 2 – 1Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Ademir 14'
Jorginho Carvoeiro 78'		 Nelinho 19'
Attendance: 112,933

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vasco da Gama 28 12 12 4 33 18 +15 36
2 Cruzeiro 28 14 10 4 35 17 +18 38
3 Santos 27 13 8 6 41 25 +16 34
4 Internacional 27 12 10 5 40 26 +14 34
5 Grêmio 24 18 2 4 37 11 +26 38
6 Flamengo 24 14 6 4 41 15 +26 34
7 Atlético Mineiro 24 13 5 6 41 26 +15 31
8 Vitória 24 10 11 3 31 18 +13 31
9 Atlético Paranaense 24 11 7 6 29 20 +9 29
10 São Paulo 24 8 13 3 25 15 +10 29
11 Palmeiras 24 10 8 6 32 25 +7 28
12 Guarani 24 10 8 6 26 22 +4 28
13 América-RJ 24 12 3 9 32 25 +7 27
14 Náutico 24 9 8 7 29 20 +9 26
15 Corinthians 24 8 10 6 29 21 +8 26
16 Fortaleza 24 9 7 8 26 23 +3 25
17 Operário (CG) 24 9 7 8 17 22 −5 25
18 Portuguesa 24 6 13 5 23 22 +1 25
19 Coritiba 24 9 6 9 29 28 +1 24
20 Bahia 24 7 10 7 18 22 −4 24
21 Goiás 24 7 9 8 25 24 +1 23
22 Paysandu 24 6 9 9 19 30 −11 21
23 Nacional-AM 24 6 6 12 17 33 −16 18
24 Fluminense 24 4 10 10 20 28 −8 18
25 Tiradentes 19 7 5 7 19 20 −1 19
26 Rio Negro 19 6 7 6 17 23 −6 19
27 Sport 19 4 10 5 20 22 −2 18
28 Remo 19 5 6 8 22 27 −5 16
29 Olaria 19 5 6 8 17 22 −5 16
30 América Mineiro 19 5 6 8 19 25 −6 16
31 Ceará 19 4 8 7 19 23 −4 16
32 América de Natal 19 5 5 9 12 23 −11 15
33 Botafogo 19 4 7 8 26 29 −3 15
34 Desportiva Capixaba 19 4 6 9 11 27 −16 14
35 Santa Cruz 19 2 9 8 17 27 −10 13
36 Sampaio Corrêa 19 4 4 11 14 26 −12 12
37 CEUB 19 3 6 10 12 23 −11 12
38 Itabaiana 19 5 0 14 11 30 −19 10
39 Avaí 19 2 3 14 11 30 −19 7
40 CSA 19 1 2 16 6 35 −29 4
Source: rsssf.com

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