1961 Taça Brasil
Encyclopedia
The 1960 Taça Brasil is the 3rd edition of Taça Brasil
. It began on July 12, 1961 and ended on Dezember 27, 1961.
Northeastern Group
First Phase
Final
Campinense 0-3 0-1 Bahia
Northern Group
First Phase
Final
Remo 1-0 1-2 0-2 Fortaleza
Northern Zone Decision
Bahia 2-0 3-2 Fortaleza
First Phase
Final
Grêmio 0-3 1-1 Palmeiras
Eastern Group
First Phase
Final
América 2-1 1-1 Cruzeiro
Southern Zone Decision
Palmeiras 1-1 1-2 América
Taça Brasil
The Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...
. It began on July 12, 1961 and ended on Dezember 27, 1961.
Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties.Teams
17 State Champions and the 1960 Taça Brasil were qualified.| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Futebol Clube | (Natal-RN) | |
| AMÉRICA Futebol Clube | (Rio de Janeiro-GB) | |
| Esporte Clube BAHIA | (Salvador-BA) | |
| CAMPINENSE Clube | (Campina Grande-PB) | |
| CORITIBA Football Club | (Curitiba-PR) | |
| CRUZEIRO Esporte Clube | (Belo Horizonte-MG) | |
| Centro Sportivo Alagoano - CSA | (Maceió-AL) | |
| FONSECA Futebol Clube | (Niterói-RJ) | |
| FORTALEZA Esporte Clube | (Fortaleza-CE) | |
| GRÊMIO de Football Portoalegrense | (Porto Alegre-RS) | |
| Esporte Clube METROPOL | (Criciúma-SC) | |
| MOTO CLUBE | (São Luís-MA) | |
| Clube NÁUTICO Capibaribe | (Recife-PE) | |
| Sociedade Esportiva PALMEIRAS | (São Paulo-SP) | |
| Clube do REMO | (Belém-PA) | |
| SANTA CRUZ Futebol Clube | (Recife-PE) | |
| SANTO ANTÔNIO Futebol Clube | (Vitória - ES) | |
| SANTOS Futebol Clube | (Santos-SP) |
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
First Phase
- Santa Cruz 0-2 1-3 Bahia
- CSA 2-3 1-2 Campinense
Final
Campinense 0-3 0-1 Bahia
Northern Group
First Phase
- Remo 4-0 3-3 Moto Clube
- Fortaleza 3-1 1-1 ABC
Final
Remo 1-0 1-2 0-2 Fortaleza
Northern Zone Decision
Bahia 2-0 3-2 Fortaleza
Southern Zone
Southern GroupFirst Phase
- Palmeiras 2-0 1-3 4-1 Coritiba
- Metropol 1-6 3-2 1-3 Grêmio
Final
Grêmio 0-3 1-1 Palmeiras
Eastern Group
First Phase
- Fonseca 0-0 0-3 América
- Santo Antônio 1-3 1-2 Cruzeiro
Final
América 2-1 1-1 Cruzeiro
Southern Zone Decision
Palmeiras 1-1 1-2 América
Semifinals
and enter this stage.| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | |
 |
2:2 | 2:6 | 1:0 | 0:1 | — | |
 |
1:3 |  |
0:0 | 0:1 | — | — |
Final
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | |
| |
1:3 | 1:1 | 1:5 | — | — | |