1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Football league season
| Season | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruzeiro 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Cruzeiro Santos |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 149 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bita Toninho Guerreiro (10 goals) |
← 1965 1967 → | |
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 | ||||||
Paysandu | 4:0 |  Rio Negro | 6:0 | 3:0 | – | — |
Flamengo | 3:1 |  Sampaio Corrêa | 2:0 | 1:1 | – | – |
| Northern Group Semifinal | ||||||
| Paysandu[1] | 2:2 | Flamengo | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:0 | — |
| Northern Final | ||||||
Fortaleza  | 3:1 | 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  | 4:0 |  ABC | 2:0 | 1:2 | – | — |
CSA  | 4:0 |  Confiança | 2:0 | 1:0 | – | — |
| Northeastern Group Semifinals | ||||||
| Campinense | 0:4 | CSA | 2:3 | 0:2 | – | — |
| Northeastern Group Finals | ||||||
| CSA | 0:4 |  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 | 1:3 | Vitória | 1:1 | 0:4 | – | — |
| Northern Zone Finals | ||||||
Náutico  | 4:0 | 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  | 1:3 |  Ferroviário | 3:3 | 0:2 | – | — |
| Southern Group Finals | ||||||
| Ferroviário | 1:3 |  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  | 2:2 |  Anápolis | 2:0 | 0:1 | 1:4 | – |
Desportiva Ferroviária  | 1:3 |  Americano | 2:2 | 0:3 | – | – |
| Semifinals | ||||||
| Anápolis | 2:2 | Americano | 2:0 | 1:2 | 2:3 | – |
| Central Zone final | ||||||
| Americano | 0:4 |  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 | 1:3 | Cruzeiro | 0:0 | 1:2 | – | — |
Quarterfinals
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
Palmeiras  | 2:2 | 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 | 2:2 | Santos | 0:2 | 5:3 | 1:4 |
| Cruzeiro | 4:0 |  Fluminense | 1:0 | 3:1 | — |
Finals
| Santos FC | 2–3 (4–9 agg.) | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
Pelé  23'Toninho Guerreiro 25' | Tostão 64' Natal 73'Dirceu Lopes 89' |
References
- ^ 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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