1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season | 1971 |
---|---|
Champions | Atlético Mineiro 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 1st Brazilian title |
Copa Libertadores de América | Atlético Mineiro São Paulo |
Matches played | 229 |
Goals scored | 419 (1.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dario (15 goals) |
← 1970 1972 → |
The 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Primeiro Brazilian confederation as valid national tournaments since 2010). Organized by the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD), it was won by Atlético Mineiro.
While the tournament represented the top tier of Brazilian football, its name was "Division Extra", with "First Division" instead used by the second-tier tournament (since known as Campeonato Brasileiro Série B).[1]
Background
During the 1960s, two tournaments were used to pick Brazil's representative at the
1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, with the state of Ceará
being the only addition to the seven featured in the Robertão's final edition.
Some of the shunned federation states, led by Goiás, even created their own parallel national tournament, the Torneio Integração da CBD.[3]
Competition format
The season was divided into three phases:
- The First Phase saw the twenty teams divided into two groups of ten. Despite being divided into groups, the phase was contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once. The top six teams in each group advanced to the Second Phase.
- The Second Phase saw the twelve qualified teams divided into three groups of four. The teams within each group played each other in a double round-robin format. The top team from each group advanced to the Final Phase.
- The Final Phase saw the three team play each other team once. The team with the most points at the end of the round was declared the champion.
Teams
Twenty clubs participated in this championship (home city in parentheses):
- America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro)
- América-MG (Belo Horizonte)
- Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)
- Bahia (Salvador)
- Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro)
- Ceará (Fortaleza)
- Corinthians (São Paulo)
- Coritiba (Curitiba)
- Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)
- Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
- Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro)
- Grêmio (Porto Alegre)
- Internacional (Porto Alegre)
- Palmeiras (São Paulo)
- Portuguesa (São Paulo)
- Santa Cruz (Recife)
- Santos (Santos)
- São Paulo (São Paulo)
- Sport (Recife)
- Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)
First phase
Group A standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 26 | Advanced to the Second Phase |
2 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 23 | |
3 | Internacional
|
19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 23 | |
4 | Coritiba | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 22 | |
5 | Palmeiras
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | |
6 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 19 | |
7 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
8 | Fluminense
|
19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | |
9 | Portuguesa | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 15 | |
10 | Ceará | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grêmio
|
19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 23 | Advanced to the Second Phase |
2 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 23 | |
3 | America-RJ
|
19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 21 | |
4 | Santos | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 21 | |
5 | Botafogo | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 20 | |
6 | São Paulo | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 19 | |
7 | Bahia | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 18 | |
8 | Flamengo
|
19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | |
9 | América-MG | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 13 | |
10 | Sport Recife | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 12 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second phase
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to the Final Phase |
2 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | America-RJ
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to the Final Phase |
2 | Internacional
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | Advanced to the Final Phase |
2 | Grêmio
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | Palmeiras
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | Coritiba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final phase
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
2 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
3 | Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Atlético Mineiro | 1–0 | São Paulo |
---|---|---|
Oldair 75' |
Botafogo | 0–1 | Atlético Mineiro |
---|---|---|
Dario 61' |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 34 | Finalists |
2 | São Paulo | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 30 | |
3 | Botafogo | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 | |
4 | Corinthians | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 31 | Eliminated in the Second Phase |
5 | Internacional
|
25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | |
6 | Grêmio
|
25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | |
7 | Palmeiras
|
25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 28 | |
8 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 28 | |
9 | Santos | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 27 | |
10 | Coritiba | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 26 | |
11 | America-RJ
|
25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 26 | |
12 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 23 | |
13 | Bahia | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 18 | Eliminated in the First Phase |
14 | Flamengo
|
19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | |
15 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
16 | Fluminense
|
19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | |
17 | Portuguesa | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 15 | |
18 | América-MG | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 13 | |
19 | Sport Recife | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 12 | |
20 | Ceará | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 9 |
Source: rsssf.com
References
- ^ Túnel do Tempo (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Exclusivo: Vai Mudar Tudo em Nosso Futebol". Placar (31): 34–36. 16 October 1970.
- ^ Stein, Leandro (2 April 2014). "Da criação do Brasileirão aos elefantes brancos, como o futebol entrou no Plano de Integração Nacional" (in Portuguese). Trivela - Universo Online. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Sources
- Pontes, Ricardo FF (May 13, 2010). "Brazil 1971 Championship - Primeiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF