1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1971
ChampionsAtlético Mineiro
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Atlético Mineiro
São Paulo
Matches played229
Goals scored419 (1.83 per match)
Top goalscorerDario (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):

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 Mineiro1–0São Paulo
Oldair 75'
Attendance: 53.903

São Paulo4–1Botafogo
Forlán 61'
Terto 65' (86)
Toninho 71'
Ney Oliveira 53'
Attendance: 33.930
Referee: Armando Marques

Botafogo0–1Atlético Mineiro
Dario 61'
Attendance: 46.458
Referee: Armando Marques

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

  1. ^ Túnel do Tempo (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Exclusivo: Vai Mudar Tudo em Nosso Futebol". Placar (31): 34–36. 16 October 1970.
  3. ^ 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.

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