1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season 1959
Champions Bahia
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Bahia
Matches played 36
Goals scored 103 (2.86 per match)
1960

The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 1st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 23, 1959, and ended on March 3, 1960.

Format

The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker if the sides were tied on points.

Teams

16 State Champions qualified for the tournament:

Team Home city Home ground
Rio Grande do Norte ABCNatal
Minas Gerais Atlético MineiroBelo Horizonte
Paraná (state) Atlético ParanaenseCuritiba
Paraíba Auto Esporte ClubeJoão Pessoa
Bahia BahiaSalvador
Ceará CearáFortaleza
Alagoas CSAMaceió
Maranhão FerroviárioSão Luís
Rio Grande do Sul GrêmioPorto Alegre
Santa Catarina (state) Hercíllo LuzTubarão
Rio de Janeiro (state) ManufatoraNiterói
Espírito Santo Rio BrancoVitória
São Paulo (state) SantosSantos
Pernambuco Sport RecifeRecife
Pará Tuna LusoBelém
Vasco da GamaRio de Janeiro

Northern Zone

Northeastern Group

Semi-Finals Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
ABC 2 : 2 Ceará 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 2
CSA 0 : 4 Bahia 0 - 2 0 - 5
Final Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceará 2 : 2 Bahia 0 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 2

Northern Group

Semi-Finals Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 2 : 2 Ferroviário 3 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 0
Auto Esporte Clube 0 : 4 Sport 0 - 3 2 - 5
Final Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 1 : 3 Sport Recife 2 - 2 1 - 3

Northern Zone Final

Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahia 2 : 2 Sport 3 - 2 0 - 6 2 - 0

Southern Zone

Southern Group

Semi-Finals Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético-PR 4 : 0 Hercíllo Luz 2 - 1 1 - 0
Grêmio w / o Bye
Final Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 4 : 0 Atlético-PR 1 - 0 1 - 0

Eastern Group

Semi-Finals Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Rio Branco-ES 4 : 0 Manufatora 3 - 0 1 - 0
Atlético Mineiro w / o Bye
Final Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Rio Branco-ES 1 : 3 Atlético Mineiro 2 - 2 1 - 2

Southern Zone Final

Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 0 : 4 Grêmio 1 - 4 0 - 1

National Semi-Finals

Santos and Vasco da Gama enter at this point.

Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos 3 : 1 Grêmio 4 - 1 0 - 0
Vasco da Gama 2 : 2 Bahia 0 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1

National Final

Scores Tie-breaker
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos 2 : 2 Bahia 2 - 3 2 - 0 1 - 3

References

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