1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season 1978
Champions Guarani
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Guarani
Palmeiras
Matches played 792
Goals scored 1,771 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) - 19 goals
Biggest home win Guarani 7-0 Itabuna (April 30, 1978)
Biggest away win Sergipe 0-5 Vasco da Gama (May 11, 1978)
Remo 0-5 Vasco da Gama (June 10, 1978)
Highest scoring Botafogo-PB 6-3 Uberlândia (May 1, 1978)
Longest winning run Guarani (11 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Botafogo (24 matches)
Longest losing run Nacional-AM (8 matches)
Average attendance 10,540
1977
1979

The 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the IV Copa Brasil) was the 22nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Overview

It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.

First phase

Group A

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio Grande do Sul Internacional21128 (3)222611+15
2Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio20128 (1)31229+13
3Paraná (state) Coritiba17127 (0)32169+7
4Rio Grande do Sul Caxias15125 (0)52139+4
5Rio Grande do Sul Juventude14124 (1)531210+2
6Santa Catarina (state) Joinville13123 (0)721110+1
7Paraná (state) Londrina12125 (1)161716+1
8Paraná (state) Grêmio Maringá12124 (1)351815+3
9Santa Catarina (state) Chapecoense9124 (0)17917-8
10Paraná (state) Atlético-PR9123 (0)36715-8
11Santa Catarina (state) Figueirense9122 (0)551217-5
12Paraná (state) Colorado8124 (0)04715-8
13Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas4121 (0)29623-17

Group B

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]LDGFGAGD
1Pernambuco Santa Cruz23128 (3)40246+18
2Minas Gerais Cruzeiro21128 (3)223013+17
3Pernambuco Náutico20129 (1)12229+13
4Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro20127 (3)32175+12
5Minas Gerais Villa Nova14126 (0)24139+4
6Pernambuco Sport14125 (0)43137+6
7Rio Grande do Norte ABC11123 (0)541218-6
8Rio Grande do Norte América-RN10122 (0)641115-4
9Paraíba Botafogo-PB9123 (1)271726-9
10Paraíba Campinense9122 (1)461124-13
11Minas Gerais Uberaba7122 (0)55714-7
12Minas Gerais Uberlândia6121 (0)561128-17
13Minas Gerais América-MG5121 (1)291024-14

Group C

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]LDGFGAGD
1São Paulo (state) Corinthians20116 (3)50151+14
2Goiás Goiás16116 (1)32135+8
3Mato Grosso Mixto16114 (1)70147+7
4Mato Grosso do Sul Operário-MS15115 (1)42117+4
5São Paulo (state) Santos13113 (2)531611+5
6Federal District (Brazil) Brasília11114 (0)341013-3
7Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-MS11112 (0)72910-1
8Goiás Vila Nova10113 (1)35912-3
9Espírito Santo Desportiva9112 (0)5459-4
10Mato Grosso Dom Bosco9112 (1)451118-7
11Goiás Anapolina7111 (0)55712-5
12Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES5111 (0)37520-15

Group D

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]LDGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama22118 (3)30265+21
2Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo20117 (2)40163+13
3Bahia Bahia16116 (1)32177+10
4São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta16116 (2)231910+9
5São Paulo (state) Guarani16115 (2)42219+12
6Bahia Vitória13115 (0)3312120
7Alagoas CRB12114 (0)431612+4
8Alagoas CSA8113 (0)261018-8
9Sergipe Confiança5111 (0)37821-13
10Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda5111 (0)37316-13
11Sergipe Sergipe5111 (0)37520-15
12Bahia Itabuna4111 (0)28727-20

Group E

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]LDGFGAGD
1São Paulo (state) Palmeiras19116 (3)41204+16
2São Paulo (state) São Paulo17116 (3)23239+14
3São Paulo (state) Botafogo-SP16115 (3)332316+7
4Ceará Ceará15116 (0)321310+3
5São Paulo (state) América-SP13116 (1)05129+3
6São Paulo (state) Comercial-SP13114 (1)43118+3
7São Paulo (state) Noroeste11114 (0)34911-2
8Ceará Fortaleza11113 (1)4410100
9Maranhão Moto Club11113 (0)5367-1
10Piauí River7112 (0)36821-13
10Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa7112 (0)36821-13
12Piauí Flamengo-PI4110 (0)47119-17

Group F

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]LDGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo211110 (1)01197+12
2São Paulo (state) Portuguesa19117 (2)31204+16
3Pará Remo16116 (2)23154+11
4Rio de Janeiro (state) América-RJ13115 (0)331311+2
5Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense12115 (0)24990
6Rio de Janeiro (state) Goytacaz12114 (1)34880
7Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano11112 (0)7254+1
8Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast10114 (0)25814-6
9Pará Paysandu9112 (0)54611-5
10Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu7113 (1)081020-10
11São Paulo (state) XV de Piracicaba6111 (0)46916-7
12Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM3111 (0)19418-14

Second phase

Group G

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio Grande do Sul Internacional1486 (0)20136+7
2Minas Gerais Cruzeiro1385 (0)3093+6
3São Paulo (state) Palmeiras983 (0)32550
4São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta782 (0)33770
5Rio de Janeiro (state) Goytacaz782 (0)33911-2
6Bahia Vitória782 (0)3347-3
7Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro781 (0)52770
8São Paulo (state) América-SP681 (1)3498+1
9Mato Grosso Mixto381 (0)16615-9

Group H

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Pernambuco Santa Cruz1385 (0)30115+6
2Goiás Goiás1184 (2)13139+4
3Bahia Bahia1083 (1)32109+1
4Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio1082 (1)5187+1
5Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense983 (0)3276+1
6São Paulo (state) Santos882 (1)3368-2
7Pernambuco Náutico782 (1)24910-1
8Ceará Ceará682 (1)151113-2
9Santa Catarina (state) Joinville581 (0)34614-8

Group I

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo1585 (2)30155+10
2Pernambuco Sport1183 (2)32126+6
3São Paulo (state) Botafogo-SP1084 (1)13107+3
4São Paulo (state) Corinthians984 (0)13770
5Rio de Janeiro (state) América-RJ983 (0)3298+1
6Mato Grosso do Sul Operário-MS883 (0)2379-2
7Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo[2]882 (0)4276+1
8Rio Grande do Sul Juventude481 (0)25617-11
9São Paulo (state) Comercial-SP380 (0)35311-8

Group J

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama1485 (2)21196+13
2São Paulo (state) São Paulo1384 (2)31136+7
3São Paulo (state) Portuguesa1285 (0)21159+6
4São Paulo (state) Guarani1183 (2)321210+2
5Rio Grande do Sul Caxias1083 (2)23119+2
6Paraná (state) Coritiba983 (1)23880
7Pará Remo883 (1)141216-4
8Minas Gerais Villa Nova582 (1)06617-11
9Federal District (Brazil) Brasília180 (0)17116-15

Group K

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Paraná (state) Londrina1165 (0)10114+7
2Paraná (state) Colorado963 (1)2185+3
3Paraná (state) Grêmio Maringá[3]863 (1)12117+4
4Santa Catarina (state) Chapecoense661 (0)4145-1
5Santa Catarina (state) Figueirense562 (0)13660
6Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas361 (0)14513-8
7Paraná (state) Atlético-PR260 (0)2438-5

Group L

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Paraíba Botafogo-PB1164 (1)20102+8
2Rio Grande do Norte ABC862 (0)4074+3
3Minas Gerais Uberaba661 (0)41660
4Minas Gerais Uberlândia561 (0)32330
5Minas Gerais América-MG561 (0)3246-2
6Paraíba Campinense561 (0)3249-5
7Rio Grande do Norte América-RN360 (0)33610-4

Group M

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Mato Grosso Dom Bosco853 (1)1184+4
2Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-MS652 (0)2175+2
3Goiás Vila Nova552 (0)1257-2
4Espírito Santo Desportiva452 (0)0356-1
5Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES451 (0)2267-1
6Goiás Anapolina451 (0)2246-2

Group N

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda954 (1)0184+4
2Alagoas CRB753 (0)1152+3
3Bahia Itabuna652 (1)1263+3
4Alagoas CSA652 (0)2186+2
5Sergipe Confiança452 (0)0359-4
6Sergipe Sergipe050 (0)05210-8

Group O

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1São Paulo (state) Noroeste854 (0)0184+4
2Ceará Fortaleza753 (0)1174+3
3Piauí Flamengo-PI653 (0)0254+1
4Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa451 (0)2235-2
5Maranhão Moto Club351 (0)1347-3
6Piauí River251 (0)0458-3

Group P

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano953 (1)2081+7
2Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu953 (1)2093+6
3São Paulo (state) XV de Piracicaba652 (1)1276+1
4Pará Paysandu651 (1)3196+3
5Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast351 (0)13411-7
6Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM150 (0)14111-10

Third phase

Group Q

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1São Paulo (state) Guarani1576 (2)10122+10
2Rio Grande do Sul Internacional1376 (1)01125+7
3São Paulo (state) Botafogo-SP974 (1)03127+5
4Goiás Goiás873 (1)13990
5São Paulo (state) Santos872 (2)23106+4
6Paraíba Botafogo-PB572 (0)14610-4
7Paraná (state) Londrina371 (0)15413-9
8Rio de Janeiro (state) Goytacaz271 (0)06316-13

Group R

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Pernambuco Santa Cruz1273 (2)40179+8
2Pernambuco Sport1174 (1)2196+3
3São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta1172 (2)5082+6
4Mato Grosso do Sul Operário-MS873 (0)22880
5Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense872 (1)3275+2
6São Paulo (state) Portuguesa772 (0)3265+1
7Mato Grosso Dom Bosco371 (0)15614-8
8Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda270 (0)25315-12

Group S

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio1676 (3)10183+15
2São Paulo (state) Palmeiras1072 (2)41115+6
3Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo973 (0)3198+1
4Rio de Janeiro (state) América-RJ773 (0)1379-2
5Paraná (state) Coritiba772 (0)3256-1
6Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo571 (0)33710-3
7São Paulo (state) Noroeste471 (0)24416-12
8São Paulo (state) São Paulo370 (0)34610-4

Group T

Pos.TeamPtPldW[1]DLGFGAGD
1Bahia Bahia1375 (2)11143+11
2Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama1274 (1)30135+8
3Rio Grande do Sul Caxias1073 (1)31115+6
4São Paulo (state) Corinthians772 (0)3278-1
5Minas Gerais Cruzeiro771 (0)51550
6Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano572 (0)14312-9
7Paraná (state) Grêmio Maringá571 (1)24710-3
8Bahia Vitória270 (0)25214-12

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palmeiras 3–2 Bahia 2-1 1-1
Internacional 3–1 Santa Cruz 1-0 2-1
Sport 0–6 Guarani 0-2 0-4
Vasco da Gama 2–2 Grêmio 1-1 1-1

First leg

Palmeiras São Paulo (state) 2 – 1 Bahia Bahia
Toninho  16',  53' Beijoca  71'
Attendance: 46,745
Referee: Rio de Janeiro (state) Valquir Pimentel

Internacional Rio Grande do Sul 1 – 0 Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Jair  21'
Attendance: 30,859
Referee: São Paulo (state) Oscar Scolfaro

Sport Pernambuco 0 – 2 São Paulo (state) Guarani
Zenon  17'
Capitão  75'
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Rio de Janeiro (state) Luís Carlos Félix

Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (state) 1 – 1 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Guina  79' André Catimba  79'
Attendance: 84,327
Referee: São Paulo (state)} Emídio Marques de Mesquita

Second leg

Bahia Bahia 1 – 1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Douglas  59' Toninho  24'

Santa Cruz Pernambuco 1 – 2 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Nunes  6' Bil  48',  89'
Attendance: 39,647
Referee: Rio de Janeiro (state) Valquir Pimentel

Guarani São Paulo (state) 4 – 0 Pernambuco Sport
Miranda  10'
Capitão  50',  65'
Renato  80'
Attendance: 18,216

Grêmio Rio Grande do Sul 1 – 1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
Tarciso  39' Roberto Dinamite  19'
Attendance: 57,965
Referee: São Paulo (state) José de Assis Aragão

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guarani 4–1 Vasco da Gama 2-0 2-1
Palmeiras 3–1 Internacional 2-0 1-1

First leg

Guarani São Paulo (state) 2 – 0 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
Orlando Lelé  45+3' (o.g.)
Renato  54'
Attendance: 30,092
Referee: Pernambuco Manuel Amaro de Lima

Palmeiras São Paulo (state) 2 – 0 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Toninho  16',  81'
Attendance: 59,459
Referee: Rio de Janeiro (state) Luís Carlos Félix

Second leg

Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (state) 1 – 2 São Paulo (state) Guarani
Dirceu  82' Zenon  7',  65'
Attendance: 101,541
Referee: Minas Gerais Maurílio José Santiago

Internacional Rio Grande do Sul 1 – 1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Chico Spina  29' Jorge Mendonça  86'
Attendance: 56,611
Referee: Rio de Janeiro (state) Valquir Pimentel

Finals

First leg

Palmeiras São Paulo (state) 0 – 1 São Paulo (state) Guarani
Zenon  76'

Second leg

Guarani São Paulo (state) 1 – 0 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Careca  36'
Attendance: 27,086

Final standings

PosClubPtsPWDLPEGFGAGD
1Guarani543220846572235
2Palmeiras4432131365421923
3Internacional533122544552629
4Vasco da Gama5030171036612239
5Santa Cruz4829161125532330
6Grêmio4829161125502129
7Bahia402814864432221
8Sport36291298334259
9Botafogo4426151014401624
10Cruzeiro4127141033442123
11Portuguesa382614842411823
12Corinthians362612953291613
13Botafogo-SP352613495453015
14Goiás352613584352312
15Caxias3527111063352312
16Flamengo342613761332310
17Ponte Preta3426101064341915
18Coritiba33271287129236
19São Paulo332610885422517
20Operário-MS31261187126242
21América-RJ29261178029281
22Fluminense29261088123203
23Santos29267109532257
24Londrina26251131113233-1
25Botafogo-PB2525951123338-5
26Maringá25258611336324
27Americano-RJ2523710611617-1
28Noroeste232395902131-10
29Vitória2226781101833-15
30Goytacaz-RJ2126761312035-15
31Dom Bosco-MT2023661122536-11
32Volta Redonda1623551311435-21
33Náutico272011362311912
34Atlético Mineiro27208843241212
35Remo2419937327207
36Ceará2119847124231
37Villa Nova-MG1920821011926-7
38América-SP1919739221174
39Mixto191958612022-2
40Juventude182057811827-9
41Joinville1820410601724-7
42Comercial-SP161947811419-5
43Brasília1219441101129-18
44CRB1916754021147
45ABC191859401922-3
46Fortaleza1816655117143
47Colorado171872911520-5
48Comercial-MS1716493016151
49Bangu161662821923-4
50Vila Nova-GO151654711419-5
51Chapecoense151855801322-9
52Paysandu151638511517-2
53CSA141654701824-6
54Moto Club141646601014-4
55Figueirense141846801823-5
56Campinense141837811533-18
57Fast131653801225-13
58Desportiva Capixaba131645701015-5
59Uberaba131829701320-7
60América-RN131829701725-8
61XV de Piracicaba121635811622-6
62Atlético Paranaense1118351001023-13
63Sampaio Corrêa111635801126-15
64Uberlândia1118351001431-17
65Anapolina111627701118-7
66Flamengo-PI10163490723-16
67Itabuna1016331011330-17
68América Mineiro1018251111430-16
69River916331001329-16
70Confiança916331001330-17
71Rio Branco-ES91625901127-16
72Brasil de Pelotas718231301136-25
73Sergipe51613120730-23
74Nacional41612130529-24

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Victories by two goals of difference or more were rewarded with three points instead of two
  2. Flamengo qualified as the eliminated team in the groups G, H, I and J with the best campaign overall.
  3. Grêmio Maringá qualified as the eliminated team in the groups K, L, M, N, O and P with the best overall campaign.
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