1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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The 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1966 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1966
ChampionsCruzeiro
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Cruzeiro
Santos
Matches played47
Goals scored149 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerBita
Toninho Guerreiro (10 goals)
1965
1967

Northern Zone

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Northern Group

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cruzeiro6–2Santos FC
Ze Carlos   (o.g.)
Tostão  
Natal 
Dirceu Lopes   
Toninho Guerreiro   
Attendance: 90,000

Santos FC2–3
(4–9 agg.)
Cruzeiro
Pelé   23'
Toninho Guerreiro  25'
Tostão   64'
Natal  73'
Dirceu Lopes  89'
Attendance: 30,000

References

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Sources

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