- Format
- Teams
- Northern Zone Northeastern Group Northern Group Northern Zone Final
- Southern Zone Southern Group Eastern Group Southern Zone Final
- National Semi-Finals
- National Final
- External links
- References
{{ infobox football league season
|competition = Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
|season = 1961
|winners = Santos
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores
de América
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Santos
|matches = 38
|total goals = 124
|league topscorer = Pelé
|biggest home win =
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|longest unbeaten =
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|prevseason = 1960
|nextseason = 1962
}}The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 3rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961, and ended on December 27, 1961. Format The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, along with a Tie-Breaker if the ties are level on points. Teams 17 state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Taça Brasil champions, Palmeiras. | Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|
| Rio Grande do Norte}} ABC | (Natal-RN) | | América-RJ | (Rio de Janeiro-GB) | | Bahia}} Bahia | (Salvador-BA) | | Paraíba}} Campinense | (Campina Grande-PB) | | Paraná}} Coritiba | (Curitiba-PR) | | Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro | (Belo Horizonte-MG) | | Alagoas}} CSA | (Maceió-AL) | | Rio de Janeiro}} Fonseca | (Niterói-RJ) | | Ceará}} Fortaleza | (Fortaleza-CE) | | Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio | (Porto Alegre-RS) | | Santa Catarina}} Metropol | (Criciúma-SC) | | Maranhão}} Moto Clube | (São Luís-MA) | | Pernambuco}} Náutico | (Recife-PE) | | São Paulo}} Palmeiras | (São Paulo-SP) | | Pará}} Remo | (Belém-PA) | | Sergipe}} Santa Cruz-SE | (Estância-SE) | | Espírito Santo}} Santo Antônio | (Vitória-ES) | | São Paulo}} Santos | (Santos-SP) |
Northern ZoneNortheastern Group| Semi-Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Santa Cruz-SE | 0 : 4 | Bahia | 1 - 3 | 0 - 2 | — | | CSA | 0 : 4 | Campinense | 2 - 3 | 1 - 2 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Campinense | 0 : 4 | Bahia | 0 - 3 | 0 - 1 | — |
Northern Group| 1st Round | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Fortaleza | 3 : 1 | ABC | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | — | | Remo | 3 : 1 | Moto Club | 4 - 0 | 3 - 3 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Remo | 2 : 2 | Fortaleza | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
Northern Zone Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Bahia | 4 : 0 | Fortaleza | 2 - 0 | 3 - 2 | — |
Southern ZoneSouthern Group| Semi-Finals | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Palmeiras | 2 : 2 | Coritiba | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 4 - 1 | | Metropol | 2 : 2 | Grêmio | 1 - 6 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 3 |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Grêmio | 1 : 3 | Palmeiras | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | — |
Eastern Group| Semi-Finals | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Santo Antônio | 0 : 4 | Cruzeiro | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | — | | Fonseca | 1 : 3 | América-RJ | 0 - 0 | 0 - 3 | — |
| Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| América-RJ | 3 : 1 | Cruzeiro | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | — |
Southern Zone Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Palmeiras | 1 : 3 | América-RJ | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | — |
National Semi-FinalsSantos and Náutico enter in this stage. | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| América-RJ | 2 : 2 | Santos | 2 - 6 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 6 | | Náutico | 1 : 3 | Bahia | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | — |
National Final | Scores | Tie-breaker |
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| Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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| Bahia | 1 : 3 | Santos | 1 - 5 | 1 - 1 | — |
External links{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série A}}References{{DEFAULTSORT:1961 Taca Brasil}} 3 : 1961 in South American football leagues|1961 in Brazilian football|Taça Brasil seasons |