1961 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1961 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 60th season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

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Semifinals

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America-RJ | 4-12  | Santos | 2-6  | 1-0  | 1-6
Náutico | 0-1  | Bahia | 0-0  | 0-1  | \-

Final

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December 22, 1961

Bahia| 1-1| Santos

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December 27, 1961

Santos| 5-1| Bahia

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Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6-2.

## Torneio Rio-São Paulo

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Final Stage

Position  | Team  | Points  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Difference

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1  | Flamengo | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 2  | 6
2  | Botafogo | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 2
3  | Vasco da Gama | 4  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 2
4  | Palmeiras | 3  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | -1
5  | Santos | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 9  | -6
6  | Corinthians | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 5  | -5

Flamengo declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

## State championship champions

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State  | Champion  |  | State  | Champion

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Acre | Rio Branco-AC |  | Pará | Paysandu
Alagoas | CRB |  | Paraíba | Campinense
Amapá | Santana |  | Paraná | Comercial-PR
Amazonas | São Raimundo |  | Pernambuco | Sport Recife
Bahia | Bahia |  | Piauí | River
Ceará | Ceará |  | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Branco-RJ
Distrito Federal | Defelê |  | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC
Espírito Santo | Santo Antônio |  | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional
Goiás | Vila Nova |  | Rondônia | Flamengo-PI
Guanabara | Botafogo |  | Roraima | \-
Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa |  | Santa Catarina | Metropol
Mato Grosso | Mixto |  | São Paulo | Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul | \-  |  | Sergipe | Sergipe
Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro |  | Tocantins | \-

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team  | Copa Libertadores 1961

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Palmeiras | Runner-up

## Brazil national team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1961.

Date  | Opposition  | Result  | Score  | Brazil scorers  | Competition

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April 30, 1961 |  Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Coutinho, Pepe | Taça Oswaldo Cruz
May 3, 1961 |  Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Coutinho (2), Quarentinha | Taça Oswaldo Cruz
May 7, 1961 |  Chile | W | 2-1 | Garrincha, Didi | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
May 11, 1961 |  Chile | W | 1-0 | Gérson | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
June 29, 1961 |  Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Joel, Dida, Henrique Frade | International Friendly

## References

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* Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
* 1961 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF

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