1972 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1972 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 71st season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Main article: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1972

Semifinals

Home team  | Score  | Away team

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Palmeiras | 1-1  | Internacional
Botafogo | 2-1  | Corinthians

Final

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December 23, 1972

Palmeiras| 0-0| Botafogo

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Beira-Rio

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Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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Main article: 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Second Stage

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Group E

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1  | Sampaio Corrêa | 8  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 3  | 3
2  | Tiradentes-PI | 8  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 3  | 3
3  | Atlético-BA | 4  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 5  | -3
4  | Itabaiana | 4  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 5  | -3

Group F

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

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1  | Campinense | 12  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 2  | 9
2  | América-RN | 8  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 5  | 4
3  | CSA | 2  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | 8  | -5
4  | América-PE | 2  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | 11  | -8

Final

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December 17, 1972

Sampaio Corrêa| 1-1 (0-0 after extra time,
5-4 pen)| Campinense

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Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

### Promotion

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No club was promoted to the following year's first level.

## State championship champions

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State  | Champion  |  | State  | Champion

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Acre | Independência |  | Pará | Paysandu
Alagoas | CRB |  | Paraíba | Campinense
Amapá | Santana |  | Paraná | Coritiba
Amazonas | Nacional |  | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz
Bahia | Bahia |  | Piauí | Tiradentes-PI
Ceará | Ceará |  | Rio de Janeiro | Barbará
Distrito Federal | Serviço Gráfico |  | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC
Espírito Santo | Desportiva |  | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional
Goiás | Goiás |  | Rondônia | Moto Clube
Guanabara | Flamengo |  | Roraima | \-
Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa |  | Santa Catarina | Figueirense
Mato Grosso | Operário (VG) |  | São Paulo | Palmeiras
Mato Grosso do Sul | \-  |  | Sergipe | Sergipe
Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro |  | Tocantins | \-

## Youth competition champions

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Competition  | Champion

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Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Nacional-SP

## Other competition champions

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Competition  | Champion

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Torneio do Povo | Flamengo

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team  | Copa Libertadores 1972

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Atlético Mineiro | Group stage
São Paulo | Semifinals

## 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 1972.

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

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April 26, 1972 |  Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Tostão, Dirceu Lopes | International Friendly
June 10, 1972 |  Brazil Olympic Team | W | 2-1 | Rivellino, Jairzinho | International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 13, 1972 |  Hamburger SV | W | 2-0 | Rivellino, Gérson | International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 17, 1972 |  Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team | D | 3-3 | Jairzinho, Paulo César Caju, Rivellino | International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 28, 1972 |  Czechoslovakia | D | 0-0 | - | Minicopa
July 2, 1972 |  Yugoslavia | W | 3-0 | Leivinha (2), Jairzinho | Minicopa
July 5, 1972 |  Scotland | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho | Minicopa
July 9, 1972 |  Portugal | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho | Minicopa

## References

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* Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
* 1972 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF[permanent dead link]

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