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
Semifinals Home teamScoreAway teamPalmeiras1-1InternacionalBotafogo2-1Corinthians
Final
Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Second Stage
Teams advanced to the final
Group E PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Sampaio Corrêa863216332Tiradentes-PI863216333Atlético-BA4612325-34Itabaiana4612325-3
Group F PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Campinense12660011292América-RN864029543CSA2610538-54América-PE26105311-8
Final
Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
Promotion No club was promoted to the following year's first level.
State championship champions StateChampionStateChampionAcreIndependênciaParáPaysanduAlagoasCRBParaíbaCampinenseAmapáSantanaParanáCoritibaAmazonasNacionalPernambucoSanta CruzBahiaBahiaPiauíTiradentes-PICearáCearáRio de JaneiroBarbaráDistrito FederalServiço GráficoRio Grande do NorteABCEspírito SantoDesportivaRio Grande do SulInternacionalGoiásGoiásRondôniaMoto ClubeGuanabaraFlamengoRoraima-MaranhãoSampaio CorrêaSanta CatarinaFigueirenseMato GrossoOperário (VG)São PauloPalmeirasMato Grosso do Sul-SergipeSergipeMinas GeraisCruzeiroTocantins-
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionCopa São Paulo de JunioresNacional-SP
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionTorneio do PovoFlamengo
Brazilian clubs in international competitions TeamCopa Libertadores 1972Atlético MineiroGroup stageSão PauloSemifinals
Brazil national team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1972.
DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetitionApril 26, 1972W3-2Carlos Alberto Torres, Tostão, Dirceu LopesInternational FriendlyJune 10, 1972W2-1Rivellino, JairzinhoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)June 13, 1972 Hamburger SVW2-0Rivellino, GérsonInternational Friendly (unofficial match)June 17, 1972 Rio Grande do Sul State Combined TeamD3-3Jairzinho, Paulo César Caju, RivellinoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)June 28, 1972D0-0-MinicopaJuly 2, 1972W3-0Leivinha (2), JairzinhoMinicopaJuly 5, 1972W1-0JairzinhoMinicopaJuly 9, 1972W1-0JairzinhoMinicopa
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF 1972 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF