The following article presents a summary of the 1971 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 70th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Final Stage
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Atlético Mineiro422002022São Paulo221014223Botafogo0200215-4
Atlético Mineiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Semifinals
North-Northeastern Zone
Central-Southern Zone Team #1AggTeam #21st leg2nd leg3rd legPonte Preta1-1Villa Nova1-00-11-1 (5–6 after extra time, 2–3 pen)
Final
Villa Nova declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 4–2.
Promotion No club was promoted to the following year's first level.
State championship champions StateChampionStateChampionAcreRio Branco-ACParáPaysanduAlagoasCSAParaíbaCampinenseAmapáSão José-APParanáCoritibaAmazonasFastPernambucoSanta CruzBahiaBahiaPiauíFlamengo-PICearáCearáRio de JaneiroCentralDistrito FederalColomboRio Grande do NorteABCEspírito SantoRio Branco-ESRio Grande do SulInternacionalGoiásGoiásRondôniaMoto ClubeGuanabaraFluminenseRoraima-MaranhãoFerroviário-MASanta CatarinaAmérica-SCMato GrossoDom BoscoSão PauloSão PauloMato Grosso do Sul-SergipeSergipeMinas GeraisAmérica-MGTocantins-
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionCopa São Paulo de JunioresFluminense
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionTorneio do PovoCorinthians
Brazilian clubs in international competitions TeamCopa Libertadores 1971FluminenseGroup stagePalmeirasSemifinals
Brazil national team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1971.
DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetitionJuly 11, 1971D1-1PeléInternational FriendlyJuly 14, 1971W1-0TostãoInternational FriendlyJuly 18, 1971D2-2Rivellino, GérsonInternational FriendlyJuly 21, 1971D0-0-International FriendlyJuly 24, 1971W1-0ClaudiomiroInternational FriendlyJuly 28, 1971D1-1Paulo César CajuRoca CupJuly 31, 1971D2-2Tostão, Paulo César CajuRoca Cup
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF 1971 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF