The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 4th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961, and ended on December 27, 1961. Santos were crowned champions after beating Bahia in the final, drawing 1–1 in the home leg before winning 5–1 in the away leg.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brazcup61.html RSSSF

Format The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a tiebreak (play-off) if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).

Teams Eighteen state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions, Palmeiras.

TeamHome city ABC Natal América-RJ Rio de Janeiro Bahia Salvador Campinense Campina Grande Coritiba Curitiba Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte CSA Maceió Fonseca Niterói Fortaleza Fortaleza Grêmio Porto Alegre Metropol Criciúma Moto Club São Luís Náutico Recife Palmeiras São Paulo Remo Belém Santa Cruz-SE Estância Santo Antônio Vitória Santos Santos

Northern Zone

Northeastern Group Semi-FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Santa Cruz-SE 0 : 4 Bahia1 - 30 - 2 CSA 0 : 4 Campinense2 - 31 - 2

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Campinense0 : 4 Bahia0 - 30 - 1

Northern Group 1st RoundScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza 3 : 1 ABC3 - 11 - 1 Remo3 : 1 Moto Club4 - 03 - 3

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Remo2 : 2 Fortaleza1 - 01 - 20 - 2

Northern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Bahia4 : 0 Fortaleza2 - 03 - 2

Southern Zone

Southern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Palmeiras2 : 2 Coritiba2 - 01 - 34 - 1 Metropol2 : 2 Grêmio1 - 63 - 21 - 3

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Grêmio1 : 3 Palmeiras0 - 31 - 1

Eastern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Santo Antônio0 : 4 Cruzeiro1 - 21 - 3 Fonseca1 : 3 América-RJ0 - 00 - 3

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg América-RJ3 : 1 Cruzeiro2 - 11 - 1

Southern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Palmeiras1 : 3 América-RJ1 - 11 - 2

National Semi-Finals Santos and Náutico entered at this stage.

ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break América-RJ2 : 2 Santos2 - 61 - 01 - 6 Náutico1 : 3 Bahia0 - 00 - 1—

National Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Bahia1 : 3 Santos1 - 51 - 1

References

External links Brazil Cup 1961