Season 1959 Matches played 36 | Copa Libertadores
de América Bahia Goals scored 103 (2.86 per match) | |
Champions Bahia
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title | ||
The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 1st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 23, 1959, and ended on March 3, 1960.
Contents
Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker if the sides were tied on points.
Teams
16 State Champions qualified for the tournament:
National Semi-Finals
Santos and Vasco da Gama enter at this point.
References
1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA