Season 1961 Top goalscorer Pelé Start date 1961 Matches played 38 | Copa Libertadores
de América Santos Champion Santos FC Goals scored 124 | |
Champions Santos
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title Similar 1962 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The 1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1961 Taça Brasil) was the 3rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on July 12, 1961, and ended on December 27, 1961.
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Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, along with a Tie-Breaker if the ties are level on points.
Teams
17 state champions qualified, along with the 1960 Taça Brasil champions, Palmeiras.
National Semi-Finals
Santos and Náutico enter in this stage.
References
1961 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA