1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Season 1973 Dates 25 Aug 1973 – 28 Feb 1974 Goals scored 1,267		Copa Libertadoresde América PalmeirasSão Paulo Location Brazil Matches played 656

Champions Palmeiras2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title6th Brazilian title Top goalscorer Ramón (Santa Cruz) - 21 goals Biggest home win Rio Negro 5-0 Sergipe (October 21, 1973)Remo 5-0 Moto Club (December 2, 1973)Cruzeiro 6-1 Vitória (January 26, 1974)Botafogo 6-1 Fortaleza (February 6, 1974) Biggest away win América-RN 1-6 Santos (September 26, 1973)Tiradentes 0-5 Palmeiras (February 3, 1974) Champion Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Similar 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro

The 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the Terceiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes) was the 17th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Overview

40 teams took part and Palmeiras won the championship.

The First Phase was contested in two turns.In the first, the forty teams were divided into two groups of twenty.Each team played once against the teams of its own group.In the second turn, the forty teams were divided into four groups of ten teams, and once again, the teams played only against the teams of their own group.The twenty best teams considering both first and second turns qualified to the Second phase.

The Second Phase saw the twenty qualified teams divided into two groups of ten. The teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to the Final phase.

The Final phase saw the four qualified teams play each other in a single round-robin tournament.The team with the most points won the Championship.

References

1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Wikipedia

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