1961 in Brazilian football
Season | 1961 | |
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The following article presents a summary of the 1961 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 60th season of competitive football in the country.
Taça Brasil
Semifinals
Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Template:Brazil fc | 4-12 | Template:Brazil fc | 2-6 | 1-0 | 1-6 |
Template:Brazil fc | 0-1 | Template:Brazil fc | 0-0 | 0-1 | - |
Final
Template:Brazil fc declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6-2.
Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Final Stage
Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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1 | Template:Brazil fc | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Template:Brazil fc | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Template:Brazil fc | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Template:Brazil fc | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
5 | Template:Brazil fc | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
6 | Template:Brazil fc | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Template:Brazil fc declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.
State championship champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | Copa Libertadores 1961 |
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Palmeiras | Runner-up |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1961.
Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
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April 30, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Coutinho, Pepe | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
May 3, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Coutinho (2), Quarentinha | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
May 7, 1961 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Garrincha, Didi | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
May 11, 1961 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Gérson | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
June 29, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Joel, Dida, Henrique Frade | International Friendly |