1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1959
Dates23 August 1959 – 29 March 1960
ChampionsBahia
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa LibertadoresBahia
Matches36
Goals103 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerLéo Briglia (8 goals)
Biggest home winSport Recife 6-0 Bahia
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The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 2nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 23 August 1959, and ended on 29 March 1960, in a tie-break match played in Rio de Janeiro, won by Bahia.[1]

Format

The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker 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

Sixteen state champions qualified for the tournament.

Team Home city Qualification method
Rio Grande do Norte ABC Natal 1958 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte 1958 Campeonato Mineiro champions
Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense Curitiba 1958 Campeonato Paranaense champions
Paraíba Auto Esporte Clube João Pessoa 1958 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Bahia Bahia Salvador 1958 Campeonato Baiano champions
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza 1958 Campeonato Cearense champions
Alagoas CSA Maceió 1958 Campeonato Alagoano champions
Maranhão Ferroviário São Luís 1958 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Porto Alegre 1958 Campeonato Gaúcho champions
Santa Catarina (state) Hercíllo Luz Tubarão 1958 Campeonato Catarinense champions
Rio de Janeiro (state) Manufatora Niterói 1958 Campeonato Fluminense champions
Espírito Santo Rio Branco Vitória 1958 Campeonato Capixaba champions
São Paulo (state) Santos Santos 1958 Campeonato Paulista champions
Pernambuco Sport Recife Recife 1958 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Pará Tuna Luso Belém 1958 Campeonato Paraense champions
Guanabara (state) Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 1958 Campeonato Carioca champions

Northern Zone

Northeastern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
ABC 2 : 2 Ceará 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 2
CSA 0 : 4 Bahia 0 - 2 0 - 5 —
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Ceará 2 : 2 Bahia 0 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 2

Northern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Tuna Luso 2 : 2 Ferroviário 3 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 0
Auto Esporte Clube 0 : 4 Sport Recife 0 - 3 2 - 5 —
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 1 : 3 Sport Recife 2 - 2 1 - 3

Northern Zone Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Bahia 2 : 2 Sport Recife 3 - 2 0 - 6 2 - 0

Southern Zone

Southern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético-PR 4 : 0 Hercíllo Luz 2 - 1 1 - 0
Grêmio w / o Bye — —
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 4 : 0 Atlético-PR 1 - 0 1 - 0

Eastern Group

Semi-Finals Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Rio Branco-ES 4 : 0 Manufatora 3 - 0 1 - 0
Atlético Mineiro w / o Bye — —
Final Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Rio Branco-ES 1 : 3 Atlético Mineiro 2 - 2 1 - 2

Southern Zone Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 0 : 4 Grêmio 1 - 4 0 - 1

National Semi-Finals

Santos and Vasco da Gama entered at this point.

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Santos 3 : 1 Grêmio 4 - 1 0 - 0 —
Vasco da Gama 2 : 2 Bahia 0 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1

National Final

Scores
Points 1st leg 2nd leg Tie-break
Santos 2 : 2 Bahia 2 - 3 2 - 0 1 - 3

The tie-break was played in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, on 29 March 1960. Bahia: Nadinho; Beto, Henrique, Flávio and Neizinho; Vicente and Mário; Marito, Alencar, Léo and Biriba. Santos: Lalá; Getúlio, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira, Formiga and Zé Carlos; Zito and Mário; Dorval, Pagão (Tite), Coutinho and Pepe. Goals: Vicente, Léo and Alencar (Bahia) and Coutinho (Santos) Expulsions: Getúlio, Formiga and Dorval. Referee: Frederico Lopes, assisted by Airton Vieira de Morais (named "Sansão") and Wilson Lopes de Souza.[2]

References

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