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| Season | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Palmeiras 1st Brazilian title |
|
Copa Libertadores de América | Palmeiras |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 119 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bececê (7 goals) |
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1959
1961 → | |
The 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1960 Taça Brasil) was the 2nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on September 6, 1960, and ended on December 28, 1960.
Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Break (play-off) 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
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
ABC |
(Natal-RN) | |
Bahia |
(Salvador-BA) | |
Capelense |
(Capela-AL) | |
Coritiba |
(Curitiba-PR) | |
Cruzeiro |
(Belo Horizonte-MG) | |
Estrela do Mar |
(João Pessoa-PB) | |
Fluminense |
(Rio de Janeiro-GB) | |
Fonseca |
(Niterói-RJ) | |
Fortaleza |
(Fortaleza-CE) | |
Grêmio |
(Porto Alegre-RS) | |
Moto Club |
(São Luís-MA) | |
Palmeiras |
(São Paulo-SP) | |
Paula Ramos |
(Florianópolis-SC) | |
Paysandu |
(Belém-PA) | |
Rio Branco-ES |
(Vitória-ES) | |
Santa Cruz-SE |
(Estância-SE) | |
Santa Cruz |
(Recife-PE) |
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-Break | ||
| Bahia | 2 : 2 | Santa Cruz-SE | 3 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 |
| Bahia qualified thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs. | |||||
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Bahia | 4 : 0 | Capelense | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 | |
Northern Group
| 1st Round | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Estrela do Mar | 2 : 2 | ABC | 2 - 1 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 5 |
| Paysandu | 0 : 4 | Moto Club | 2 - 3 | 2 - 4 | — |
| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Fortaleza | 3 : 1 | ABC | 3 - 0 | 1 - 1 | |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Fortaleza | 3 : 1 | Moto Club | 2 - 0 | 1 - 1 | |
Northern Zone Final
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Fortaleza | 3 : 1 | Bahia | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | |
Southern Zone
Southern Group
| Semi-Finals | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Paula Ramos | 1 : 3 | Coritiba | 1 - 1 | 0 - 5 | |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Coritiba | 2 : 2 | Grêmio | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 |
Eastern Group
| Semi-Finals | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-Break | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2 : 2 | Rio Branco-ES | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| Fonseca | 0 : 4 | Fluminense | 0 - 3 | 0 - 8 | — |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Cruzeiro | 1 : 3 | Fluminense | 1 - 1 | 1 - 4 | |
Southern Zone Final
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-Break | ||
| Grêmio | 2 : 2 | Fluminense | 1 - 0 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 1 |
| Fluminense qualified thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs. | |||||
National Semi-Finals
Palmeiras and Santa Cruz-PE entered at this stage.
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Palmeiras | 3 : 1 | Fluminense | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | |
| Santa Cruz | 1 : 3 | Fortaleza | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | |
National Final
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Fortaleza | 0 : 4 | Palmeiras | 1 - 3 | 2 - 8 | |