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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season 1966
Champions Cruzeiro
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		 Cruzeiro
Santos
Matches played47
Goals scored149 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorer Bita
Toninho Guerreiro (10 goals)
← 1965
1967 →

The 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1966 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Northern Zone

Northern Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northern Group First Stage
Paysandu Pará 4:0 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rio Negro 6:0 3:0 – —
Flamengo Piauí 3:1 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 2:0 1:1 – –
Northern Group Semifinal
Paysandu [1] Pará 2:2 Piauí Flamengo 2:0 0:2 0:0 —
Northern Final
Fortaleza Ceará 3:1 Pará Paysandu 3:1 1:1 — —

Northeastern Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northeastern Group First Stage
Campinense Paraíba 4:0 Rio Grande do Norte ABC 2:0 1:2 – —
CSA Alagoas 4:0 Sergipe Confiança 2:0 1:0 – —
Northeastern Group Semifinals
Campinense Paraíba 0:4 Alagoas CSA 2:3 0:2 – —
Northeastern Group Finals
CSA Alagoas 0:4 Bahia Vitória 2:3 2:4 – —

Northern Zone Decision

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Northern Zone Semifinals
Fortaleza Ceará 1:3 Bahia Vitória 1:1 0:4 – —
Northern Zone Finals
Náutico Pernambuco 4:0 Bahia Vitória 3:0 3:2 – —

Southern Zone

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Southern Group First Stage
Inter de Lages Santa Catarina (state) 1:3 Paraná (state) Ferroviário 3:3 0:2 – —
Southern Group Finals
Ferroviário Paraná (state) 1:3 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 0:0 0:3 — —

Central Group

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Quarterfinals
Rabello Federal District (Brazil) 2:2 Goiás Anápolis 2:0 0:1 1:4 –
Desportiva Ferroviária Espírito Santo 1:3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano 2:2 0:3 – –
Semifinals
Anápolis Goiás 2:2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano 2:0 1:2 2:3 –
Central Zone final
Americano Rio de Janeiro (state) 0:4 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 0:4 1:6 – –

Southern Zone Finals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Grêmio Rio Grande do Sul 1:3 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 0:0 1:2 – —

Quarterfinals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg GD
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) 2:2 Pernambuco Náutico 0:0 0:0 0:3 —

Semifinals

Santos and Fluminense enter in this stage

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Náutico Pernambuco 2:2 São Paulo (state) Santos 0:2 5:3 1:4
Cruzeiro Minas Gerais 4:0 Fluminense 1:0 3:1 —

Finals

Cruzeiro6–2 Santos FC
Ze Carlos ( o.g.)
Tostão
Natal
Dirceu Lopes		 Toninho Guerreiro
Attendance: 90,000
Santos FC2–3
(4–9 agg.)		 Cruzeiro
Pelé 23'
Toninho Guerreiro 25'		 Tostão 64'
Natal 73'
Dirceu Lopes 89'
Attendance: 30,000

References

  1. ^ Paysandu qualified by the toss of a coin, http://www.paysandu.com.br/noticias/2515/ha-50-anos-papao-conquistava-vaga-na-taca-brasil-no-cara-ou-coroa

Sources

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