1959 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1959 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 58th season of competitive football in the country.

Contents

[edit] Taça Brasil

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Santos 4-1 Grêmio 4-1 0-0 -
Vasco 2-3 Bahia 0-1 2-1 0-1

Final

December 10, 1959 Santos 2–3 Bahia
December 30, 1959 Bahia 0–2 Santos
March 3, 1960 Santos 1–3 Bahia

Bahia declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 5-5.

[edit] Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Santos 13 9 6 1 2 24 16 8
2 Vasco 12 9 4 4 1 12 6 6
3 Flamengo 11 9 5 1 3 24 15 9
4 Palmeiras 10 9 5 0 4 17 19 -2
5 São Paulo 10 9 4 2 3 23 22 1
6 América 9 9 4 1 4 19 23 -4
7 Botafogo 8 9 4 0 5 15 16 -1
8 Fluminense 6 9 2 2 5 13 14 -1
9 Corinthians 6 9 2 2 5 10 21 -11
10 Portuguesa 5 9 2 1 6 16 21 -5

Santos declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

[edit] State Championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Independência Paraíba Estrela do Mar
Alagoas Capelense Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Amazonas Auto Esporte Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Fonseca
Brasília Brasiliense (Núcleo Bandeirante) Rio de Janeiro (DF) Fluminense
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Goiás Goiânia Rondônia Ypiranga-RO
Maranhão Moto Club Roraima -
Mato Grosso Mixto Santa Catarina Paula Ramos
Mato Grosso do Sul - São Paulo Palmeiras
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Sergipe Santa Cruz-SE
Pará Paysandu Tocantins -

[edit] Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais São Paulo

[edit] Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1959.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 10, 1959 Flag of Peru Peru D 2-2 Didi, Pelé South American Championship
March 15, 1959 Flag of Chile Chile W 3-0 Pelé (2), Didi South American Championship
March 21, 1959 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 4-2 Paulo Valentim (2), Pelé, Didi South American Championship
March 26, 1959 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay W 3-1 Paulo Valentim (3) South American Championship
March 29, 1959 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay W 4-1 Pelé (3), Chinezinho South American Championship
April 4, 1959 Flag of Argentina Argentina D 1-1 Pelé (3) South American Championship
May 13, 1959 Flag of England England W 2-0 Julinho, Henrique Frade International Friendly
May 13, 1959 Flag of Chile Chile W 7-0 Pelé (3), Quarentinha (2), Dino Sani, Dorval Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
May 20, 1959 Flag of Chile Chile W 1-0 Quarentinha Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
December 5, 1959 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay W 3-2 Paulo South American Championship
December 12, 1959 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay L 0-3 - South American Championship
December 19, 1959 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador W 3-1 Geraldo, Paulo, Zé de Mello South American Championship
December 22, 1959 Flag of Argentina Argentina L 1-4 Geraldo South American Championship
December 27, 1959 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador W 2-1 Traçaia, Zé de Mello South American Championship

[edit] References

Seasons in Brazilian football
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