1973 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1973 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 72nd season of competitive football in the country.

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[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Palmeiras 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 2
2 São Paulo 3 3 1 1 1 4 2 2
3 Cruzeiro 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1
4 Internacional 2 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

[edit] State Championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Pará Remo
Alagoas CRB Paraíba Campinense
Amapá Amapá Paraná Coritiba
Amazonas Rodoviária Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Bahia Bahia Piauí River
Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro Barbará
Distrito Federal CEUB Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Goiás Vila Nova Rondônia São Domingos
Guanabara Fluminense Roraima -
Maranhão Ferroviário-MA Santa Catarina Avaí
Mato Grosso Operário-VG São Paulo Santos
Portuguesa(1)
Mato Grosso do Sul - Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins -
(1)Santos and Portuguesa shared the São Paulo State Championship title.

[edit] Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Fluminense

[edit] Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Torneio do Povo Coritiba

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1973
Botafogo Semifinals
Palmeiras Group stage

[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 1973.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
May 27, 1973 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 5-0 Rivelino (2), Valdomiro, Leivinha (2) International Friendly
June 3, 1973 Flag of Algeria Algeria W 2-0 Rivelino, Paulo César Caju International Friendly
June 6, 1973 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia W 4-1 Paulo César Caju (2), Valdomiro, Leivinha International Friendly
June 9, 1973 Flag of Italy Italy L 0-2 - International Friendly
June 13, 1973 Flag of Austria Austria D 1-1 Jairzinho International Friendly
June 16, 1973 Flag of West Germany West Germany W 1-0 Dirceu International Friendly
June 21, 1973 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR W 1-0 Jairzinho International Friendly
June 25, 1973 Flag of Sweden Sweden L 0-1 - International Friendly
June 30, 1973 Flag of Scotland Scotland W 1-0 Derek Johnstone (own goal) International Friendly
July 3, 1973 Flag of Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland United Ireland W 4-3 Paulo César Caju (2), Jairzinho, Valdomiro International Friendly (unofficial match)

[edit] References