1979 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1979 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 78th season of competitive football in the country.

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[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Semifinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Coritiba 2-3 Vasco 1-1 1-2
Palmeiras 3-4 Internacional 2-3 1-1

Final


December 20, 1979 Vasco 0–2 Internacional Maracanã

December 23, 1979 Internacional 2–1 Vasco Beira-Rio

Internacional declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4-1.

[edit] State Championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Paraíba Campinense
Alagoas CRB Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Amapá Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Flamengo-PI
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Flamengo(1)
Ceará Ferroviário Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Goiás Vila Nova Roraima Ríver-RR
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Remo
(1)In 1979, two editions of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship were played because Guanabara state's and Rio de Janeiro state's football federations fused in 1978. The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation organized both competitions, which were won by Flamengo.

[edit] Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Marília

[edit] Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1979
Guarani 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 1979.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
May 17, 1979 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay W 6-0 Éder, Zico (3), Nílton Batata (2) International Friendly
May 31, 1979 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay W 5-1 Edinho, Sócrates (2), Nílton Batata, Éder International Friendly
June 21, 1979 Flag of the Netherlands Ajax W 5-0 Sócrates (2), Toninho, Zico (2) International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 5, 1979 Flag of Bahia Bahia State Combined Team D 1-1 Juary International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 26, 1979 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia L 1-2 Roberto Dinamite Copa América
August 2, 1979 Flag of Argentina Argentina W 2-1 Tita, Zico Copa América
August 16, 1979 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 2-0 Tita, Zico Copa América
August 23, 1979 Flag of Argentina Argentina D 2-2 Sócrates (2) Copa América
October 24, 1979 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay L 1-2 Palhinha Copa América
October 31, 1979 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay D 2-2 Falcão, Sócrates Copa América

[edit] References