1981 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1981 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 80th season of competitive football in the country.

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[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Vasco 0-0 Ponte Preta 0-0 0-0
Grêmio 3-0 Operário 2-0 1-0
Internacional 0-3 São Paulo 0-1 0-2
Flamengo 1-3 Botafogo 0-0 1-3

Semifinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Botafogo 3-3 São Paulo 1-0 2-3
Ponte Preta 3-3 Grêmio 2-3 1-0

Final


April 30, 1981 Grêmio 2–1 São Paulo Olímpico

May 3, 1981 São Paulo 0–1 Grêmio Morumbi

Grêmio declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 3-1.

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Semifinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Comercial 1-5 Guarani 1-2 1-3
Remo 5-7 Anapolina 2-3 3-4

Final


March 21, 1981 Anapolina 2–4 Guarani

March 27, 1981 Guarani 1–1 Anapolina

Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5-3.

[edit] Promotion

The first placed team in each one of the four groups in the second stage, which were Bahia, Náutico, Palmeiras and Uberaba, were promoted to the same season's first level's second stage.

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Semifinal Stage

Teams advanced to the final

Group A

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Olaria 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 0
2 São Borja-RS 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 1
3 Dom Bosco-MT 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1

Group B

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Santo Amaro-PE 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 3
2 Izabelense-PA 3 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1
3 Guarani-MG 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2

Final


April 25, 1981 Olaria 4–0 Santo Amaro-PE Marechal Hermes

May 1, 1981 Santo Amaro-PE 1–0 Olaria Arruda

Olaria declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions by aggregate score of 4-1.

[edit] State Championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Juventus-AC Paraíba Treze
Alagoas CSA Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Ceará Ceará Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Taguatinga Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Moto Clube
Goiás Goiás Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Moto Club Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo São Paulo
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Paysandu

[edit] Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Ponte Preta

[edit] Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Democrata-GV

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1981 Intercontinental Cup 1981
Atlético Mineiro Group stage N/A
Flamengo Champions Champions

[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 1981.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 4, 1981 Flag of Argentina Argentina D 1-1 Edevaldo Mundialito
January 7, 1981 Flag of West Germany West Germany W 4-1 Júnior, Toninho Cerezo, Serginho Chulapa, Zé Sérgio Mundialito
January 10, 1981 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay L 1-2 Sócrates Mundialito
February 1, 1981 Flag of Colombia Colombia D 1-1 Serginho Chulapa International Friendly
February 8, 1981 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela W 1-0 Zico World Cup Qualifying
February 14, 1981 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador W 6-0 Reinaldo (2), Sócrates (2), Landeta (own goal), Zico International Friendly
February 22, 1981 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 2-1 Sócrates, Reinaldo World Cup Qualifying
March 14, 1981 Flag of Chile Chile W 2-1 Zico, Reinaldo International Friendly
March 22, 1981 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 3-1 Zico (3) World Cup Qualifying
March 29, 1981 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela W 5-0 Tita (2), Sócrates, Zico, Júnior World Cup Qualifying
May 12, 1981 Flag of England England W 1-0 Zico International Friendly
May 15, 1981 Flag of France France W 3-1 Zico, Reinaldo, Sócrates International Friendly
May 19, 1981 Flag of West Germany West Germany W 2-1 Toninho Cerezo, Júnior International Friendly
July 8, 1981 Flag of Spain Spain W 1-0 Baltazar International Friendly
July 26, 1981 Flag of Chile Chile D 0-0 - International Friendly
September 23, 1981 Flag of Ireland Irish Republic Unofficial Team W 6-0 Éder, Roberto Cearense, Zico (4) International Friendly (unofficial match)
October 28, 1981 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria W 3-0 Roberto Dinamite, Zico, Leandro International Friendly

[edit] References