1980 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1980 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 79th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Semifinals
Final
Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 3-3.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Semifinals
Final
Londrina declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5-1.
Promotion
The champion and the runner-up, which are Londrina and CSA, were promoted to the following year's first level.
State championship champions
(1)Cascavel and
Colorado shared the
Paraná State Championship title.
Youth competition champions
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1980.
| Date |
Opposition |
Result |
Score |
Brazil scorers |
Competition |
| April 2, 1980 |
Brazil Youth Team |
W |
7-1 |
Falcão, Reinaldo (2), Zico (2), Joãozinho, Baltazar |
International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 1, 1980 |
Minas Gerais State Combined Team |
W |
4-0 |
Serginho Chulapa, Renato (2), Sócrates |
International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 8, 1980 |
Mexico |
W |
2-0 |
Zé Sérgio, Serginho Chulapa |
International Friendly |
| June 15, 1980 |
Soviet Union |
L |
1-2 |
Nunes |
International Friendly |
| June 24, 1980 |
Chile |
W |
2-1 |
Zico, Toninho Cerezo |
International Friendly |
| June 29, 1980 |
Poland |
D |
1-1 |
Zico |
International Friendly |
| August 27, 1980 |
Uruguay |
W |
1-0 |
Getúlio |
International Friendly |
| September 25, 1980 |
Paraguay |
W |
2-1 |
Reinaldo, Zé Sérgio |
International Friendly |
| October 30, 1980 |
Paraguay |
W |
6-0 |
Zé Sérgio, Tita, Zico (2), Sócrates, Luizinho |
International Friendly |
| December 21, 1980 |
Switzerland |
W |
2-0 |
Sócrates, Zé Sérgio |
International Friendly |
References
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