The 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the V Copa Brasil) was the 23rd edition of the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
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Overview
In the First phase, 80 clubs were divided into 8 groups of 10 clubs.in the groups A, B, C, D, E and F, the four first clubs qualified to the Second phase, while in the groups G and H, eight clubs qualified.
An edition of the
Rio-São Paulo tournament was slated to happen in 1979 (it never came to fruition), and because of that, six clubs from Rio de Janeiro (
Botafogo
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Vasco da Gama
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Goytacaz Goytacaz might refer to:
* Goytacaz Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club
* Goytacaz language, Brazilian language
* Campos dos Goytacazes
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,
Americano,
Fluminense
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and
Flamengo
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) and ten from São Paulo (
Corinthians
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,
Santos,
Portuguesa,
São Paulo
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,
Francana,
São Bento,
XV de Piracicaba
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Arts and entertainment:
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Inter de Limeira
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Association football clubs
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* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a forme ...
and
Comercial-SP) were to enter in the Second phase, joining the 40 teams that had qualified in the First phase. These teams would be divided in 7 groups of 8 teams, in which the two top-placed teams in each group qualified to the Third phase.
In the Third phase, the 14 qualified teams joined
Guarani and
Palmeiras
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, finalists of the
previous year's championship, and were divided into four groups of four teams, in which the first-placed teams in each group qualified to the semifinals.
However, Corinthians, Portuguesa, Santos and São Paulo demanded to enter only in the third phase instead of the second. When CBD refused, the four teams withdrew from the championship. In order to replace them in the second phase, four berths were opened to the four best teams out of the 40 teams that had been eliminated in the first phase.
Internacional
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won the championship undefeated, becoming the only team to win the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
in this way.
First phase
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Second phase
Group I
Group J
ABC withdrew from its last two matches against Grêmio Maringá and Figueirense
Group K
Group L
Group M
Group N
Group O
Third phase
Group P
Group R
Group S
Atlético Mineiro withdrew after the match against Cruzeiro, that ended in a 0-0 draw, and the points of the remaining matches were awarded to Goiás and Internacional.
Group T
Semifinals
First leg
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Second leg
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Finals
First leg
Second leg
Final standings
References
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RSSSF
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1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
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Brazil
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