The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 1st edition of the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 23, 1959, and ended on March 29, 1960, in a tie-break match played in Rio de Janeiro, won by Bahia.
Format
The competition was a
single elimination
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knockout tournament
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featuring
two-legged tie
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s, with a Tie-Breaker if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).
Teams
16 State Champions qualified for the tournament:
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
Northern Group
Northern Zone Final
Southern Zone
Southern Group
Eastern Group
Southern Zone Final
National Semi-Finals
Santos and
Vasco da Gama entered at this point.
National Final
The tie-break was played in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, on March 29, 1960.
Bahia: Nadinho; Beto, Henrique, Flávio and Neizinho; Vicente and Mário; Marito, Alencar, Léo and Biriba.
Santos: Lalá; Getúlio, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira, Formiga and Zé Carlos; Zito and Mário; Dorval, Pagão (Tite), Coutinho and Pepe.
Goals: Vicente, Léo and Alencar (Bahia) and Coutinho (Santos)
Expulsions: Getúlio, Formiga and Dorval.
Referee: Frederico Lopes, assisted by Airton Vieira de Morais (named "Sansão") and Wilson Lopes de Souza.
References
External links
1959 Taça Brasil
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Brazil
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Taça Brasil seasons
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