1963 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Football league season
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The 1963 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1963 Taça Brasil) was the 6th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1]
| Season | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 1963 – 28 January 1964 |
| Champions | Santos (3rd title) |
| Copa Libertadores | Santos (title holder) Bahia |
| Matches | 45 |
| Goals | 120 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ruiter - Confiança (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Santos 6-0 Bahia |
← 1962 1964 → | |
Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Break (play-off) 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
Twenty state champions qualified for the tournament including, for the first time, the champions of the Federal District and Goiás.
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
| First Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Campinense | 2 : 2 | ABC | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 2 |
| Capelense | 2 : 2 | Confiança | 3 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 3 |
| Second Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Confiança | 4 : 0 | Campinense | 2 - 0 | 4 - 3 | |
Northern Group
| First Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2 : 2 | River | 3 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Paysandu | 0 : 4 | Sport Recife | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | |
Northern Zone Final
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Sport Recife | 1 : 3 | Bahia | 2 - 2 | 0 - 1 | |
Southern Zone
Southern Group
Central Group
| First Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Vila Nova | 4 : 0 | Defelê | 2 - 0 | 3 - 0 | — |
| Rio Branco | 2 : 2 | Fonseca | 0 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
| Rio Branco progressed thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs. | |||||
| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Rio Branco | 2 : 2 | Vila Nova | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 : 1 | Rio Branco | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | |
Southern Zone Final
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 1 : 3 | Grêmio | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | |