The 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1960 Taça Brasil) was the 3rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 6 September 1960, and ended on 28 December 1960.

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 Seventeen state champions qualified for the tournament. Team Home city Home ground ABC Natal Bahia Salvador Capelense Capela Coritiba Curitiba Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Estrela do Mar João Pessoa Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Fonseca Niterói Fortaleza Fortaleza Grêmio Porto Alegre Moto Club São Luís Palmeiras São Paulo Paula Ramos Florianópolis Paysandu Belém Rio Branco-ES Vitória Santa Cruz-SE Estância Santa Cruz Recife

Northern Zone

Northeastern Group Semi-FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-Break Bahia2 : 2 Santa Cruz-SE3 - 11 - 20 - 0Bahia qualified thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs.

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Bahia4 : 0 Capelense2 - 02 - 1

Northern Group 1st RoundScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Estrela do Mar2 : 2 ABC2 - 11 - 51 - 5 Paysandu0 : 4 Moto Club2 - 32 - 4—

Semi-FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza3 : 1 ABC3 - 01 - 1

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza3 : 1 Moto Club2 - 01 - 1

Northern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza3 : 1 Bahia2 - 10 - 0

Southern Zone

Southern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Paula Ramos1 : 3 Coritiba1 - 10 - 5

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-break Coritiba2 : 2 Grêmio1 - 13 - 31 - 1

Eastern Group Semi-FinalsScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-Break Cruzeiro2 : 2 Rio Branco-ES0 - 11 - 01 - 0 Fonseca0 : 4 Fluminense0 - 30 - 8—

FinalScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Cruzeiro1 : 3 Fluminense1 - 11 - 4

Southern Zone Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd legTie-Break Grêmio2 : 2 Fluminense1 - 02 - 41 - 1Fluminense qualified thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs.

National Semi-Finals Palmeiras and Santa Cruz entered at this stage.

ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Palmeiras3 : 1 Fluminense0 - 01 - 0 Santa Cruz1 : 3 Fortaleza2 - 21 - 2

National Final ScoresPoints1st leg2nd leg Fortaleza0 : 4 Palmeiras1 - 32 - 8

References

External links Brazil Cup 1960