1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1969 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 13th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 6 September and ended on 7 December. Santos came as the defending champion having won the 1968 season and Palmeiras won the championship, the 4th national title of the club at 10 years of tournament contention.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1969
Dates6 September – 7 December
ChampionsPalmeiras
4th Brazilian title
Matches played142
Goals scored381 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerEdu (14 goals)
Total attendance3,133,514
Average attendance22,067
1968
1970

Championship format

  • First-phase: the 17 participants play all against all twice, but divided into two groups (one 8 and one 9) for classification, in the Group A, each team plays two more matches against any other. The first 2 of each group are classified for the finals.
  • Final-phase: the four clubs classified play all against all in a single round. The club with most points at this stage is the champion.
  • Tie-breaking criteria:

1 – Goal difference
2 – Raffle

  • With one victory, a team still gained 2 points, instead of 3.

First phase

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Corinthians1610422913+1624
2Cruzeiro169432514+1122
3Internacional168442415+920
4América-RJ164842520+516
5Santos165562724+315
6Portuguesa163851927−814
7Santa Cruz164661727−1014
8Flamengo163671730−1312
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Palmeiras169162419+519
2Botafogo168261918+118
3Atlético Mineiro168173123+817
4Fluminense165562021−115
5Grêmio165561719−215
6Bahia165561925−615
7Coritiba165471922−314
8São Paulo165472227−514
9Vasco1624101323−108
Source: [citation needed]

Final phase

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Palmeiras312042+24
2Cruzeiro312054+14
3Corinthians31112203
4Botafogo301236−31
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:







 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Série A)
1969 champions 
Palmeiras
4th title

References