1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1980
ChampionsFlamengo
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		 Flamengo
Atlético Mineiro
Matches played307
Goals scored826 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerZico (Flamengo) - 21 goals
Biggest home winCoritiba 7-1 Ferroviário-CE (April 3, 1980)
Coritiba 7-1 Desportiva (May 4, 1980)
Biggest away winVitória 0-5 Ceará (March 5, 1980)
Itabaiana 0-5 Náutico (March 30, 1980)
Vitória 0-5 Vasco da Gama (May 7, 1980)
Highest scoringSão Paulo 5-3 Coritiba (March 8, 1980)
Flamengo 6-2 Palmeiras (April 13, 1980)
Coritiba 7-1 Ferroviário-CE (April 3, 1980)
Vitória 2-6 Corinthians (April 21, 1980)
Coritiba 7-1 Desportiva (May 4, 1980)
Average attendance20,792
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the VI Copa Brasil) was the 24th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Teams and locations

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Locations of the 1980 Série A teams

The teams were selected by record on previous state championship.

State Team Qualification method
São Paulo (state) São Paulo
8 berths 		Corinthians 1979 Campeonato Paulista Champion
Ponte Preta 1979 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
Palmeiras 1979 Campeonato Paulista Semifinalist
Guarani 1979 Campeonato Paulista Semifinalist
São Paulo 1979 Campeonato Paulista 7th
Santos 1979 Campeonato Paulista 5th
Portuguesa 1979 Campeonato Paulista 8th
América-SP1 Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro
7 berths 		Flamengo 1979 Campeonato Carioca Champion
Fluminense 1979 Campeonato Carioca runners
Vasco da Gama 1979 Campeonato Carioca 3rd
Botafogo 1979 Campeonato Carioca 4th
America-RJ 1979 Campeonato Carioca 9th
Americano1 Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata
Bangu1 Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata
Pernambuco Pernambuco
3 berths 		Santa Cruz 1979 Campeonato Pernambucano Champion
Náutico 1979 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Sport Recife1 Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul
3 berths 		Grêmio 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho Champion
Internacional 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd
São Paulo-RS 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th
Bahia Bahia
2 berths 		Bahia 1979 Campeonato Baiano Champion
Vitória 1979 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Ceará Ceará
2 berths 		Ferroviário 1979 Campeonato Cearense Champion
Ceará 1979 Campeonato Cearense 3rd
Goiás Goiás
2 berths 		Vila Nova 1979 Campeonato Goiano Champion
Atlético Goianiense 1979 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
2 berths 		Atlético Mineiro 1979 Campeonato Mineiro Champion
Cruzeiro 1979 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
Paraná (state) Paraná
2 berths 		Coritiba 1979 Campeonato Paranaense Champion
Colorado 1979 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Alagoas Alagoas CRB 1979 Campeonato Alagoano champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Nacional-AM 1979 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Gama 1979 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Desportiva 1979 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Maranhão Maranhão Maranhão 1979 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mixto 1979 Campeonato Matogrossense champions
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Operário 1979 Campeonato Sul-Mato-grossense champions
Pará Pará Remo 1979 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Paraíba Paraíba Botafogo-PB 1979 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Piauí Piauí Flamengo 1979 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal 1979 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Joinville 1979 Campeonato Catarinense champions
Sergipe Sergipe Itabaiana 1979 Campeonato Sergipano champions

1 Entered directly on second phase.

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 7 1 1 18 8 +10 15 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 9 4 2 3 16 10 +6 10
3 Paraná (state) Colorado 9 4 2 3 9 10 −1 10
4 Pará Remo 9 4 2 3 6 8 −2 10
5 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 9 3 4 2 9 9 0 10
6 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 9 3 3 3 15 9 +6 9
7 Bahia Bahia 9 3 2 4 10 9 +1 8
8 Mato Grosso do Sul Operário-MS 9 3 2 4 8 12 −4 8
9 Alagoas CRB 9 2 1 6 9 13 −4 5
10 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 2 1 6 7 19 −12 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 9 7 1 1 22 7 +15 15 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 9 4 4 1 18 10 +8 12
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 4 3 2 16 7 +9 11
4 Ceará Ceará 9 3 3 3 13 11 +2 9
5 São Paulo (state) Guarani 9 3 3 3 9 7 +2 9
6 Bahia Vitória 9 3 3 3 16 17 −1 9
7 Espírito Santo Desportiva 9 3 2 4 10 14 −4 8
8 Rio Grande do Norte América-RN 9 1 5 3 6 18 −12 7
9 Goiás Vila Nova 9 2 2 5 5 15 −10 6
10 Piauí Flamengo-PI 9 1 2 6 9 18 −9 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 7 1 1 17 5 +12 15 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 9 5 3 1 16 7 +9 13
3 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 9 5 1 3 14 16 −2 11
4 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 9 5 0 4 13 10 +3 10
5 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 9 4 2 3 20 11 +9 10
6 Ceará Ferroviário-CE 9 2 4 3 9 10 −1 8
7 Pernambuco Náutico 9 2 3 4 12 14 −2 7
8 Sergipe Itabaiana 9 3 0 6 10 22 −12 6
9 Mato Grosso Mixto 9 2 1 6 11 18 −7 5
10 Rio Grande do Sul São Paulo-RS 9 1 3 5 6 15 −9 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraná (state) Coritiba 9 5 2 2 16 11 +5 12 Second phase
2 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 9 4 4 1 18 8 +10 12
3 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 4 4 1 17 10 +7 12
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 9 5 1 3 12 7 +5 11
5 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 9 4 3 2 12 10 +2 11
6 Goiás Atlético-GO 9 3 5 1 11 7 +4 11
7 Rio de Janeiro (state) América-RJ 9 2 2 5 9 11 −2 6
8 Federal District (Brazil) Gama 9 1 4 4 9 18 −9 6
9 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM 9 1 3 5 4 15 −11 5
10 Maranhão Maranhão 9 0 4 5 3 14 −11 4
Source: [citation needed]

Second phase

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 6 4 2 0 16 5 +11 10 Third phase
2 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 6 4 1 1 19 9 +10 9
3 Pernambuco Náutico 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3
4 Bahia Vitória 6 1 0 5 3 20 −17 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 6 3 3 0 15 8 +7 9 Third phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 7
3 Ceará Ceará 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 4
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10 Third phase
2 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 10
3 Goiás Atlético-GO 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 2
4 Bahia Bahia 6 1 0 5 5 17 −12 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Third phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 7
3 Pernambuco Sport 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 4
4 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 6 0 3 3 4 12 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Santos 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 7 Third phase
2 São Paulo (state) Guarani 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6[a]
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) América-RJ 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6
4 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Guarani ended up tied with América-RJ in every tiebreaking criteria, so a play-off was disputed, in which Guarani won by 3-2.

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 10 Third phase
2 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 6 2 2 2 10 13 −3 6
3 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 5
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraná (state) Coritiba 6 4 2 0 17 3 +14 10 Third phase
2 Espírito Santo Desportiva 6 3 1 2 8 14 −6 7
3 Pará Remo 6 2 1 3 8 6 +2 5
4 Ceará Ferroviário-CE 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 10 Third phase
2 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 8
3 Paraná (state) Colorado 6 2 0 4 9 7 +2 4
4 São Paulo (state) América-SP 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 2
Source: [citation needed]

Third phase

Group M

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 4 Semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group N

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Semifinals
2 São Paulo (state) Guarani 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group O

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Semifinals
2 São Paulo (state) Santos 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Espírito Santo Desportiva 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
4 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group P

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraná (state) Coritiba 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 4 Semifinals
2 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 3 2 0 1 2 5 −3 4
3 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 3
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

First leg

Atlético Mineiro Minas Gerais1 – 1Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Reinaldo 40' Cléo 53'
Attendance: 63,633
Coritiba Paraná (state)0 – 2Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
Zico 24', 59'
Attendance: 58,311

Second leg

Internacional Rio Grande do Sul0 – 3Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Reinaldo 17'
Éder 45', 90'
Attendance: 59,087
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state)4 – 3Paraná (state) Coritiba
Nunes 32', 36'
Carlos Alberto 39'
Anselmo 72'		 Vilson Tadei 20'
Aladim 29'
Luís Freire 89'
Attendance: 87,934

Finals

First leg

Atlético Mineiro Minas Gerais1 – 0Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
Reinaldo 55'
Attendance: 90,028

Second leg

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state)3 – 2Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Nunes 7', 82'
Zico 44'		 Reinaldo 8', 66'
Attendance: 154,355

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Flamengo 22 14 6 2 46 20 +26 34
2 Atlético Mineiro 22 15 4 3 46 16 +30 34
3 Internacional 20 13 1 6 38 22 +16 27
4 Coritiba 20 11 4 5 38 21 +17 26
5 Corinthians 18 12 3 3 43 19 +24 27
6 Grêmio 18 11 4 3 33 18 +15 26
7 Santos 18 11 3 4 29 12 +17 25
8 Vasco da Gama 18 10 5 3 31 14 +17 25
9 São Paulo 18 8 8 2 36 22 +14 24
10 Cruzeiro 18 7 7 4 19 14 +5 21
11 Fluminense 18 6 8 4 30 22 +8 20
12 Ponte Preta 18 8 3 7 30 23 +7 19
13 Palmeiras 18 6 7 5 27 22 +5 19
14 Botafogo 18 7 4 7 28 22 +6 18
15 Desportiva Capixaba 18 7 4 7 20 32 −12 18
16 Guarani 18 6 6 6 17 15 +2 18
17 Santa Cruz 15 5 6 4 20 17 +3 16
18 Remo 15 6 3 6 14 14 0 15
19 Colorado 15 6 2 7 18 17 +1 14
20 Botafogo-PB 15 5 4 6 18 28 −10 14
21 Joinville 15 4 6 5 20 16 +4 14
22 Ceará 15 4 5 6 20 22 −2 13
23 Atlético-GO 15 4 5 6 16 23 −7 13
24 América-RJ 15 4 4 7 14 17 −3 12
25 Vitória 15 4 3 8 19 37 −18 11
26 Bahia 15 4 2 9 15 26 −11 10
27 Náutico 15 3 4 8 17 23 −6 10
28 Ferroviário 15 2 6 7 13 24 −11 10
29 Sport 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 4
30 Americano 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 4
31 Bangu 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 3
32 América-SP 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 2
33 Operário-MS 9 3 2 4 8 12 −4 8
34 América-RN 9 1 5 3 6 18 −12 7
35 Itabaiana 9 3 0 6 10 22 −12 6
36 Vila Nova-GO 9 2 2 5 5 15 −10 6
37 Gama 9 1 4 4 9 18 −9 6
38 CRB 9 2 1 6 9 13 −4 5
39 Mixto 9 2 1 6 11 18 −7 5
40 Portuguesa 9 2 1 6 7 19 −12 5
41 São Paulo-RS 9 1 3 5 6 15 −9 5
42 Nacional 9 1 3 5 4 15 −11 5
43 Flamengo-PI 9 1 2 6 9 18 −9 4
44 Maranhão 9 0 4 5 3 14 −11 4
Source: rsssf.com

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