1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Taça Brasil)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1968
Champions	Botafogo 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title
Matches played	54
Goals scored	135 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ferretti (7 goals)
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The 1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1968 Taça Brasil) was the 12th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Northern Zone

First phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Moto Club	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
2	Paysandu	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	3
3	Olímpico-AM	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Piauí	4	4	0	0	5	0	+5	8
2	América-RN	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	3
3	Campinense	4	0	1	3	1	4	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bahia	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	7
2	CSA	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3
3	Sergipe	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second phase

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Moto Club	3–2	Piauí	2–1	1–1

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bahia	6–0	Moto Club	5–0	1–0

Finals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Bahia	2:2	Fortaleza	1:0	0:1	1:2	–

Central Zone

First phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético-GO	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	5
2	Operário de Várzea Grande	4	2	0	2	5	9	−4	4
3	Rabello	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Desportiva	1–2	Goytacaz	0–0	1–2

Second phase

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Goytacaz	2:4	Atlético-GO	2:0	1:2	0:2	3:4

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético-GO	2–8	Cruzeiro	1–2	1–6

Southern Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Metropol	4	1	3	0	5	1	+4	5
2	Grêmio	4	1	3	0	2	0	+2	5
3	Água Verde	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Botafogo^[1]	3:3	Metropol	6:1	0:1	1:1	7:3

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Cruzeiro	1:3	Botafogo	0:1	1:1	–	1:2
Fortaleza	4:2	Náutico	2:1	1:2	1:0	4:3

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fortaleza	2–6	Botafogo	2–2	0–4

References

^ Botafogo and Metropol ended tied in points in the first two matches.Since goal difference was not counted as a tiebreaking criterion, a playoff match was necessary.according to the rules, the play-off match should be disputed in the same venue in which the return match was disputed.The play-off was scheduled to be played in December 11, 1968.However, the play-off match was scheduled to be disputed at night, and Metropol's stadium, Parque Euvaldo Loudi, had inadequate lighting conditions.Metropol refused to play in other city, and with the lack of space in both teams' schedule for a daytime match in Criciúma, the match was delayed for months, until Metropol agreed in playing in Florianópolis.The play-off was then scheduled to March 12, 1969.Metropol withdrew from the match, claiming that many of its players were unavailable.Botafogo then won by Walkover, but the result was annulled once Metropol scheduled another play-off match in April 2, in Rio de Janeiro.That match was interrupted at the 58th minute due to bad weather, when the match was tied by 1-1.Another playoff was scheduled to the April 4, and Metropol, protesting about the lack of enough time between the matches, withdrew.Botafogo was then proclaimed winner by walkover and advanced to the semifinals.

External links

1968 Taça Brasil

v t e Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2024 clubs	Athletico Paranaense Atlético Goianiense Atlético Mineiro Bahia Botafogo Corinthians Criciúma Cruzeiro Cuiabá Flamengo Fluminense Fortaleza Grêmio Internacional Juventude Palmeiras Red Bull Bragantino São Paulo Vasco Vitória
Copa dos Campeões Estaduais (FBF)	1937
Taça Brasil	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa	1967 1968 1969 1970
Campeonato Nacional de Clubes	1971 1972 1973 1974
Copa Brasil	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1984 1986
Taça de Ouro	1980 1981 1982 1983 1985
Copa União	1987 1988
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Copa João Havelange	2000
Champions Top Scorers 1987 Copa União Bola de Ouro Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Troféu Osmar Santos Troféu João Saldanha Triple Crown Winning managers Goalscoring goalkeepers

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Northern Zone

First phase

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Second phase

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Central Zone

First phase

Group 1

Group 2

Second phase

Semifinals

Finals

Southern Zone

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

External links