1973_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A
1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Football league season
The 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the Terceiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes) was the 17th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Palmeiras 6th Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Palmeiras São Paulo |
| Matches played | 656 |
| Goals scored | 1,267 (1.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ramón (Santa Cruz) - 21 goals |
| Biggest home win | Rio Negro 5-0 Sergipe (October 21, 1973) Remo 5-0 Moto Club (December 2, 1973) Cruzeiro 6-1 Vitória (January 26, 1974) Botafogo 6-1 Fortaleza (February 6, 1974) |
| Biggest away win | América-RN 1-6 Santos (September 26, 1973) Tiradentes 0-5 Palmeiras (February 3, 1974) |
| Average attendance | 15,460 |
← 1972 1974 → | |
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40 teams took part and Palmeiras won the championship.
- The First Phase was contested in two turns. In the first, the forty teams were divided into two groups of twenty. Each team played once against the teams of its own group. In the second turn, the forty teams were divided into four groups of ten teams, and once again, the teams played only against the teams of their own group. The twenty best teams considering both first and second turns qualified to the Second phase.
- The Second Phase saw the twenty qualified teams divided into two groups of ten. The teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to the Final phase.
- The Final phase saw the four qualified teams play each other in a single round-robin tournament. The team with the most points won the Championship.
First turn
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 25 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 25 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 25 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 24 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 |
| 8 | Bahia | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 9 | Guarani | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 |
| 10 | América-MG | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 |
| 11 | Nacional-AM | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 |
| 13 | Tiradentes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Figueirense | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 16 |
| 15 | CEUB | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 |
| 16 | Sport | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 14 |
| 17 | América-RJ | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 |
| 18 | CRB | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 10 |
| 19 | Moto Club | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 10 |
| 20 | Paysandu | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 32 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 29 |
| 3 | Goiás | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 24 |
| 4 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 22 |
| 5 | Vitória | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 20 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 |
| 8 | Atlético-PR | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 19 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 19 |
| 10 | Rio Negro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 18 |
| 12 | Ceará | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 18 |
| 13 | América-RN | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 17 |
| 14 | Olaria | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 |
| 15 | Desportiva | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16 |
| 16 | Comercial de Campo Grande | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 16 |
| 17 | Remo | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 15 |
| 18 | Flamengo | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 |
| 19 | Náutico | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 14 |
| 20 | Sergipe | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 10 |
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Second turn
Group 1
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América-MG | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Olaria | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| 9 | Figueirense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 |
| 10 | América-RJ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 5 |
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Group 2
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Guarani | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 |
| 6 | Coritiba | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 |
| 7 | Internacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
| 9 | Atlético-PR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 |
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Group 3
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceará | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Vitória | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Tiradentes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 5 | América-RN | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | CRB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 |
| 7 | Bahia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 |
| 8 | Nacional-AM | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 |
| 9 | Rio Negro | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 |
| 10 | Sergipe | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 |
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Group 4
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Comercial-MS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Goiás | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Desportiva | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Sport | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | CEUB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 |
| 8 | Náutico | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
| 9 | Paysandu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 |
| 10 | Moto Club | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |
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Final standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 43 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 40 | |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Santos | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 35 | |
| 5 | América-MG | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 35 | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 35 | |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | |
| 8 | Goiás | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 34 | |
| 9 | Vitória | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 34 | |
| 10 | Coritiba | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 33 | |
| 11 | Internacional | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 33 | |
| 12 | Guarani | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | |
| 13 | Botafogo | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 31 | |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | |
| 15 | Corinthians | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | |
| 16 | Ceará | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 31 | |
| 17 | Bahia | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 30 | |
| 18 | Tiradentes | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 | |
| 19 | Santa Cruz | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | |
| 20 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
| 21 | Nacional-AM | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 22 | Remo | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | |
| 23 | Fluminense | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 24 | Flamengo | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 26 | |
| 25 | América-RN | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 | |
| 26 | Comercial-MS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
| 27 | Desportiva | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 | |
| 28 | Atlético-PR | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 | |
| 29 | Portuguesa | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 | |
| 30 | Rio Negro | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 | |
| 31 | Olaria | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | |
| 32 | Sport | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
| 33 | CEUB | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 | |
| 34 | Náutico | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 | |
| 35 | Figueirense | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 22 | |
| 36 | CRB | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 19 | |
| 37 | América-RJ | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 19 | |
| 38 | Paysandu | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 14 | |
| 39 | Moto Club | 28 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 14 | |
| 40 | Sergipe | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 13 |
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Group 1
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 14 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Internacional | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Coritiba | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | América-MG | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Tiradentes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 5 | |
| 10 | Ceará | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 1 |
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Group 2
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Santos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Vitória | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | |
| 8 | Guarani | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Goiás | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 1 |
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More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Palmeiras |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the 1974 Copa Libertadores |
| São Paulo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
 Cruzeiro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
 Internacional |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 62 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 52 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 52 |
| 4 | Internacional | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 47 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 51 |
| 6 | Santos | 37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 46 |
| 7 | América Mineiro | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 44 |
| 8 | Coritiba | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 43 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 43 |
| 10 | Vitória | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 |
| 11 | Atlético Mineiro | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 41 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 |
| 13 | Goiás | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 40 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 40 |
| 15 | Guarani | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 38 |
| 17 | Bahia | 37 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 38 |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 37 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 36 |
| 19 | Tiradentes | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 35 |
| 20 | Ceará | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 |
| 21 | Nacional-AM | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 |
| 22 | Remo | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 |
| 23 | Fluminense | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| 24 | Flamengo | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 26 |
| 25 | América de Natal | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 |
| 26 | Comercial-MS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 |
| 27 | Desportiva Capixaba | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 |
| 28 | Atlético Paranaense | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 |
| 29 | Portuguesa | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 |
| 30 | Rio Negro | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 |
| 31 | Olaria | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 |
| 32 | Sport | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 |
| 33 | CEUB | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 |
| 34 | Náutico | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 |
| 35 | Figueirense | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 22 |
| 36 | CRB | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 19 |
| 37 | América-RJ | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 19 |
| 38 | Paysandu | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 14 |
| 39 | Moto Club | 28 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 14 |
| 40 | Sergipe | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 13 |
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