1980_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1980
Champions	Flamengo; 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title; 1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores; de América	Flamengo; Atlético Mineiro
Matches played	307
Goals scored	826 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer	Zico (Flamengo) - 21 goals
Biggest home win	Coritiba 7-1 Ferroviário-CE (April 3, 1980); Coritiba 7-1 Desportiva (May 4, 1980)
Biggest away win	Vitória 0-5 Ceará (March 5, 1980); Itabaiana 0-5 Náutico (March 30, 1980); Vitória 0-5 Vasco da Gama (May 7, 1980)
Highest scoring	São 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 attendance	20,792
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1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Football league season

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

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State	Team	Qualification method
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 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 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 3 berths	Grêmio	1979 Campeonato Gaúcho Champion
	Internacional	1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd
	São Paulo-RS	1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th
Bahia 2 berths	Bahia	1979 Campeonato Baiano Champion
Bahia 2 berths	Vitória	1979 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Ceará 2 berths	Ferroviário	1979 Campeonato Cearense Champion
Ceará 2 berths	Ceará	1979 Campeonato Cearense 3rd
Goiás 2 berths	Vila Nova	1979 Campeonato Goiano Champion
Goiás 2 berths	Atlético Goianiense	1979 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Minas Gerais 2 berths	Atlético Mineiro	1979 Campeonato Mineiro Champion
Minas Gerais 2 berths	Cruzeiro	1979 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
Paraná 2 berths	Coritiba	1979 Campeonato Paranaense Champion
Paraná 2 berths	Colorado	1979 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Alagoas	CRB	1979 Campeonato Alagoano champions
Amazonas	Nacional-AM	1979 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Distrito Federal	Gama	1979 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Espírito Santo	Desportiva	1979 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Maranhão	Maranhão	1979 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Mato Grosso	Mixto	1979 Campeonato Matogrossense champions
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário	1979 Campeonato Sul-Mato-grossense champions
Pará	Remo	1979 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Paraíba	Botafogo-PB	1979 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Piauí	Flamengo	1979 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Rio Grande do Norte	América de Natal	1979 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Santa Catarina	Joinville	1979 Campeonato Catarinense champions
Sergipe	Itabaiana	1979 Campeonato Sergipano champions

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corinthians	9	7	1	1	18	8	+10	15	Second phase
2	Botafogo	9	4	2	3	16	10	+6	10
3	Colorado	9	4	2	3	9	10	−1	10
4	Remo	9	4	2	3	6	8	−2	10
5	Cruzeiro	9	3	4	2	9	9	0	10
6	Joinville	9	3	3	3	15	9	+6	9
7	Bahia	9	3	2	4	10	9	+1	8
8	Operário-MS	9	3	2	4	8	12	−4	8
9	CRB	9	2	1	6	9	13	−4	5
10	Portuguesa	9	2	1	6	7	19	−12	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	9	7	1	1	22	7	+15	15	Second phase
2	Fluminense	9	4	4	1	18	10	+8	12
3	Palmeiras	9	4	3	2	16	7	+9	11
4	Ceará	9	3	3	3	13	11	+2	9
5	Guarani	9	3	3	3	9	7	+2	9
6	Vitória	9	3	3	3	16	17	−1	9
7	Desportiva	9	3	2	4	10	14	−4	8
8	América-RN	9	1	5	3	6	18	−12	7
9	Vila Nova	9	2	2	5	5	15	−10	6
10	Flamengo-PI	9	1	2	6	9	18	−9	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	9	7	1	1	17	5	+12	15	Second phase
2	Flamengo	9	5	3	1	16	7	+9	13
3	Botafogo-PB	9	5	1	3	14	16	−2	11
4	Internacional	9	5	0	4	13	10	+3	10
5	Ponte Preta	9	4	2	3	20	11	+9	10
6	Ferroviário-CE	9	2	4	3	9	10	−1	8
7	Náutico	9	2	3	4	12	14	−2	7
8	Itabaiana	9	3	0	6	10	22	−12	6
9	Mixto	9	2	1	6	11	18	−7	5
10	São Paulo-RS	9	1	3	5	6	15	−9	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coritiba	9	5	2	2	16	11	+5	12	Second phase
2	Grêmio	9	4	4	1	18	8	+10	12
3	São Paulo	9	4	4	1	17	10	+7	12
4	Vasco da Gama	9	5	1	3	12	7	+5	11
5	Santa Cruz	9	4	3	2	12	10	+2	11
6	Atlético-GO	9	3	5	1	11	7	+4	11
7	América-RJ	9	2	2	5	9	11	−2	6
8	Gama	9	1	4	4	9	18	−9	6
9	Nacional-AM	9	1	3	5	4	15	−11	5
10	Maranhão	9	0	4	5	3	14	−11	4

1980_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A

1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Teams and locations

First phase

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second phase

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Third phase

Group M

Group N

Group O

Group P

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Final standings

References

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