Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A_1978

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1978
Champions	Guarani; 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title; 1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores; de América	Guarani; Palmeiras
Matches played	792
Goals scored	1,771 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer	Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) - 19 goals
Biggest home win	Guarani 7-0 Itabuna (April 30, 1978)
Biggest away win	Sergipe 0-5 Vasco da Gama (May 11, 1978); Remo 0-5 Vasco da Gama (June 10, 1978)
Highest scoring	Botafogo-PB 6-3 Uberlândia (May 1, 1978)
Longest winning run	Guarani (11 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Botafogo (24 matches)
Longest losing run	Nacional-AM (8 matches)
Average attendance	10,540
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1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Annual soccer tournament

The 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the IV Copa Brasil) was the 22nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

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[table_note_FLA0.3130831752499-2] Flamengo qualified as the eliminated team in the groups G, H, I and J with the best campaign overall.

[table_note_GRM0.89194568241571-3] Grêmio Maringá qualified as the eliminated team in the groups K, L, M, N, O and P with the best overall campaign.

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Victories by three goals of difference or more were rewarded with three points instead of two.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Internacional	12	8	2	2	26	11	+15	3	21
2	Grêmio	12	8	3	1	22	9	+13	1	20
3	Coritiba	12	7	3	2	16	9	+7	0	17
4	Caxias	12	5	5	2	13	9	+4	0	15
5	Juventude	12	4	5	3	12	10	+2	1	14
6	Joinville	12	3	7	2	11	10	+1	0	13
7	Londrina	12	5	1	6	17	16	+1	1	12
8	Grêmio Maringá	12	4	3	5	18	15	+3	1	12
9	Chapecoense	12	4	1	7	9	17	−8	0	9
10	Atlético-PR	12	3	3	6	7	15	−8	0	9
11	Figueirense	12	2	5	5	12	17	−5	0	9
12	Colorado	12	4	0	8	7	15	−8	0	8
13	Brasil de Pelotas	12	1	2	9	6	23	−17	0	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Santa Cruz	12	8	4	0	24	6	+18	3	23
2	Cruzeiro	12	8	2	2	30	13	+17	3	21
3	Náutico	12	9	1	2	22	9	+13	1	20
4	Atlético Mineiro	12	7	3	2	17	5	+12	3	20
5	Villa Nova	12	6	2	4	13	9	+4	0	14
6	Sport	12	5	4	3	13	7	+6	0	14
7	ABC	12	3	5	4	12	18	−6	0	11
8	América-RN	12	2	6	4	11	15	−4	0	10
9	Botafogo-PB	12	3	2	7	17	26	−9	1	9
10	Campinense	12	2	4	6	11	24	−13	1	9
11	Uberaba	12	2	5	5	7	14	−7	0	9
12	Uberlândia	12	1	5	6	11	28	−17	0	7
13	América-MG	12	1	2	9	10	24	−14	1	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Corinthians	11	6	5	0	15	1	+14	3	20
2	Goiás	11	6	3	2	13	5	+8	1	16
3	Mixto	11	4	7	0	14	7	+7	1	16
4	Operário-MS	11	5	4	2	11	7	+4	1	15
5	Santos	11	3	5	3	16	11	+5	2	13
6	Brasília	11	4	3	4	10	13	−3	0	11
7	Comercial-MS	11	2	7	2	9	10	−1	0	11
8	Vila Nova	11	3	3	5	9	12	−3	1	10
9	Desportiva	11	2	5	4	5	9	−4	0	9
10	Dom Bosco	11	2	4	5	11	18	−7	1	9
11	Anapolina	11	1	5	5	7	12	−5	0	7
12	Rio Branco-ES	11	1	3	7	5	20	−15	0	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Vasco da Gama	11	8	3	0	26	5	+21	3	22
2	Botafogo	11	7	4	0	16	3	+13	2	20
3	Bahia	11	6	3	2	17	7	+10	1	16
4	Ponte Preta	11	6	2	3	19	10	+9	2	16
5	Guarani	11	5	4	2	21	9	+12	2	16
6	Vitória	11	5	3	3	12	12	0	0	13
7	CRB	11	4	4	3	16	12	+4	0	12
8	CSA	11	3	2	6	10	18	−8	0	8
9	Confiança	11	1	3	7	8	21	−13	0	5
10	Volta Redonda	11	1	3	7	3	16	−13	0	5
11	Sergipe	11	1	3	7	5	20	−15	0	5
12	Itabuna	11	1	2	8	7	27	−20	0	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Palmeiras	11	6	4	1	20	4	+16	3	19
2	São Paulo	11	6	2	3	23	9	+14	3	17
3	Botafogo-SP	11	5	3	3	23	16	+7	3	16
4	Ceará	11	6	3	2	13	10	+3	0	15
5	América-SP	11	6	0	5	12	9	+3	1	13
6	Comercial-SP	11	4	4	3	11	8	+3	1	13
7	Noroeste	11	4	3	4	9	11	−2	0	11
8	Fortaleza	11	3	4	4	10	10	0	1	11
9	Moto Club	11	3	5	3	6	7	−1	0	11
10	River	11	2	3	6	8	21	−13	0	7
10	Sampaio Corrêa	11	2	3	6	8	21	−13	0	7
12	Flamengo-PI	11	0	4	7	1	19	−18	0	4

Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A_1978

1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Overview

First phase

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Second phase

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Group O

Group P

Third phase

Group Q

Group R

Group S

Group T

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Final standings

Notes

References

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Flamengo	11	10	0	1	19	7	+12	1	21
2	Portuguesa	11	7	3	1	20	4	+16	2	19
3	Remo	11	6	2	3	15	4	+11	2	16
4	América-RJ	11	5	3	3	13	11	+2	0	13
5	Fluminense	11	5	2	4	9	9	0	0	12
6	Goytacaz	11	4	3	4	8	8	0	1	12
7	Americano	11	2	7	2	5	4	+1	0	11
8	Fast	11	4	2	5	8	14	−6	0	10
9	Paysandu	11	2	5	4	6	11	−5	0	9
10	Bangu	11	3	0	8	10	20	−10	1	7
11	XV de Piracicaba	11	1	4	6	9	16	−7	0	6
12	Nacional-AM	11	1	1	9	4	18	−14	0	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PE^[1]	Pts
1	Londrina	6	5	1	0	11	4	+7	0	11
2	Colorado	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	1	9
3	Grêmio Maringá^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	1	8
4	Chapecoense	6	1	4	1	4	5	−1	0	6
5	Figueirense	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	0	5
6	Brasil de Pelotas	6	1	1	4	5	13	−8	0	3
7	Atlético-PR	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	0	2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	3–2	Bahia	2-1	1-1
Internacional	3–1	Santa Cruz	1-0	2-1
Sport	0–6	Guarani	0-2	0-4
Vasco da Gama	2–2	Grêmio	1-1	1-1

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Guarani	4–1	Vasco da Gama	2-0	2-1
Palmeiras	3–1	Internacional	2-0	1-1