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
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
Vitória 1979 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Ceará
2 berths 		Ferroviário 1979 Campeonato Cearense Champion
Ceará 1979 Campeonato Cearense 3rd
Goiás
2 berths 		Vila Nova 1979 Campeonato Goiano Champion
Atlético Goianiense 1979 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Minas Gerais
2 berths 		Atlético Mineiro 1979 Campeonato Mineiro Champion
Cruzeiro 1979 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
Paraná
2 berths 		Coritiba 1979 Campeonato Paranaense Champion
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

1 Entered directly on second phase.

First phase

Group A

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
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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
Source: [citation needed]

Second phase

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vasco da Gama 6 4 2 0 16 5 +11 10 Third phase
2 Corinthians 6 4 1 1 19 9 +10 9
3 Náutico 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3
4 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 6 3 3 0 15 8 +7 9 Third phase
2 Botafogo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 7
3 Ceará 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 4
4 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 Internacional 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10 Third phase
2 Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 10
3 Atlético-GO 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 2
4 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 Cruzeiro 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Third phase
2 Fluminense 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 7
3 Sport 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 4
4 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 Santos 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 7 Third phase
2 Guarani 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6
3 América-RJ 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6
4 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 Flamengo 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 10 Third phase
2 Palmeiras 6 2 2 2 10 13 −3 6
3 Santa Cruz 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 5
4 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 Coritiba 6 4 2 0 17 3 +14 10 Third phase
2 Desportiva 6 3 1 2 8 14 −6 7
3 Remo 6 2 1 3 8 6 +2 5
4 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 Grêmio 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 10 Third phase
2 Ponte Preta 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 8
3 Colorado 6 2 0 4 9 7 +2 4
4 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 Atlético Mineiro 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 4 Semifinals
2 Vasco da Gama 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3 São Paulo 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4 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 Internacional 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Semifinals
2 Guarani 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Palmeiras 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 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 Flamengo 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Semifinals
2 Santos 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Desportiva 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
4 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 Coritiba 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 4 Semifinals
2 Grêmio 3 2 0 1 2 5 −3 4
3 Corinthians 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 3
4 Botafogo 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

First leg

Atlético Mineiro 1 – 1 Internacional
Reinaldo 40' Cléo 53'
Attendance: 63,633
Coritiba 0 – 2 Flamengo
Zico 24', 59'
Attendance: 58,311

Second leg

Internacional 0 – 3 Atlético Mineiro
Reinaldo 17'
Éder 45', 90'
Attendance: 59,087
Flamengo 4 – 3 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 1 – 0 Flamengo
Reinaldo 55'
Attendance: 90,028

Second leg

Flamengo 3 – 2 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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