1959 in Brazilian football

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  1958 Flag of Brazil.svg 1960  

The following article presents a summary of the 1959 football (soccer) season in Brazil , which was the 58th season of competitive football in the country.

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Taça Brasil

Semifinals

Team #1AggTeam #21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Santos 4-1 Grêmio 4-10-0-
Vasco da Gama 2-3 Bahia 0-12-10-1

Final


Santos 23 Bahia

Bahia 02 Santos

Santos 13 Bahia

Bahia declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 5-5.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Standings

PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 Santos 13961224168
2 Vasco da Gama 1294411266
3 Flamengo 11951324159
4 Palmeiras 1095041719-2
5 São Paulo 10942323221
6 America-RJ 994141923-4
7 Botafogo 894051516-1
8 Fluminense 692251314-1
9 Corinthians 692251021-11
10 Portuguesa 592161621-5

Santos declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

State championship champions

StateChampionStateChampion
Acre Independência Paraíba Estrela do Mar
Alagoas Capelense Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Amazonas Auto Esporte Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Fonseca
Brasília Brasiliense (Núcleo Bandeirante) Rio de Janeiro (DF) Fluminense
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Goiás Goiânia Rondônia Ypiranga-RO
Maranhão Moto Club Roraima -
Mato Grosso Mixto Santa Catarina Paula Ramos
Mato Grosso do Sul - São Paulo Palmeiras
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Sergipe Santa Cruz-SE
Pará Paysandu Tocantins -

Other competition champions

CompetitionChampion
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais São Paulo

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1959.

DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetition
March 10, 1959Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru D2-2 Didi, Pelé South American Championship
March 15, 1959Flag of Chile.svg  Chile W3-0 Pelé (2), Didi South American Championship
March 21, 1959Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia W4-2 Paulo Valentim (2), Pelé, Didi South American Championship
March 26, 1959Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay W3-1 Paulo Valentim (3) South American Championship
March 29, 1959Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay W4-1 Pelé (3), Chinesinho South American Championship
April 4, 1959Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina D1-1 Pelé South American Championship
May 13, 1959Flag of England.svg  England W2-0 Julinho, Henrique Frade International Friendly
May 13, 1959Flag of Chile.svg  Chile W7-0 Pelé (3), Quarentinha (2), Dino Sani, Dorval Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
May 20, 1959Flag of Chile.svg  Chile W1-0 Quarentinha Bernardo O'Higgins Cup
December 5, 1959Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay W3-2 Paulo (2), Zé de Mello South American Championship
December 12, 1959Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay L0-3- South American Championship
December 19, 1959Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador W3-1 Geraldo, Paulo, Zé de Mello South American Championship
December 22, 1959Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina L1-4 Geraldo South American Championship
December 27, 1959Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador W2-1 Traçaia, Zé de Mello International Friendly

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