Cruzeiro Esporte Clube completed the domestic dispute.
 Cruzeiro's biggest success in recent years was reaching the finals of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, but they lost to Estudiantes de La Plata 21
 In December 2010 the CBF (the governing body of Brazilian football) also recognized Cruzeiro as Brazilian champion of 1966, for having beaten Santos of Pel: 62 in Belo Horizonte and 23 in So Paulo

