1961 in Brazilian football
# 1961 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1961 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 60th season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

Semifinals

| Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| America-RJ | 4-12 | Santos | 2-6 | 1-0 | 1-6 |
| Náutico | 0-1 | Bahia | 0-0 | 0-1 | - |

Final

Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6-2.

## Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Stage

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Santos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |

Flamengo declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Pará | Paysandu |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Comercial-PR |
| Amazonas | São Raimundo | Pernambuco | Sport Recife |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | River |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Branco-RJ |
| Distrito Federal | Defelê | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Santo Antônio | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Flamengo-PI |
| Guanabara | Botafogo | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Metropol |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | Santos |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1961 |
| - | - |
| Palmeiras | Runner-up |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1961.

| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April 30, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Coutinho, Pepe | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
| May 3, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Coutinho (2), Quarentinha | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
| May 7, 1961 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Garrincha, Didi | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
| May 11, 1961 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Gérson | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
| June 29, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Joel, Dida, Henrique Frade | International Friendly |
