1981 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil
Season 1981
1980 Brazil 1982

The following article presents a summary of the 1981 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 80th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vasco da Gama 0-0 Ponte Preta 0-0 0-0
Grêmio 3-0 Operário-MS 2-0 1-0
Internacional 0-3 São Paulo 0-1 0-2
Flamengo 1-3 Botafogo 0-0 1-3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo 3-3 São Paulo 1-0 2-3
Ponte Preta 3-3 Grêmio 2-3 1-0

Final


April 30, 1981
Grêmio 21 São Paulo


Grêmio declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 3-1.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comercial 1-5 Guarani 1-2 1-3
Remo 5-7 Anapolina 2-3 3-4

Final


March 21, 1981
Anapolina 24 Guarani

March 27, 1981
Guarani 11 Anapolina

Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5-3.

Promotion

The first placed team in each one of the four groups in the second stage, which were Bahia, Náutico, Palmeiras and Uberaba, were promoted to the same season's first level's second stage.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Semifinal Stage

Teams advanced to the final

Group A

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Olaria 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 0
2 São Borja-RS 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 1
3 Dom Bosco-MT 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1

Group B

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Santo Amaro-PE 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 3
2 Izabelense-PA 3 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1
3 Guarani-MG 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2

Final


April 25, 1981
Olaria 40 Santo Amaro-PE
Marechal Hermes


Olaria declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions by aggregate score of 4-1.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Juventus-AC Paraíba Treze
Alagoas CSA Paraná Londrina
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Ceará Ceará Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Taguatinga Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Moto Clube
Goiás Goiás Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Moto Club Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo São Paulo
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Paysandu

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Ponte Preta

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Democrata-GV
Torneio Centro-Oeste Mixto
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Juventus

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1981 Intercontinental Cup 1981
Atlético Mineiro Group stage N/A
Flamengo Champions Champions

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1981.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 4, 1981 ArgentinaD1-1EdevaldoMundialito
January 7, 1981 West GermanyW4-1Júnior, Toninho Cerezo, Serginho Chulapa, Zé SérgioMundialito
January 10, 1981 UruguayL1-2SócratesMundialito
February 1, 1981 ColombiaD1-1Serginho ChulapaInternational Friendly
February 8, 1981 VenezuelaW1-0ZicoWorld Cup Qualifying
February 14, 1981 EcuadorW6-0Reinaldo (2), Sócrates (2), Landeta (own goal), ZicoInternational Friendly
February 22, 1981 BoliviaW2-1Sócrates, ReinaldoWorld Cup Qualifying
March 14, 1981 ChileW2-1Zico, ReinaldoInternational Friendly
March 22, 1981 BoliviaW3-1Zico (3)World Cup Qualifying
March 29, 1981 VenezuelaW5-0Tita (2), Sócrates, Zico, JúniorWorld Cup Qualifying
May 12, 1981 EnglandW1-0ZicoInternational Friendly
May 15, 1981 FranceW3-1Zico, Reinaldo, SócratesInternational Friendly
May 19, 1981 West GermanyW2-1Toninho Cerezo, JúniorInternational Friendly
July 8, 1981 SpainW1-0BaltazarInternational Friendly
July 26, 1981 ChileD0-0-International Friendly
September 23, 1981Republic of Ireland League of Ireland XIW6-0Éder, Roberto Cearense, Zico (4)Exhibition game
October 28, 1981 BulgariaW3-0Roberto Dinamite, Zico, LeandroInternational Friendly

References

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