1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1974
Champions	Vasco da Gama 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores de América	Vasco da Gama Cruzeiro
Matches played	447
Goals scored	945 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
Biggest home win	Flamengo 6-0 Paysandu (July 17, 1974)
Biggest away win	Desportiva Ferroviária 0-5 Grêmio (May 25, 1974) CSA 0-5 Atlético Mineiro (March 20, 1974)
Average attendance	11,599
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Overview

It was contested by 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.

First phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Grêmio	19	14	2	3	30	8	+22	30	Qualified to Second phase
2	Flamengo	19	12	5	2	29	8	+21	29
3	América-RJ	19	12	2	5	30	15	+15	26
4	Vitória	19	8	9	2	26	15	+11	25
5	Internacional	19	9	6	4	30	19	+11	24
6	Atlético Paranaense	19	9	4	6	24	17	+7	22
7	Vasco da Gama	19	7	8	4	19	13	+6	22
8	Bahia	19	7	8	4	15	14	+1	22
9	Coritiba	19	8	5	6	24	21	+3	21
10	Paysandu	19	6	8	5	16	16	0	20
11	Tiradentes	19	7	5	7	19	20	−1	19
12	Remo	19	5	6	8	22	27	−5	16
13	Olaria	19	5	6	8	17	22	−5	16
14	América de Natal	19	5	5	9	12	23	−11	15
15	Botafogo	19	4	7	8	26	29	−3	15
16	Fluminense	19	3	9	7	16	22	−6	15	Qualified to Second phase according to average revenue criteria
17	Desportiva	19	4	6	9	11	27	−16	14
18	Sampaio Corrêa	19	4	4	11	14	26	−12	12
19	Itabaiana	19	5	0	14	11	30	−19	10
20	Avaí	19	2	3	14	11	30	−19	7

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	19	11	4	4	33	20	+13	26	Qualified to Second phase
2	Cruzeiro	19	8	8	3	18	9	+9	24
3	Guarani	19	8	8	3	21	15	+6	24
4	São Paulo	19	7	10	2	22	12	+10	24
5	Santos	19	8	7	4	29	17	+12	23
6	Náutico	19	8	6	5	22	12	+10	22
7	Operário de Campo Grande	19	8	6	5	15	14	+1	22
8	Corinthians	19	7	8	4	26	16	+10	22
9	Portuguesa	19	5	11	3	19	16	+3	21
10	Fortaleza	19	8	4	7	21	19	+2	20
11	Goiás	19	7	6	6	21	18	+3	20	Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups
12	Palmeiras	19	6	8	5	22	20	+2	20
13	Rio Negro	19	6	7	6	17	23	−6	19
14	Sport	19	4	10	5	20	22	−2	18
15	América Mineiro	19	5	6	8	19	25	−6	16
16	Ceará	19	4	8	7	19	23	−4	16
17	Nacional	19	5	4	10	14	27	−13	14	Qualified to Second phase due to average revenue criteria
18	Santa Cruz	19	2	9	8	17	27	−10	13
19	CEUB	19	3	6	10	12	23	−11	12
20	CSA	19	1	2	16	6	35	−29	4

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Second phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cruzeiro	5	5	0	0	11	3	+8	10
2	Palmeiras	5	4	0	1	10	5	+5	8
3	Flamengo	5	2	1	2	12	7	+5	5
4	Guarani	5	2	0	3	5	7	−2	4
5	Bahia	5	0	2	3	3	8	−5	2
6	Paysandu	5	0	1	4	3	14	−11	1

Source:

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vasco da Gama	5	3	2	0	7	0	+7	8
2	Vitória	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Atlético Mineiro	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	5
4	Corinthians	5	1	2	2	3	5	−2	4
5	Nacional-AM	5	1	2	2	3	6	−3	4
6	Operário de Campo Grande	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6	3

Source:

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6	9
2	Grêmio	5	4	0	1	7	3	+4	8
3	Fortaleza	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Náutico	5	1	2	2	7	8	−1	4
5	Coritiba	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	3
6	América-RJ	5	0	1	4	2	10	−8	1

Source:

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Internacional	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4	8
2	Atlético Paranaense	5	2	3	0	5	3	+2	7
3	São Paulo	5	1	3	1	3	3	0	5
4	Portuguesa	5	1	2	2	4	6	−2	4
5	Fluminense	5	1	1	3	4	6	−2	3
6	Goiás	5	0	3	2	4	6	−2	3

Source:

Third phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cruzeiro	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	4
2	Vasco da Gama	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
3	Santos	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2
4	Internacional	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Source:

Finals

1 August 1974 (1974-08-01)

Vasco da Gama	2 – 1	Cruzeiro
Ademir 14' Jorginho Carvoeiro 78'		Nelinho 19'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (GB)

Attendance: 112,933

Referee: Armando Marques

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vasco da Gama	28	12	12	4	33	18	+15	36
2	Cruzeiro	28	14	10	4	35	17	+18	38
3	Santos	27	13	8	6	41	25	+16	34
4	Internacional	27	12	10	5	40	26	+14	34
5	Grêmio	24	18	2	4	37	11	+26	38
6	Flamengo	24	14	6	4	41	15	+26	34
7	Atlético Mineiro	24	13	5	6	41	26	+15	31
8	Vitória	24	10	11	3	31	18	+13	31
9	Atlético Paranaense	24	11	7	6	29	20	+9	29
10	São Paulo	24	8	13	3	25	15	+10	29
11	Palmeiras	24	10	8	6	32	25	+7	28
12	Guarani	24	10	8	6	26	22	+4	28
13	América-RJ	24	12	3	9	32	25	+7	27
14	Náutico	24	9	8	7	29	20	+9	26
15	Corinthians	24	8	10	6	29	21	+8	26
16	Fortaleza	24	9	7	8	26	23	+3	25
17	Operário (CG)	24	9	7	8	17	22	−5	25
18	Portuguesa	24	6	13	5	23	22	+1	25
19	Coritiba	24	9	6	9	29	28	+1	24
20	Bahia	24	7	10	7	18	22	−4	24
21	Goiás	24	7	9	8	25	24	+1	23
22	Paysandu	24	6	9	9	19	30	−11	21
23	Nacional-AM	24	6	6	12	17	33	−16	18
24	Fluminense	24	4	10	10	20	28	−8	18
25	Tiradentes	19	7	5	7	19	20	−1	19
26	Rio Negro	19	6	7	6	17	23	−6	19
27	Sport	19	4	10	5	20	22	−2	18
28	Remo	19	5	6	8	22	27	−5	16
29	Olaria	19	5	6	8	17	22	−5	16
30	América Mineiro	19	5	6	8	19	25	−6	16
31	Ceará	19	4	8	7	19	23	−4	16
32	América de Natal	19	5	5	9	12	23	−11	15
33	Botafogo	19	4	7	8	26	29	−3	15
34	Desportiva Capixaba	19	4	6	9	11	27	−16	14
35	Santa Cruz	19	2	9	8	17	27	−10	13
36	Sampaio Corrêa	19	4	4	11	14	26	−12	12
37	CEUB	19	3	6	10	12	23	−11	12
38	Itabaiana	19	5	0	14	11	30	−19	10
39	Avaí	19	2	3	14	11	30	−19	7
40	CSA	19	1	2	16	6	35	−29	4

Source: rsssf.com

References

• 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF