The 1962 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1962 Taça Brasil) was the 5th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 2 September 1962, and ended on 2 April 1963.[1]
| Season | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1962 – 2 April 1963 |
| Champions | Santos 2nd Taça Brasil title 2nd Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores | Santos (title holder) Botafogo |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 128 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Araponga - Campinense (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Campinense 6-0 CRB |
← 1961 1963 → | |
Format
editThe competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Break (play-off) if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).
Teams
editEighteen state champions qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
 ABC |
Natal-RN | |
 Bahia |
Salvador-BA | |
 Botafogo |
Rio de Janeiro-GB | |
 Campinense |
Campina Grande-PB | |
 Ceará |
Fortaleza-CE | |
 Comercial-PR |
Cornélio Procópio-PR | |
 CRB |
Maceió-AL | |
 Cruzeiro |
Belo Horizonte-MG | |
 Internacional |
Porto Alegre-RS | |
 Metropol |
Criciúma-SC | |
 Paysandu |
Belém-PA | |
 Rio Branco-RJ |
Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ | |
 River |
Teresina-PI | |
 Sampaio Corrêa |
São Luís-MA | |
 Santo Antônio |
Vitória-ES | |
 Santos |
Santos-SP | |
 Sergipe |
Aracaju-SE | |
 Sport Recife |
Recife-PE |
Northern Zone
editNortheastern Group
edit| First Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Campinense | 4 : 0 | ABC | 4 - 3 | 3 - 1 | — |
| CRB | 2 : 2 | Sergipe | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Campinense | 4 : 0 | CRB | 2 - 1 | 6 - 0 | |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Bahia | 2 : 2 | Campinense | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| Campinense progressed thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs. | |||||
Northern Group
edit| First Phase | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| River | 1 : 3 | Ceará | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 | |
| Paysandu | 3 : 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 3 - 2 | 2 - 2 | |
| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Paysandu | 2 : 2 | Ceará | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Sport Recife | 3 : 1 | Ceará | 2 - 0 | 1 - 1 | |
Northern Zone Final
edit| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Campinense | 1 : 3 | Sport Recife | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | |
Southern Zone
editSouthern Group
edit| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Comercial-PR | 1 : 3 | Metropol | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Metropol | 0 : 4 | Internacional | 2 - 3 | 2 - 3 | |
Eastern Group
edit| Semi-Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Rio Branco-RJ | 3 : 1 | Santo Antônio | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | |
| Final | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Rio Branco-RJ | 1 : 3 | Cruzeiro | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | |
Southern Zone Final
edit| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||
| Cruzeiro | 1 : 3 | Internacional | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | |
National Semi-Finals
editBotafogo and Santos entered this stage.
| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Botafogo | 2 : 2 | Internacional | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 0 |
| Sport Recife | 1 : 3 | Santos | 1 - 1 | 0 - 4 | — |
National Final
edit| Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break | ||
| Santos | 2 : 2 | Botafogo | 4 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 0 |