title: 1963 in Brazilian football
text: # 1963 in Brazilian football
  
  The following article presents a summary of the 1963 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 62nd season of competitive football in the country.
  
  ## Taça Brasil
  
  Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bahia | 1-0 | Botafogo | 1-0 | 0-0 |
  | Grêmio | 4-7 | Santos | 1-3 | 3-4 |
  
  Final
  
  Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 8–0.
  
  ## Torneio Rio-São Paulo
  
  First Stage
  
  | Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Santos | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
  | 2 | Corinthians | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
  | 3 | Fluminense | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
  | 4 | Botafogo | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
  | 5 | Palmeiras | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
  | 6 | Portuguesa | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -3 |
  | 7 | Portuguesa | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
  | 8 | São Paulo | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
  | 9 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
  | 10 | Olaria | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
  
  Santos declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.
  
  ## State championship champions
  
  | State | Champion | State | Champion |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Acre | Independência | Pará | Paysandu |
  | Alagoas | CSA | Paraíba | Campinense |
  | Amapá | CEA | Paraná | Grêmio Maringá |
  | Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Náutico |
  | Bahia | Fluminense de Feira | Piauí | River |
  | Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Goytacaz |
  | Distrito Federal | Cruzeiro do Sul | Rio Grande do Norte | Alecrim |
  | Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
  | Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
  | Guanabara | Flamengo | Roraima | - |
  | Maranhão | Maranhão | Santa Catarina | Marcílio Dias |
  | Mato Grosso | Dom Bosco | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
  | Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Confiança |
  | Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |
  
  ## Brazilian clubs in international competitions
  
  | Team | Copa Libertadores 1963 | Intercontinental Cup 1963 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Botafogo | Semifinals | N/A |
  | Santos | 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 1963.
  
  | Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | March 3, 1963 | Paraguay | D | 2-2 | Flávio, Hílton Chaves | International Friendly |
  | March 10, 1963 | Peru | W | 1-0 | Flavio | South American Championship |
  | March 14, 1963 | Colombia | W | 5-1 | Oswaldo, Marco Antônio, Flávio (2), Fernando Consul | South American Championship |
  | March 17, 1963 | Paraguay | L | 0-2 | - | South American Championship |
  | March 24, 1963 | Argentina | L | 0-3 | - | South American Championship |
  | March 27, 1963 | Ecuador | D | 2-2 | Oswaldo (2) | South American Championship |
  | March 31, 1963 | Bolivia | L | 4-5 | Marco Antônio (2), Flávio (2) | South American Championship |
  | April 13, 1963 | Argentina | L | 2-3 | Pepe (2) | Roca Cup |
  | April 16, 1963 | Argentina | W | 5-2 | Pelé (3), Amarildo (2) | Roca Cup |
  | April 21, 1963 | Portugal | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
  | April 24, 1963 | Belgium | L | 1-5 | Quarentinha | International Friendly |
  | April 28, 1963 | France | W | 3-2 | Pelé (3) | International Friendly |
  | May 2, 1963 | Netherlands | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
  | May 5, 1963 | West Germany | W | 2-1 | Coutinho, Pelé | International Friendly |
  | May 8, 1963 | England | D | 1-1 | Pepe | International Friendly |
  | May 12, 1963 | Italy | L | 0-3 | - | International Friendly |
  | May 17, 1963 | Egypt | W | 1-0 | Quarentinha | International Friendly |
  | May 19, 1963 | Israel | W | 5-0 | Amarildo (2), Zequinha, Quarentinha (2) | International Friendly |
  | May 22, 1963 | Berlin-Ulm-Frankfurt Combined Team | W | 3-0 | Quarentinha, Marcos, Amarildo | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
  