title: 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
text: # 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  
  The 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1966 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
  
  ## Northern Zone
  
  ### Northern Group
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Northern Group First Stage |||||||
  | Paysandu | 4:0 | Rio Negro | 6:0 | 3:0 | – | — |
  | Flamengo | 3:1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 2:0 | 1:1 | – | – |
  | Northern Group Semifinal |||||||
  | Paysandu | 2:2 | Flamengo | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:0 | — |
  | Northern Final |||||||
  | Fortaleza | 3:1 | Paysandu | 3:1 | 1:1 | — | — |
  
  ### Northeastern Group
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Northeastern Group First Stage |||||||
  | Campinense | 4:0 | ABC | 2:0 | 1:2 | – | — |
  | CSA | 4:0 | Confiança | 2:0 | 1:0 | – | — |
  | Northeastern Group Semifinals |||||||
  | Campinense | 0:4 | CSA | 2:3 | 0:2 | – | — |
  | Northeastern Group Finals |||||||
  | CSA | 0:4 | Vitória | 2:3 | 2:4 | – | — |
  
  ### Northern Zone Decision
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Northern Zone Semifinals |||||||
  | Fortaleza | 1:3 | Vitória | 1:1 | 0:4 | – | — |
  | Northern Zone Finals |||||||
  | Náutico | 4:0 | Vitória | 3:0 | 3:2 | – | — |
  
  ## Southern Zone
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Southern Group First Stage |||||||
  | Inter de Lages | 1:3 | Ferroviário | 3:3 | 0:2 | – | — |
  | Southern Group Finals |||||||
  | Ferroviário | 1:3 | Grêmio | 0:0 | 0:3 | — | — |
  
  ### Central Group
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Quarterfinals |||||||
  | Rabello | 2:2 | Anápolis | 2:0 | 0:1 | 1:4 | – |
  | Desportiva Ferroviária | 1:3 | Americano | 2:2 | 0:3 | – | – |
  | Semifinals |||||||
  | Anápolis | 2:2 | Americano | 2:0 | 1:2 | 2:3 | – |
  | Central Zone final |||||||
  | Americano | 0:4 | Cruzeiro | 0:4 | 1:6 | – | – |
  
  ### Southern Zone Finals
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Grêmio | 1:3 | Cruzeiro | 0:0 | 1:2 | – | — |
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | GD |
  | Palmeiras | 2:2 | Náutico | 0:0 | 0:0 | 0:3 | — |
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  Santos and Fluminense enter in this stage
  
  | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
  | Náutico | 2:2 | Santos | 0:2 | 5:3 | 1:4 |
  | Cruzeiro | 4:0 | Fluminense | 1:0 | 3:1 | — |
  