title: 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
text: # 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  
  The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 1st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 23, 1959, and ended on March 29, 1960, in a tie-break match played in Rio de Janeiro, won by Bahia.
  
  ## Format
  
  The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker 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
  
  16 State Champions qualified for the tournament:
  
  | Team | Home city | Qualification method |
  | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Natal | 1958 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
  | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 1958 Campeonato Mineiro champions |
  | Atlético Paranaense | Curitiba | 1958 Campeonato Paranaense champions |
  | Auto Esporte Clube | João Pessoa | 1958 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
  | Bahia | Salvador | 1958 Campeonato Baiano champions |
  | Ceará | Fortaleza | 1958 Campeonato Cearense champions |
  | CSA | Maceió | 1958 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
  | Ferroviário | São Luís | 1958 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
  | Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 1958 Campeonato Gaúcho champions |
  | Hercíllo Luz | Tubarão | 1958 Campeonato Catarinense champions |
  | Manufatora | Niterói | 1958 Campeonato Fluminense champions |
  | Rio Branco | Vitória | 1958 Campeonato Capixaba champions |
  | Santos | Santos | 1958 Campeonato Paulista champions |
  | Sport Recife | Recife | 1958 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
  | Tuna Luso | Belém | 1958 Campeonato Paraense champions |
  | Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | 1958 Campeonato Carioca champions |
  
  ## Northern Zone
  
  ### Northeastern Group
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | ABC | 2 : 2 | Ceará | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
  | CSA | 0 : 4 | Bahia | 0 - 2 | 0 - 5 | — |
  | Final | Final | Final | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | Ceará | 2 : 2 | Bahia | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
  
  ### Northern Group
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | Tuna Luso | 2 : 2 | Ferroviário | 3 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 0 |
  | Auto Esporte Clube | 0 : 4 | Sport Recife | 0 - 3 | 2 - 5 | — |
  | Final | Final | Final | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Tuna Luso | 1 : 3 | Sport Recife | 2 - 2 | 1 - 3 |
  
  ### Northern Zone Final
  
  | | | | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | Bahia | 2 : 2 | Sport Recife | 3 - 2 | 0 - 6 | 2 - 0 |
  
  ## Southern Zone
  
  ### Southern Group
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Atlético-PR | 4 : 0 | Hercíllo Luz | 2 - 1 | 1 - 0 |
  | Grêmio | w / o | Bye | — | — |
  | Final | Final | Final | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Grêmio | 4 : 0 | Atlético-PR | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
  
  ### Eastern Group
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Rio Branco-ES | 4 : 0 | Manufatora | 3 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
  | Atlético Mineiro | w / o | Bye | — | — |
  | Final | Final | Final | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Rio Branco-ES | 1 : 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
  
  ### Southern Zone Final
  
  | | | | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 0 : 4 | Grêmio | 1 - 4 | 0 - 1 |
  
  ## National Semi-Finals
  
  Santos and Vasco da Gama entered at this point.
  
  | | | | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | Santos | 3 : 1 | Grêmio | 4 - 1 | 0 - 0 | — |
  | Vasco da Gama | 2 : 2 | Bahia | 0 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
  
  ## National Final
  
  | | | | Scores | Scores | Scores |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Points | | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie-break |
  | Santos | 2 : 2 | Bahia | 2 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
  
  The tie-break was played in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, on March 29, 1960. Bahia: Nadinho; Beto, Henrique, Flávio and Neizinho; Vicente and Mário; Marito, Alencar, Léo and Biriba. Santos: Lalá; Getúlio, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira, Formiga and Zé Carlos; Zito and Mário; Dorval, Pagão (Tite), Coutinho and Pepe. Goals: Vicente, Léo and Alencar (Bahia) and Coutinho (Santos) Expulsions: Getúlio, Formiga and Dorval. Referee: Frederico Lopes, assisted by Airton Vieira de Morais (named "Sansão") and Wilson Lopes de Souza.
  
  