title: 1979 in Brazilian football
text: # 1979 in Brazilian football
  
  The following article presents a summary of the 1979 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 78th season of competitive football in the country.
  
  ## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  
  Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Coritiba | 2-3 | Vasco da Gama | 1-1 | 1-2 |
  | Palmeiras | 3-4 | Internacional | 2-3 | 1-1 |
  
  Final
  
  Internacional declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4-1.
  
  ## State championship champions
  
  | State | Champion | State | Champion |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Paraíba | Campinense |
  | Alagoas | CRB | Paraná | Coritiba |
  | Amapá | Amapá | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
  | Amazonas | Nacional | Piauí | Flamengo-PI |
  | Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo Flamengo |
  | Ceará | Ferroviário | Rio Grande do Norte | América-RN |
  | Distrito Federal | Gama | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
  | Espírito Santo | Desportiva | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
  | Goiás | Vila Nova | Roraima | Ríver-RR |
  | Maranhão | Maranhão | Santa Catarina | Joinville |
  | Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | Corinthians |
  | Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Sergipe | Itabaiana |
  | Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |
  | Pará | Remo | | |
  
  In 1979, two editions of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship were played because Guanabara State's and Rio de Janeiro State's football federations merged in 1978. The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation organized both competitions, which were won by Flamengo.
  
  ## Youth competition champions
  
  | Competition | Champion |
  | - | - |
  | Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Marília |
  
  ## Other competition champions
  
  | Competition | Champion |
  | - | - |
  | Taça Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro |
  | Torneio de Integração da Amazônia | Rio Branco |
  
  ## Brazilian clubs in international competitions
  
  | Team | Copa Libertadores 1979 |
  | - | - |
  | Guarani | Semifinals |
  | Palmeiras | Group stage |
  
  ## Brazil national team
  
  The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1979.
  
  | Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | May 17, 1979 | Paraguay | W | 6-0 | Éder, Zico (3), Nílton Batata (2) | International Friendly |
  | May 31, 1979 | Uruguay | W | 5-1 | Edinho, Sócrates (2), Nílton Batata, Éder | International Friendly |
  | June 21, 1979 | Ajax | W | 5-0 | Sócrates (2), Toninho, Zico (2) | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
  | July 5, 1979 | Bahia State Combined Team | D | 1-1 | Juary | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
  | July 26, 1979 | Bolivia | L | 1-2 | Roberto Dinamite | Copa América |
  | August 2, 1979 | Argentina | W | 2-1 | Tita, Zico | Copa América |
  | August 16, 1979 | Bolivia | W | 2-0 | Tita, Zico | Copa América |
  | August 23, 1979 | Argentina | D | 2-2 | Sócrates (2) | Copa América |
  | October 24, 1979 | Paraguay | L | 1-2 | Palhinha | Copa América |
  | October 31, 1979 | Paraguay | D | 2-2 | Falcão, Sócrates | Copa América |
  