1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 14th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on September 20 and ended on December 20. Palmeiras came as the defending champion having won the 1969 season and Fluminense won the championship, the first in the history of the club.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1970
Dates20 September - 20 December
ChampionsFluminense
1st TRGP title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		Fluminense
Palmeiras
Matches played142
Goals scored312 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerTostão (12 goals)
Average attendance20,259
← 1969
1971 →

Championship format
  • First-phase: the 17 participants play all against all twice, but divided into two groups (one 8 and one 9) for classification, in the Group A, each team plays two more matches against any other. The first 2 of each group are classified for the finals.
  • Final-phase: the four clubs classified play all against all in a single round. The club with most points at this stage is the champion.
  • Tie-breaking criteria:

1 - Goal difference
2 - Raffle

  • With one victory, a team still gained 2 points, instead of 3.

First phase

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Palmeiras 16 9 5 2 16 7 +9 23
2 Atlético Mineiro 16 7 6 3 21 13 +8 20
3 Botafogo 16 7 5 4 21 13 +8 19
4 Grêmio 16 6 6 4 17 13 +4 18
5 Santos 16 5 6 5 20 20 0 16
6 Bahia 16 5 5 6 11 18 −7 15
7 São Paulo 16 3 5 8 14 20 −6 11
8 América-RJ 16 2 6 8 15 23 −8 10
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cruzeiro 16 9 3 4 29 14 +15 21
2 Fluminense 16 8 4 4 26 16 +10 21[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flamengo 16 7 6 3 18 9 +9 20
4 Internacional 16 8 4 4 21 12 +9 20
5 Corinthians 16 5 6 5 16 15 +1 16
6 Santa Cruz 16 3 8 5 14 22 −8 14
7 Atlético-PR 16 4 4 8 13 22 −9 12
8 Ponte Preta 16 3 4 9 11 34 −23 10
9 Vasco 16 2 3 11 14 26 −12 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 bonus point?

Final phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fluminense 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
2 Palmeiras 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
3 Atlético Mineiro 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4 Cruzeiro 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:

Matches:

Fluminense1 – 0Palmeiras
Cruzeiro1 – 1Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro0 – 1Fluminense
Palmeiras3 – 0Atlético Mineiro
Palmeiras4 – 2Cruzeiro
Fluminense1 – 1Atlético Mineiro
 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Série A)
1970 Champions 
Fluminense
1st title

References
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