1978 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1978 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 77th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season1978
1977 1979

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internacional 2-2 Santa Cruz 1-0 1-2
Palmeiras 3-2 Bahia 2-1 1-1
Vasco da Gama 2-2 Grêmio 1-1 1-1
Sport 0-6 Guarani 0-2 0-4

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guarani 4-2 Vasco da Gama 2-1 2-1
Palmeiras 3-1 Internacional 2-0 1-1

Final


Palmeiras01Guarani

Guarani10Palmeiras

Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-0.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Pará Remo
Alagoas CRB Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Amapá Macapá Paraná Coritiba
Amazonas Nacional Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Bahia Bahia Piauí River
Ceará Ceará Rio de Janeiro Goytacaz
Distrito Federal Brasília Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Goiás Vila Nova Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Guanabara Flamengo Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Operário-CG São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul - Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Internacional

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Moto Clube

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1978
Atlético Mineiro Semifinals
São Paulo 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 1978.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 12, 1978 Rio de Janeiro State Countryside Combined TeamW7-0Zico (5), Nunes, RivelinoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
March 19, 1978 Goiás State Combined TeamW3-1Reinaldo, Zico, TarcisoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
March 23, 1978 Paraná State Combined TeamW3-1NunesInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
April 1, 1978 FranceL0-1-International Friendly
April 5, 1978 West GermanyW1-0NunesInternational Friendly
April 10, 1978 Al-AhliW6-1Toninho Cerezo, Nunes (2), Gil, Jorge Mendonça, ToninhoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
April 13, 1978 InternazionaleW2-0Nunes, DirceuInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
April 19, 1978 EnglandD1-1GilInternational Friendly
April 21, 1978 Atlético MadridW3-0Nunes, Edinho, Jorge MendonçaInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
May 1, 1978 PeruW3-0Zico, Reinaldo (2)International Friendly
May 13, 1978 Pernambuco State Combined TeamD0-0-International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 17, 1978 CzechoslovakiaW2-0Reinaldo, ZicoInternational Friendly
May 25, 1978 Rio Grande do Sul State Combined TeamD2-2Toninho, NelinhoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
June 3, 1978 SwedenD1-1ReinaldoWorld Cup
June 7, 1978 SpainD0-0-World Cup
June 11, 1978 AustriaW1-0Roberto DinamiteWorld Cup
June 14, 1978 PeruW3-0Dirceu (2), ZicoWorld Cup
June 18, 1978 ArgentinaD0-0-World Cup
June 21, 1978 PolandW3-1Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2)World Cup
June 24, 1978 ItalyW2-1Nelinho, DirceuWorld Cup

References

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