1958 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1958 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 57th season of competitive football in the country.

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Torneio Rio-São Paulo edit

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Vasco da Gama 15 9 7 1 1 26 12 14
2 Flamengo 13 9 6 1 2 24 15 9
3 Corinthians 11 9 4 3 2 14 11 3
4 São Paulo 10 9 4 2 3 28 19 9
5 Botafogo 8 9 3 2 4 21 25 -4
6 Fluminense 8 9 3 2 4 10 16 -6
7 Santos 7 9 3 1 5 24 24 0
8 Palmeiras 6 9 3 0 6 22 28 -6
9 América 6 9 3 0 6 15 25 -10
10 Portuguesa 6 9 2 2 5 13 22 -9

Vasco da Gama declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

State championship champions edit

State Champion State Champion
Acre Independência Paraíba Auto Esporte
Alagoas CSA Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Santos-AM Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Manufatora
Ceará Ceará Rio de Janeiro (DF) Vasco
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Goiás Goiânia Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Maranhão Ferroviário-MA Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Mato Grosso Dom Bosco Santa Catarina Hercílio Luz
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro São Paulo Santos
Pará Tuna Luso Sergipe Santa Cruz-SE

Brazil national team edit

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1958.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
May 4, 1958   Paraguay W 5-1 Zagallo (2), Vavá, Dida, Pelé Taça Oswaldo Cruz
May 7, 1958   Paraguay D 0-0 - Taça Oswaldo Cruz
May 14, 1958   Bulgaria W 4-0 Moacir (2), Dida, Joel International Friendly
May 18, 1958   Bulgaria W 3-1 Pelé (2), Pepe International Friendly
May 21, 1958   Corinthians W 5-0 Mazola, Pepe (2), Garrincha (2) International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 29, 1958   Fiorentina W 4-0 Mazola (2), Garrincha, Pepe International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 1, 1958   Internazionale W 4-0 Dino Sani, Mazola, Dida, Zagallo International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 8, 1958   Austria W 3-0 Mazola (2), Nílton Santos World Cup
June 11, 1958   England D 0-0 - World Cup
June 15, 1958   Soviet Union W 2-0 Vavá (2) World Cup
June 19, 1958   Wales W 1-0 Pelé World Cup
June 24, 1958   France W 5-2 Vavá, Didi, Pelé (3) World Cup
June 29, 1958   Sweden W 5-2 Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo World Cup

References edit