1969 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1969 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 68th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season1969
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Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa edit

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Palmeiras 4 3 1 2 0 4 2 2
2 Cruzeiro 4 3 1 2 0 5 4 1
3 Corinthians 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
4 Botafogo 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3

Palmeiras declared as the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa champions.

State championship champions edit

State Champion State Champion
Acre Juventus-AC Pará Paysandu
Alagoas CRB Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Amapá Macapá Paraná Coritiba
Amazonas Nacional Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Bahia Fluminense de Feira Piauí Piauí
Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro Americano
Distrito Federal Coenge Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Goiás Vila Nova Rondônia Moto Clube
Guanabara Fluminense Roraima -
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Metropol
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul - Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins -

Youth competition champions edit

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Corinthians

Other competition champions edit

Competition Champion
Copa Norte-Nordeste Ceará
Torneio dos Campeões da CBD Grêmio Maringá

Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit

Team Copa Libertadores 1969
Botafogo Withdrew
Santos Withdrew

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 1969.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 7, 1969   Peru W 2-1 Jairzinho, Gérson International Friendly
April 9, 1969   Peru W 3-2 Pelé, Tostão, Edu International Friendly
April 12, 1969   England W 2-1 Tostão, Jairzinho International Friendly
July 6, 1969   Bahia W 4-0 Pelé, Jairzinho, Edu, Tostão International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 9, 1969   Sergipe State Combined Team W 8-2 Toninho Guerreiro (3), Clodoaldo, Paulo César Caju, Gérson, Beto (own goal), Paulo Borges International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 13, 1969   Pernambuco State Combined Team W 6-1 Edu (3), Jairzinho, Pelé, Tostão International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 1, 1969   Millonarios W 2-0 Gérson, Rivellino International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 6, 1969   Colombia W 2-0 Tostão (2) World Cup Qualifying
August 10, 1969   Venezuela W 5-0 Tostão (3), Pelé (2) World Cup Qualifying
August 17, 1969   Paraguay W 3-0 Mendoza (own goal), Jairzinho, Edu World Cup Qualifying
August 21, 1969   Colombia W 6-2 Tostão (2), Edu, Pelé, Rivellino, Jairzinho World Cup Qualifying
August 24, 1969   Venezuela W 6-0 Tostão (3), Pelé (2), Jairzinho World Cup Qualifying
August 31, 1969   Paraguay W 1-0 Pelé World Cup Qualifying
August 1, 1969   Atlético Mineiro L 1-2 Pelé International Friendly (unofficial match)

References edit