The 1981 football season is Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's 86th year of existence, their 70th football season, and their 69th season in the top division of the Campeonato Carioca, the Rio de Janeiro state football league. In addition, it is their 11th in the top division of the Brazilian national football league, having never been relegated from either. Internationally, Flamengo participated in the 1981 Copa Libertadores, qualifying through winning the 1980 Brazilian Série A Championship.
| 1981 season | |||
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| President | Antônio Augusto D. de Abranches | ||
| Head coach | Modesto Bria (until 5 April) Dino Sani (8 April - 19 July) Paulo César Carpegiani (from 24 July) | ||
| Stadium | Estádio do Maracanã | ||
| Brazilian Série A | Quarter-finals | ||
| Campeonato Carioca | Champions | ||
| Copa Libertadores | Champions | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nunes (16) All: Nunes (45) | ||
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The 1981 season is regarded as the most successful and iconic season in Flamengo's history, in which they captured their first ever Copa Libertadores championship and defeated European Cup champions Liverpool by a score of 3 – 0 in the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan. The team accomplished the feat of winning three trophies (the Copa Libertadores final, the Campeonato Carioca final, and the Intercontinental Cup) in a span of 21 days. This made Zico's Flamengo only the second Brazilian club to win a Mundial (world championship), after Pelé's Santos.
Friendlies edit
National friendly edit
Flamengo played one pre-season match against São Paulo before the start of the national league season.
Copa Punta del Este edit
The 1981 Copa Punta del Este was a friendly invitational tournament contested by Flamengo, Grêmio, Peñarol of Uruguay, and the Seleção of Maldonado, the state capital near Punta del Este, Uruguay. It was played in a single-elimination format with semi-finals and a final. Both Brazilian clubs eliminated the Uruguayan squads in the semi-finals in February 1981.[1][2]
Following that, heavy rain in Uruguay and diminished interest from the organizers in a final without Peñarol delayed the final between Grêmio and Flamengo for nearly three months. It was ultimately played outside of Uruguay, at the Estádio Olímpico, in Porto Alegre. Scheduled to be played at 21:00, The match was further delayed an hour and a half due to a power outage. At nearly 1:00 the following morning the match was decided by coin toss: president Dunshee de Abranches selected 'heads' and the tournament was awarded to Flamengo.[3][4]
| 26 February 1981 Semi-final | Peñarol  | 0 – 3 |  Flamengo | Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado |
Anselmo  Lico Peu |
| 21 May 1981 Final | Grêmio | 1 – 1 (7 – 7 p) | Flamengo | Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre |
| de León 29' |
Nunes 84' |
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| Note: After the 7 – 7 draw in the penalty shootout, the match was decided in favor of Flamengo based on a coin toss by the referee. | ||||
Torneio João Havelange edit
The 1981 João Havelange Tournament was a three-team interstate friendly competition hosted by Democrata of Minas Gerais and named in honor of João Havelange, the Brazilian president of FIFA. Flamengo's state rivals Vasco da Gama won the tournament after defeating Democrata (3 - 2) and Flamengo (1 – 0).[5][6]
At this time, Zico and Júnior of Flamengo were at Wembley Stadium representing the Seleção against England, with Zico scoring the lone goal in a 1 – 0 win.
| 10 May 1981 Friendly | Democrata | 2 – 2 (4 – 3 p) | Flamengo | José Mammoud Abbas, Governador Valadares |
| 17 May 1981 Friendly | Vasco da Gama | 1 – 0 | Flamengo | José Mammoud Abbas, Governador Valadares |
| Report |
Torneio Internacional de Nápoles edit
In the middle of their Carioca campaign, Zico and Flamengo traveled to Italy for a pair of friendlies in the Naples International Tournament. Flamengo, Avellino, and Northern Irish club Linfield were hosted by Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo. In front of a crowd of 80,000 Zico impressed against Ruud Krol and third-place Serie A team Napoli, scoring a hat trick. It would be the first time many Italians saw the Brazilian, before the 1982 World Cup in Spain and his eventual move to Udinense in 1983.[7][8]
| 12 June 1981 Semi-final | Flamengo | 5 – 1 |  Avellino | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| Baroninho (2) Adílio Zico Leandro |
Paulo César Carpegiani testimonial edit
During the Campeonato Carioca, and with one eye looking ahead to the Copa Libertadores semi-final stage in October, Flamengo scheduled a match with Argentine giants Boca Juniors and their rising superstar Diego Maradona. Both teams rested their starters in preceding matches before this friendly at the Maracanã in front of 65,000 and broadcast on live television.[9] The "Taça da Raça" match served as a farewell to Flamengo midfielder Paulo César Carpegiani, who had already retired from play and was serving as Flamengo's manager (eventually leading the club to a first Libertadores title and world championship in a matter of months).[10]
The two icons, Zico (28 years old) and Maradona (20), had not yet met on the field and fans were clamoring to watch the two face each other.[11] Zico scored both goals of the match, and Maradona had a scoring chance at the end of the first half. The two would meet again representing their nations in the 1982 World Cup, with Zico scoring and Maradona being sent off.
| 15 September 1981 Friendly | Flamengo | 2 – 0 |  Boca Juniors | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 59', 74' |
Attendance: 64,330 |
Campeonato Brasileiro (Taça de Ouro) edit
Flamengo qualified for the 1981 Brazilian Championship (officially the Taça de Ouro or "Gold Cup") through finishing 3rd in the 1980 Campeonato Carioca. Grêmio were ultimately champions of the league with Flamengo finishing 6th overall out of 44 total participating teams.
First phase edit
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Santos (A)
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 15 |
| 2 |  Flamengo (A)
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9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 13 |
| 3 |  Santa Cruz (A)
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9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 |  Nacional-AM (A)
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 |
| 5 |  Cruzeiro (A)
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Paysandu (A)
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 |  Fortaleza (A)
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9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 |
| 8 |  CRB
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 |
| 9 |  Sampaio Corrêa
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 5 |
| 10 |  Itabaiana
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9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 |
| 18 January 1981 Matchday 1 | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | Santos | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| 21 January 1981 Matchday 2 | Nacional-AM | 0 – 1 | Flamengo | Estádio Vivaldo Lima, Manaus |
| Nunes |
| 25 January 1981 Matchday 3 | Paysandu | 3 – 0 | Flamengo | Mangueirão, Belém |
| Evandro (2) Da Silva |
| 28 January 1981 Matchday 4 | Flamengo | 2 – 0 | Sampaio Corrêa | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Luiz Fumanchu (2) |
| 7 February 1981 Matchday 7 | Cruzeiro | 0 – 0 | Flamengo | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 15 February 1981 Matchday 8 | CRB | 2 – 3 | Flamengo | Rei Pelé, Maceió |
| Joãozinho Paulista Carlos Alberto (o.g.) |
Nunes (2) Peu |
| 21 February 1981 Matchday 9 | Flamengo | 2 – 2 | Santa Cruz | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes (2) |
Joãozinho Adílio (o.g.) |
Second phase edit
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo (A)
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro (A)
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Colorado
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Uberaba
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
| 8 March 1981 Matchday 1 | Flamengo | 2 – 1 | Atlético Mineiro | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes Adílio |
Éder Aleixo |
| 11 March 1981 Matchday 2 | Uberaba | 1 – 1 | Flamengo | Estádio João Guido, Uberaba |
| Serginho |
Nunes |
| 15 March 1981 Matchday 3 | Colorado | 4 – 0 | Flamengo | Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba |
| Jorge Nobre (2) Ditão |
| 25 March 1981 Matchday 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 – 0 | Flamengo | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 1 April 1981 Matchday 5 | Flamengo | 4 – 2 | Uberaba | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Tita (2) Nunes Marinho |
Paulo Luciano Serginho |
| 5 April 1981 Matchday 6 | Flamengo | 2 – 1 | Colorado | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico (2) |
Aladim |
Round of 16 edit
| 8 April 1981 First leg | Bahia | 0 – 0 | Flamengo | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador |
Quarterfinals edit
| 16 April 1981 First leg | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | Botafogo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Campeonato Carioca edit
The important Rio de Janeiro state league schedule coincided with Flamengo's Copa Libertadores matches of the same year. Paulo César Carpegiani was a player and occasional starter for Flamengo in the first round of the Carioca, also serving as Dino Sani's assistant and eventually taking over as manager for the Carioca second round.[14]
After finishing top in the first round Taça Guanabara and qualifying for the final, Flamengo turned their focus to the Libertadores group stage during the second round, which Vasco da Gama went on to win.[14] In the third round, Flamengo's 6 – 0 thrashing of rival Botafogo was historic, and avenged their match in 1972 with the reverse scoreline. Flamengo captured the third round with their most wins, and the most goals scored and best goal differential of the competition.
Flamengo entered the final against Vasco with two rounds won (compared to Vasco's one round) and the most overall points across the three rounds. At a single match final in the Maracanã, a draw would be sufficient for Flamengo to become state champions. If Flamengo lost, a rematch would be a played and a draw would again give the title to Flamengo. A loss would force a third and final match.[15]
Days before the final, tragedy struck Flamengo as former manager Cláudio Coutinho died while scuba diving the Ilhas Cagarras archipelago near Rio de Janeiro. Vasco were victorious in the match, 2 – 0, both goals scored by Roberto Dinamite. In the second match, Flamengo supporters cite rainy weather as the reason for their team's poor performance, losing again to Vasco by a final-minute goal from Dinamite.
On December 6, Flamengo won the decisive match with first half goals from Adílio and Nunes. Ticão scored for Vasco late in the second half, and as the team attempted to mount a comeback and force extra time, a Flamengo-supporter bricklayer invaded the pitch and started a confrontation with a Vasco player.[14] Play was stopped for eight minutes as Nunes separated the bricklayer. Flamengo held on to win and earn their 21st Rio de Janeiro state championship.
First round (Taça Guanabara) edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 17 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | América | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Campo Grande | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Americano | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Fluminense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | |
| 9 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 8 | |
| 10 | Serrano | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 11 | Olaria | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
| 12 | Madureira | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
| 23 May 1981 Matchday 1 | Serrano | 0 – 2 | Flamengo | Estádio Atílio Marotti, Petrópolis |
| Zico 38' (pen.) Júnior 83' |
Attendance: 8,704 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos |
| 28 May 1981 Matchday 2 | Flamengo | 4 – 2 | Madureira | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Baroninho 18' Nunes 24', 58', 72' |
Antônio Carlos 35' Wilson 42' |
Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
| 31 May 1981 Matchday 3 | Flamengo | 1 – 1 | Bangu | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 29' |
Rubens Feijão 58' |
Attendance: 15,768 Referee: Aluisio Felisberto |
| 3 June 1981 Matchday 4 | Flamengo | 7 – 0 | Americano | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 39', 83', 85' Chiquinho 48'Baroninho 64'Peu 67'Andrade 74' |
Attendance: 7,574 Referee: Mario Rui de Sousa |
| 7 June 1981 Matchday 5 | Flamengo | 1 – 0 | Vasco da Gama | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 23' |
Attendance: 46,552 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 18 June 1981 Matchday 6 | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | America | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Attendance: 35,089 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
| 21 June 1981 Matchday 7 | Campo Grande | 2 – 5 | Flamengo | Estádio Ítalo del Cima, Rio de Janeiro |
| Luisinho 51' Pingo 89' |
Zico 4', 9' Nunes 13', 54'Rondinelli 81' |
Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos |
| 24 June 1981 Matchday 8 | Flamengo | 2 – 1 | Volta Redonda | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 38' Zico 78' |
Betinho 72' |
Attendance: 11,819 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
| 28 June 1981 Matchday 9 | Fluminense | 2 – 1 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zeze 23', 49' |
Zico 25' |
Attendance: 46,030 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 7 July 1981 Matchday 10 | Olaria | 0 – 3 | Flamengo | Estádio da Rua Bariri, Rio de Janeiro |
Pino  |
Zico 24', 63' Ronaldo 64' |
Attendance: 10,314 Referee: Aluisio Felisberto da Silva |
| 12 July 1981 Matchday 11 | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | Botafogo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Gaúcho Lima 88' |
Attendance: 45,909 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
Second round (Taça Ney Cidade Palmeiro) edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 20 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 17 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | |
| 6 | América | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Campo Grande | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 7 | |
| 9 | Serrano | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | |
| 10 | Olaria | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | |
| 11 | Americano | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | |
| 12 | Madureira | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
| 19 July 1981 Matchday 1 | Flamengo | 2 – 0 | Serrano | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 32' Renato 65' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 12,680 Referee: Élson Pessoa |
| 2 August 1981 Matchday 2 | Volta Redonda | 1 – 1 | Flamengo | Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda |
| Eli Mendes 66' |
Zico 78' |
Attendance: 15,235 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
| 23 August 1981 Matchday 3 | America | 1 – 3 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Luisinho 87' (pen.) |
Zico 44' (pen.) Júnior 67'Tita 80' |
Attendance: 26,579 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos |
| 30 August 1981 Matchday 4 | Bangu | 0 – 4 | Flamengo | Estádio Moça Bonita, Rio de Janeiro |
| Baroninho 15' Zico 54'Nunes 83'Tita 85' |
Attendance: 10,330 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 2 September 1981 Matchday 5 | Flamengo | 3 – 0 | Campo Grande | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 19', 69' Tita 63' |
Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Aluisio Felisberto |
| 7 September 1981 Matchday 6 | Fluminense | 1 – 1 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Cláudio Adão 32' |
Nunes 8' |
Attendance: 76,024 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 10 September 1981 Matchday 7 | Madureira | 0 – 1 | Flamengo | Estádio Caio Martins, Niterói |
| Nunes 33' |
Attendance: 10,458 Referee: Giese do Couto |
| 13 September 1981 Matchday 8 | Americano | 0 – 1 | Flamengo | Estádio Godofredo Cruz, Campos |
| Adílio 24' |
Attendance: 12,640 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 17 September 1981 Matchday 9 | Flamengo | 3 – 0 | Olaria | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Mozer 15' Adílio 57'Nunes 89' |
Attendance: 4,954 Referee: José Carlos Moura |
| 20 September 1981 Matchday 10 | Vasco da Gama | 1 – 1 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Wilsinho 31' |
Zico 48' |
Attendance: 84,122 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos |
| 26 September 1981 Matchday 11 | Botafogo | 2 – 1 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Marcelo 4' Ademir Lobo 69' |
Nunes 54' |
Attendance: 25,390 Referee: Luis Carlos Felix |
Third round (Taça Sylvio Corrêa Pacheco) edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 18[a] | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15[a] | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 14 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Americano | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 11 | |
| 7 | Madureira | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | |
| 8 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Campo Grande | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Serrano | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | |
| 11 | América | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | |
| 12 | Olaria | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
| 7 October 1981 Matchday 1 | Flamengo | 4 – 0 | Olaria | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 19' Adílio 27'Júnior 33'Baroninho 84' |
Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Cláudio Garcia |
| 10 October 1981 Matchday 2 | Madureira | 0 – 3 | Flamengo | Estádio Caio Martins, Niterói |
| Zico 13', 34' Mozer 41' |
Attendance: 8,147 Referee: Valquir Pimentel |
| 18 October 1981 Matchday 3 | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | Bangu | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Attendance: 25,620 Referee: Pedro Paulo Bregalda |
| 25 October 1981 Matchday 4 | Campo Grande | 1 – 2 | Flamengo | Estádio Ítalo del Cima, Rio de Janeiro |
| Marinho 24' (o.g.) |
Tita 75' Lico 86' |
Attendance: 6,588 Referee: José Muniz Brandao |
| 2 November 1981 Matchday 5 | Flamengo | 4 – 0 | America | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 10', 77', 88' Zé Paulo 57' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 29,530 Referee: Angelo Antônio Ferrari |
| 5 November 1981 Matchday 6 | Serrano | 1 – 1 | Flamengo | Estádio Atílio Marotti, Petrópolis |
| Gilberto 11' |
Zico 54' |
Attendance: 9,545 Referee: Alvimar Gaspar dos Reis |
| 8 November 1981 Matchday 7 | Flamengo | 6 – 0 | Botafogo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 7' Zico 27', 75' (pen.)Lico 33'Adílio 40'Andrade 87' |
Attendance: 69,051 Referee: Ildson Alcantara Amorim |
| 10 November 1981 Matchday 8 | Flamengo | 6 – 1 | Americano | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Lico 6' Adílio 26', 28'Nunes 73', 79'Tita 89' |
Té 51' |
Attendance: 8,093 Referee: Osmar Camilo da Silva |
| 15 November 1981 Matchday 9 | Flamengo | 3 – 1 | Fluminense | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 19' Lico 49'Tita 82' |
Edinho 73' |
Attendance: 109,514 Referee: Alvimar Gaspar dos Reis |
| 25 November 1981 Matchday 10 | Volta Redonda | 1 – 5 | Flamengo | Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda |
| Beto Rocha 65' |
Lico 19' Nunes 38'Adílio 43', 68'Zico 64' |
Attendance: 17,818 Referee: Edson Alcantara Amorim |
Finals edit
| 29 November 1981 Final | Flamengo | 0 – 2 | Vasco da Gama | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes |
Roberto Dinamite 64', 77' Marquinho |
Attendance: 80,908 Referee: Alvimar Gaspar dos Reis |
| 2 December 1981 Replay | Vasco da Gama | 1 – 0 | Flamengo | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Roberto Dinamite 88' João Luis |
Attendance: 45,704 Referee: Edson Alcantara do Amorim |
| 6 December 1981 Replay | Flamengo | 2 – 1 | Vasco da Gama | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Adílio 20' Nunes 24' |
Ticão 83' |
Attendance: 161,989 Referee: Alvimar Gaspar dos Reis |
Copa Libertadores edit
The 1981 edition of the Copa Libertadores was Flamengo's debut season in the tournament.[16] Flamengo qualified as champion of 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro (Atlético Mineiro qualified as runners-up). Flamengo would go on to win the tournament, undefeated until the final against Chilean newcomers Cobreloa.
In the first group stage, the Brazilian entrants were paired with both Paraguayan clubs: Cerro Porteño and Olimpia. Flamengo had to travel away to Asunción for their last two matchdays and needed at least 3 points to catch Atlético Mineiro (only the top team in the group would advance). Former player and assistant Paulo César Carpegiani assumed the role of manager from Dino Sani after their second draw against Atlético on the 4th matchday. Flamengo were equal on points with the club from Belo Horizonte and forced a play-off at the neutral Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia. However the match was suspended after 37 minutes as Atlético were reduced to only six eligible players (Osmar, Chicao, Palinha, Reinaldo and Eder were sent off). Per regulation, victory was awarded to Flamengo.
Flamengo advanced through the semi-final group with a dominant performance: four victories in four matches.[17] In the final, they encountered another Libertadores debutante in Cobreloa, a club that had only been founded four years prior. In the first final at the Maracanã, Flamengo prevailed (2 – 1) with two goals from Zico. In the National Stadium in Santiago the following week (not in Cobreloa's home town of Calama), the Brazilians were pressured on the field and, according to Zico, injured by Cobreloa players hiding rocks in their hands, and disadvantaged by the Uruguayan referee Ramón Barreto.[18][19] Victor Merello scored the only goal of the match on a free kick.
Equal on goals, a third match was played at the neutral venue of the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. If the third match ended in a draw, extra time would be played. If still tied, the trophy would be awarded to Cobreloa based on away goals.[19] Zico scored twice in the first half, sealing the game and the championship. With the match won, Anselmo of Flamengo entered on in the final minutes for the sole purpose of hurting Cobreloa captain Mario Soto in revenge.[18] Both were sent off. Flamengo were crowned Champions of America, and returned to Brazil to dispute the Rio de Janeiro state league final, with a match against Liverpool in Tokyo confirmed for December.
Group stage edit
Group 3
| 3 July 1981 Matchday 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 2 – 2 | Flamengo | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| Éder 28', 63' |
Nunes 65' Marinho 85' |
Attendance: 63,153 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
| 14 July 1981 Matchday 2 | Flamengo | 5 – 2 |  Cerro Porteño | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 20', 27' Baroninho 47'Nunes 62', 62' |
Jimenes 62' Julio Dos Santos 90' |
Attendance: 25,967 Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil) |
| 24 July 1981 Matchday 3 | Flamengo | 1 – 1 | Olimpia | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Adilio 22' |
Solalinde 60' |
Attendance: 38,718 Referee: Abel Gnecco |
| 7 August 1981 Matchday 4 | Flamengo | 2 – 2 | Atletico Mineiro | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 67' Tita 69' |
Palhinha 62' Reinaldo 69' |
Attendance: 62,763 Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins |
| 11 August 1981 Matchday 5 | Cerro Porteño | 2 – 4 | Flamengo | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
| Acost 69' Jimenes 72' |
Baroninho 7' Zico 58', 65', 70' |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Roque Cerullo |
| 14 August 1981 Matchday 6 | Olimpia | 0 – 0 | Flamengo | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
| Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Martizez Bazan |
| 22 August 1981 Play-off | Flamengo | 0 – 0 | Atletico Mineiro | Serra Dourada, Goiânia |
| Referee: José Roberto Wright | ||||
| Note: Match awarded to Flamengo at 37 minutes after Atlético only had 6 players available (five were sent off). Score of the match was 0–0 at the time of stoppage. | ||||
Semi-finals edit
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA
|
 CAL
|
 JOR
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Wilstermann
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| 2 October 1981 Matchday 1 | Deportivo Cali | 0 – 1 | Flamengo | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| Nunes 1' |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mário Lira |
| 13 October 1981 Matchday 2 | Jorge Wilstermann | 1 – 2 | Flamengo | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba |
| Melgar 53' |
Baroninho 13' Adilio 64' |
Referee: Enrique Labo |
| 23 October 1981 Matchday 3 | Flamengo | 3 – 0 | Deportivo Cali | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 9', 82' Chiquinho 57' |
Attendance: 28,847 Referee: Juan Cardelino |
| 30 October 1981 Matchday 4 | Flamengo | 4 – 1 | Jorge Wilstermann | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Nunes 9' Adilio 39'Anselmo 87'Chiquinho 90' |
Tarborga 2' |
Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Jorge Orellana |
Finals edit
| 13 November 1981 First leg | Flamengo | 2 – 1 |  Cobreloa | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Zico 12', 30' (pen.) |
Report | Merello 65' |
Attendance: 93,985 Referee: Esposito (Argentina) |
| 20 November 1981 Second leg | Cobreloa | 1 – 0 | Flamengo | Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
| Merello 84' |
Report | Attendance: 61,721 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
| 23 November 1981 Tie-break | Flamengo | 2 – 0 | Cobreloa | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
| Zico 18', 84' Andrade 35'Anselmo 89' |
Report | Armando Alarcón 23' Eduardo Jiménez 35'Mario Soto 90' |
Attendance: 30,200 Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay) |
Intercontinental Cup edit
A week after conquering the Campeonato Carioca against Vasco, Flamengo flew to Tokyo to contest the Intercontinental Cup (also branded as the Toyota Cup) against European Cup champions Liverpool. A number of the key players on both squads had shared the field with each other earlier in the year, in an international friendly at Wembley in May, including Zico and Júnior of Flamengo and Terry McDermott and Phil Neal of Liverpool.[20]
The 1981 edition was the second such championship to be played as a single neutral-venue match in Tokyo's National Stadium. Flamengo won 3 – 0 off two goals from Nunes and one from Adílio, officially being declared world champions by FIFA.[21][22] This marks Flamengo's first and only world championship (as of 2018).
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Carioca | 23 May 1981 | 6 December 1981 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 65.71 |
| Copa Libertadores | 3 July 1981 | 23 November 1981 | Group stage | Winners | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 57.14 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 18 January 1981 | 11 April 1981 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 47.37 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 13 December 1981 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 144 | 54 | +90 | 59.42 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Goal scorers edit
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Carioca | Brasileiro | Libertadores | Intercontinental | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | Nunes |
21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Zico |
25 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 39 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Adílio |
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | Tita |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Baroninho |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Lico |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | 15 | Peu |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | FW | Chiquinho |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 5 | Júnior |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Andrade |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Luiz Fumanchu |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 4 | Marinho |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 14 | Mozer |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | FW | Anselmo |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Rodinelli |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Ronaldo |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Vítor |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 83 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 144 | |||
Honors edit
| Name | Award |
|---|---|
| Zico
|
World Footballer of the Year (ABC)[23] |
| Nunes
|
Copa Libertadores Best Striker |
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