1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1969
Dates	6 September – 7 December
Champions	Palmeiras; 4th Brazilian title
Matches played	142
Goals scored	381 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Edu (14 goals)
Total attendance	3,133,514
Average attendance	22,067
	← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1969 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 13th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 6 September and ended on 7 December. Santos came as the defending champion having won the 1968 season and Palmeiras won the championship, the 4th national title of the club at 10 years of tournament contention.

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	Corinthians	16	10	4	2	29	13	+16	24
2	Cruzeiro	16	9	4	3	25	14	+11	22
3	Internacional	16	8	4	4	24	15	+9	20
4	América-RJ	16	4	8	4	25	20	+5	16
5	Santos	16	5	5	6	27	24	+3	15
6	Portuguesa	16	3	8	5	19	27	−8	14
7	Santa Cruz	16	4	6	6	17	27	−10	14
8	Flamengo	16	3	6	7	17	30	−13	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	16	9	1	6	24	19	+5	19
2	Botafogo	16	8	2	6	19	18	+1	18
3	Atlético Mineiro	16	8	1	7	31	23	+8	17
4	Fluminense	16	5	5	6	20	21	−1	15
5	Grêmio	16	5	5	6	17	19	−2	15
6	Bahia	16	5	5	6	19	25	−6	15
7	Coritiba	16	5	4	7	19	22	−3	14
8	São Paulo	16	5	4	7	22	27	−5	14
9	Vasco	16	2	4	10	13	23	−10	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
2	Cruzeiro	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
3	Corinthians	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Botafogo	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches:

30 November 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Palmeiras	0–0	Corinthians

Pacaembu, São Paulo

30 November 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Botafogo	2–2	Cruzeiro

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

3 December 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Cruzeiro	1–1	Palmeiras

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

3 December 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Corinthians	1–0	Botafogo

Pacaembu, São Paulo

7 December 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Palmeiras	3–1	Botafogo

Pacaembu, São Paulo

7 December 1969

16:00 UTC−03:00

Cruzeiro	2–1	Corinthians

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Série A) 1969 champions
Palmeiras 4th title

References

1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF