Football league season
The 1963 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1963 Taça Brasil) was the 5th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Break (play-off) if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).
Teams
20 State Champions qualified for the tournament including, for the first time, the champions of the Federal Distrito and Goiás.
Northern Zone
Northeastern Group
Semi-Final
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Tie-break
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Ceará
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2 : 2
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Confiança
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2 - 4
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1 - 0
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2 - 0
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Final
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Tie-break
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Bahia
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2 : 2
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Ceará
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1 - 1
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0 - 0
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1 - 0
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Northern Group
First Phase
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Tie-break
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Sampaio Corrêa
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2 : 2
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River
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3 - 0
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0 - 2
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1 - 2
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Semi-Final
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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River
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0 : 4
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Paysandu
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1 - 3
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0 - 1
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Northern Zone Final
Southern Zone
Southern Group
Central Group
First Phase
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Tie-break
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Vila Nova
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4 : 0
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Defelê
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2 - 0
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3 - 0
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Rio Branco
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2 : 2
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Fonseca
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0 - 1
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3 - 0
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2 - 2
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Rio Branco progressed thanks to a better Goal Difference over the first 2 legs.
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Semi-Final
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Tie-break
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Rio Branco
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2 : 2
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Vila Nova
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0 - 1
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1 - 0
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1 - 0
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Southern Zone Final
National Semi-Finals
Botafogo and Santos entered in this stage
National Final
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Scores
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Points
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Santos
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4 : 0
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Bahia
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6 - 0
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2 - 0
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References
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