1964 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1964 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1964 Taça Brasil) was the 7th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Santos won its fourth title in a row, beating Flamengo in the finals.^[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1964
Dates	26 July – 19 December 1964
Champions	Santos 4th Taça Brasil title 4th Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores	Santos
Matches played	49
Goals scored	152 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gildo - Ceará (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Santos 5-1 Atlético Mineiro
Biggest away win	Paysandu 0-6 Náutico
Highest scoring	Santos 5-1 Atlético Mineiro Paysandu 0-6 Náutico
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Preliminary round

Northern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northern Group First Stage
Paysandu	3:1	Nacional	2:0	1:1	–	—
River	2:2	Maranhão	4:1	2:3	1:2	–
Northern Group Semifinal
Paysandu	3:1	Maranhão	2:2	1:0	—	—
Northern Final
Náutico	4:0	Paysandu	3:1	6:0	—	—

Northeastern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northeastern Group First Stage
Alecrim	0:4	Campinense	2:3	0:4	–	—
Confiança	2:2	CSA	2:0	0:1	3:1	—
Northeastern Group Semifinals
Campinense	2:2	Confiança	2:1	1:4	0:2	—
Northeastern Group Finals
Ceará	2:2	Confiança	3:0	1:2	2:1	—

Northern Zone Finals

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Náutico	2:2	Ceará	3:0	0:1	0:4	—

Southern Zone

Southern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northeastern Group First Stage
Metropol	3:1	Grêmio Maringá	1:1	2:1	–	—
Southern Group Finals
Grêmio	1:3	Metropol	1:1	0:2	—	—

Central Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Quarterfinals
Vila Nova	3:1	Cruzeiro do Sul	3:1	2:2	–	–
Rio Branco-ES	3:1	Goytacaz	1:1	3:0	–	–
Semifinals
Vila Nova	2:2	Rio Branco-ES	2:1	0:4	0:2	–
Central zone final
Rio Branco-ES	1:3	Atlético Mineiro	1:1	0:1	–	–

Southern Zone Finals

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Atlético Mineiro	4:0	Metropol	1:0	2:1	–	—

Quarterfinals

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northern Zone Decision
Fluminense de Feira	2:2	Ceará	2:1	0:2	0:2	—
Southern Zone Decision
Atlético Mineiro	0:4	Santos	1:4	1:5	—	—

Semifinals

Palmeiras and Flamengo enter in this stage

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Santos	4:0	Palmeiras	3:2	4:0	—
Ceará	0:4	Flamengo	1:2	1:3	—

Finals

16 December 1964 (1964-12-16)

Santos	4–1	Flamengo
Pelé (3) Coutinho		Paulo Choco

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 26,897

Referee: Armando Marques

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19 December 1964 (1964-12-19)

Flamengo	0–0 (1–4 agg.)	Santos

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 52,508

Referee: Armando Marques