1965 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1965 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1965 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1965
Champions	Santos 5th Taça Brasil title 5th Brazilian title
Matches played	48
Goals scored	154 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alcindo (10 goals)
← 1964 1966 →

Northern Zone

Northern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northern Group First Stage
Nacional	0:4	Remo	0:1	1:3	–	—
Sampaio Corrêa	4:0	Flamengo	1:0	1:0	–	—
Northern Group Semifinal
Remo	2:2	Sampaio Corrêa	5:2	0:1	3:3	8:6
Northern Final
Remo	2:2	Náutico	3:0	1:3	1:3	—

Northeastern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northeastern Group First Stage
Campinense	3:1	Alecrim	4:1	1:1	–	—
Sergipe	2:2	CRB	1:4	2:0	2:2	5:6
Northeastern Group Semifinals
Campinense	3:1	CRB	0:0	1:0	–	—
Northeastern Group Final
Campinense	0:4	Vitória	1:2	0:1	–	—

Northern Zone Decision

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

Southern Zone

Southern Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Southern Group First Round
Grêmio Maringá	0:4	Grêmio	0:4	0:2	—	—
Southern Group Final
Olímpico	0:4	Grêmio	0:1	1:4	—	—

Central Group

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Quarterfinals
Atlético	4:0	Guanabara	2:0	4:2	–	—
Eletrovapo	2:2	Desportiva Ferroviária[1]	1:1	2:2	1:1	–
Semifinals
Desportiva Ferroviária	2:2	Atlético	2:0	0:4	1:2	–
Central zone final
Atlético	0:4	Siderúrgica	0:3	1:3	–	–

Southern Zone Decision

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Grêmio	3:1	Siderúrgica	3:1	2:2	–	—

Preliminary Finals

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	GD
Northern Zone Decision
Fortaleza	0:4	Náutico	2:3	2:3	—	—
Southern Zone Decision
Palmeiras	2:2	Grêmio	4:1	1:5	2:0	—

Semifinals

Vasco da Gama and Santos enter in this stage

Teams			Scores		Tie-breaker
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Náutico	1:3	Vasco da Gama	2:2	0:1	—
Santos	3:1	Palmeiras	4:2	1:1	—

Finals

1 December 1965 (1965-12-01)

Santos FC	5–1	Vasco da Gama
Coutinho 6' Dorval 17' 19' Toninho Guerreiro 71' 87'		Celio 83' (pen.)

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 16,764

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho

---

8 December 1965 (1965-12-08)

Vasco da Gama	0–1 (1–6 agg.)	Santos FC
		Pelé 67'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 38,788

Referee: Armando Marques