1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Taça Brasil)

The 1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1968 Taça Brasil) was the 12th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1968
Champions	Botafogo 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title
Matches played	54
Goals scored	135 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ferretti (7 goals)
← 1967 (TB) 1968 (TRGP) →

Northern Zone

First phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Moto Club	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
2	Paysandu	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	3
3	Olímpico-AM	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Piauí	4	4	0	0	5	0	+5	8
2	América-RN	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	3
3	Campinense	4	0	1	3	1	4	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bahia	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	7
2	CSA	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3
3	Sergipe	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second phase

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Moto Club	3–2	Piauí	2–1	1–1

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bahia	6–0	Moto Club	5–0	1–0

Finals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Bahia	2:2	Fortaleza	1:0	0:1	1:2	–

Central Zone

First phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético-GO	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	5
2	Operário de Várzea Grande	4	2	0	2	5	9	−4	4
3	Rabello	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Desportiva	1–2	Goytacaz	0–0	1–2

Second phase

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Goytacaz	2:4	Atlético-GO	2:0	1:2	0:2	3:4

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético-GO	2–8	Cruzeiro	1–2	1–6

Southern Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Metropol	4	1	3	0	5	1	+4	5
2	Grêmio	4	1	3	0	2	0	+2	5
3	Água Verde	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Botafogo[1]	3:3	Metropol	6:1	0:1	1:1	7:3

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Cruzeiro	1:3	Botafogo	0:1	1:1	–	1:2
Fortaleza	4:2	Náutico	2:1	1:2	1:0	4:3

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fortaleza	2–6	Botafogo	2–2	0–4