1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1974
Champions	Vasco da Gama 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores de América	Vasco da Gama Cruzeiro
Matches played	447
Goals scored	945 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
Biggest home win	Flamengo 6-0 Paysandu (July 17, 1974)
Biggest away win	Desportiva Ferroviária 0-5 Grêmio (May 25, 1974) CSA 0-5 Atlético Mineiro (March 20, 1974)
Average attendance	11,599
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The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Overview

It was performed in 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.

First phase

Group A

P	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Promotion or relegation
1.	Grêmio	30	19	14	2	3	30	8	+22	Qualified to Second phase
2.	Flamengo	29	19	12	5	2	29	8	+21
3.	América-RJ	26	19	12	2	5	30	15	+15
4.	Vitória	25	19	8	9	2	26	15	+11
5.	Internacional	24	19	9	6	4	30	19	+11
6.	Atlético Paranaense	22	19	9	4	6	24	17	+7
7.	Vasco da Gama	22	19	7	8	4	19	13	+6
8.	Bahia	22	19	7	8	4	15	14	+1
9.	Coritiba	21	19	8	5	6	24	21	+3
10.	Paysandu	20	19	6	8	5	16	16	0
11.	Tiradentes	19	19	7	5	7	19	20	-1
12.	Remo	16	19	5	6	8	22	27	-5
13.	Olaria	16	19	5	6	8	17	22	-5
14.	América de Natal	15	19	5	5	9	12	23	-11
15.	Botafogo	15	19	4	7	8	26	29	-3
16.	Fluminense	15	19	3	9	7	16	22	-6	Qualified to Second phase according to average revenue criteria
17.	Desportiva	14	19	4	6	9	11	27	-16
18.	Sampaio Corrêa	12	19	4	4	11	14	26	-12
19.	Itabaiana	10	19	5	0	14	11	30	-19
20.	Avaí	7	19	2	3	14	11	30	-19

Group B

P	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Promotion or relegation
1.	Atlético Mineiro	26	19	11	4	4	33	20	+13	Qualified to Second phase
2.	Cruzeiro	24	19	8	8	3	18	9	+9
3.	Guarani	24	19	8	8	3	21	15	+6
4.	São Paulo	24	19	7	10	2	22	12	+10
5.	Santos	23	19	8	7	4	29	17	+12
6.	Náutico	22	19	8	6	5	22	12	+10
7.	Operário de Campo Grande	22	19	8	6	5	15	14	+1
8.	Corinthians	22	19	7	8	4	26	16	+10
9.	Portuguesa	21	19	5	11	3	19	16	+3
10.	Fortaleza	20	19	8	4	7	21	19	+2
11.	Goiás	20	19	7	6	6	21	18	+3	Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups
12.	Palmeiras	20	19	6	8	5	22	20	+2
13.	Rio Negro	19	19	6	7	6	17	23	-6
14.	Sport	18	19	4	10	5	20	22	-2
15.	América Mineiro	16	19	5	6	8	19	25	-6
16.	Ceará	16	19	4	8	7	19	23	-4
17.	Nacional	14	19	5	4	10	14	27	-13	Qualified to Second phase due to average revenue criteria
18.	Santa Cruz	13	19	2	9	8	17	27	-10
19.	CEUB	12	19	3	6	10	12	23	-11
20.	CSA	4	19	1	2	16	6	35	-29

Second phase

Group 1

Pos.	Team	Pt	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cruzeiro	10	5	5	0	0	11	3	+8
2	Palmeiras	8	5	4	0	1	10	5	+5
3	Flamengo	5	5	2	1	2	12	7	+5
4	Guarani	4	5	2	0	3	5	7	-2
5	Bahia	2	5	0	2	3	3	8	-5
6	Paysandu	1	5	0	1	4	3	14	-11

Group 2

Pos.	Team	Pt	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Vasco da Gama	8	5	3	2	0	7	0	+7
2	Vitória	6	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2
3	Atlético Mineiro	5	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2
4	Corinthians	4	5	1	2	2	3	5	-2
5	Nacional-AM	4	5	1	2	2	3	6	-3
6	Operário de Campo Grande	3	5	1	1	3	2	8	-6

Group 3

Pos.	Team	Pt	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Santos	9	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6
2	Grêmio	8	5	4	0	1	7	3	+4
3	Fortaleza	5	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1
4	Náutico	4	5	1	2	2	7	8	-1
5	Coritiba	3	5	1	1	3	5	7	-2
6	América-RJ	1	5	0	1	4	2	10	-8

Group 4

Pos.	Squadra	Pt	G	V	N	P	GF	GS	DR
1	Internacional	8	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4
2	Atlético Paranaense	7	5	2	3	0	5	3	+2
3	São Paulo	5	5	1	3	1	3	3	0
4	Portuguesa	4	5	1	2	2	4	6	-2
5	Fluminense	3	5	1	1	3	4	6	-2
6	Goiás	3	5	0	3	2	4	6	-2

Third phase

Pos.	Team	Pt	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cruzeiro	4	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2
2	Vasco da Gama	4	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1
3	Santos	2	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2
4	Internacional	2	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1

Finals

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

1 August 1974

Vasco da Gama	2 – 1	Cruzeiro
Ademir  14' Jorginho Carvoeiro  78'		Nelinho  19'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (GB) Attendance: 112,933 Referee: Armando Marques

Final standings

Pos	Club	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Vasco da Gama	36	28	12	12	4	33	18	15
2	Cruzeiro	38	28	14	10	4	35	17	18
3	Santos	34	27	13	8	6	41	25	16
4	Internacional	34	27	12	10	5	40	26	14
5	Grêmio	38	24	18	2	4	37	11	26
6	Flamengo	34	24	14	6	4	41	15	26
7	Atlético Mineiro	31	24	13	5	6	41	26	15
8	Vitória	31	24	10	11	3	31	18	13
9	Atlético Paranaense	29	24	11	7	6	29	20	9
10	São Paulo	29	24	8	13	3	25	15	10
11	Palmeiras	28	24	10	8	6	32	25	7
12	Guarani	28	24	10	8	6	26	22	4
13	América-RJ	27	24	12	3	9	32	25	7
14	Náutico	26	24	9	8	7	29	20	9
15	Corinthians	26	24	8	10	6	29	21	8
16	Fortaleza	25	24	9	7	8	26	23	3
17	Operário (CG)	25	24	9	7	8	17	22	-5
18	Portuguesa	25	24	6	13	5	23	22	1
19	Coritiba	24	24	9	6	9	29	28	1
20	Bahia	24	24	7	10	7	18	22	-4
21	Goiás	23	24	7	9	8	25	24	1
22	Paysandu	21	24	6	9	9	19	30	-11
23	Nacional-AM	18	24	6	6	12	17	33	-16
24	Fluminense	18	24	4	10	10	20	28	-8
25	Tiradentes	19	19	7	5	7	19	20	-1
26	Rio Negro	19	19	6	7	6	17	23	-6
27	Sport	18	19	4	10	5	20	22	-2
28	Remo	16	19	5	6	8	22	27	-5
29	Olaria	16	19	5	6	8	17	22	-5
30	América Mineiro	16	19	5	6	8	19	25	-6
31	Ceará	16	19	4	8	7	19	23	-4
32	América de Natal	15	19	5	5	9	12	23	-11
33	Botafogo	15	19	4	7	8	26	29	-3
34	Desportiva Capixaba	14	19	4	6	9	11	27	-16
35	Santa Cruz	13	19	2	9	8	17	27	-10
36	Sampaio Corrêa	12	19	4	4	11	14	26	-12
37	CEUB	12	19	3	6	10	12	23	-11
38	Itabaiana	10	19	5	0	14	11	30	-19
39	Avaí	7	19	2	3	14	11	30	-19
40	CSA	4	19	1	2	16	6	35	-29

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