1967 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season:	1967
Dates:	5 March – 8 June
Winners:	Palmeiras 2nd Brazilian title
Matches:	117
Total Goals:	316
League Topscorer:	César Maluco Ademar Pantera (15 goals)
Attendance:	2,403,765
Average Attendance:	20,545
Prevseason:	1966
Nextseason:	1967

The 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 9th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on March 5 and ended on June 8. Palmeiras won the championship, the 2nd national title of the club in 8 years of tournament contention. This 1st edition of the tournament was organized by Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Federação Paulista de Futebol.^[1]

Championship format

• First-phase: the 15 participants play all against all twice, but divided into two groups (one 7 and one 8) for classification, in the Group B, each team plays two more matches against any other. The first 2 of each group are classified for the finals.
• Final-phase: the four clubs classified play all against all twice. The club with most points at this stage is the champion.
• Tie-breaking criteria:

1 - Goal difference
2 - Raffle

• With one victory, a team still gained 2 points, instead of 3.

First phase

Group A

Group B

Final phase

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Sources

• 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa at RSSSF
• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa at Futebol Nacional.com.br
• 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa at RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Por que o Palmeiras é decacampeão? Veja os títulos nacionais do clube. Folha de S.Paulo. 26 November 2018. pt.