Football in Brazil
Season1962
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The following article presents a summary of the 1962 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 61st season of competitive football in the country.

Taça Brasil

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Botafogo 6-4 Internacional 2-2 2-2 2-0
Sport 1-5 Santos 1-1 0-4 -

Final

Santos4–3Botafogo
Botafogo3–1Santos
Botafogo0–5Santos

Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 9–6.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Botafogo 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 4
2 São Paulo 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
3 Palmeiras 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 0
4 Flamengo 1 3 1 0 1 2 6 -4

Botafogo declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Atlético Acreano Pará Paysandu
Alagoas Capelense Paraíba Campinense
Amapá Santana Paraná Londrina
Amazonas Rio Negro Pernambuco Sport Recife
Bahia Bahia Piauí River
Ceará Ceará Rio de Janeiro Fonseca
Distrito Federal Defelê Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Goiás Vila Nova Rondônia Flamengo-RO
Guanabara Botafogo Roraima -
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Metropol
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul - Sergipe Confiança
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Minas Gerais
Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro Grêmio

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1962 Intercontinental Cup 1962
Santos Champions Champions

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1962.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 21, 1962  Paraguay W 6-0 Didi, Pelé, Coutinho, Vavá, Garrincha, Nílton Santos Taça Oswaldo Cruz
April 24, 1962  Paraguay W 4-0 Pelé (2), Pepe, Vavá Taça Oswaldo Cruz
May 6, 1962  Portugal W 2-1 Zagallo, Zequinha International Friendly
May 9, 1962  Portugal W 1-0 Pelé International Friendly
May 12, 1962  Wales W 3-1 Garrincha, Coutinho, Pelé International Friendly
May 16, 1962  Wales W 3-1 Vavá, Pelé (2) International Friendly
May 30, 1962  Mexico W 2-0 Zagallo, Pelé World Cup
June 2, 1962  Czechoslovakia D 0-0 - World Cup
June 6, 1962  Spain W 2-1 Amarildo (2) World Cup
June 10, 1962  England W 3-1 Garrincha (2), Vavá World Cup
June 13, 1962  Chile W 4-2 Garrincha (2), Vavá (2) World Cup
June 17, 1962  Czechoslovakia W 3-1 Amarildo, Zito, Vavá World Cup

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