Taça Brasil
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Not to be confused with Copa do Brasil.
The Taça Brasil (English: Brazil Cup) was the Brazilian national football championship contested from 1959 to 1968.
Quick Facts Founded, Abolished ...
Founded | 1959 |
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Abolished | 1968 |
Region | Brazil |
Number of teams | 23 (in 1968) |
Most successful club(s) | Santos (5 titles) |
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Bahia, Cruzeiro and Botafogo were the only champions to have played all phases of the tournament, because until the 1968 edition teams from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo were already qualified to the semi-finals. Both Cruzeiro and Bahia, the only champions not from Rio or São Paulo, beat the Santos Futebol Clube whose players included Pelé, Coutinho and Pepe.
In 1989 the Copa do Brasil was created, in the same cup-style and also qualifying to the Copa Libertadores.