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The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 2nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 23 August 1959, and ended on 29 March 1960, in a tie-break match played in Rio de Janeiro, won by Bahia.
Format
The competition was a single eliminationknockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker if the sides were tied on points (however, if the tie-break was a draw, the aggregate score of the first two legs was used to determine the winner).
Teams
Sixteen state champions qualified for the tournament.
The tie-break was played in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, on 29 March 1960.
Bahia: Nadinho; Beto, Henrique, Flávio and Neizinho; Vicente and Mário; Marito, Alencar, Léo and Biriba.
Santos: Lalá; Getúlio, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira, Formiga and Zé Carlos; Zito and Mário; Dorval, Pagão (Tite), Coutinho and Pepe.
Goals: Vicente, Léo and Alencar (Bahia) and Coutinho (Santos)
Expulsions: Getúlio, Formiga and Dorval.
Referee: Frederico Lopes, assisted by Airton Vieira de Morais (named "Sansão") and Wilson Lopes de Souza.
ABC
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Paranaense
Auto Esporte Clube
Bahia
Ceará
CSA
Ferroviário
Grêmio
Hercíllo Luz
Manufatora
Rio Branco
Santos
Sport Recife
Tuna Luso
Vasco da Gama