The following article presents a summary of the 1966 football (soccer) season in Brazil , which was the 65th season of competitive football in the country.
Taça Brasil [ ]
Semifinals
Final
Cruzeiro declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 9-4.
Torneio Rio-São Paulo [ ]
The final stage of the competition, played in a round-robin format between the four best placed teams in the first stage was not played, as the teams did not want to field reserve players, and the national team was preparing for the World Cup . Thus, the four best placed teams, which are Botafogo , Santos , Vasco da Gama and Corinthians , were declared as Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.
State championship champions [ ]
Brazilian clubs in international competitions [ ]
Team
Copa Libertadores 1966
Santos
Withdrew
Vasco
Withdrew
Brazil national team [ ]
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1966.
Date
Opposition
Result
Score
Brazil scorers
Competition
April 17, 1966
Chile
W
1-0
April 20, 1966
Chile
L
1-2
May 1, 1966
Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team
W
2-0
Servílio , Gérson
International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 14, 1966
Wales
W
3-1
Silva , Servílio , Garrincha
International Friendly
May 15, 1966
Chile
D
1-1
International Friendly
May 18, 1966
Wales
W
1-0
Lima
International Friendly
May 19, 1966
Chile
W
1-0
Gérson
International Friendly
June 4, 1966
Peru
W
4-0
Lima (2), Pelé ,
International Friendly
June 5, 1966
Poland
W
4-1
Tostão (2), Alcindo , Denílson
International Friendly
June 8, 1966
Peru
W
3-1
Fidélis , Tostão , Edu
International Friendly
June 8, 1966
Poland
W
2-1
Silva , Garrincha
International Friendly
June 12, 1966
Czechoslovakia
W
2-1
Pelé (2)
International Friendly
June 15, 1966
Czechoslovakia
D
2-2
Pelé , Zito
International Friendly
June 21, 1966
Atlético Madrid
W
5-3
Pelé (3), Lima , Amarildo
International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 25, 1966
Scotland
D
1-1
Servílio
International Friendly
June 27, 1966
Åtvidabergs
W
8-2
Silva (3), Denílson (2), Dino Sani (2), Tostão
International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 30, 1966
Sweden
W
3-2
Tostão (2), Gérson
International Friendly
July 4, 1966
AIK
W
4-2
Pelé (2), Garrincha , Lima
International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 6, 1966
Malmö
W
3-1
Pelé (2), Jairzinho
International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 12, 1966
Bulgaria
W
2-0
Pelé , Garrincha
World Cup
July 15, 1966
Hungary
L
1-3
Tostão
World Cup
July 19, 1966
Portugal
L
1-3
Rildo
World Cup
References [ ]