# 1968 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1968 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 67th season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

Semifinals
| Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Cruzeiro | 1–2 | Botafogo | 0–1 | 1–1 | - |
| Fortaleza | 1–2 | Náutico | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Final
Botafogo declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6–2.

## Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa

Final Stage
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Internacional | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Santos declared as the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Atlético Acreano | Pará | Remo |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| Bahia | Galícia | Piauí | Piauí |
| Ceará | Ferroviário | Rio de Janeiro | Americano |
| Distrito Federal | Defelê | Rio Grande do Norte | Alecrim |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Rondônia | Moto Clube |
| Guanabara | Botafogo | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Santa Catarina | Comerciário |
| Mato Grosso | Operário (VG) | São Paulo | Santos |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Confiança |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa Norte-Nordeste | Sport Recife |
| Torneio dos Campeões da CBD | Grêmio Maringá |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1968 |
| Náutico | Group stage |
| Palmeiras | Runner-up |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1968.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| June 9, 1968 | Uruguay | W | 2–0 | Tostão, Sadi | Taça Rio Branco |
| June 12, 1968 | Uruguay | W | 4–0 | Paulo Borges, Tostão, Jairzinho, Gérson | Taça Rio Branco |
| June 16, 1968 | West Germany | L | 1–2 | Tostão | International Friendly |
| June 20, 1968 | Poland | W | 6–3 | Rivellino (2), Jairzinho (2), Tostão, Natal | International Friendly |
| June 23, 1968 | Czechoslovakia | L | 2–3 | Natal, Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly |
| June 25, 1968 | Yugoslavia | W | 2–0 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Tostão | International Friendly |
| June 30, 1968 | Portugal | W | 2–0 | Rivellino, Tostão | International Friendly |
| July 7, 1968 | Mexico | W | 2–0 | Jairzinho (2) | International Friendly |
| July 10, 1968 | Mexico | L | 1–2 | Rivellino | International Friendly |
| July 14, 1968 | Peru | W | 4–3 | Natal, Jairzinho, Roberto Miranda, Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly |
| July 17, 1968 | Peru | W | 4–0 | Rivellino, Gérson, Tostão, Jairzinho | International Friendly |
| July 25, 1968 | Paraguay | W | 4–0 | Pelé (2), Toninho Guerreiro, Eduardo | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
| July 28, 1968 | Paraguay | L | 0–1 | - | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
| August 7, 1968 | Argentina | W | 4–1 | Waltencir, Roberto Miranda, Paulo César Caju, Jairzinho | International Friendly |
| August 11, 1968 | Argentina | W | 3–2 | Evaldo, Rodrigues, Dirceu Lopes | International Friendly |
| October 31, 1968 | Mexico | L | 1–2 | Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly |
| November 3, 1968 | Mexico | W | 2–1 | Pelé, Jairzinho | International Friendly |
| November 6, 1968 | FIFA XI | W | 2–1 | Rivellino, Tostão | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| November 13, 1968 | Coritiba | W | 2–1 | Dirceu Lopes, Zé Carlos | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| December 14, 1968 | West Germany | D | 2–2 | Eduardo (2) | International Friendly |
| December 17, 1968 | Yugoslavia | D | 3–3 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Pelé, Babá | International Friendly |
| December 19, 1968 | Yugoslavia | W | 3–2 | Vaguinho, Amauri, Ronaldo | International Friendly |