# 1963 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1963 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 62nd season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bahia | 1-0 | Botafogo | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Grêmio | 4-7 | Santos | 1-3 | 3-4 |
Final
Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 8–0.

## Torneio Rio-São Paulo

First Stage
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Santos | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -3 |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 10 | Olaria | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
Santos declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Independência | Pará | Paysandu |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Amapá | CEA | Paraná | Grêmio Maringá |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| Bahia | Fluminense de Feira | Piauí | River |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Goytacaz |
| Distrito Federal | Cruzeiro do Sul | Rio Grande do Norte | Alecrim |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
| Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
| Guanabara | Flamengo | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Maranhão | Santa Catarina | Marcílio Dias |
| Mato Grosso | Dom Bosco | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Confiança |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1963 | Intercontinental Cup 1963 |
| Botafogo | Semifinals | N/A |
| 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 1963.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 3, 1963 | Paraguay | D | 2-2 | Flávio, Hílton Chaves | International Friendly |
| March 10, 1963 | Peru | W | 1-0 | Flavio | South American Championship |
| March 14, 1963 | Colombia | W | 5-1 | Oswaldo, Marco Antônio, Flávio (2), Fernando Consul | South American Championship |
| March 17, 1963 | Paraguay | L | 0-2 | - | South American Championship |
| March 24, 1963 | Argentina | L | 0-3 | - | South American Championship |
| March 27, 1963 | Ecuador | D | 2-2 | Oswaldo (2) | South American Championship |
| March 31, 1963 | Bolivia | L | 4-5 | Marco Antônio (2), Flávio (2) | South American Championship |
| April 13, 1963 | Argentina | L | 2-3 | Pepe (2) | Roca Cup |
| April 16, 1963 | Argentina | W | 5-2 | Pelé (3), Amarildo (2) | Roca Cup |
| April 21, 1963 | Portugal | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
| April 24, 1963 | Belgium | L | 1-5 | Quarentinha | International Friendly |
| April 28, 1963 | France | W | 3-2 | Pelé (3) | International Friendly |
| May 2, 1963 | Netherlands | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
| May 5, 1963 | West Germany | W | 2-1 | Coutinho, Pelé | International Friendly |
| May 8, 1963 | England | D | 1-1 | Pepe | International Friendly |
| May 12, 1963 | Italy | L | 0-3 | - | International Friendly |
| May 17, 1963 | Egypt | W | 1-0 | Quarentinha | International Friendly |
| May 19, 1963 | Israel | W | 5-0 | Amarildo (2), Zequinha, Quarentinha (2) | International Friendly |
| May 22, 1963 | Berlin-Ulm-Frankfurt Combined Team | W | 3-0 | Quarentinha, Marcos, Amarildo | International Friendly (unofficial match) |