# 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the Terceiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes) was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Overview

40 teams took part and Palmeiras won the championship.
* The First Phase was contested in two turns. In the first, the forty teams were divided into two groups of twenty. Each team played once against the teams of its own group. In the second turn, the forty teams were divided into four groups of ten teams, and once again, the teams played only against the teams of their own group. The twenty best teams considering both first and second turns qualified to the Second phase.
* The Second Phase saw the twenty qualified teams divided into two groups of ten. The teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to the Final phase.
* The Final phase saw the four qualified teams play each other in a single round-robin tournament. The team with the most points won the Championship.

## First phase
### First turn
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 25 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 25 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 25 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 24 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 |
| 8 | Bahia | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 9 | Guarani | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 |
| 10 | América-MG | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 |
| 11 | Nacional-AM | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 |
| 13 | Tiradentes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Figueirense | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 16 |
| 15 | CEUB | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 |
| 16 | Sport | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 14 |
| 17 | América-RJ | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 |
| 18 | CRB | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 10 |
| 19 | Moto Club | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 10 |
| 20 | Paysandu | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 32 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 29 |
| 3 | Goiás | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 24 |
| 4 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 22 |
| 5 | Vitória | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 20 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 |
| 8 | Atlético-PR | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 19 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 19 |
| 10 | Rio Negro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 18 |
| 12 | Ceará | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 18 |
| 13 | América-RN | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 17 |
| 14 | Olaria | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 |
| 15 | Desportiva | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16 |
| 16 | Comercial de Campo Grande | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 16 |
| 17 | Remo | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 15 |
| 18 | Flamengo | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 |
| 19 | Náutico | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 14 |
| 20 | Sergipe | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 10 |

### Second turn
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | América-MG | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Olaria | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| 9 | Figueirense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 |
| 10 | América-RJ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 5 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Guarani | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 |
| 6 | Coritiba | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 |
| 7 | Internacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
| 9 | Atlético-PR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ceará | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Vitória | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Tiradentes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 5 | América-RN | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | CRB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 |
| 7 | Bahia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 |
| 8 | Nacional-AM | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 |
| 9 | Rio Negro | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 |
| 10 | Sergipe | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Remo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Comercial-MS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Goiás | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Desportiva | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Sport | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | CEUB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 |
| 8 | Náutico | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
| 9 | Paysandu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 |
| 10 | Moto Club | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 43 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 40 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Santos | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 35 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | América-MG | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 35 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 6 | São Paulo | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 35 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 8 | Goiás | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 9 | Vitória | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 34 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 10 | Coritiba | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 33 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 11 | Internacional | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 33 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 12 | Guarani | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 13 | Botafogo | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 31 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 15 | Corinthians | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 16 | Ceará | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 31 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 17 | Bahia | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 30 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 18 | Tiradentes | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 19 | Santa Cruz | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 20 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 21 | Nacional-AM | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 22 | Remo | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | |
| 23 | Fluminense | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 24 | Flamengo | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 26 | |
| 25 | América-RN | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 | |
| 26 | Comercial-MS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
| 27 | Desportiva | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 | |
| 28 | Atlético-PR | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 | |
| 29 | Portuguesa | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 | |
| 30 | Rio Negro | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 | |
| 31 | Olaria | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | |
| 32 | Sport | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
| 33 | CEUB | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 | |
| 34 | Náutico | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 | |
| 35 | Figueirense | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 22 | |
| 36 | CRB | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 19 | |
| 37 | América-RJ | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 19 | |
| 38 | Paysandu | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 14 | |
| 39 | Moto Club | 28 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 14 | |
| 40 | Sergipe | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 13 | |

## Second phase
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 14 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Internacional | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Coritiba | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | América-MG | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Tiradentes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 5 | |
| 10 | Ceará | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 3 | Botafogo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Santos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Vitória | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | |
| 8 | Guarani | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Goiás | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 1 | |

## Final phase

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Palmeiras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the 1974 Copa Libertadores |
| São Paulo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Qualified to the 1974 Copa Libertadores |
| Cruzeiro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| Internacional | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 62 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 52 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 52 |
| 4 | Internacional | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 47 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 51 |
| 6 | Santos | 37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 46 |
| 7 | América Mineiro | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 44 |
| 8 | Coritiba | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 43 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 43 |
| 10 | Vitória | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 |
| 11 | Atlético Mineiro | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 41 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 |
| 13 | Goiás | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 40 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 40 |
| 15 | Guarani | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 38 |
| 17 | Bahia | 37 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 38 |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 37 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 36 |
| 19 | Tiradentes | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 35 |
| 20 | Ceará | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 |
| 21 | Nacional-AM | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 |
| 22 | Remo | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 |
| 23 | Fluminense | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| 24 | Flamengo | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 26 |
| 25 | América de Natal | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 |
| 26 | Comercial-MS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 |
| 27 | Desportiva Capixaba | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 |
| 28 | Atlético Paranaense | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 |
| 29 | Portuguesa | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 |
| 30 | Rio Negro | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 |
| 31 | Olaria | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 |
| 32 | Sport | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 |
| 33 | CEUB | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 |
| 34 | Náutico | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 |
| 35 | Figueirense | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 22 |
| 36 | CRB | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 19 |
| 37 | América-RJ | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 19 |
| 38 | Paysandu | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 14 |
| 39 | Moto Club | 28 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 14 |
| 40 | Sergipe | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 13 |