# 1959 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1959 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 58th season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

Semifinals
| Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Santos | 4-1 | Grêmio | 4-1 | 0-0 | - |
| Vasco da Gama | 2-3 | Bahia | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
Final
Bahia declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 5-5.

## Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Standings
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Santos | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | America-RJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
Santos declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Independência | Paraíba | Estrela do Mar |
| Alagoas | Capelense | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amapá | Macapá | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Amazonas | Auto Esporte | Piauí | River |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Fonseca |
| Brasília | Brasiliense (Núcleo Bandeirante) | Rio de Janeiro (DF) | Fluminense |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Rondônia | Ypiranga-RO |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Roraima | - |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | Santa Catarina | Paula Ramos |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Sergipe | Santa Cruz-SE |
| Pará | Paysandu | Tocantins | - |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais | São Paulo |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1959.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 10, 1959 | Peru | D | 2-2 | Didi, Pelé | South American Championship |
| March 15, 1959 | Chile | W | 3-0 | Pelé (2), Didi | South American Championship |
| March 21, 1959 | Bolivia | W | 4-2 | Paulo Valentim (2), Pelé, Didi | South American Championship |
| March 26, 1959 | Uruguay | W | 3-1 | Paulo Valentim (3) | South American Championship |
| March 29, 1959 | Paraguay | W | 4-1 | Pelé (3), Chinesinho | South American Championship |
| April 4, 1959 | Argentina | D | 1-1 | Pelé | South American Championship |
| May 13, 1959 | England | W | 2-0 | Julinho, Henrique Frade | International Friendly |
| May 13, 1959 | Chile | W | 7-0 | Pelé (3), Quarentinha (2), Dino Sani, Dorval | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
| May 20, 1959 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Quarentinha | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
| December 5, 1959 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Paulo (2), Zé de Mello | South American Championship |
| December 12, 1959 | Uruguay | L | 0-3 | - | South American Championship |
| December 19, 1959 | Ecuador | W | 3-1 | Geraldo, Paulo, Zé de Mello | South American Championship |
| December 22, 1959 | Argentina | L | 1-4 | Geraldo | South American Championship |
| December 27, 1959 | Ecuador | W | 2-1 | Traçaia, Zé de Mello | International Friendly |