# 1972 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1972 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 71st season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Semifinals
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Palmeiras | 1-1 | Internacional |
| Botafogo | 2-1 | Corinthians |
Final
Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Second Stage
* Teams advanced to the final
Group E
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tiradentes-PI | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlético-BA | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 4 | Itabaiana | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Group F
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Campinense | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | América-RN | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | CSA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 4 | América-PE | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
Final
Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

### Promotion

No club was promoted to the following year's first level.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Independência | Pará | Paysandu |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | Tiradentes-PI |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Barbará |
| Distrito Federal | Serviço Gráfico | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Desportiva | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Goiás | Goiás | Rondônia | Moto Clube |
| Guanabara | Flamengo | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Figueirense |
| Mato Grosso | Operário (VG) | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |

## Youth competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Nacional-SP |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Torneio do Povo | Flamengo |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1972 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Group stage |
| São Paulo | Semifinals |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1972.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| April 26, 1972 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Tostão, Dirceu Lopes | International Friendly |
| June 10, 1972 | Brazil Olympic Team | W | 2-1 | Rivellino, Jairzinho | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 13, 1972 | Hamburger SV | W | 2-0 | Rivellino, Gérson | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 17, 1972 | Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team | D | 3-3 | Jairzinho, Paulo César Caju, Rivellino | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 28, 1972 | Czechoslovakia | D | 0-0 | - | Minicopa |
| July 2, 1972 | Yugoslavia | W | 3-0 | Leivinha (2), Jairzinho | Minicopa |
| July 5, 1972 | Scotland | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho | Minicopa |
| July 9, 1972 | Portugal | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho | Minicopa |