# 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Segundo Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes) was the 17th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Overview

The championship had 26 teams, and Palmeiras won the championship. The championship had four phases.
* The First Phase saw the twenty-six teams divided into four groups: two groups of six, and two groups of seven. Despite being divided into groups, the phase was contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once. The top four teams in each group advanced to the Second Phase.
* The Second Phase saw the sixteen qualified teams divided into four groups of four. The teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format. The top team from each group advanced to the Semifinals.
* The Semifinals were played in the form of knockout tournament, in which the winner of the match advanced to the finals. In case of a draw, the team with the best record on the championship advanced.
* The Finals were disputed using the same rules of the semifinals.

## First phase
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Internacional | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 34 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Vasco da Gama | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| São Paulo | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 28 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| América-RJ | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 26 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Bahia | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 23 | |
| Sergipe | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 9 | |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Palmeiras | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 36 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Coritiba | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 33 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Cruzeiro | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 33 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Flamengo | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 28 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Remo | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 | |
| Náutico | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 22 | |
| ABC | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 15 | |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Corinthians | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Atlético Mineiro | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 26 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Botafogo | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Santa Cruz | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 23 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Nacional-AM | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 18 | |
| Portuguesa | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 | |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Santos | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 31 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Grêmio | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 28 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Ceará | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 28 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Fluminense | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 27 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| Vitória | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 22 | |
| América-MG | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 18 | |
| CRB | 25 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 13 | |

## Second phase
### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Internacional | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| Flamengo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| Cruzeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Palmeiras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| Coritiba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| América-RJ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| Ceará | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| Fluminense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Botafogo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Santa Cruz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 42 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 |
| 3 | Internacional | 29 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 40 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 34 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 |
| 8 | Santos | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 33 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 32 |
| 10 | Grêmio | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 31 |
| 11 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 30 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceará | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 29 |
| 15 | América-RJ | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 28 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 25 |
| 17 | Remo | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 |
| 18 | Bahia | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 23 |
| 19 | Náutico | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 22 |
| 20 | Vitória | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 22 |
| 21 | Nacional-AM | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 18 |
| 22 | América Mineiro | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 18 |
| 23 | Portuguesa | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 |
| 24 | ABC | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 15 |
| 25 | CRB | 25 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 13 |
| 26 | Sergipe | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 9 |