# 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Overview

It was contested by 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 30 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 29 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | América-RJ | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 26 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Vitória | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 25 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Internacional | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 24 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 6 | Atlético Paranaense | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 8 | Bahia | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 9 | Coritiba | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 10 | Paysandu | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 11 | Tiradentes | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
| 12 | Remo | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 16 | |
| 13 | Olaria | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 16 | |
| 14 | América de Natal | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 15 | |
| 15 | Botafogo | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 15 | |
| 16 | Fluminense | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase according to average revenue criteria |
| 17 | Desportiva | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 14 | |
| 18 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 12 | |
| 19 | Itabaiana | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 10 | |
| 20 | Avaí | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 7 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 26 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Guarani | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 24 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 23 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 6 | Náutico | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 7 | Operário de Campo Grande | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 8 | Corinthians | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 21 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 11 | Goiás | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups |
| 13 | Rio Negro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 | |
| 14 | Sport | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 | |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 16 | |
| 16 | Ceará | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
| 17 | Nacional | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 14 | Qualified to Second phase due to average revenue criteria |
| 18 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 13 | |
| 19 | CEUB | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 12 | |
| 20 | CSA | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 4 | |

## Second phase
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 |
| 4 | Guarani | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bahia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| 6 | Paysandu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
| 2 | Vitória | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Nacional-AM | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
| 6 | Operário de Campo Grande | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santos | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Náutico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 6 | América-RJ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Internacional | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 6 | Goiás | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |

## Third phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Internacional | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 36 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 38 |
| 3 | Santos | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 34 |
| 4 | Internacional | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 34 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 38 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 34 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 31 |
| 8 | Vitória | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 31 |
| 9 | Atlético Paranaense | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 29 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 29 |
| 11 | Palmeiras | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 28 |
| 12 | Guarani | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 |
| 13 | América-RJ | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 27 |
| 14 | Náutico | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 26 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 |
| 17 | Operário (CG) | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 25 |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 25 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 24 |
| 20 | Bahia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
| 21 | Goiás | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 |
| 22 | Paysandu | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 21 |
| 23 | Nacional-AM | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 18 |
| 24 | Fluminense | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 |
| 25 | Tiradentes | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 |
| 26 | Rio Negro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 |
| 27 | Sport | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 |
| 28 | Remo | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 16 |
| 29 | Olaria | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 16 |
| 30 | América Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 16 |
| 31 | Ceará | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 |
| 32 | América de Natal | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 15 |
| 33 | Botafogo | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 15 |
| 34 | Desportiva Capixaba | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 14 |
| 35 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 13 |
| 36 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 12 |
| 37 | CEUB | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 12 |
| 38 | Itabaiana | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 10 |
| 39 | Avaí | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 7 |
| 40 | CSA | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 4 |