# 1980 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1980 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 79th season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Mineiro | 4-1 | Internacional | 1-1 | 3-0 |
| Coritiba | 3-6 | Flamengo | 0-2 | 3-4 |
Final
Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 3-3.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Botafogo-SP | 1-3 | Londrina | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| CSA | 2-0 | Ferroviária | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Final
Londrina declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5–1.

### Promotion

The champion and the runner-up, which are Londrina and CSA, were promoted to the following year's first level.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Juventus-AC | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraná | Cascavel Colorado |
| Amapá | Macapá | Pernambuco | Sport Recife |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Piauí | River |
| Bahia | Vitória | Rio de Janeiro | Fluminense |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio Grande do Norte | América-RN |
| Distrito Federal | Brasília | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
| Espírito Santo | Desporiva | Rondônia | Moto Clube |
| Goiás | Vila Nova | Roraima | Atlético Roraima |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Joinville |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | São Paulo |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Sergipe | Itabaiana |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |
| Pará | Paysandu | | |
Cascavel and Colorado shared the Paraná State Championship title.

## Youth competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Internacional |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Taça Minas Gerais | Uberaba |
| Torneio de Integração da Amazônia | Ferroviário |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1980 |
| Internacional | Runner-up |
| Vasco | Group stage |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1980.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| April 2, 1980 | Brazil Youth Team | W | 7-1 | Falcão, Reinaldo (2), Zico (2), Joãozinho, Baltazar | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 1, 1980 | Minas Gerais State Combined Team | W | 4-0 | Serginho Chulapa, Renato (2), Sócrates | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 8, 1980 | Mexico | W | 2-0 | Zé Sérgio, Serginho Chulapa | International Friendly |
| June 15, 1980 | Soviet Union | L | 1-2 | Nunes | International Friendly |
| June 24, 1980 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Zico, Toninho Cerezo | International Friendly |
| June 29, 1980 | Poland | D | 1-1 | Zico | International Friendly |
| August 27, 1980 | Uruguay | W | 1-0 | Getúlio | International Friendly |
| September 25, 1980 | Paraguay | W | 2-1 | Reinaldo, Zé Sérgio | International Friendly |
| October 30, 1980 | Paraguay | W | 6-0 | Zé Sérgio, Tita, Zico (2), Sócrates, Luizinho | International Friendly |
| December 21, 1980 | Switzerland | W | 2-0 | Sócrates, Zé Sérgio | International Friendly |