# 1974 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1974 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 73rd season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Final Stage
* Teams advanced to the final
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Santos | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 4 | Internacional | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
Final
Vasco da Gama declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Independência | Pará | Remo |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Amapá | Macapá | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | Tiradentes-PI |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro | Sapucaia |
| Distrito Federal | Pioneira | Rio Grande do Norte | América-RN |
| Espírito Santo | Desportiva | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Rondônia | Botafogo-RO |
| Guanabara | Flamengo | Roraima | São Francisco-RR |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Santa Catarina | Figueirense |
| Mato Grosso | Operário-CG | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |

## Youth competition champions

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

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1974 |
| Palmeiras | Group stage |
| São Paulo | Runner-up |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1974.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 31, 1974 | Mexico | D | 1-1 | Jairzinho | International Friendly |
| April 7, 1974 | Czechoslovakia | W | 1-0 | Marinho Chagas | International Friendly |
| April 14, 1974 | Bulgaria | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho | International Friendly |
| April 17, 1974 | Romania | W | 2-0 | Leivinha, Edu | International Friendly |
| April 21, 1974 | Haiti | W | 4-0 | Paulo César Caju, Rivellino, Marinho Chagas, Edu | International Friendly |
| April 28, 1974 | Greece | D | 0-0 | - | International Friendly |
| May 1, 1974 | Austria | D | 0-0 | - | International Friendly |
| May 5, 1974 | Republic of Ireland | W | 2-1 | Leivinha, Rivellino | International Friendly |
| May 12, 1974 | Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Marinho Peres, Rivellino | International Friendly |
| May 26, 1974 | West Germany SW Region Combined Team | W | 3-2 | Rivellino (2), Valdomiro | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 30, 1974 | Strasbourg | D | 1-1 | César | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 3, 1974 | Basel City Combined Team | W | 5-2 | Rivellino (3), Jairzinho, Valdomiro | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 13, 1974 | Yugoslavia | D | 0-0 | - | World Cup |
| June 18, 1974 | Scotland | D | 0-0 | - | World Cup |
| June 22, 1974 | Zaire | W | 3-0 | Jairzinho, Rivellino, Valdomiro | World Cup |
| June 26, 1974 | East Germany | W | 1-0 | Rivellino | World Cup |
| June 30, 1974 | Argentina | W | 2-1 | Rivellino, Jairzinho | World Cup |
| July 3, 1974 | Netherlands | L | 0-2 | - | World Cup |
| July 6, 1974 | Poland | L | 0-1 | - | World Cup |