# 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the II Copa Brasil) was the 20th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The championship had 54 clubs and followed the same rules of the 1975 championship. It was won by the holders Internacional.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Santos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Caxias | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |
| 6 | Avaí | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |
| 7 | Desportiva | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 5 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |
| 8 | Figueirense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 5 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |
| 9 | Rio Branco-ES | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Coritiba | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Atlético-PR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | São Paulo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |
| 6 | Londrina | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |
| 7 | Confiança | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |
| 9 | Uberaba | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Guarani | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Remo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Nacional-AM | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |
| 7 | Paysandu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |
| 8 | Rio Negro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |
| 9 | Ceará | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | América-RJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Goiás | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Operário de Campo Grande | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |
| 6 | Mixto | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |
| 7 | Americano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |
| 8 | América-MG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |
| 9 | Goiânia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 4 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vitória | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Bahia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Botafogo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 14 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Botafogo-PB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |
| 6 | CSA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |
| 7 | CRB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |
| 8 | Fluminense de Feira | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |
| 9 | Treze | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 18 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Sport | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | América-RN | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |
| 6 | Náutico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |
| 7 | Flamengo-PI | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |
| 8 | ABC | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 3 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |

## Second phase
### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 13 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | América-RN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Goiás | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Coritiba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 3 | Corinthians | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 4 | Operário de Campo Grande | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 4 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Atlético-PR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Remo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 3 | Guarani | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 4 | América-RJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Vitória | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caxias | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Avaí | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Rio Branco-ES | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Figueirense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Desportiva | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Uberaba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Confiança | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 5 | Londrina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group M

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Paysandu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ceará | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Rio Negro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Nacional-AM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |

### Group N

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Mixto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Americano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | América-MG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | |

### Group O

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CRB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Treze | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fluminense de Feira | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | CSA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Náutico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Flamengo-PI | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | ABC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |

## Third phase
### Group Q

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Corinthians | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Coritiba | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Caxias | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 7 | |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 | |

### Group R

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fluminense | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 15 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 3 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Guarani | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | Náutico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Grêmio | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | |
| 9 | CRB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Internacional | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 15 | 54 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Bahia | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Coritiba | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Guarani | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 3 | 27 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | Caxias | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 | Náutico | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 4 | 22 |
| 17 | CRB | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 3 | 17 |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 3 | 18 |
| 20 | Santos | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 1 | 18 |
| 21 | América-RJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 3 | 18 |
| 22 | Fortaleza | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 2 | 17 |
| 23 | Operário-CG | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Vitória | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 4 | 16 |
| 25 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 3 | 15 |
| 26 | Atlético Paranaense | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 2 | 14 |
| 27 | Goiás | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Remo | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | América de Natal | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Sport | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 2 | 19 |
| 32 | Botafogo-PB | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 3 | 17 |
| 33 | Mixto | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 3 | 15 |
| 34 | Paysandu | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 2 | 13 |
| 35 | Volta Redonda | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 1 | 13 |
| 36 | Avaí | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Nacional-AM | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | 11 |
| 38 | Flamengo-PI | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 1 | 11 |
| 39 | Americano | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 | 10 |
| 40 | Rio Negro | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | 10 |
| 41 | Uberaba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 | 9 |
| 42 | Confiança | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 0 | 9 |
| 43 | CSA | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 0 | 9 |
| 44 | Sampaio Corrêa | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 2 | 9 |
| 45 | Figueirense | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 1 | 8 |
| 46 | Fluminense de Feira | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 1 | 8 |
| 47 | Goiânia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 1 | 8 |
| 48 | América Mineiro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 1 | 7 |
| 49 | Londrina | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 | 7 |
| 50 | Rio Branco-ES | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 7 |
| 51 | ABC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 | 7 |
| 52 | Ceará | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 7 |
| 53 | Treze | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 0 | 6 |
| 54 | Desportiva Capixaba | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | 6 |