# 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially the VI Copa Brasil) was the 24th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Teams and locations

The teams were selected by record on previous state championship.
| State | Team | Qualification method |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Corinthians | 1979 Campeonato Paulista Champion |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Ponte Preta | 1979 Campeonato Paulista runners-up |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Palmeiras | 1979 Campeonato Paulista Semifinalist |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Guarani | 1979 Campeonato Paulista Semifinalist |
| São Paulo 8 berths | São Paulo | 1979 Campeonato Paulista 7th |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Santos | 1979 Campeonato Paulista 5th |
| São Paulo 8 berths | Portuguesa | 1979 Campeonato Paulista 8th |
| São Paulo 8 berths | América-SP$^1$ | Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Flamengo | 1979 Campeonato Carioca Champion |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Fluminense | 1979 Campeonato Carioca runners |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Vasco da Gama | 1979 Campeonato Carioca 3rd |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Botafogo | 1979 Campeonato Carioca 4th |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | America-RJ | 1979 Campeonato Carioca 9th |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Americano$^1$ | Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata |
| Rio de Janeiro 7 berths | Bangu$^1$ | Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Santa Cruz | 1979 Campeonato Pernambucano Champion |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Náutico | 1979 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Sport Recife$^1$ | Promoted from 1980 Taça de Prata |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Grêmio | 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho Champion |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Internacional | 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | São Paulo-RS | 1979 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th |
| Bahia 2 berths | Bahia | 1979 Campeonato Baiano Champion |
| Bahia 2 berths | Vitória | 1979 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ferroviário | 1979 Campeonato Cearense Champion |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ceará | 1979 Campeonato Cearense 3rd |
| Goiás 2 berths | Vila Nova | 1979 Campeonato Goiano Champion |
| Goiás 2 berths | Atlético Goianiense | 1979 Campeonato Goiano runners-up |
| Minas Gerais 2 berths | Atlético Mineiro | 1979 Campeonato Mineiro Champion |
| Minas Gerais 2 berths | Cruzeiro | 1979 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up |
| Paraná 2 berths | Coritiba | 1979 Campeonato Paranaense Champion |
| Paraná 2 berths | Colorado | 1979 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up |
| Alagoas | CRB | 1979 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| Amazonas | Nacional-AM | 1979 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
| Distrito Federal | Gama | 1979 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
| Espírito Santo | Desportiva | 1979 Campeonato Capixaba champions |
| Maranhão | Maranhão | 1979 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | 1979 Campeonato Matogrossense champions |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | 1979 Campeonato Sul-Mato-grossense champions |
| Pará | Remo | 1979 Campeonato Paraense runners-up |
| Paraíba | Botafogo-PB | 1979 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up |
| Piauí | Flamengo | 1979 Campeonato Piauiense champions |
| Rio Grande do Norte | América de Natal | 1979 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| Santa Catarina | Joinville | 1979 Campeonato Catarinense champions |
| Sergipe | Itabaiana | 1979 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
$^1$ Entered directly on second phase.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | Second phase |
| 2 | Botafogo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 | Second phase |
| 3 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | Second phase |
| 4 | Remo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Second phase |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Second phase |
| 6 | Joinville | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 9 | Second phase |
| 7 | Bahia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | Second phase |
| 8 | Operário-MS | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 9 | CRB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 5 | |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 15 | Second phase |
| 2 | Fluminense | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Second phase |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 | Second phase |
| 4 | Ceará | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | Second phase |
| 5 | Guarani | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Second phase |
| 6 | Vitória | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 9 | Second phase |
| 7 | Desportiva | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | Second phase |
| 8 | América-RN | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 7 | |
| 9 | Vila Nova | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | |
| 10 | Flamengo-PI | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 | Second phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Second phase |
| 3 | Botafogo-PB | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 11 | Second phase |
| 4 | Internacional | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | Second phase |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 | Second phase |
| 6 | Ferroviário-CE | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | Second phase |
| 7 | Náutico | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 7 | Second phase |
| 8 | Itabaiana | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 | |
| 9 | Mixto | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 5 | |
| 10 | São Paulo-RS | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 5 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coritiba | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 | Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Second phase |
| 3 | São Paulo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 12 | Second phase |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Second phase |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | Second phase |
| 6 | Atlético-GO | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Second phase |
| 7 | América-RJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | Second phase |
| 8 | Gama | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | |
| 9 | Nacional-AM | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 5 | |
| 10 | Maranhão | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 | |

## Second phase
### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9 | Third phase |
| 3 | Náutico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vitória | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 2 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | Third phase |
| 2 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Ceará | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Americano | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 10 | Third phase |
| 3 | Atlético-GO | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bahia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 2 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Fluminense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Botafogo-PB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Third phase |
| 2 | Guarani | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Third phase |
| 3 | América-RJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Joinville | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
* ↑ Guarani ended up tied with América-RJ in every tiebreaking criteria, so a play-off was disputed, in which Guarani won by 3-2.

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | Third phase |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coritiba | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Desportiva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | Third phase |
| 3 | Remo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ferroviário-CE | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Third phase |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Third phase |
| 3 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | América-SP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 | |

## Third phase
### Group M

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group N

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Guarani | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group O

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Desportiva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coritiba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Flamengo | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 34 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 34 |
| 3 | Internacional | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 27 |
| 4 | Coritiba | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 26 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 27 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 26 |
| 7 | Santos | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 25 |
| 8 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 25 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 24 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 20 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 19 |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 19 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 18 |
| 15 | Desportiva Capixaba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 18 |
| 16 | Guarani | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 18 |
| 17 | Santa Cruz | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
| 18 | Remo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Colorado | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 14 |
| 20 | Botafogo-PB | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 14 |
| 21 | Joinville | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 14 |
| 22 | Ceará | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 |
| 23 | Atlético-GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 13 |
| 24 | América-RJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 12 |
| 25 | Vitória | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 11 |
| 26 | Bahia | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 10 |
| 27 | Náutico | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 10 |
| 28 | Ferroviário | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 10 |
| 29 | Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| 30 | Americano | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 |
| 31 | Bangu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
| 32 | América-SP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 |
| 33 | Operário-MS | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 |
| 34 | América-RN | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 7 |
| 35 | Itabaiana | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 |
| 36 | Vila Nova-GO | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 |
| 37 | Gama | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 |
| 38 | CRB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 5 |
| 39 | Mixto | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 5 |
| 40 | Portuguesa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 |
| 41 | São Paulo-RS | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 5 |
| 42 | Nacional | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 5 |
| 43 | Flamengo-PI | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 |
| 44 | Maranhão | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 |