# Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1981

In 1981 werd de 25ste editie van het Campeonato Brasileiro Série A gespeeld, de hoogste voetbalcompetitie in Brazilië. De officiële naam in die tijd was Taça de Ouro. De competitie werd gespeeld van 17 januari tot 3 mei . Grêmio werd kampioen.

## Opzet

In de eerste fase werden veertig teams onderverdeeld in vier groepen van tien clubs, waarvan de top zeven doorstootte naar de tweede fase. In deze fase vervoegden vier teams uit de Série B van dat jaar de andere teams, die over acht groepen van vier clubs verdeeld werden. De top twee plaatste zich voor de derde fase, de knock-outfase.

## Eerste fase
### Groep A

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:9 | 13 |
| 2. | Ponte Preta | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16:12 | 12 |
| 3. | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8:4 | 12 |
| 4. | Bangu | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18:9 | 11 |
| 5. | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8:8 | 10 |
| 6. | Inter de Limeira | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7:11 | 9 |
| 7. | Vitória | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:12 | 8 |
| 8. | Joinville | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5:11 | 6 |
| 9. | Vila Nova | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8:16 | 5 |
| 10. | Londrina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5:17 | 4 |

### Groep B

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Portuguesa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | 14 |
| 2. | Operário FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11:8 | 11 |
| 3. | Goiás | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10:6 | 11 |
| 4. | Grêmio | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11:9 | 10 |
| 5. | Corinthians | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10:8 | 10 |
| 6. | Galícia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10:10 | 9 |
| 7. | Botafogo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15:12 | 9 |
| 8. | Pinheiros | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9:11 | 8 |
| 9. | Brasília | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:15 | 6 |
| 10. | Desportiva | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4:17 | 2 |

### Groep C

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | São Paulo | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13:5 | 13 |
| 2. | Sport do Recife | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10:8 | 12 |
| 3. | Ferroviário | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14:11 | 11 |
| 4. | Fluminense | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16:15 | 9 |
| 5. | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13:8 | 9 |
| 6. | Mixto | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11:15 | 8 |
| 7. | CSA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9:15 | 8 |
| 8. | América de Natal | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16:17 | 8 |
| 9. | Campinense | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:11 | 6 |
| 10. | Ríver | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7:14 | 6 |

### Groep D

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Santos | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19:4 | 15 |
| 2. | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18:7 | 13 |
| 3. | Santa Cruz | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16:9 | 12 |
| 4. | Nacional | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7:6 | 11 |
| 5. | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:7 | 11 |
| 6. | Paysandu | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:12 | 8 |
| 7. | Fortaleza | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:16 | 7 |
| 8. | CRB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11:16 | 6 |
| 9. | Sampaio Corrêa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4:15 | 5 |
| 10. | Itabaiana | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4:19 | 2 |

## Tweede fase
### Groep E

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13:5 | 10 |
| 2. | CSA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13:5 | 8 |
| 3. | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:11 | 4 |
| 4. | Galícia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5:17 | 2 |

### Groep F

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Ponte Preta | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10:6 | 9 |
| 2. | Bahia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10:6 | 7 |
| 3. | Santa Cruz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12:10 | 7 |
| 4. | Corinthians | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4:14 | 1 |

### Groep G

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Vitória | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 8 |
| 2. | Fluminense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12:6 | 7 |
| 3. | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6:6 | 6 |
| 4. | Paysandu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3:11 | 3 |

### Groep H

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Operário FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16:5 | 10 |
| 2. | Náutico | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11:5 | 8 |
| 3. | Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9:13 | 6 |
| 4. | Ferroviário | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3:16 | 0 |

### Groep I

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 | 9 |
| 2. | Grêmio | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9:6 | 8 |
| 3. | Inter de Limeira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:7 | 6 |
| 4. | Fortaleza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2:15 | 1 |

### Groep J

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10:2 | 9 |
| 2. | Sport do Recife | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9:4 | 7 |
| 3. | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:11 | 6 |
| 4. | Goiás | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1:10 | 2 |

### Groep K

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10:4 | 9 |
| 2. | Santos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7:4 | 7 |
| 3. | Bangu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6:10 | 5 |
| 4. | Mixto | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4:9 | 3 |

### Groep L

| Plaats | Club | Wed. | W | G | V | Saldo | Ptn. |
| 1. | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:9 | 8 |
| 2. | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8:5 | 7 |
| 3. | Colorado | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8:7 | 5 |
| 4. | Uberaba | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5:9 | 4 |

## Derde fase

| 1/8ste finale | 1/8ste finale | 1/8ste finale | 1/8ste finale | 1/4 finale | 1/4 finale | 1/4 finale | 1/4 finale | 1/2 finale | 1/2 finale | 1/2 finale | 1/2 finale | Finale | Finale | Finale | Finale |
| Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flamengo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Flamengo | 0 | 2 | 2 | Flamengo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | Botafogo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| CSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | Botafogo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Botafogo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Botafogo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Botafogo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | São Paulo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | São Paulo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| São Paulo | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| São Paulo | 2 | 2 | 4 | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 1 | 1 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Internacional | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Internacional | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sport do Recife | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Operário FC | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Operário FC | 0 | 3 | 3 | Operário FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Vitória | 2 | 0 | 2 | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Grêmio | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Grêmio | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Ponte Preta | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Náutico | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Ponte Preta | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ponte Preta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 0 | 3 | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Details finale
Olìmpico, Porto Alegre Toeschouwers: 61.585 :
| 30 april Heen | Paulo Isidoro 55', 69' | 39' Serginho | Olìmpico, Porto Alegre Toeschouwers: 61.585 |
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo Toeschouwers: 95.106 :
| 3 mei Terug | 54' Baltazar | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo Toeschouwers: 95.106 |

### Kampioen

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A de 1981
* GRÊMIO Kampioen (1° titel)

## Topschutters

| Speler | Goals | Club |
| Mendonça | 15 | Botafogo |
| Roberto Dinamite | 14 | Vasco da Gama |
| Serginho Chulapa | 11 | São Paulo |
| Baltazar | 10 | Grêmio |
| Éverton | 10 | São Paulo |
| Cláudio Adão | 10 | Fluminense |
| Elói | 10 | Inter de Limeira |
| César | 10 | Vasco da Gama |

## Externe link

* RSSSF