1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
{{infobox football league season
|competition = Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
|season = 1974
|winners = Vasco da Gama
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores
de América
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Vasco da Gama
Cruzeiro
|matches = 447
|total goals = 945
|league topscorer = Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
|biggest home win = Flamengo 6-0 Paysandu (July 17, 1974)
|biggest away win = Desportiva Ferroviária 0-5 Grêmio (May 25, 1974)
CSA 0-5 Atlético Mineiro (March 20, 1974)
|highest scoring =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance = 11,599
|prevseason = 1973
|nextseason = 1975
}}
The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Overview
It was contested by 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.
First phase
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=GRÊ|name_GRÊ=Grêmio
|team2=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team3=ARJ|name_ARJ=América-RJ
|team4=VIT|name_VIT=Vitória
|team5=INT|name_INT=Internacional
|team6=PAR|name_PAR=Atlético Paranaense
|team7=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team8=BAH|name_BAH=Bahia
|team9=CRT|name_CRT=Coritiba
|team10=PAY|name_PAY=Paysandu
|team11=TIR|name_TIR=Tiradentes
|team12=REM|name_REM=Remo
|team13=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|team14=ARN|name_ARN=América de Natal
|team15=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team16=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team17=DES|name_DES=Desportiva
|team18=SCO|name_SCO=Sampaio Corrêa
|team19=ITA|name_ITA=Itabaiana
|team20=AVA|name_AVA=Avaí
|win_GRÊ=14|draw_GRÊ=2|loss_GRÊ=3|gf_GRÊ=30|ga_GRÊ=8
|win_FLA=12|draw_FLA=5|loss_FLA=2|gf_FLA=29|ga_FLA=8
|win_ARJ=12|draw_ARJ=2|loss_ARJ=5|gf_ARJ=30|ga_ARJ=15
|win_VIT=8|draw_VIT=9|loss_VIT=2|gf_VIT=26|ga_VIT=15
|win_INT=9|draw_INT=6|loss_INT=4|gf_INT=30|ga_INT=19
|win_PAR=9|draw_PAR=4|loss_PAR=6|gf_PAR=24|ga_PAR=17
|win_VAS=7|draw_VAS=8|loss_VAS=4|gf_VAS=19|ga_VAS=13
|win_BAH=7|draw_BAH=8|loss_BAH=4|gf_BAH=15|ga_BAH=14
|win_CRT=8|draw_CRT=5|loss_CRT=6|gf_CRT=24|ga_CRT=21
|win_PAY=6|draw_PAY=8|loss_PAY=5|gf_PAY=16|ga_PAY=16
|win_TIR=7|draw_TIR=5|loss_TIR=7|gf_TIR=19|ga_TIR=20
|win_REM=5|draw_REM=6|loss_REM=8|gf_REM=22|ga_REM=27
|win_OLA=5|draw_OLA=6|loss_OLA=8|gf_OLA=17|ga_OLA=22
|win_ARN=5|draw_ARN=5|loss_ARN=9|gf_ARN=12|ga_ARN=23
|win_BOT=4|draw_BOT=7|loss_BOT=8|gf_BOT=26|ga_BOT=29
|win_FLU=3|draw_FLU=9|loss_FLU=7|gf_FLU=16|ga_FLU=22
|win_DES=4|draw_DES=6|loss_DES=9|gf_DES=11|ga_DES=27
|win_SCO=4|draw_SCO=4|loss_SCO=11|gf_SCO=14|ga_SCO=26
|win_ITA=5|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=14|gf_ITA=11|ga_ITA=30
|win_AVA=2|draw_AVA=3|loss_AVA=14|gf_AVA=11|ga_AVA=30
|col_Q2=#ACE1AF|text_Q2=Qualified to Second phase
|result1=Q2|result2=Q2|result3=Q2|result4=Q2|result5=Q2|result6=Q2|result7=Q2|result8=Q2|result9=Q2|result10=Q2
|col_Q2arc=#CCFFCC|text_Q2arc=Qualified to Second phase according to average revenue criteria
|result16=Q2arc
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=MIN|name_MIN=Atlético Mineiro
|team2=CRU|name_CRU=Cruzeiro
|team3=GUA|name_GUA=Guarani
|team4=SPA|name_SPA=São Paulo
|team5=SAN|name_SAN=Santos
|team6=NÁU|name_NÁU=Náutico
|team7=OMS|name_OMS=Operário de Campo Grande
|team8=CRN|name_CRN=Corinthians
|team9=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team10=FOR|name_FOR=Fortaleza
|team11=GOI|name_GOI=Goiás
|team12=PAL|name_PAL=Palmeiras
|team13=RNE|name_RNE=Rio Negro
|team14=SPO|name_SPO=Sport
|team15=AMI|name_AMI=América Mineiro
|team16=CEA|name_CEA=Ceará
|team17=NAC|name_NAC=Nacional
|team18=SCR|name_SCR=Santa Cruz
|team19=CEUB|name_CEUB=CEUB
|team20=CSA|name_CSA=CSA
|win_MIN=11|draw_MIN=4|loss_MIN=4|gf_MIN=33|ga_MIN=20
|win_CRU=8|draw_CRU=8|loss_CRU=3|gf_CRU=18|ga_CRU=9
|win_GUA=8|draw_GUA=8|loss_GUA=3|gf_GUA=21|ga_GUA=15
|win_SPA=7|draw_SPA=10|loss_SPA=2|gf_SPA=22|ga_SPA=12
|win_SAN=8|draw_SAN=7|loss_SAN=4|gf_SAN=29|ga_SAN=17
|win_NÁU=8|draw_NÁU=6|loss_NÁU=5|gf_NÁU=22|ga_NÁU=12
|win_OMS=8|draw_OMS=6|loss_OMS=5|gf_OMS=15|ga_OMS=14
|win_CRN=7|draw_CRN=8|loss_CRN=4|gf_CRN=26|ga_CRN=16
|win_POR=5|draw_POR=11|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=19|ga_POR=16
|win_FOR=8|draw_FOR=4|loss_FOR=7|gf_FOR=21|ga_FOR=19
|win_GOI=7|draw_GOI=6|loss_GOI=6|gf_GOI=21|ga_GOI=18
|win_PAL=6|draw_PAL=8|loss_PAL=5|gf_PAL=22|ga_PAL=20
|win_RNE=6|draw_RNE=7|loss_RNE=6|gf_RNE=17|ga_RNE=23
|win_SPO=4|draw_SPO=10|loss_SPO=5|gf_SPO=20|ga_SPO=22
|win_AMI=5|draw_AMI=6|loss_AMI=8|gf_AMI=19|ga_AMI=25
|win_CEA=4|draw_CEA=8|loss_CEA=7|gf_CEA=19|ga_CEA=23
|win_NAC=5|draw_NAC=4|loss_NAC=10|gf_NAC=14|ga_NAC=27
|win_SCR=2|draw_SCR=9|loss_SCR=8|gf_SCR=17|ga_SCR=27
|win_CEUB=3|draw_CEUB=6|loss_CEUB=10|gf_CEUB=12|ga_CEUB=23
|win_CSA=1|draw_CSA=2|loss_CSA=16|gf_CSA=6|ga_CSA=35
|col_Q2=#ACE1AF|text_Q2=Qualified to Second phase
|result1=Q2|result2=Q2|result3=Q2|result4=Q2|result5=Q2|result6=Q2|result7=Q2|result8=Q2|result9=Q2|result10=Q2
|col_Q2b=#90EE90|text_Q2b=Qualified to Second phase as best non-top 10 teams in both groups
|result11=Q2b|result12=Q2b
|col_Qarc=#CCFFCC|text_Qarc=Qualified to Second phase due to average revenue criteria
|result17=Qarc
|update=complete|source=
}}
Second phase
=Group 1=
|section=Group 1
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=CRU|name_CRU={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro
|team2=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras
|team3=FLA|name_FLA={{flagicon|Guanabara}} Flamengo
|team4=GUA|name_GUA={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Guarani
|team5=BAH|name_BAH={{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia
|team6=PAY|name_PAY={{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
|win_CRU=5|draw_CRU=0|loss_CRU=0|gf_CRU=11|ga_CRU=3
|win_PAL=4|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=1|gf_PAL=10|ga_PAL=5
|win_FLA=2|draw_FLA=1|loss_FLA=2|gf_FLA=12|ga_FLA=7
|win_GUA=2|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=3|gf_GUA=5|ga_GUA=7
|win_BAH=0|draw_BAH=2|loss_BAH=3|gf_BAH=3|ga_BAH=8
|win_PAY=0|draw_PAY=1|loss_PAY=4|gf_PAY=3|ga_PAY=14
|col_Q3=#ccffcc|text_Q3=
|result1=Q3
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group 2=
|section=Group 2
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=VAS|name_VAS={{flagicon|Guanabara}} Vasco da Gama
|team2=VIT|name_VIT={{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória
|team3=MIN|name_MIN={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Atlético Mineiro
|team4=CRN|name_CRN={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Corinthians
|team5=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|Amazonas}} Nacional-AM
|team6=OMS|name_OMS={{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Operário de Campo Grande
|win_VAS=3|draw_VAS=2|loss_VAS=0|gf_VAS=7|ga_VAS=0
|win_VIT=2|draw_VIT=2|loss_VIT=1|gf_VIT=5|ga_VIT=3
|win_MIN=2|draw_MIN=1|loss_MIN=2|gf_MIN=8|ga_MIN=6
|win_CRN=1|draw_CRN=2|loss_CRN=2|gf_CRN=3|ga_CRN=5
|win_NAC=1|draw_NAC=2|loss_NAC=2|gf_NAC=3|ga_NAC=6
|win_OMS=1|draw_OMS=1|loss_OMS=3|gf_OMS=2|ga_OMS=8
|col_Q3=#ccffcc|text_Q3=
|result1=Q3
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group 3=
|section=Group 3
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Santos
|team2=GRÊ|name_GRÊ={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio
|team3=FOR|name_FOR={{flagicon|Ceará}} Fortaleza
|team4=NÁU|name_NÁU={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Náutico
|team5=CRT|name_CRT={{flagicon|Paraná}} Coritiba
|team6=ARJ|name_ARJ={{flagicon|Guanabara}} América-RJ
|win_SAN=4|draw_SAN=1|loss_SAN=0|gf_SAN=8|ga_SAN=2
|win_GRÊ=4|draw_GRÊ=0|loss_GRÊ=1|gf_GRÊ=7|ga_GRÊ=3
|win_FOR=1|draw_FOR=3|loss_FOR=1|gf_FOR=5|ga_FOR=4
|win_NÁU=1|draw_NÁU=2|loss_NÁU=2|gf_NÁU=7|ga_NÁU=8
|win_CRT=1|draw_CRT=1|loss_CRT=3|gf_CRT=5|ga_CRT=7
|win_ARJ=0|draw_ARJ=1|loss_ARJ=4|gf_ARJ=2|ga_ARJ=10
|col_Q3=#ccffcc|text_Q3=
|result1=Q3
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group 4=
|section=Group 4
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=INT|name_INT={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Internacional
|team2=PAR|name_PAR={{flagicon|Paraná}} Atlético Paranaense
|team3=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo
|team4=POR|name_POR={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Portuguesa
|team5=FLU|name_FLU={{flagicon|Guanabara}} Fluminense
|team6=GOI|name_GOI={{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás
|win_INT=3|draw_INT=2|loss_INT=0|gf_INT=6|ga_INT=2
|win_PAR=2|draw_PAR=3|loss_PAR=0|gf_PAR=5|ga_PAR=3
|win_SPA=1|draw_SPA=3|loss_SPA=1|gf_SPA=3|ga_SPA=3
|win_POR=1|draw_POR=2|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=4|ga_POR=6
|win_FLU=1|draw_FLU=1|loss_FLU=3|gf_FLU=4|ga_FLU=6
|win_GOI=0|draw_GOI=3|loss_GOI=2|gf_GOI=4|ga_GOI=6
|col_Q3=#ccffcc|text_Q3=
|result1=Q3
|update=complete|source=
}}
Third phase
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=CRU|name_CRU={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro
|team2=VAS|name_VAS={{flagicon|Guanabara}} Vasco da Gama
|team3=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Santos
|team4=INT|name_INT={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Internacional
|win_CRU=1|draw_CRU=2|loss_CRU=0|gf_CRU=5|ga_CRU=3
|win_VAS=1|draw_VAS=2|loss_VAS=0|gf_VAS=5|ga_VAS=4
|win_SAN=1|draw_SAN=0|loss_SAN=2|gf_SAN=4|ga_SAN=6
|win_INT=0|draw_INT=2|loss_INT=1|gf_INT=4|ga_INT=5
|col_QF=#ccffcc|text_QF=
|result1=QF|result2=QF
|update=complete|source=
}}
Finals
{{footballbox
|date = {{Start date|1974|8|1|df=y}}
|team1 = Vasco da Gama {{flagicon|Guanabara}}
|score = 2 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro
|goals1 = Ademir {{goal|14}}
Jorginho Carvoeiro {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = Nelinho {{goal|19}}
|stadium = Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (GB)
|attendance = 112,933
|referee = {{flagicon|São Paulo}} Armando Marques
}}
Final standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team2=CRU|name_CRU=Cruzeiro
|team3=SAN|name_SAN=Santos
|team4=INT|name_INT=Internacional
|team5=GRÊ|name_GRÊ=Grêmio
|team6=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team7=MIN|name_MIN=Atlético Mineiro
|team8=VIT|name_VIT=Vitória
|team9=PAR|name_PAR=Atlético Paranaense
|team10=SPA|name_SPA=São Paulo
|team11=PAL|name_PAL=Palmeiras
|team12=GUA|name_GUA=Guarani
|team13=ARJ|name_ARJ=América-RJ
|team14=NÁU|name_NÁU=Náutico
|team15=CRN|name_CRN=Corinthians
|team16=FOR|name_FOR=Fortaleza
|team17=OMS|name_OMS=Operário (CG)
|team18=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team19=CRT|name_CRT=Coritiba
|team20=BAH|name_BAH=Bahia
|team21=GOI|name_GOI=Goiás
|team22=PAY|name_PAY=Paysandu
|team23=NAC|name_NAC=Nacional-AM
|team24=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team25=TIR|name_TIR=Tiradentes
|team26=RNE|name_RNE=Rio Negro
|team27=SPO|name_SPO=Sport
|team28=REM|name_REM=Remo
|team29=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|team30=AMI|name_AMI=América Mineiro
|team31=CEA|name_CEA=Ceará
|team32=ARN|name_ARN=América de Natal
|team33=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team34=DCA|name_DCA=Desportiva Capixaba
|team35=SCR|name_SCR=Santa Cruz
|team36=SCO|name_SCO=Sampaio Corrêa
|team37=CEUB|name_CEUB=CEUB
|team38=ITA|name_ITA=Itabaiana
|team39=AVA|name_AVA=Avaí
|team40=CSA|name_CSA=CSA
|win_VAS=12|draw_VAS=12|loss_VAS=4|gf_VAS=33|ga_VAS=18
|win_CRU=14|draw_CRU=10|loss_CRU=4|gf_CRU=35|ga_CRU=17
|win_SAN=13|draw_SAN=8|loss_SAN=6|gf_SAN=41|ga_SAN=25
|win_INT=12|draw_INT=10|loss_INT=5|gf_INT=40|ga_INT=26
|win_GRÊ=18|draw_GRÊ=2|loss_GRÊ=4|gf_GRÊ=37|ga_GRÊ=11
|win_FLA=14|draw_FLA=6|loss_FLA=4|gf_FLA=41|ga_FLA=15
|win_MIN=13|draw_MIN=5|loss_MIN=6|gf_MIN=41|ga_MIN=26
|win_VIT=10|draw_VIT=11|loss_VIT=3|gf_VIT=31|ga_VIT=18
|win_PAR=11|draw_PAR=7|loss_PAR=6|gf_PAR=29|ga_PAR=20
|win_SPA=8|draw_SPA=13|loss_SPA=3|gf_SPA=25|ga_SPA=15
|win_PAL=10|draw_PAL=8|loss_PAL=6|gf_PAL=32|ga_PAL=25
|win_GUA=10|draw_GUA=8|loss_GUA=6|gf_GUA=26|ga_GUA=22
|win_ARJ=12|draw_ARJ=3|loss_ARJ=9|gf_ARJ=32|ga_ARJ=25
|win_NÁU=9|draw_NÁU=8|loss_NÁU=7|gf_NÁU=29|ga_NÁU=20
|win_CRN=8|draw_CRN=10|loss_CRN=6|gf_CRN=29|ga_CRN=21
|win_FOR=9|draw_FOR=7|loss_FOR=8|gf_FOR=26|ga_FOR=23
|win_OMS=9|draw_OMS=7|loss_OMS=8|gf_OMS=17|ga_OMS=22
|win_POR=6|draw_POR=13|loss_POR=5|gf_POR=23|ga_POR=22
|win_CRT=9|draw_CRT=6|loss_CRT=9|gf_CRT=29|ga_CRT=28
|win_BAH=7|draw_BAH=10|loss_BAH=7|gf_BAH=18|ga_BAH=22
|win_GOI=7|draw_GOI=9|loss_GOI=8|gf_GOI=25|ga_GOI=24
|win_PAY=6|draw_PAY=9|loss_PAY=9|gf_PAY=19|ga_PAY=30
|win_NAC=6|draw_NAC=6|loss_NAC=12|gf_NAC=17|ga_NAC=33
|win_FLU=4|draw_FLU=10|loss_FLU=10|gf_FLU=20|ga_FLU=28
|win_TIR=7|draw_TIR=5|loss_TIR=7|gf_TIR=19|ga_TIR=20
|win_RNE=6|draw_RNE=7|loss_RNE=6|gf_RNE=17|ga_RNE=23
|win_SPO=4|draw_SPO=10|loss_SPO=5|gf_SPO=20|ga_SPO=22
|win_REM=5|draw_REM=6|loss_REM=8|gf_REM=22|ga_REM=27
|win_OLA=5|draw_OLA=6|loss_OLA=8|gf_OLA=17|ga_OLA=22
|win_AMI=5|draw_AMI=6|loss_AMI=8|gf_AMI=19|ga_AMI=25
|win_CEA=4|draw_CEA=8|loss_CEA=7|gf_CEA=19|ga_CEA=23
|win_ARN=5|draw_ARN=5|loss_ARN=9|gf_ARN=12|ga_ARN=23
|win_BOT=4|draw_BOT=7|loss_BOT=8|gf_BOT=26|ga_BOT=29
|win_DCA=4|draw_DCA=6|loss_DCA=9|gf_DCA=11|ga_DCA=27
|win_SCR=2|draw_SCR=9|loss_SCR=8|gf_SCR=17|ga_SCR=27
|win_SCO=4|draw_SCO=4|loss_SCO=11|gf_SCO=14|ga_SCO=26
|win_CEUB=3|draw_CEUB=6|loss_CEUB=10|gf_CEUB=12|ga_CEUB=23
|win_ITA=5|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=14|gf_ITA=11|ga_ITA=30
|win_AVA=2|draw_AVA=3|loss_AVA=14|gf_AVA=11|ga_AVA=30
|win_CSA=1|draw_CSA=2|loss_CSA=16|gf_CSA=6|ga_CSA=35
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/braz74.html rsssf.com]
}}