The following article presents a summary of the 1980 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 79th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Semifinals
Final
Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 3-3.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Semifinals
Final
Londrina declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5–1.
Promotion The champion and the runner-up, which are Londrina and CSA, were promoted to the following year's first level.
State championship champions StateChampionStateChampionAcreJuventus-ACParaíbaCampinenseAlagoasCSAParanáCascavelColorado(1)AmapáMacapáPernambucoSport RecifeAmazonasNacionalPiauíRiverBahiaVitóriaRio de JaneiroFluminenseCearáCearáRio Grande do NorteAmérica-RNDistrito FederalBrasíliaRio Grande do SulGrêmioEspírito SantoDesporivaRondôniaMoto ClubeGoiásVila NovaRoraimaAtlético RoraimaMaranhãoSampaio CorrêaSanta CatarinaJoinvilleMato GrossoMixtoSão PauloSão PauloMato Grosso do SulOperárioSergipeItabaianaMinas GeraisAtlético MineiroTocantins-ParáPaysandu
(1)Cascavel and Colorado shared the Paraná State Championship title.
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionCopa São Paulo de JunioresInternacional
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionTaça Minas GeraisUberabaTorneio de Integração da AmazôniaFerroviário
Brazilian clubs in international competitions TeamCopa Libertadores 1980InternacionalRunner-upVascoGroup stage
Brazil national team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1980.
DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetitionApril 2, 1980W7-1Falcão, Reinaldo (2), Zico (2), Joãozinho, BaltazarInternational Friendly (unofficial match)May 1, 1980 Minas Gerais State Combined TeamW4-0Serginho Chulapa, Renato (2), SócratesInternational Friendly (unofficial match)June 8, 1980W2-0Zé Sérgio, Serginho ChulapaInternational FriendlyJune 15, 1980L1-2NunesInternational FriendlyJune 24, 1980W2-1Zico, Toninho CerezoInternational FriendlyJune 29, 1980D1-1ZicoInternational FriendlyAugust 27, 1980W1-0GetúlioInternational FriendlySeptember 25, 1980W2-1Reinaldo, Zé SérgioInternational FriendlyOctober 30, 1980W6-0Zé Sérgio, Tita, Zico (2), Sócrates, LuizinhoInternational FriendlyDecember 21, 1980W2-0Sócrates, Zé SérgioInternational Friendly
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF 1980 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF