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The 1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 11th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 24 and ended on December 10. Santos won the championship, the 6th national title of the club at 9 years of tournament contention. Pelé won the title with Santos, which was the 6th and last Brazilian title he conquered.

Championship format

• First-phase: the 17 participants play all against all twice, but divided into two groups (one 8 and one 9) for classification, in the Group A, each team plays two more matches against any other. The first 2 of each group are classified for the finals.
• Final-phase: the four clubs classified play all against all in a single round. The club with most points at this stage is the champion.
• Tie-breaking criteria:

1 - Goal difference
2 - Raffle

• With one victory, a team still gained 2 points, instead of 3.

First phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	16	9	6	1	24	9	+15	24
2	Internacional	16	7	6	3	20	15	+5	20
3	Corinthians	16	10	0	6	23	20	+3	20
4	Cruzeiro	16	6	5	5	22	18	+4	17
5	Atlético-PR	16	6	5	5	28	25	+3	17
6	Bangu	16	3	8	5	12	17	−5	14
7	Botafogo	16	4	5	7	17	22	−5	13
8	Flamengo	16	2	7	7	10	21	−11	11
9	Náutico	16	2	4	10	12	25	−13	8

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos	16	9	4	3	37	18	+19	22
2	Vasco	16	9	2	5	27	22	+5	20
3	Grêmio	16	6	7	3	17	11	+6	19
4	Atlético Mineiro	16	7	5	4	18	15	+3	19
5	São Paulo	16	4	6	6	23	24	−1	14
6	Fluminense	16	6	1	9	19	23	−4	13
7	Portuguesa	16	3	5	8	18	29	−11	11
8	Bahia	16	4	2	10	14	27	−13	10

Final phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	6
2	Internacional	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	2
3	Vasco	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	Palmeiras	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2

Matches:

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Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Série A) 1968 champions
Santos 6th title

References

• 1968 Taça de Prata at RSSSF