The 1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) was the 13th edition of the

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. 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.

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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

Group B

Final phase

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References

1968 Taça de Prata
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