| 1a Fase | 2a Fase | Oitavas-de-final | Quartas-de-final | Semi-final | Final |
Round:
Played
1st Round
03/07/1981 - Saturday
Bahia-BA
3
x
0
Corinthians-SP
Santa Cruz-PE
1
x
1
Ponte Preta-SP
2nd Round
03/11/1981 - Wednesday
Bahia-BA
1
x
1
Ponte Preta-SP
03/12/1981 - Thursday
Corinthians-SP
1
x
4
Santa Cruz-PE
3rd Round
03/15/1981 - Sunday
Ponte Preta-SP
2
x
1
Corinthians-SP
Santa Cruz-PE
4
x
0
Bahia-BA
4th Round
03/21/1981 - Saturday
Corinthians-SP
0
x
1
Bahia-BA
Ponte Preta-SP
3
x
1
Santa Cruz-PE
5th Round
03/28/1981 - Saturday
Ponte Preta-SP
1
x
0
Bahia-BA
Santa Cruz-PE
2
x
0
Corinthians-SP
6th Round
04/04/1981 - Saturday
Bahia-BA
5
x
0
Santa Cruz-PE
Corinthians-SP
2
x
2
Ponte Preta-SP