Copa Rio (international tournament)
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| Founded | 1951 |
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| Region | Europe South America |
| Most successful club |  Palmeiras (1) Fluminense (1) |
The Copa Rio (Rio Cup) was arguably the first intercontinental soccer club tournament. Brazilian press, at the time, dubbed it as "club world cup", a title that would later be applied to the Toyota Cup. Copa Rio presented a format resembling the one adopted by FIFA in the very first edition of FIFA Club World Cup held in 2000.
The two editions of Copa Rio took place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil and were organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, and endorsed by FIFA.
In 1951, Palmeiras, from Brazil, was the winner of the tournament, while Fluminense, also from Brazil, won this title in 1952.
The competition was succeeded by another tournament, named Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer, which was won by Vasco da Gama, of Brazil. This tournament which succeeded Copa Rio had a different format, with the predominance of Brazilian teams (five Brazilian sides, and three foreign clubs), thus, losing its intercontinental aspect. In December 2007, FIFA decided that the first World Club Cup was played in 2000, thus not recognizing Copa Rio as an official FIFA competition.[1]
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[edit] 1951 Copa Rio
[edit] Teams
Vasco da Gama (1950 Rio de Janeiro state champions)
Sporting CP (1950/51 Portuguese champions)
Austria Wien (1949/50 Austrian champions)
Nacional (1950 Uruguayan champions)- Palmeiras (1950 São Paulo state champions)
OGC Nice (1950/51 French champions)
Red Star (1951 Yugoslav champion)
Juventus (1949/50 Italian champion)[2]
[edit] Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
 Austria Wien |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
 Nacional |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
 Sporting CP |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
- June 30: Austria Wien 4−0 Nacional
- July 1: Vasco da Gama 5−1 Sporting CP
- July 3: Nacional 3−2 Sporting CP
- July 5: Vasco da Gama 5−1 Austria Wien
- July 7: Sporting CP 1−2 Austria Wien
- July 8: Vasco da Gama 2−1 Nacional
[edit] São Paulo Group
All matches played at Estádio do Pacaembu.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Juventus |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Palmeiras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 OGC Nice |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
 Red Star |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
- June 30: Palmeiras 3−0 OGC Nice
- July 1: Juventus 3−2 Red Star
- July 3: OGC Nice 2−3 Juventus
- July 5: Palmeiras 2−1 Red Star
- July 7: Red Star 1−2 OGC Nice
- July 8: Palmeiras 0−4 Juventus
[edit] Semi-finals
São Paulo
- July 12: Austria Wien 3−3 Juventus
- July 14: Juventus 3−1 Austria Wien
Rio de Janeiro
- July 12: Vasco da Gama 1−2 Palmeiras
- July 15: Vasco da Gama 0−0 Palmeiras
[edit] Finals
São Paulo
- July 18: Palmeiras 1−0 Juventus
Rio de Janeiro
- July 22: Juventus 2−2 Palmeiras
[edit] Champion
| Palmeiras First title |
[edit] 1952 Copa Rio
[edit] Teams
- Austria Wien (1951/52 Austrian runners-up)
- Corinthians (1951, 1952 São Paulo state champions)
- Fluminense (1951 Rio de Janeiro state champions)
Grasshopper-Club (1951/52 Swiss champions)
Libertad (1952 Paraguayan runners-up)- Peñarol (1951 Uruguayan champions)
FC Saarbrücken (1951/52 West German runners-up)- Sporting CP (1951/52 Portuguese champions)
Juventus (1951/52 Italian champions) and 
Racing Club (1951 Argentine champions) withdrew from the competition.
[edit] Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluminense |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Peñarol |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sporting CP |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 Grasshopper-Club |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
- Peñarol 1−0 Grasshopper-Club
- July 13: Fluminense 0−0 Sporting CP
- Peñarol 3−1 Sporting CP
- July 17: Fluminense 1−0 Grasshopper-Club
- Sporting CP 2−1 Grasshopper-Club
- July 20: Fluminense 3−0 Peñarol
[edit] São Paulo Group
All matches played at Estádio do Pacaembu.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Austria Wien |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
 Libertad |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 |
 FC Saarbrücken |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
- Austria - Libertad 4-2
- July 13: Corinthians - Saarbrücken 6-1
- July 16: Austria - Saarbrücken 5-1
- Corinthians - Libertad 6-1
- July 19: Libertad - Saarbrücken 4-1
- Corinthians - Austria 2-1
[edit] Semi-finals
- São Paulo semifinal
Corinthians - Peñarol 2-1
Corinthians - Peñarol w/o
- Rio de Janeiro semifinal
July 23: Fluminense - Austria 1-0
July 27: Fluminense - Austria 5-2
[edit] Finals
Both matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.
- July 30: Fluminense - Corinthians 2-0
- August 2: Fluminense - Corinthians 2-2
[edit] Champion
| Fluminense First title |
[edit] Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer 1953
NB: tournament successor of Copa Rio held in 1951 and 1952.
[edit] Teams
- Botafogo (Second Place of the Small Cup of the World in 1952)
- Fluminense (Champion of the Copa Rio in 1952)
- Vasco (Rio de Janeiro State Champions in 1952)
- Corinthians (Champion of the Tournament Rio-São Paulo in 1953)
- São Paulo (São Paulo State Champions in 1953)
- Olimpia (Second Place in the Paraguayan Championship in 1953)
Hibernian (Scottish Champion in 1952)- Sporting CP (Portuguese Champion in 1953)
Real Madrid (Champion of the Small Cup of the World in 1952) and Nacional (Uruguayan Champion in 1953) withdrew from the competition.
[edit] Rio de Janeiro Group
| Date | Venue | Game | Team |
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| June 7, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | A | Vasco 3 - 3 Hibernian  |
| June 13, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | B | Botafogo 3 - 1 Hibernian |
| June 14, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | C | Vasco 2 - 1 Fluminense |
| June 17, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | D | Botafogo 2 - 2 Fluminense |
| June 20, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | E | Fluminense 3 - 0 Hibernian |
| June 21, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | F | Vasco 2 - 1 Botafogo |
[edit] Final Classification
| Position | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Fluminense |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Botafogo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hibernian |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 |
[edit] São Paulo Group
| Date | Venue | Game | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 1953 | São Paulo | G | Corinthians 5 - 2 Olimpia |
| June 13, 1953 | São Paulo | H | São Paulo 4 - 1 Olimpia |
| June 14, 1953 | São Paulo | I | Corinthians 2 - 1 Sporting |
| June 17, 1953 | São Paulo | J | São Paulo 4 - 1 Sporting |
| June 20, 1953 | São Paulo | L | Olimpia 1 - 1 Sporting |
| June 21, 1953 | São Paulo | M | São Paulo 1 - 1 Corinthians |
[edit] Final Classification
| Position | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Corinthians |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Sporting |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Olimpia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
[edit] Semi-finals
São Paulo
| Date | Venue | Game | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1953 | São Paulo | N | São Paulo 1 - 0 Fluminense |
| June 28, 1953 | São Paulo | O | São Paulo 0 - 1 (1 - 0) Fluminense |
Rio de Janeiro
| Date | Venue | Game | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | Q | Vasco da Gama 4 - 2 Corinthians |
| June 28, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | R | Vasco da Gama 3 - 1 Corinthians |
[edit] Finals
| Date | Venue | Game | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1953 | São Paulo | S | São Paulo 0 - 1 Vasco da Gama |
| July 4, 1953 | Rio de Janeiro | T | Vasco da Gama 2 - 1 São Paulo |
[edit] Champion
| Vasco da Gama First title |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Fifa decides: first FIFA Club World Cup was held in 2000; Intercontinental Cup and Copa Rio are forgotten". http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=660747.html.
- ^ Italian champion 1950/51, AC Milan, renounced because they had to play the Latin Cup during the same period.
[edit] External links
- RSSSF (1951)
- RSSSF (1952)
- Matches of Fluminense in Copa Rio 1952
- Copa Rio 1952 history
- Copa Rio 1952 film
- RSSSF (1953)
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