Copa dos Campeões

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Copa dos Campeões (or Brazilian Champions Cup) was a Brazilian football competition contested by the best teams from each one of the regional cups.

The Copa dos Campeões winner was automatically qualified to following year's Copa Libertadores.

In 1968, Grêmio Maringá won a similar competition, named Torneio dos Campeões da CBD.[1]

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[edit] Regional cups

These were the regional cups that granted qualification to the Copa dos Campeões:

[edit] Format

In 2000 and in 2001, the competition was contested by eight clubs, in a two-leg playoff system. There was a preliminary stage called triangular, disputed by the champions of Copa Centro-Oeste and Copa Norte, and the Campeonato do Nordeste runner-up. Those teams played against each other once, and the two best teams qualified to the first stage.

In 2002, the competition was contested by sixteen clubs. In the first stage, the clubs were divided in four groups of four teams each. The two best placed clubs of each group qualified to the quarterfinals, which was disputed in two legs. The semifinals were disputed in one leg, and the final was disputed in two legs. All matches were played in cities located in Northeastern and Northern cities.

[edit] List of champions

Year Final Semifinalists
Winner Score Runner-up
2000
Details
Bandeira do Estado de São Paulo.svg
Palmeiras
2 – 1 Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg
Sport Recife
Bandeira Estado RiodeJaneiro Brasil2.svg
Flamengo
Bandeira do Estado de São Paulo.svg
São Paulo FC
2001
Details
Bandeira Estado RiodeJaneiro Brasil2.svg
Flamengo
5 – 3
2 – 3
Bandeira do Estado de São Paulo.svg
São Paulo FC
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg
Cruzeiro
File:Parana.jpg
Coritiba
2002
Details
Bandeira do Pará.svg
Paysandu
1 – 2
4 – 3
(pen)
3 – 0
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg
Cruzeiro
Bandeira do Estado de São Paulo.svg
Palmeiras
Bandeira Estado RiodeJaneiro Brasil2.svg
Flamengo

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