Copa Río Branco
Organising body | CBF AUF |
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Founded | 1931 |
Abolished | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
Region | Brazil Uruguay |
Number of teams | 2 |
Related competitions | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
Last champions | Brazil (1976) |
Most successful club(s) | Brazil (7 titles) |
Copa Río Branco (also: Taça Rio Branco) was a national football team's competition set between 1931 and 1976 among the national football teams of Brazil and Uruguay. Brazil won the most competitions with 7 titles.[1]
History
The Copa Río Branco was first contested 1931 in Estádio das Laranjeiras (a historic football stadium of Rio de Janeiro). All other subsequent games have been played in Uruguayan Stadium Estádio Centenario of Montevideo and in Brazilian Stadiums Estádio do Pacaembu of São Paulo and Estádio São Januário of Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil won the cup 7 times and Uruguay won 4 times. Due to a tie in 1967 both nations were declared winners.[1]
Results
List of matches, detailed. Since the 1940 edition, the competition was played in a two-legged format.[2]
- Playoff match (when necessary).
- Difference on points result.
Ed. | Year | Winner | 1st. leg | City | 2nd. leg | City | Playoff | City | Result (points) |
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1 | 1931 | Brazil | 2–0 | Rio de Janeiro | – [note 1] | ||||
2 | 1932 | Brazil | 2–0 | Montevideo | – [note 1] | ||||
3 | 1940 | Uruguay | 4–3 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–1 | Rio de Janeiro | – | 2–1 | |
4 | 1946 | Uruguay | 4–3 | Montevideo | 1–1 | Montevideo | – | 2–1 | |
5 | 1947 | Brazil | 0–0 | Montevideo | 3–2 | Rio de Janeiro | – | 2–1 | |
6 | 1948 | Uruguay | 1–1 | Montevideo | 4–2 | Montevideo | – | 2–1 | |
7 | 1950 | Brazil | 3–4 | Sao Paulo | 3–2 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–0 | Rio de Janeiro | 4–2 |
8 | 1967 | Brazil [note 2] | 0–0 | Montevideo | 2–2 | Montevideo | 1–1 | Montevideo | 3–3 (3–3 g.d.) [note 2] |
Uruguay [note 2] | |||||||||
9 | 1968 | Brazil | 2–0 | Sao Paulo | 4–0 | Rio de Janeiro | – | 4–0 | |
10 | 1976 | Brazil | 2–1 | Montevideo | 2–1 | Rio de Janeiro | – | 4–0 |
- Notes
- ^ a b Played as single match.
- ^ a b c After three matches ended in a tie and also equalled on goal difference, both were declared champions.
References
- ^ a b Copa Rio Branco by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
- ^ Uruguay - International results by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
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- South American Championship of Champions (1948)
- Copa Rio (1951–52)
- Small Club World Cup (1952–75)
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- Copa do Atlântico (1956)
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- Torneos de Verano (1968–)
- Copa EuroAmericana (2013–15)
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- Copa Premier Honor (Uru) (1911–24)
- Copa Roca (1914–76)
- Copa Rodrigues Alves (1922–23)
- Copa Río Branco (1931–76)
- Copa Juan Mignaburu (1935–43)
- Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez (1935–43)
- Taça Oswaldo Cruz (1950–76)
- Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (1955–66)
- Taça do Atlântico (1956–76)
- South American Access Championship (1962–94)
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