Copa Euro-América

Copa Euro-América
Organising body	Bundesliga and CBF
Founded	1991
Abolished	1999
Region	Brazil
Number of teams	3–4
Most successful club(s)	Palmeiras (2 titles)

The Copa Euro-América (English: Euro-America Cup), was a friendly tournament organized by CBF and Bundesliga. Due the fact that the German league at the time had no matches scheduled in January, Interseason tournaments were organized in the middle of the Brazilian summer.[1] In all, three editions of the competition were held: 1991, 1996 and 1999.

List of champions

Following is the list with all the champions of the Copa Euro-América:[2]

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
1991	Palmeiras	Corinthians	VfB Stuttgart	Hamburger SV
1996	Palmeiras	Flamengo	Borussia Dortmund	—
1999	São Paulo	Bayer Leverkusen	Olimpia	—

Notable matches

22 January 1996

Palmeiras	6–1	Borussia Dortmund
Rivaldo 24' (pen.), 68', 88' Luizão 42' Cafu 79' Elivélton 84'	Report [3]	Tretschok 53'

Castelão, Fortaleza

Referee: Marcos Brasil

20 January 1999

São Paulo	5–0	Bayer Leverkusen
Ramelow 4' (o.g.) Zé Carlos 20' Souza 44' Dodô 49' Serginho 55' (pen.)	[4]

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 14,819

Referee: Edilson Pereira de Carvalho

External links

São Paulo 5x0 Bayer Leverkusen - 1999 - SOUZA, DODÔ, ZÉ CARLOS E A CONQUISTA DA COPA EURO-AMÉRICA! on YouTube

References

"Os títulos da Copa Euro-América do Palmeiras". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
"Copa Euro América (Fortaleza and São Paulo) 1991-1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Em 1996, os melhores momentos de Palmeiras 6 x 1 Borussia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
Snell Jr., Raul; Sátiro Santiago, José Renato (2020). Almanaque do São Paulo - 90 Anos de Glórias (in Portuguese). p. 308. ISBN 978-65-00-06303-5.

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[1] "Os títulos da Copa Euro-América do Palmeiras". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[2] "Copa Euro América (Fortaleza and São Paulo) 1991-1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] "Em 1996, os melhores momentos de Palmeiras 6 x 1 Borussia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[Almanaque_SPFC-4] Snell Jr., Raul; Sátiro Santiago, José Renato (2020). Almanaque do São Paulo - 90 Anos de Glórias (in Portuguese). p. 308. ISBN 978-65-00-06303-5.