Copa dos Campeões Estaduais (1920–1937)

This entry presents the two main national and official competitions between state champions that preceded the Taça Brasil de Futebol, namely, the 1920-CBD Champions Tournament and the 1937-FBF Champions Tournament, which are two different competitions, only with the same intention, challenge between state champions.

Winners of the competitions were:

Torneio dos Campeões 1920
CA Paulistano
"The team of C. A. Paulistano, winner against Fluminense"
Jornal do Brasil, 29 March 1920

The tournament of 1920 was held in March in Rio de Janeiro in the format of a league ("round robin"). All matches took place in the Estádio das Laranjeiras of Fluminense FC. It was the first competition organised by the Confederação Brasileira de Deportes, the precursor of today's CBF. Participants were the following winners of their state championships of 1919:

Paulistano had to play without their star Rubens Salles who had to stay back in São Paulo due to undeferrable commitments. Grêmio Brasil featured Ismael Alvariza, who became in December 1920 the first player from a club outside Rio and São Paulo to play in the national team.

According to a report by Placar (1976), the competition was called "Brazilian Championship of Champions Clubs".[1]

The matches
Paulistano 7 × 3 Brasil de Pelotas

25 March 1920

  • Paulistano: Arnaldo - Orlando (c), Carlito - Clodoaldo, Mariano, Sergio - Zonzo, Mário Andrade, Friedenreich, Carlos Araújo, Cassiano. Coach: Angelo Bernardelli.
  • Brasil: Frank - Nunes, Zabaleta - Flóriano, Rossell, Victório “Babá” (o Waldomiro) - Faria, Alberto Côrrea, Proença, Ignácio, Alvariza.
  • Referee: Henrique Vignal (CR Flamengo, RJ).
  • Goals: 4' Friedenreich, 11' M. Andrade, 17' Friedenreich, 25' M. Andrade, 29' Friedenreich, 42' Ignácio, 54' C. Araujo, 64' C. Araujo, 78' Proença, 82' Alberto.
Fluminense 1 × 4 Paulistano

28 March 1920

  • Fluminense: Marcos Mendonça - Othelo, Chico Netto (c) - Laís, Osvaldo Gomes, Fortes - Mano, Zezé, Harry Welfare, Machado, Bacchi. Coach: Pode Pedersen.
  • Paulistano: Arnaldo - Orlando (c), Carlito - Sergio, Carlos Araújo, Mariano - Zonzo, Mário Andrade, Friedenreich, Botelho, Cassiano. Coach: Angelo Bernardelli.
  • Referee: Eduardo Gibson (São Cristóvão AC, RJ).
  • Goals: 2' Zezé, 40' Friedenreich, 50' M. Andrade, 69' Botelho, 89' M. Andrade.
Fluminense 6 × 2 Brasil de Pelotas

3 April 1920

  • Fluminense: Marcos Mendonça - Othelo, Chico Netto - Laís, Honório, Fortes - Mário, Zezé, Harry Welfare, Machado, Bacchi. Coach: Pode Pedersen.
  • Brasil: Frank - Nunes, Zabaleta - Flóriano, Rossell, Victorino - Faria, Alberto Côrrea, Proença, Ignácio, Alvariza.
  • Referee: Carlos Santos (SC Mangueira, RJ).
  • Goals: Welfare e Zezé, no 1º tempo, e Zezé, Pelágio Proença, Zezé, Zezé e Machado.

Final table:

Pl.ClubMatches  W - D - L Goals   Points
1. CA Paulistano22 - 0 - 011-44-0
2. Fluminense FC21 - 0 - 17-62-2
3. Grêmio Brasil20 - 0 - 25-130-4

Torneio dos Campeões 1936 (Champions Cup 1937 (FBF))

The 1936 tournament was organised by the Federação Brasileira de Futebol Januar 1937 and held in a league format ("round robin") with home and away legs. Participants were the five state champions of 1936 and a delegation of the sports club of the navy, which qualified through an internal process. Participating teams were:

Atlético Mineiro, Fluminense and Portuguesa were automatically qualified. The other participants played for one more place:

Qualification

6 January 1937   SC Aliança - Liga de Sports da Marinha   0-2
11 January 1937Rio Branco AC - Liga de Sports da Marinha2-0 aet

The Matches

10 January 1937   Portuguesa - Fluminense FC   4-1
13 January 1937Fluminense FC - Atlético Mineiro6-0
13 January 1937Rio Branco AC - Portuguesa3-1
17 January 1937Fluminense FC - Rio Branco AC5-2
20 January 1937Rio Branco AC - Atlético Mineiro1-1
24 January 1937Atlético Mineiro - Portuguesa5:0
24 January 1937Rio Branco AC - Fluminense FC4-3
27 January 1937Fluminense FC - Portuguesa6-2
31 January 1937Portuguesa - Rio Branco AC4-0
31 January 1937Atlético Mineiro - Fluminense FC4-1
3 February 1937Atlético Mineiro - Rio Branco AC5-1
14 February 1937Portuguesa - Atlético Mineiro2-3

Final table

Pl.ClubMatches  W - D - L Goals   Points
1. Atlético Mineiro64 - 1 - 118-109-3
2. Fluminense FC63 - 0 - 322-166-6
3. Rio Branco AC62 - 1 - 310-195-7
4. Portuguesa de Desportos62 - 0 - 413-184-8

Winner was Atlético Mineiro with the following team: Kafunga, Clóvis - Florindo, Quim - Zezé Procópio, Lola, Bala, Alcindo - Paulista, Abraz, Alfredo Bernardino, Bazzoni, Guará, Nicola, Resende, Elair - Coach: Floriano Peixoto. Atlético usually played in a 2-3-5 formation.[3]

See also

References

Notes:

  1. Pinheiro, Mauro (1976-05-14). Primeiro título nacional ficou com o Paulistano (in Portuguese). Revista Placar; Editora Abril. Ano de 1920, ainda em pleno amadorismo, a CBD organizou o primeiro Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes Campeões (...)
  2. Liga de Sports da Marinha was founded in 1915 by navy officers. After several name changes it has been known since 1975 as Comissão de Desportos da Marinha. S. Comissão de Desportos da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro via Internet Archive.
  3. 1937, O Canto do Galo: Galopédia.
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