Copa Río Branco

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Copa Río Branco
Organising bodyBrazil CBF
Uruguay AUF
Founded1931
Abolished1976; 46 years ago (1976)
RegionBrazil
Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitionsTaça 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]

Year Winner 1st leg City 2nd leg City Playoff City Points.
1931  Brazil
2–0
 Rio de Janeiro
– [note 1]
1932  Brazil
2–0
 Montevideo
– [note 1]
1940  Uruguay
4–3
 Rio de Janeiro
1–1
 Rio de Janeiro
–
2–1
1946  Uruguay
4–3
 Montevideo
1–1
 Montevideo
–
2–1
1947  Brazil
0–0
 Montevideo
3–2
 Rio de Janeiro
–
2–1
1948  Uruguay
1–1
 Montevideo
4–2
 Montevideo
–
2–1
1950  Brazil
3–4
 Sao Paulo
3–2
 Rio de Janeiro
1–0
 Rio de Janeiro
4–2
1967  Brazil and
 Uruguay [note 2]
0–0
 Montevideo
2–2
 Montevideo
1–1
 Montevideo
3–3
1968  Brazil
2–0
 Sao Paulo
4–0
 Rio de Janeiro
–
4–0
1976  Brazil
2–1
 Montevideo
2–1
 Rio de Janeiro
–
4–0
Notes
  1. ^ a b Played as single match.
  2. ^ After three matches ended in a tie, both were declared champions.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Copa Rio Branco by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Uruguay - International results by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
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