Taça Oswaldo Cruz

Taça Oswaldo Cruz

Organising body	CBD APF
Founded	1950
Abolished	1976; 46 years ago (1976)
Region	South America
Number of teams	2
Related competitions	Copa Roca
Last champions	Brazil (1976)
Most successful club(s)	Brazil (8 titles)

The Taça Oswaldo Cruz (English: Oswaldo Cruz Cup), was a football tournament played between the national teams of Brazil and Paraguay, and contested from 1950 to 1976, albeit irregularly.^[1] It was organised by the Brazilian Sports Confederation and the Paraguayan Football Association with the purpose of promoting sporting exchange between the two countries.

The trophy was named after Oswaldo Cruz, a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist and epidemiologist,^[2] and founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.^[3]

The competition was played in a two-legged format, with all the editions being won by Brazil. From a total of 16 matches in 8 editions contested, Brazil won 11, with Paraguay only winning once.^[1]

List of Champions[]

The cup was named after Doctor Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), notable scientist and epidemiologist of Brazil

Year	Champion	1st. leg	City	2nd. leg	City	Aggr.
1950	Brazil	2–0	Rio de Janeiro	3–3	Sao Paulo	5–3
1955	Brazil	3–0	Rio de Janeiro	3–3	Sao Paulo	6–3
1956	Brazil	2–0	Asunción	5–2	Asunción	7–2
1958	Brazil	5–1	Rio de Janeiro	0–0	Sao Paulo	5–1
1961	Brazil	2–0	Asunción	3–2	Asunción	5–2
1962	Brazil	6–0	Rio de Janeiro	4–0	Sao Paulo	10–0
1968	Brazil	4–0	Asunción	0–1	Asunción	4–1
1976	Brazil	1–1	Asunción	3–1	Rio de Janeiro	4–2

Titles[]

Team	Won
Brazil	8
Paraguay	0

See also[]

• Oswaldo Cruz

References[]