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Torneio Rio–São Paulo
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Torneio Rio–São Paulo |
| image | Torneio Rio-São Paulo - Troféu.png |
| imagesize | 140px |
| organiser | FPF |
| founded | |
| (reestablished in 1993) | |
| abolished | |
| region | Rio de Janeiro (state) and São Paulo (state), Brazil |
| qualifier for | Copa dos Campeões (2000–2002) |
| most successful club | São Paulo Palmeiras (5) |
| São Paulo Corinthians (5) | |
| São Paulo Santos (5) |
(reestablished in 1993) São Paulo Corinthians (5) São Paulo Santos (5)
The Torneio Rio–São Paulo () was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams from 1933 to 1966, in 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.
Organized by the state football associations of the state of São Paulo and the city of Rio de Janeiro (after unification of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro), the official name of the tournament became the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa in 1954, named after former goalkeeper of the Brazilian national team and president of the São Paulo Football Association who died in that year. This name was not broadly popularized used until 1967 when the tournament was first opened to teams from the states of Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, and later also from Pernambuco and Bahia. The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also often referred to as Taça de Prata (Silver Cup) and contested until 1970, is generally considered the predecessor of the Brazilian Football Championship which started in 1971.
Due to its continental size and historical peculiarities, Brazil has a short history of national competitions, with the modern Campeonato Brasileiro starting in 1971 supported by the military regime and only made possible due to the improvements in civil aviation and air transport. In 2010, the CBF officially recognized the expanded Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa from 1967 to 1970 as a legitimate national championship, although as of 2022, the CBF does not officially recognize the pre-1967 Torneio Rio–São Paulo as a national championship. In the era prior to officially recognized national competition, given that the majority of Brazil's strongest teams were located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, some historians consider that up until 1959, despite its schedule irregularity, the Torneio Rio–São Paulo was the most prestigious title for any team to claim outside of state championships.
From 2000 to 2002, the Torneio Rio–São Paulo champions were granted qualification to the Copa dos Campeões.
List of champions
Round-robin format
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | São Paulo Palestra Itália (1) | São Paulo São Paulo |
| 1934 | Not finished | |
| 1935–1939 | Not held | |
| 1940 | Interrupted in the first half, there was no champion(1) | |
| 1941–1949 | Not held | |
| 1950 | São Paulo Corinthians (1) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama |
| 1951 | São Paulo Palmeiras (2) | São Paulo Corinthians |
| 1952 | São Paulo Portuguesa (1) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama |
| 1953 | São Paulo Corinthians (2) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama |
| 1954 | São Paulo Corinthians (3) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Fluminense |
| 1955 | São Paulo Portuguesa (2) | São Paulo Palmeiras |
| 1956 | Not held | |
| 1957 | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Fluminense (1) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Flamengo |
| Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1958 | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama (1) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Flamengo |
| 1959 | São Paulo Santos (1) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Vasco da Gama |
| 1960 | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Fluminense (2) | Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_(Brasil)_(1891–1960).gif Botafogo |
| 1961 | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Flamengo (1) | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Botafogo |
| 1962 | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Botafogo (1) | São Paulo São Paulo |
| 1963 | São Paulo Santos (2) | São Paulo Corinthians |
| 1964 | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Botafogo (2) | |
| São Paulo Santos (3) | ||
| 1965 | São Paulo Palmeiras (3) | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Vasco da Gama |
| 1966 | Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Botafogo (3) | |
| São Paulo Corinthians (4) | ||
| São Paulo Santos (4) | ||
| Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png Vasco da Gama (2) |
(1) In 1940 the competition was interrupted with Flamengo and Fluminense in the lead, without the CBD making the title official, however, the clubs and newspapers at the time considered the result definitive and declared the Flamengo and Fluminense as the legitimate champions of the competition.{{cite web |url=https://rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rjsp1940.htm |title=Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1940
Knockout format
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | São Paulo Palmeiras (4) | São Paulo Corinthians |
| 1994–1996 | Not held | |
| 1997 | São Paulo Santos (5) | Rio de Janeiro Flamengo |
| 1998 | Rio de Janeiro Botafogo (4) | São Paulo São Paulo |
| 1999 | Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama (3) | São Paulo Santos |
| 2000 | São Paulo Palmeiras (5) | Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama |
| 2001 | São Paulo São Paulo (1) | Rio de Janeiro Botafogo |
| 2002 | São Paulo Corinthians (5) | São Paulo São Paulo |
Records and statistics
Titles by team
| Rank | Club | Winners | Winning years | Runners-up | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo Corinthians | 5 | 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared), 2002 | 3 | 1951, 1963, 1993 |
| São Paulo Palmeiras | 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000 | 1 | 1955 | ||
| São Paulo Santos | 1959, 1936, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997 | 1999 | |||
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro Botafogo | 4 | 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998 | 3 | 1960, 1961, 2001 |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999 | 7 | 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1965, 2000 |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro Fluminense | 2 | 1957, 1960 | 1 | 1954 |
| São Paulo Portuguesa | 1952, 1955 | 0 | — | ||
| 8 | São Paulo São Paulo | 1 | 2001 | 4 | 1933, 1962, 1998, 2002 |
| Rio de Janeiro Flamengo | 1961 | 3 | 1957, 1958, 1997 |
Titles by state
| Rank | State | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo São Paulo | 18 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro | 10 |
Participations
| Club | App |
|---|---|
| São Paulo Corinthians | 26 |
| São Paulo Palmeiras | |
| Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama | |
| Rio de Janeiro Fluminense | 25 |
| Rio de Janeiro Flamengo | |
| São Paulo São Paulo | |
| Rio de Janeiro Botafogo | 23 |
| São Paulo Santos | 22 |
| São Paulo Portuguesa | 21 |
| Rio de Janeiro America | 14 |
| Rio de Janeiro Bangu | 8 |
| Rio de Janeiro Bonsucesso | 2 |
| São Paulo AA São Bento | 1 |
| Rio de Janeiro Americano | |
| São Paulo Guarani | |
| Rio de Janeiro Olaria | |
| São Paulo Paulista de Jundiaí | |
| São Paulo Ponte Preta | |
| São Paulo São Caetano | |
| Rio de Janeiro São Cristóvão | |
| São Paulo Ypiranga |
- Includes 1934 edition
Top Scorers
Following is the list with all Torneio-Rio São Paulo top scorers:
| Year | Top Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Waldemar de Brito (São Paulo) | 33 |
| 1940 | Leônidas (Flamengo) | 13 |
| 1950 | Baltazar (Corinthians) | 9 |
| 1951 | Ademir (Vasco da Gama) | |
| Aquiles (Palmeiras) | ||
| Liminha (Palmeiras) | 9 | |
| 1952 | Pinga (Portuguesa) | 12 |
| 1953 | Vasconcelos (Santos) | 8 |
| 1954 | Dino da Costa (Botafogo) | |
| Simões (America-RJ) | 7 | |
| 1955 | Edmur (Portuguesa) | 11 |
| 1957 | Waldo (Fluminense) | 13 |
| 1958 | Gino Orlando (São Paulo) | 12 |
| 1959 | Henrique Frade (Flamengo) | 9 |
| 1960 | Quarentinha (Botafogo) | |
| Waldo (Fluminense) | 11 | |
| 1961 | Coutinho (Santos) | |
| Pepe (Santos) | 9 | |
| 1962 | Amarildo (Botafogo) | 7 |
| 1963 | Pelé (Santos) | 14 |
| 1964 | Coutinho (Santos) | 11 |
| 1965 | Ademar Pantera (Palmeiras) | |
| Flávio Minuano (Corinthians) | 14 | |
| 1966 | Parada (Botafogo) | 8 |
| 1993 | Renato Gaúcho (Flamengo) | 6 |
| 1997 | Romário (Flamengo) | 7 |
| 1998 | Dodô (São Paulo) | 5 |
| 1999 | Alessandro Cambalhota (Santos) | |
| Bebeto (Botafogo) | ||
| Guilherme (Vasco da Gama) | 5 | |
| 2000 | Romário (Vasco da Gama) | 12 |
| 2001 | França (São Paulo) | 6 |
| 2002 | França (São Paulo) | 19 |
Winning managers
| Year | Manager | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Humberto Cabelli | Palestra Itália |
| 1950 | Christino Calaf | Corinthians |
| 1951 | URU Ventura Cambón | Palmeiras |
| 1952 | ARG Jim López | Portuguesa |
| 1953 | Rato Castelli | Corinthians |
| 1954 | Osvaldo Brandão | Corinthians |
| 1955 | Délio Neves | Portuguesa |
| 1957 | Sylvio Pirillo | Fluminense |
| 1958 | Gradim | Vasco da Gama |
| 1959 | Lula | Santos |
| 1960 | Zezé Moreira | Fluminense |
| 1961 | PAR Fleitas Solich | Flamengo |
| 1962 | Marinho Rodrigues | Botafogo |
| 1963 | Lula | Santos |
| 1964 | Ephigênio de Freitas | Botafogo |
| Lula | Santos | |
| 1965 | ARG Filpo Núñez | Palmeiras |
| 1966 | Admildo Chirol | Botafogo |
| Lula | Santos | |
| Osvaldo Brandão | Corinthians | |
| Zezé Moreira | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1993 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Palmeiras |
| 1997 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Santos |
| 1998 | Gílson Nunes | Botafogo |
| 1999 | Antônio Lopes | Vasco da Gama |
| 2000 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Palmeiras |
| 2001 | Vadão | São Paulo |
| 2002 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | Corinthians |
Winning captains
1993-2002
| Year | Captain | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cesar Sampaio | Palmeiras |
| 1997 | Ronaldão | Santos |
| 1998 | Marcelo Gonçalves | Botafogo |
| 1999 | Mauro Galvao | Vasco da Gama |
| 2000 | Cesar Sampaio | Palmeiras |
| 2001 | Carlos Miguel | São Paulo |
| 2002 | Ricardinho | Corinthians |
References
References
- (July 5, 2012). "1940 Rio-São Paulo Tournament: The divided trophy of Fla and Flu is forgotten".
- (April 7, 2024). "Títulos".
- "Principais Títulos".
- "Torneio Rio São Paulo: História, Campeões e Artilheiros".
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