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Copa Río Branco
Organising body Brazil CBF
Uruguay AUF
Founded1931
Abolished1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Region Brazil
Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitions Taça 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]

  •   Playoff match (when necessary).
  •   Difference on points result.
Ed. Year Winner 1st.
leg
City 2nd.
leg
City Playoff City Result
(points)
1
1931   Brazil
2–0
Rio de Janeiro
2
1932   Brazil
2–0
Montevideo
3
1940   Uruguay
4–3
Rio de Janeiro
1–1
Rio de Janeiro
2–1
4
1946   Uruguay
4–3
Montevideo
1–1
Montevideo
2–1
5
1947   Brazil
0–0
Montevideo
3–2
Rio de Janeiro
2–1
6
1948   Uruguay
1–1
Montevideo
4–2
Montevideo
2–1
7
1950   Brazil
3–4
Sao Paulo
3–2
Rio de Janeiro
1–0
Rio de Janeiro
4–2
8
1967   Brazil [note 2]
0–0
Montevideo
2–2
Montevideo
1–1
Montevideo
3–3 (3–3 g.d.)
[note 2]
  Uruguay [note 2]
9
1968   Brazil
2–0
Sao Paulo
4–0
Rio de Janeiro
4–0
10
1976   Brazil
2–1
Montevideo
2–1
Rio de Janeiro
4–0
Notes
  1. ^ a b Played as single match.
  2. ^ a b c After three matches ended in a tie and also equalled on goal difference, 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