The Torneio Rio–São Paulo () was a traditional Brazilian

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competition contested between

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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

(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

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, Paraná and

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, and later also from

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. The

Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was an association football competition contested in Brazil between 1967 and 1970 among soccer teams from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas ...

, 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

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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

and

, 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

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List of champions

Round-robin format

⁽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. Both Clubs currently consider themselves champions of the Competition and include this title among their achievements.

Knockout format

Records and statistics

Titles by team

Titles by state

Participations

*Includes 1934 edition

Top Scorers

Following is the list with all Torneio-Rio São Paulo top scorers:

Winning managers

Winning captains

1993-2002

References

External links

Tournament at RSSSF

Gazeta Esportiva's History Prior to the Brasileirão

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