The 1961 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 14th edition of the
Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 1 March to 24 April.
Participants
Format
The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, and Group B, with the teams of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
. Clubs from group A played against clubs from group A and group B. The three clubs with the best performance in each group were qualified to the final round. In the final round, the clubs only plays against teams from the other state.
Tournament
Following is the summary of the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:
First round
;Group A
;Group B
Final round
References
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Torneio Rio-São Paulo
1961
Events January
* January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union.
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...