Copa Dos Campeões Estaduais (1920–1937)

This entry presents the two main national and official competitions between state champions that preceded the Taça Brasil de Futebol, namely, the 1920-CBD Champions Tournament and the 1937-FBF Champions Tournament, which are two different competitions, only with the same intention, challenge between state champions.

Winners of the competitions were:

* 1920: CA Paulistano from São Paulo
* 1937: Atlético Mineiro from Belo Horizonte

1920 Torneio dos Campeões

The tournament of 1920 was held in March in Rio de Janeiro in the format of a league (" round robin"). All matches took place in the Estádio das Laranjeiras of Fluminense FC. It was the first competition organised by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Deportes'', the precursor of today's CBF. Participants were the following winners of their state championships of 1919:
* the State Champions of Rio de Janeiro: Fluminense FC, from the city of Rio de Janeiro
* the State Champions of São Paulo: CA Paulistano from the city of São Paulo
* the State Champions of Rio Grande do Sul: Grêmio Esportivo Brasil from the city of Pelotas

Paulistano had to play without their star Rubens Salles who had to stay back in São Paulo due to undeferrable commitments. Grêmio Brasil featured Ismael Alvariza, who became in December 1920 the first player from a club outside Rio and São Paulo to play in the national team.

According to a report by Placar (1976), the competition was called "Brazilian Championship of Champions Clubs".

The matches

;Paulistano 7 × 3 Brasil de Pelotas
25 March 1920
* Paulistano: ''Arnaldo - Orlando (c), Carlito - Clodoaldo, Mariano, Sergio - Zonzo, Mário Andrade, Friedenreich, Carlos Araújo, Cassiano.'' Coach: ''Angelo Bernardelli.''
* Brasil: ''Frank - Nunes, Zabaleta - Flóriano, Rossell, Victório “Babá” (o Waldomiro) - Faria, Alberto Côrrea, Proença, Ignácio, Alvariza.''
* Referee: ''Henrique Vignal (CR Flamengo, RJ).''
* Goals: ''4' Friedenreich, 11' M. Andrade, 17' Friedenreich, 25' M. Andrade, 29' Friedenreich, 42' Ignácio, 54' C. Araujo, 64' C. Araujo, 78' Proença, 82' Alberto.''

;Fluminense 1 × 4 Paulistano
28 March 1920
* Fluminense: ''Marcos Mendonça - Othelo, Chico Netto (c) - Laís, Osvaldo Gomes, Fortes - Mano, Zezé, Harry Welfare, Machado, Bacchi.'' Coach: ''Pode Pedersen.''
* Paulistano: ''Arnaldo - Orlando (c), Carlito - Sergio, Carlos Araújo, Mariano - Zonzo, Mário Andrade, Friedenreich, Botelho, Cassiano.'' Coach: ''Angelo Bernardelli.''
* Referee: ''Eduardo Gibson ( São Cristóvão AC, RJ).''
* Goals: ''2' Zezé, 40' Friedenreich, 50' M. Andrade, 69' Botelho, 89' M. Andrade.''

;Fluminense 6 × 2 Brasil de Pelotas
3 April 1920
* Fluminense: ''Marcos Mendonça - Othelo, Chico Netto - Laís, Honório Brandão, Honório, Fortes - Mário, Zezé, Harry Welfare, Machado, Bacchi.'' Coach: ''Pode Pedersen.''
* Brasil: ''Frank - Nunes, Zabaleta - Flóriano, Rossell, Victorino - Faria, Alberto Côrrea, Proença, Ignácio, Alvariza.''
* Referee: ''Carlos Santos (Sport Club Mangueira, SC Mangueira, RJ).''
* Goals: ''Welfare e Zezé, no 1º tempo, e Zezé, Pelágio Proença, Zezé, Zezé e Machado.''

Final table:

1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais

The 1937 tournament was organised by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, Federação Brasileira de Futebol in January and held in a league format (" round robin") with home and away legs. Participants were the five state champions of 1936 and a delegation of the sports club of the navy, which qualified through an internal process. Participating teams were:

* the Campeonato Carioca, State Champions of Rio de Janeiro (Federal District): Fluminense FC from Rio de Janeiro
* the State Champions of São Paulo: Associação Portuguesa de Desportos from São Paulo
* the Campeonato Mineiro, State Champions of Minas Gerais: Atlético Mineiro from Belo Horizonte
* the Campeonato Capixaba, State Champions of Espirito Santo: Rio Branco AC from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Vitória
* the State Champions of the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes: Sport Club Alliança, SC Alliança from Campos dos Goytacazes
* and Liga de Sports da Marinha, the sports club of the navy, coached by the renowned Nicolas Ladany, based in Rio de Janeiro

Atlético Mineiro, Fluminense and Portuguesa were automatically qualified. The other participants played for one more place:

Qualification

The Matches

Final table

Winner was Atlético Mineiro with the following team: ''Kafunga, Clóvis - Florindo, Quim - Zezé Procópio, Lola, Bala, Alcindo - Paulista, Abraz, Alfredo Bernardino, Bazzoni, Guará, Nicola, Resende, Elair'' - Coach: ''Floriano Peixoto Corrêa, Floriano Peixoto.'' Atlético usually played in a Formation (association football), 2-3-5 formation.
1937
'' O Canto do Galo: Galopédia.

See also

*Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo

References

* Marcelo Leme de Arruda, Paulo Azeredo:
Copa dos Campeões Estaduais 1920
', Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil, 30 August 2005.
* Marcelo Leme de Arruda, Paulo Azeredo:
Copa dos Campeões Estaduais 1936
', Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil, 30 March 2008.
* Santiago Cruz:
Torneio dos Campeões (Belo Horizonte/MG) 1967
', Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil, April 2006.

Notes:

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Defunct football competitions in Brazil