Copa Río Branco
| Organising body |  CBF AUF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1931 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Region | Brazil Uruguay |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| 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 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 | – [note 1]
| ||||
2 |
1932 | Brazil |
2–0 |
Montevideo | – [note 1]
| ||||
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 | |
| 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
References
- ^ a b Copa Rio Branco by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
- ^ Uruguay - International results by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF