Copa Río Branco

Copa Río Branco
Organising body Brazil CBF
Uruguay AUF
Founded 1931
Abolished 1976 (1976)
Region South America
Number of teams 2
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 football teams of Brazil and Uruguay.

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.

Results

YearWinnerDatePlaceScore
1931  Brazil 6 September 1931 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     2:0
1932  Brazil 4 December 1932 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     1:2
1940  Uruguay 24 March 1940 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     3:4
31 March 1940 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     1:1
1946  Uruguay 5 January 1946 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     4:3
9 January 1946 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     1:1
1947  Brazil 29 March 1947 São Paulo Brazil - Uruguay     0:0
1 April 1947 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     3:2
1948  Uruguay 4 April 1948 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     1:1
11 April 1948 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     4:2
1950  Brazil 6 May 1950 São Paulo Brazil - Uruguay     3:4
14 May 1950 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     3:2
18 May 1950 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     1:0
1967  Brazil and
 Uruguay		 25 June 1967 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     0:0
28 June 1967 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     2:2
1 July 1967 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     1:1
1968  Brazil 9 June 1968 São Paulo Brazil - Uruguay     2:0
12 June 1968 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     4:0
1976  Brazil 25 February 1976 Montevideo Uruguay - Brazil     1:2
28 April 1976 Rio de Janeiro Brazil - Uruguay     2:1

References


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