Copa Rio (International Tournament)
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The Copa Rio (Rio Cup) was the first worldwide soccer club tournament. Brazilian press, at the time, dubbed it as "club world cup", a title that would later be applied to the Toyota Cup. This competition, presented a format resembles the one adopted by FIFA in the annual tournament recently created to substitute the Toyota Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup. For that reason, it has been argued that in fact this should be considered the first world title for clubs.
The two editions of Copa Rio took place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil and were organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, and endorsed by FIFA.
In 1951, Palmeiras, from Brazil, was the winner of the tournament, while Fluminense, also from Brazil, won this title in 1952.
Both clubs have requested FIFA its recognition as the first legitimate world champions of club football. FIFA recognized Palmeiras as the first team to be World Champion of clubs on March 30, 2007. [1]
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[edit] FIFA Club World Cup 1951: Copa Rio
On 30 March 2007, 56 years after the final match, FIFA recognized the 1951 Copa Rio as the first World Club Cup in football history. An image to the official recognition document can be found here: World Club Cup 1951 Recognition Document. The cup was won by Palmeiras from Brazil.
[edit] Teams
Vasco da Gama (1950 Rio de Janeiro state champions)
Sporting CP (1950/51 Portuguese champions)
Austria Wien (1949/50 Austrian champions)
Nacional (1950 Uruguayan champions)- Palmeiras (1950 São Paulo state champions)
OGC Nice (1950/51 French champions)
Red Star (1951 Yugoslav champion)
Juventus (1949/50 Italian champion)
[edit] Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played in the Estádio do Maracanã.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Austria Wien |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Nacional |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
| Sporting CP |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
Jun 30: Austria Wien - Nacional 4-0
Jul 1: Vasco da Gama - Sporting CP 5-1
Jul 3: Nacional - Sporting CP 3-2
Jul 5: Vasco da Gama - Austria Wien 5-1
Jul 7: Sporting CP - Austria Wien 1-2
Jul 8: Vasco da Gama - Nacional 2-1
[edit] São Paulo Group
All matches played in the Estádio do Pacaembu.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Palmeiras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| OGC Nice |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Red Star |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
Jun 30: Palmeiras - OGC Nice 3-0
Jul 1: Juventus - Red Star 3-2
Jul 3: OGC Nice - Juventus 2-3
Jul 5: Palmeiras - Red Star 2-1
Jul 7: Red Star - OGC Nice 1-2
Jul 8: Palmeiras - Juventus 0-4
[edit] Semifinals
- São Paulo semifinal
Jul 12: Austria Wien - Juventus 3-3
Jul 14: Juventus - Austria Wien 3-1
- Rio de Janeiro semifinal
Jul 12: Vasco da Gama - Palmeiras 1-2
Jul 15: Vasco da Gama - Palmeiras 0-0
[edit] Finals
Jul 18: Palmeiras - Juventus 1-0 (in São Paulo)
Jul 22: Juventus - Palmeiras 2-2 (in Rio de Janeiro)
Winners: Palmeiras (1st title)
[edit] 1952 Copa Rio
Note: The 1952 edition will likely be recognized by FIFA as well, provided Fluminense can prove that FIFA recognized the event in 1952.
[edit] Teams
- Austria Wien (1951/52 Austrian runners-up)
- Corinthians (1951, 1952 São Paulo state champions)
- Fluminense (1951 Rio de Janeiro state champions)
Grasshopper-Club (1951/52 Swiss champions)
Libertad (1952 Paraguayan runners-up)- Peñarol (1951 Uruguayan champions)
FC Saarbrücken (1951/52 West German runners-up)- Sporting CP (1951/52 Portuguese champions)
Juventus (1951/52 Italian champions) and 
Racing Club (1951 Argentine champions) withdrew from the competition.
[edit] Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played in the Estádio do Maracanã.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluminense |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Peñarol |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sporting CP |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Grasshopper-Club |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Peñarol - Grasshopper-Club 1-0
Jul 13: Fluminense - Sporting CP 0-0
Peñarol - Sporting CP 3-1
Jul 17: Fluminense - Grasshopper-Club 1-0
Sporting CP - Grasshopper-Club 2-1
Jul 20: Fluminense - Peñarol 3-0
[edit] São Paulo Group
All matches played in the Estádio do Pacaembu.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Austria Wien |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Libertad |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 |
| FC Saarbrücken |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
Austria - Libertad 4-2
Jul 13: Corinthians - Saarbrücken 6-1
Jul 16: Austria - Saarbrücken 5-1
Corinthians - Libertad 6-1
Jul 19: Libertad - Saarbrücken 4-1
Corinthians - Austria 2-1
[edit] Semifinals
- São Paulo semifinal
Corinthians - Peñarol 2-1
Corinthians - Peñarol w/o
- Rio de Janeiro semifinal
Jul 23: Fluminense - Austria 1-0
Jul 27: Fluminense - Austria 5-2
[edit] Finals
Both matches played in the Estádio do Maracanã.
Jul 30: Fluminense - Corinthians 2-0
Aug 2: Fluminense - Corinthians 2-2
Winners: Fluminense (1st title)
