Torneio Rio – São Paulo
Organising bodyFPF
Founded1933 (1933)
(reestablished in 1993)
Abolished2002 (2002)
RegionRio de Janeiro (state) and São Paulo (state), Brazil
Qualifier forCopa dos Campeões
2000–2002
Most successful club(s)São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (5)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians (5)
São Paulo (state) Santos (5)

The Torneio Rio – São Paulo (English: Rio – São Paulo Tournament) was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams from 1933 to 1966, in 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.

Organized by the state football associations of the state of São Paulo and the city of Rio de Janeiro (after unification of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro), the official name of the tournament became the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa in 1954, named after former goalkeeper of the Brazilian national team and president of the São Paulo Football Association who died in that year. This name was not broadly popularized used until 1967 when the tournament was first opened to teams from the states of Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, and later also from Pernambuco and Bahia. The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also often referred to as Taça de Prata (Silver Cup) and contested until 1970, is generally considered the predecessor of the Brazilian Football Championship which started in 1971.

Due to its continental size and historical peculiarities, Brazil has a short history of national competitions, with the modern Campeonato Brasileiro starting in 1971 supported by the military regime and only made possible due to the improvements in civil aviation and air transport. In 2010, the CBF officially recognized the expanded Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa from 1967 to 1970 as a legitimate national championship, although as of 2022, the CBF does not officially recognize the pre-1967 Torneio Rio – São Paulo as a national championship. In the era prior to officially recognized national competition, given that the majority of Brazil's strongest teams were located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, some historians consider that up until 1959, despite its schedule irregularity, the Torneio Rio – São Paulo was the most prestigious title for any team to claim outside of state championships.

From 2000 to 2002, the Torneio Rio – São Paulo champions were granted qualification to the Copa dos Campeões.

List of champions

Round-robin format

Season Champions Runners-up
1933 São Paulo (state) Palestra Itália (1) São Paulo (state) São Paulo
1934 Not finished
1935–1939 Not held
1940 Interrupted in the first half, there was no champion
1941–1949 Not held
1950 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (1) Vasco da Gama
1951 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (2) São Paulo (state) Corinthians
1952 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa (1) Vasco da Gama
1953 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (2) Vasco da Gama
1954 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (3) Fluminense
1955 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa (2) São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
1956 Not held
1957 Fluminense (1) Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
1958 Vasco da Gama (1) Flamengo
1959 São Paulo (state) Santos (1) Vasco da Gama
1960 Fluminense (2) Botafogo
1961 Flamengo (1) Botafogo
1962 Botafogo (1) São Paulo (state) São Paulo
1963 São Paulo (state) Santos (2) São Paulo (state) Corinthians
1964 Botafogo (2)
São Paulo (state) Santos (3)
1965 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (3) Vasco da Gama
1966 Botafogo (3)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians (4)
São Paulo (state) Santos (4)
Vasco da Gama (2)

Knockout format


Season Champions Runners-up
1993 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (4) São Paulo (state) Corinthians
1994–1996 Not held
1997 São Paulo (state) Santos (5) Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
1998 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo (4) São Paulo (state) São Paulo
1999 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama (3) São Paulo (state) Santos
2000 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras (5) Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
2001 São Paulo (state) São Paulo (1) Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo
2002 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (5) São Paulo (state) São Paulo

Titles by team


Rank Club Winners Winning years Runners-up Runners-up years
1 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 5 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared), 2002 3 1951, 1963, 1993
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000 1 1955
São Paulo (state) Santos 1959, 1936, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997 1999
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 4 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998 3 1960, 1961, 2001
5 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 3 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999 7 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1965, 2000
6 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 2 1957, 1960 1 1954
São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 1952, 1955 0
8 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 1 2001 4 1933, 1962, 1998, 2002
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 1961 3 1957, 1958, 1997

Titles by state

RankStateWins
1São Paulo (state) São Paulo18
2Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro10

Participations

Club App
São Paulo (state) Corinthians 26
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 25
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 23
São Paulo (state) Santos 22
São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 21
Rio de Janeiro (state) America 14
Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 8
Rio de Janeiro (state) Bonsucesso 2
São Paulo (state) AA São Bento 1
Rio de Janeiro (state) Americano
São Paulo (state) Guarani
Rio de Janeiro (state) Olaria
São Paulo (state) Paulista de Jundiaí
São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta
São Paulo (state) São Caetano
Rio de Janeiro (state) São Cristóvão
São Paulo (state) Ypiranga
  • Includes 1934 edition

Top Scorers

Following is the list with all Torneio-Rio São Paulo top scorers:[1]

Year Top Scorer Goals
1933 Waldemar de Brito (São Paulo) 33
1940 Leônidas (Flamengo) 13
1950 Baltazar (Corinthians) 9
1951 Ademir (Vasco da Gama)
Aquiles (Palmeiras)
Liminha (Palmeiras)
9
1952 Pinga (Portuguesa) 12
1953 Vasconcelos (Santos) 8
1954 Dino da Costa (Botafogo)
Simões (America-RJ)
7
1955 Edmur (Portuguesa) 11
1957 Waldo (Fluminense) 13
1958 Gino Orlando (São Paulo) 12
1959 Henrique Frade (Flamengo) 9
1960 Quarentinha (Botafogo)
Waldo (Fluminense)
11
1961 Coutinho (Santos)
Pepe (Santos)
9
1962 Amarildo (Botafogo) 7
1963 Pelé (Santos) 14
1964 Coutinho (Santos) 11
1965 Ademar Pantera (Palmeiras)
Flávio Minuano (Corinthians)
14
1966 Parada (Botafogo) 8
1993 Renato Gaúcho (Flamengo) 6
1997 Romário (Flamengo) 7
1998 Dodô (São Paulo) 5
1999 Alessandro Cambalhota (Santos)
Bebeto (Botafogo)
Guilherme (Vasco da Gama)
5
2000 Romário (Vasco da Gama) 12
2001 França (São Paulo) 6
2002 França (São Paulo) 19

Winning managers

Year Manager Club
1933 Humberto Cabelli Palestra Itália
1950 Christino Calaf Corinthians
1951 Uruguay Ventura Cambón Palmeiras
1952 Argentina Jim López Portuguesa
1953 Rato Castelli Corinthians
1954 Osvaldo Brandão Corinthians
1955 Délio Neves Portuguesa
1957 Sylvio Pirillo Fluminense
1958 Francisco de Souza Ferreira (Gradim) Vasco da Gama
1959 Lula Santos
1960 Zezé Moreira Fluminense
1961 Paraguay Fleitas Solich Flamengo
1962 Marinho Rodrigues Botafogo
1963 Lula Santos
1964 Ephigênio de Freitas Botafogo
Lula Santos
1965 Argentina Filpo Núñez Palmeiras
1966 Admildo Chirol Botafogo
Lula Santos
Osvaldo Brandão Corinthians
Zezé Moreira Vasco da Gama
1993 Vanderlei Luxemburgo Palmeiras
1997 Vanderlei Luxemburgo Santos
1998 Gílson Nunes Botafogo
1999 Antônio Lopes Vasco da Gama
2000 Luiz Felipe Scolari Palmeiras
2001 Vadão São Paulo
2002 Carlos Alberto Parreira Corinthians

References

  1. "Torneio Rio São Paulo: História, Campeões e Artilheiros". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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