Copa Rio (international tournament)
The Torneio Internacional de Clubes Champ to the Copa Rio was a football competition to determine an association titlist. He was from the Brazilian Football Federation Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD ) held jointly with FIFA and found both 1951 and 1952 held in Brazil.
History
After completion of the Football World Cup 1950 in Brazil, the Brazilian Football Federation in cooperation with FIFA tried to make a similar competition for clubs on the legs. The idea stemmed from the journalist Mário Filho. Thus began a pre-selection for the best teams from Europe and South America until corresponding eight candidates could qualify. To support their clubs also the championship was suspended a month in Uruguay as well as in São Paulo. The first tournament was held to 22 July 1951 by June 30. As a venue used were the Estádio do Maracanã and the Estádio do Pacaembu the two largest stadiums in the country. First, two groups were played and then the semi-finals and finals with two matches. The first, the Brazilian representative Palmeiras São Paulo could enter the list of winners, the club was presented by FIFA Secretary General Ottorino Barassi, the silver cup. The second tournament lasted 13 July to 2 August 1952, saw Fluminense FC as the second world champion also a club from Brazil. The group stage was there also played in two groups in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro the games completed, respectively. 1952, the Group was in Rio from Peñarol, Grasshoppers Zurich, Sporting Lisbon and Fluminense.
The journalist Luciano Alvarez presents the motivations for the introduction of the tournament is to the effect that the tournament as a result of the 1950 World Cup final defeat to the Brazilians to restore the international prestige of the Brazilian was created. The tournament was marked by an extremely hostile climate against the Uruguayan teams and partisan arbitrators, which is why at least Peñarol not moved further participation in this event after 1952 into consideration. Already the 1951er Nacional's participation in this event was characterized by a very aggressive atmosphere and hard games.
In smaller form, the follow-up event Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer 1953 took place. After 1954 again held a World Cup for national teams and a year later in Europe, the European Champion Clubs' Cup was first held, the club World Cup could not be revived. 2007 was seriously considered at the request of the Brazilian Association of the FIFA longer time to declare the Copa Rio as part of the substantial recent FIFA Club World Championship. Ultimately, you remained here to view the competition as an independent precursor.