Copa del Atlántico

Played on three occasions between 1956 and 1976 by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
and Paraguay (as an invited team).  Because of the participating teams this
was the most important of all the minor South American tournaments.

Year   Winner

1956   Brazil
1960   Brazil
1976   Brazil

Number of titles

Brazil      3


Copa del Atlántico 1956

24 Jun Rio de Janeiro     Brazil    2-0 Uruguay
 1 Jul Montevideo         Uruguay   1-2 Argentina
 8 Jul Buenos Aires       Argentina 0-0 Brazil

Final Table:

 1.Brazil          2  1  1  0  2- 0  3
 2.Argentina       2  1  1  0  2- 1  3
 3.Uruguay         2  0  0  2  1- 4  0

Match Details

NB: in parallel to this edition, a club tournament was held.


Copa del Atlántico 1960

 3 Jul Asunción           Paraguay  1-2 Brazil
 9 Jul Buenos Aires       Argentina 1-0 Paraguay
       Montevideo         Uruguay   1-0 Brazil
12 Jul Rio de Janeiro     Brazil    5-1 Argentina
13 Jul Montevideo         Uruguay   2-1 Paraguay
17 Aug Buenos Aires       Argentina 4-0 Uruguay

Final Table:

 1.Brazil          3  2  0  1  7- 3  4
 2.Argentina       3  2  0  1  6- 5  4
 3.Uruguay         3  2  0  1  3- 5  4
 4.Paraguay        3  0  0  3  2- 5  0

Match Details


Copa del Atlántico 1976

25 Feb Asunción           Paraguay  2-3 Argentina
       Montevideo         Uruguay   1-2 Brazil
27 Feb Buenos Aires       Argentina 1-2 Brazil
10 Mar Montevideo         Uruguay   2-2 Paraguay
 7 Apr Asunción           Paraguay  1-1 Brazil
 8 Apr Buenos Aires       Argentina 4-1 Uruguay
28 Apr Rio de Janeiro     Brazil    2-1 Uruguay
       Buenos Aires       Argentina 2-2 Paraguay
19 May Rio de Janeiro     Brazil    2-0 Argentina
       Asunción           Paraguay  1-0 Uruguay
 9 Jun Montevideo         Uruguay   0-3 Argentina
       Rio de Janeiro     Brazil    3-1 Paraguay

Final Table:

 1.Brazil          6  5  1  0 12- 5 11
 2.Argentina       6  3  1  2 13- 9  7
 3.Paraguay        6  1  3  2  9-11  5
 4.Uruguay         6  0  1  5  5-14  1

Match Details

NB: matches between Argentina and Paraguay also counted for the 
    Copa Félix Bogado 1976;
    matches between Argentina and Brazil also counted for the
    Copa Julio Roca 1976;
    first match between Argentina and Uruguay also counted for
    the Copa Lipton 1976;
    second match between Argentina and Uruguay also counted for
    the Copa Newton 1976;
    matches between Brazil and Uruguay also counted for the
    Copa Río Branco 1976;
    matches between Brazil and Paraguay also counted for the
    Copa Oswaldo Cruz 1976.

Match Details

Copa del Atlántico 1956

24-06-1956    Brazil        2-0    Uruguay              Stadium: Maracaná
       [Zizinho, Canário]
BRA:   Veludo, Djalma Santos, Édson, Formiga, Zózimo, Hélio I, Canário,
       Zizinho, Leônidas I, Ilton Vaccari, Ferreira. D.T. Flávio Costa.
URU:   Maceras, W. Martinez (Davoine), Santamaria, R. Andrade, Carranza,
       Leopardi, Abadie, Ambrois (Ramos), Miguez, Sasia, Escalada.
REF:   Frederico Lopes (Brazil).

01-07-1956    Uruguay       1-2    Argentina            Stadium: Centenario (Montevideo).
       [Julio César Abbadie 56 ; Ernesto Grillo 52, 82]
URU:   Julio Maceiras, José Emilio Santamaría, Mirto Davoine, Ramos, Luis
       Miramontes, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Javier Ambrois (Carlos
       Romero 2ndH), José Francisco Sasía, Julio César Abbadie, Guillermo 
       Escalada, Omar Oscar Míguez (Azcurriaga 2ndH).
ARG:   Rogelio Antonio Domínguez, Federico Vairo, Pedro Dellacha, Juan Carlos
       Giménez, Adolfo Jorge Benegas (Néstor Raúl Rossi 2ndH), Héctor Juan
       Guidi, Norberto Conde, Francisco Loiácono (Enrique Omar Sívori 2ndH),
       José Yudica, Ernesto Grillo, Ernesto Sansone.
REF:   Erwin Hieger (Austria)     

08-07-1956    Argentina     0-0    Brazil               Stadium: Racing.
ARG:   Rogelio Antonio Domínguez, Pedro Dellacha, Federico Vairo, Juan Carlos
       Giménez, Héctor Juan Guidi (Néstor Raúl Rossi 2ndH), Natalio Sivo,
       Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Ernesto Grillo, Osvaldo Cruz, Ernesto
       Sansone (Rodolfo Micheli 2ndH), Norberto Conde.
BRA:   Gilmar, Edison, Nilton Santos, Djalma Santos, Formiga, Zózimo,
       Canario (Maurinho 2ndH), Zizinho (Luizinho 2ndH), Didí, Ferreira
       (Pepe 2ndH), Leónidas.
REF:   Juan Brozzi (Argentina)

Copa del Atlántico 1960

03-07-1960    Paraguay      1-2    Brazil               Stadium: La Libertad (Asuncion).
      [Cabrera ; Delém, Almir Albuquerque]
PAR:  Arya, Arevallo, Juan Lezcano, Monges, Echague, Cláudio Lezcano (Djalma),
      Insfran, Penayo (Vidal), Cabral, Cabrera, Sílvio Parodi (Benitez).
BRA:  Gilmar I, Djalma Santos, Bellini, Orlando Peçanha, Nílton Santos, Écio
      (Zequinha II), Chinesinho, Sabará, Valdo (Almir Albuquerque), Delem,
      Zagallo. D. T. Vicente Feola.
REF:  J. Armental (Uruguay).

09-07-1960    Argentina     1-0    Paraguay             Stadium: River Plate.
      [Rubén Héctor Sosa 71]
ARG:  Antonio Roma, Rubén Marino Navarro, Carmelo Simeone, Miguel Ángel Vidal,
      Guillermo César Reynoso (Héctor Juan Guidi 2ndH), Federico Sacchi (José
      Varacka 2ndH), Raúl Oscar Belén, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Osvaldo Ángel
      Nardiello, Norberto Menéndez (Osvaldo Carceo 2ndH), Martín Esteban Pando.
PAR:  Samuel Aguilar, Eligio Echagüe (Luis Arturo Gini 2ndH), Juan Vicente
      Lezcano, Edelmiro Arévalo, Idalino Monges, Claudio Lezcano, Eufemio
      Cabral, Antonio Gómez (Arturo Bobadilla 2ndH), Isidoro Benítez (Benigno
      Gilberto Penayo 2ndH), Antonio Cabrera, Silvio Parodi.
REF:  Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil).

09-07-1960    Uruguay       1-0    Brazil               Stadium: Centenario (Montevideo).
      [Domingo Pérez]
URU:  Maidana, Pini, Troche, Gomez, Gonzalez (Gonçalves), Massias, Domingo
      Perez, M. Bergara, Guglianoni (Khun), H. Rodriguez, Escalada.
BRA:  Gilmar I, Djalma Santos, Bellini, Aldemar, Nílton Santos, Zequinha II, 
      Chinesinho, Julinho I (Sabará), Coutinho, Pelé (Delem), Pepe.
      D. T. Vicente Feola.
REF:  Juan Brozzi (Argentina).

12-07-1960    Brazil        5-1    Argentina            Stadium: Maracaná.
      [Chinezinho 18, Pelé 22, 25pen, Delem 62, Pepe 83 ; Rubén Héctor Sosa 6]
BRA:  Gilmar, Nilton Santos, Bellini, Djalma Santos, Aldemar, Zequinha,
      Coutinho (Delem 2ndH), Sabará (Moacyr 2ndH), Chinezinho, Pepe, Pelé
      (Waldo 2ndH).
ARG:  Antonio Roma, Luis Raúl Cardoso, Rubén Marino Navarro, Carmelo Simeone,
      Héctor Juan Guidi, Norberto Constante Boggio (Osvaldo Carceo 2ndH),
      Oscar Pablo Rossi, José Varacka, Raúl Oscar Belén, Rubén Héctor Sosa 
      (Hugo Osvaldo González 2ndH), Norberto Menéndez (Federico Sacchi 2ndH).
REF:  Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
RED CARD: ARG: José Varacka.
 
17-08-1960    Argentina     4-0    Uruguay              Stadium: River Plate.
      [José Francisco Sanfilippo 48, 59, 69, Jiménez, Walter Antonio 53]
ARG:  Antonio Roma, Rubén Marino Navarro, Miguel Ángel Vidal, Carmelo Simeone,
      Oscar Pablo Rossi, Ricardo José María Ramaciotti, Juan Carlos Schneider
      (Antonio Cielinsky 2ndH), Norberto Constante Boggio (Roberto Leonardo
      Brookes 2ndH), Walter Antonio Jiménez, Oreste Omar Corbatta, José
      Francisco Sanfilippo.
URU:  Luis María Maidana, J. A.Gómez, S.Pino, Horacio Troche, Juan Carlos
      Mesías, Rubén González (Néstor Gonçálvez 2ndH), Diego Pérez Campos
      (Luis Cubilla 2ndH), Mario Bergara, Héctor Rodríguez, Guillermo
      Escalada, Cobas (Kuhn 2ndH).

Copa del Atlántico 1976

25-02-1976    Paraguay      2-3    Argentina            Stadium: Defensores del Chaco (Asunción).
      [Osvaldo Aquino 4pen, Carlos Báez 53 ; Héctor Scotta 11, 38, 52]
PAR:  Daniel Martínez, Alicio Solalinde, José Domingo Insfrán, Alfuch,
      Flaminio Sosa, Gerardo González (Mariano Pesoa 2ndH), Juan De La Cruz 
      Sanabria (Tito Vera 53), Luis Torres, Carlos Báez, Julio Díaz, Osvaldo
      Aquino. D. T. Ramón Rodríguez
ARG:  Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Andrés Rebottaro, Alberto César Tarantini,
      Juan Pablo Cárdenas, Daniel Pedro Killer, Ricardo Enrique Bochini,
      Américo Rubén Gallego, Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (Julio Daniel Asad 68),
      Oscar Alberto Ortiz (René Orlando Houseman 57), Mario Alberto Kempes,
      Héctor Scotta. D. T.: Cesar Luis Menotti
REF: Héctor Ortiz (Paraguay).
 
25-02-1976    Uruguay       1-2    Brazil               Stadium: Centenario (Montevideo).
      [Ocampo ; Nelinho, Zico]
URU:  H. Santos, Ramirez, De Los Santos, Chagas, Morales, Acosta, Gimenez,
      Pereira, Muniz, Morena, Ocampo (Oliveira).
BRA:  Valdir Peres, Nelinho, Miguel, Amaral I, Marinho Chagas, Chicão I,
      Rivelino, Flecha (Edu "Bala"), Zico, Palhinha I, Lula (Getúlio).
      D. T. Osvaldo Brandão
REF:  Roque Cerulo (Uruguay).
RED CARDS: BRA: Nelinho, Rivelino, Marinho Chagas.

27-02-1976    Argentina     1-2    Brazil               Stadium: River Plate.
      [Mario Alberto Kempes 74pen ; Lula 5, Zico 67]
ARG:  Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Juan Pablo Cárdenas, Daniel Pedro Killer,
      Andrés Rebottaro, Alberto César Tarantini, Américo Rubén Gallego,
      Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (Julio Daniel Asad 70), Ricardo Enrique
      Bochini, Mario Alberto Kempes, Héctor Scotta René Orlando Houseman 57),
      Oscar Alberto Ortiz. D. T.: Cesar Luis Menotti.
BRA:  Waldir Peres, Amaral, Miguel, Getúlio, Marinho, Falcao, Chicao, Geraldo
      (Palinha 54), Zico, Flecha, Lula (Edú 78). D. T. Oswaldo Brandao
REF:  Roberto Barreiro (Argentina).

07-04-1976    Paraguay      1-1    Brazil               Stadium: Defensores del Chaco (Asunción).
      [Aquino ; Enéas]
PAR:  Fernandez, Solalinde, J. Florentin (Villalba), Benitez, Insfran - Tito
      Vera, Geraldo Gonzalez - Aquino, Julio Diaz, Rivera (Torres), Bez.
BRA:  Valdir Peres, Nelinho, Miguel, Amaral I, Marco Antônio, Chicão I,
      Rivelino, Gil (Flecha), Enéas (Palhinha I), Zico, Joãozinho I. 
      D. T. Osvaldo Brandão
REF:  J. Romei (Paraguay).

08-04-1976    Argentina     4-1    Uruguay              Stadium: Vélez Sarsfield.
      [Mario Alberto Kempes 21, 57, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque 50,
       Héctor Scotta 89 ; Alfonso Darío Pereyra 79]
ARG:  Hugo Orlando Gatti, Jorge Carrascosa, Daniel Alberto Passarella,
      Daniel Pedro Killer, Jorge Mario Olguín, Ricardo Enrique Bochini,
      Américo Rubén Gallego, Osvaldo César Ardiles (Marcelo Antonio 
      Trobbiani 62), Mario Alberto Kempes, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, René
      Orlando Houseman (Héctor Scotta 62). D. T.: Cesar Luis Menotti.
URU:  Walter Corbo, Alfredo De Los Santos, Juan Vicente Morales
      (Keossian 2ndH), Richard Forlán, Rafael Villazán, Julio Giménez,
      Alfonso Darío Pereyra, Eliseo Rivero, Luis Alberto Cruz, Laclau
      (Torres 70), Fernando Morena. D. T.: José M. Rodríguez
REF:  Arturo Ithurralde (Argentina).

28-04-1976    Brazil        2-1    Uruguay              Stadium: Maracaná.
      [Rivelino, Zico ; Daniel Torres]
BRA:  Jairo, Toninho (Orlando III), Miguel, Amaral I, Marco Antônio, Chicão I,
      Rivellino, Gil, Zico, Enéas (Roberto Dinamite), Lula. D. T. Osvaldo 
      Brandão
URU:  Corbo, Chagas, Gonzalez, De Los Santos, Ramirez, Acosta, Gimenez,
      Dario Pereira, Julio Rodriguez (Revetria), Morena, Daniel Torres
      (Kesseian).
REF:  Romualdo Arpi Filho (Brazil).
RED CARD: URU: Kesseian

28-04-1976    Argentina     2-2    Paraguay             Stadium: Vélez Sarsfield.
      [Mario Alberto Kempes 48, 50 ; Francisco Rivera 70, Osvaldo Aquino 72pen]
ARG:  Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Alberto César Tarantini, Jorge Carrascosa,
      Daniel Pedro Killer, Jorge Mario Olguín, Américo Rubén Gallego, Osvaldo
      César Ardiles, Ricardo Enrique Bochini, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, René
      Orlando Houseman, Mario Alberto Kempes (Héctor Scotta 68). D. T.: Cesar
      Luis Menotti.
PAR:  Roberto Fernández, Alicio Solalinde, José Domingo Insfrán, Gilberto
      Fleitas, Hugo Benítez Isasi, Francisco Rivera, Tito Vera (Luis
      Torres 57), Gerardo González, Carlos Báez, Apolinario Paniagua (Julio
      Díaz 57), Osvaldo Aquino. D. T.: Ramón Rodríguez.
REF:  Ángel Coerezza (Argentina).

19-05-1976    Brazil        2-0    Argentina            Stadium: Maracaná.
      [Lula 64, Neca 88]
BRA:  Waldir Peres, Orlando, Marco Antonio, Amaral (Beto 2ndH), Jaime,
      Rivelino, Geraldo, Chicao (Falcao 68), Gil, Lula, Neca. D.T.: Oswaldo
      Brandao.
ARG:  Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Alberto César Tarantini, Jorge Carrascosa,
      Daniel Alberto Passarella, Jorge Mario Olguín, Ricardo Enrique Bochini
      (Norberto Osvaldo Alonso 2ndH), Américo Rubén Gallego, Marcelo Antonio  
      Trobbiani, Mario Alberto Kempes, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (José Daniel 
      Valencia 2ndH), René Orlando Houseman. D.T. Cesar Luis Menotti.
REF:  Agomir Martins (Brazil).
 
09-06-1976    Uruguay       0-3    Argentina
      [Leopoldo Jacinto Luque 2, Mario Alberto Kempes 11, René Orlando
       Houseman 28]
URU:  Walter Corbo, Walter Olivera, Julio Ramírez, Faral, Nil Chagas (Alfredo
      de los Santos 2ndH), Julio Giménez, Lorenzo Unanué, Keossian, Alfonso
      Darío Pereyra (Waldemar Victorino 2ndH), Fernando Morena, Plácido 
      Rodríguez.
ARG:  Hugo Orlando Gatti, Alberto César Tarantini, Daniel Alberto Passarella,
      Jorge Carrascosa, Jorge Mario Olguín, Ricardo Enrique Bochini, Osvaldo
      César Ardiles, Américo Rubén Gallego, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (Héctor
      Scotta 2ndH), Mario Alberto Kempes, René Orlando Houseman (Héctor
      Rodolfo Baley 40).
 
09-06-1976    Brazil        3-1    Paraguay             Stadium: Maracaná.
      [Roberto Dinamite (2), Zico ; Díaz]
BRA:  Leão, Getúlio, Miguel, Beto Fuscão, Marco Antônio, Givanildo, 
      Geraldo II (Neca), Gil, Zico, Roberto Dinamite, Flecha (Edu "Bala").
      D. T. Osvaldo Brandão.
PAR:  Fernandez, Solalinde, Benitez, Freitas, Insfran, Gonzalez, Torres,
      Rivera (Pessoa), Aquino, Paniagua (Díaz), Baez.
REF:  Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil).

About this document

Match details thanks to Anthony Zea (ZJA70@aol.com); thanks to Marcelo Leme de Arruda for additional notes and to Hélio Alcântara for a correction

Prepared and maintained by José Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: José Luis Pierrend
Last updated: 18 Apr 2008