NB: tournament successor of Copa Rio held in 1951 and 1952.
Rio de Janeiro Group (matches played in Maracanã)
Participants:
Botafogo (Brazil)
Hibernian (Scotland)
Nacional (Uruguay)
Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
Note: Uruguayan FA didn't allow the participation of Nacional.
Fluminense (Brazil) takes its berth.
Jun 7: Vasco - Hibernian 3-3
[Alvinho (2), Maneca; Reilly (2), Turnbull]
Jun 13: Botafogo - Hibernian 3-1
[Zezinho (2), Dino da Costa; Reilly]
Jun 14: Vasco - Fluminense 2-1
[Sabará, Pinga; Simões]
Jun 17: Botafogo - Fluminense 2-2
[Dino da Costa, Vinícius; Didi, Robson]
Jun 20: Fluminense - Hibernian 3-0
[Telê (2), Quincas]
Jun 21: Vasco - Botafogo 2-1
[Maneca, Pinga; Vinícius]
Table
1.Vasco da Gama 3 2 1 0 7- 5 5
2.Fluminense 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3
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3.Botafogo 3 1 1 1 6- 5 3
4.Hibernian 3 0 1 2 4- 9 1
São Paulo Group (matches played in Pacaembu)
Participants:
Corinthians (Brazil)
Olímpia (Paraguay)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Sporting (Portugal)
Jun 7: Corinthians - Olímpia 5-2
[Carbone (2), Goiano, Cláudio, Luizinho; Arambulo, Avalos]
Jun 13: São Paulo - Olímpia 4-1
[Lanzoninho, Maurinho, Negri, Benedito; Avalos]
Jun 14: Corinthians - Sporting 2-1
[Luizinho, Baltazar; Vasques]
Jun 17: São Paulo - Sporting 4-1
[Gino, Teixeirinha, Lanzoninho, Pé de Valsa; Mendonça]
Jun 20: Olímpia - Sporting 1-1
[Avalos; Ernani]
Jun 21: São Paulo - Corinthians 1-1
[Benedito; Souzinha]
Table
1.São Paulo 3 2 1 0 9- 3 5
2.Corinthians 3 2 1 0 8- 4 5
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3.Sporting 3 0 1 2 3- 7 1
4.Olímpia 3 0 1 2 4-10 1
Semifinals
(matches played in Maracanã)
Jun 24: Vasco - Corinthians 4-2
[Pinga (2), Maneca, Ipojucan; Baltazar, Vermelho]
Jun 28: Vasco - Corinthians 3-1
[Maneca, Sabará, Dejair; Carbone]
(matches played in Pacaembu)
Jun 24: São Paulo - Fluminense 1-0
[Píndaro (og)]
Jun 28: São Paulo - Fluminense 0-1
[Telê]
extra-time: 1-0
[Teixeirinha]
Finals
(match played in Pacaembu)
Jul 1: São Paulo - Vasco 0-1
[Dejair]
(match played in Maracanã)
Jul 4: Vasco - São Paulo 2-1
[Pinga (2), Pé de Valsa]
Winners: Vasco da Gama
Topscorer: Pinga (Vasco da Gama) - 6 goals
The main team of Vasco da Gama was:
Ernâni, Augusto, Haroldo - Eli, Danilo, Jorge - Sabará, Maneca, Ipojucan, Pinga,
Dejair. Coach: Flávio Costa
Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda, José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida, Marcos Galves Moreira and Mauro Prais for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda
(mlarruda@terra.com.br),
José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida
(josericardo.almeida@terra.com.br),
Marcos Galves Moreira
(mgalvesmoreira@uol.com.br)
and Mauro Prais
(mauro.prais@ieee.org)
Last updated: 20 May 2004
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