 Palmeiras, champions | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 30 June – 22 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 7 associations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Palmeiras (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
1952 → | |
The1951 Copa Rio, also known asTorneio Internacional de Clubes Campeões (International Champions Club Tournament, in english) was the first edition of theCopa Rio, the first intercontinental club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, held inRio de Janeiro andSão Paulo from 30 June to 22 July. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a singleround-robin tournament.[1]
The tournament featured players such asVavá,Ademir of Vasco da Gama,Jair da Rosa Pinto of Palmeiras,José Santamaría,Walter Taibo, goalkeeperAnibal Paz,Luis Volpi of Nacional,Branko Stankovic,Rajko Mitic of Red Star Belgrade,Giampiero Boniperti, DanishKarl Aage Præst andJohn Hansen of Juventus,José Travassos of Sporting Lisbon, and SwedishLennart Samuelsson andAntoine Bonifaci of Nice. Juventus's coach was the legendary HungarianGyörgy Sárosi.
The final was played in atwo-legged format, contested by Brazilian teamPalmeiras and Italian sideJuventus. Palmeiras won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.[1][2]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Austria Wien | 1949–50 Austrian Bundesliga champion[note 1] |
| Vasco da Gama | 1950 Campeonato Carioca champion |
| Palmeiras | 1950 Campeonato Paulista champion |
 Nice | 1950–51 French Division 1 champion |
| Juventus | 1949–50 Serie A champions[note 2] |
 Sporting | 1950–51 Primeira Divisão champion |
 Nacional | 1950 Primera División champions |
 Red Star | 1951 Yugoslav First League champion |
| Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo |
|---|---|
| Maracanã Stadium | Pacaembu Stadium |
| Capacity:150,000 | Capacity:71,000 |
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All matches played atMaracanã Stadium
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Austria Wien | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Nacional | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| Sporting CP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
| Austria Wien | 4–0 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
Aurednik 22',27'Stosjaspal 53',85' | Report |
| Vasco da Gama | 5–1 | Sporting |
|---|---|---|
| Friaça ?' Tesourinha ?'Ipojucan 46',75'Djair 89' | Report | Patalino 87' |
| Vasco da Gama | 5–1 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Friaça 15',?',63',?' (pen.) Tesourinha ?' | Report | E. Melchior 10' |
| Austria Wien | 2–1 | Sporting |
|---|---|---|
| Aurednik Huber | Report | Albano |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Djair 36' Ipojucan 68' | Report |
All matches played atPacaembu Stadium.
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Palmeiras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Nice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Red Star | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| Nice | 2–1 | Red Star |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Tifour 49' Bengtsson ?' (pen.) | Report | Mitić 46' |
| Austria Wien | 3–3 | Juventus |
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| Koller 29' Stojaspal 39',85' (pen.) | Report | Muccinelli 32' Præst 49',72' |
| Juventus | 3–1 | Austria Wien |
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| Muccinelli 53',55' Boniperti 59' | Report | Stojaspal |
| Champion | Runner-up | 1 leg | Venue | 2 leg | Venue | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras | Juventus | 1–0 | Maracanã | 2–2 | Maracanã | 3–2 |
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Palmeiras won the series 2–1 on points
| 1951Copa Rio |
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 Palmeiras First Intercontinental title |
