Torneio do Povo

Torneio do Povo (meaning Tournament of the People) was a competition contested between the most popular Brazilian football clubs between 1971 and 1973. It was organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD), and was played in the beginning of the year, starting the season.[1]

The first edition of the competition was between Atlético Mineiro, Corinthians, Flamengo and Internacional. For the second edition, Bahia was invited. Due to its successful performance in the Campeonato Brasileiro second edition,[2] finishing in the fifth place,[3] Coritiba was invited to participate in the competition's third edition,[4] which was promoted by Flamengo's president at the time, André Richer. André Richer considered the idea of inviting Botafogo, which was the 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up.[5]

Format

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In 1971, the competition was a double round-robin format between four teams. The champion was the team with the most points.

In 1972, the competition was also a round-robin format, but the five clubs only played once against each other. The champion was the club with most points.

In 1973, the Torneio do Povo was divided in two rounds. In the first round, the teams played against each other once. The four best placed clubs advanced to the next round. The second round was in a single round-robin format. The champion was the club with the most points.

List of champions

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Year Champions and runners-up
Winner Runner-up
1971
Details
São Paulo (state)
Corinthians
Rio Grande do Sul
Internacional
1972
Details
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Flamengo
Minas Gerais
Atlético Mineiro
1973
Details
Paraná (state)
Coritiba
Bahia
Bahia

Torneio do Povo 1971

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Date Team #1 Score Team #2
24 January 1971 Atlético Mineiro 0-0 Flamengo
27 January 1971 Atlético Mineiro 3-3 Corinthians
27 January 1971 Internacional 1-0 Flamengo
30 January 1971 Corinthians 0-0 Flamengo
3 February 1971 Internacional 3-0 Atlético Mineiro
6 February 1971 Corinthians 3-0 Internacional
11 February 1971 Corinthians 0-0 Flamengo
13 February 1971 Atlético Mineiro 0-0 Corinthians
14 February 1971 Flamengo 0-1 Internacional
17 February 1971 Atlético Mineiro 0-0 Internacional
19 February 1971 Atlético Mineiro 3-3 Flamengo
19 February 1971 Corinthians 1-0 Internacional

Final standings

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Team Pts Pld GF GA GD W
Corinthians 8 6 7 3 4 2
Internacional 7 6 5 4 1 3
Atlético Mineiro 5 6 6 9 -3 0
Flamengo 4 6 3 5 -2 0

Torneio do Povo 1972

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Single Round-robin

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Date Team #1 Score Team #2
2 February 1972 Corinthians 0-1 Atlético Mineiro
2 February 1972 Bahia 0-1 Flamengo
6 February 1972 Flamengo 2-0 Atlético Mineiro
6 February 1972 Bahia 0-1 Corinthians
10 February 1972 Internacional 0-0 Corinthians
17 February 1972 Corinthians 1-2 Flamengo
20 February 1972 Bahia 0-0 Atlético Mineiro
20 February 1972 Flamengo 0-0 Internacional
24 February 1972 Atlético Mineiro 2-1 Internacional
27 February 1972 Internacional 4-0 Bahia

Final standings

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Team Pts Pld GF GA GD W
Flamengo 7 4 5 1 4 3
Atlético Mineiro 5 4 3 3 0 2
Internacional 4 4 5 2 3 1
Corinthians 3 4 2 3 -1 1
Bahia 1 4 0 6 -6 0

Torneio do Povo 1973

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First stage

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Date Team #1 Score Team #2
21 January 1973 Atlético Mineiro 1-2 Coritiba
23 January 1973 Bahia 1-0 Internacional
24 January 1973 Corinthians 0-0 Flamengo
27 January 1973 Bahia 1-0 Coritiba
28 January 1973 Atlético Mineiro 2-3 Flamengo
31 January 1973 Bahia 1-4 Atlético Mineiro
31 January 1973 Coritiba 2-0 Flamengo
31 January 1973 Corinthians 1-0 Internacional
4 February 1973 Atlético Mineiro 0-3 Internacional
7 February 1973 Coritiba 0-0 Corinthians
7 February 1973 Bahia 1-1 Flamengo
12 February 1973 Internacional 1-0 Flamengo
13 February 1973 Bahia 1-0 Corinthians
15 February 1973 Internacional 1-1 Coritiba
16 February 1973 Corinthians 1-0 Atlético Mineiro

Standings

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Team Pts Pld GF GA GD W
Bahia 7 5 5 5 0 3
Coritiba 6 5 5 3 2 2
Corinthians 6 5 2 1 1 2
Internacional 5 5 5 3 2 2
Flamengo 4 5 4 6 -2 1
Atlético Mineiro 2 5 7 10 -7 1

Quadrangular Final (Final Stage)

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Date Team #1 Score Team #2
21 February 1973 Coritiba 1-0 Corinthians
21 February 1973 Bahia 1-1 Flamengo
25 February 1973 Flamengo 0-1 Coritiba
27 February 1973 Corinthians 0-0 Bahia
14 March 1973 Bahia 2-2 Coritiba

Standings

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Team Pts Pld GF GA GD W
Coritiba 5 3 4 2 2 2
Bahia 3 3 3 3 0 0
Flamengo 1 2 0 1 -1 0
Corinthians 1 2 1 2 -1 0

References

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  1. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  2. ^ Portal do Coxa
  3. ^ RSSSF Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Coxanautas Archived 2006-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ História do Coritiba[permanent dead link]
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