1951 Copa Rio
International football competition
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The 1951 Copa Rio, also known as Torneio Internacional de Clubes Campeões (International Champions Club Tournament, in English), was the first edition of the Copa Rio, the first intercontinental club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, held in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo from 30 June to 22 July. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single round-robin tournament.[1]
The tournament featured players such as Vavá, Ademir of Vasco da Gama, Jair da Rosa Pinto of Palmeiras, José Santamaría, Walter Taibo, goalkeeper Anibal Paz, Luis Volpi of Nacional, Branko Stankovic, Rajko Mitic of Red Star Belgrade, Giampiero Boniperti, Danish Karl Aage Præst and John Hansen of Juventus, José Travassos of Sporting Lisbon, and Swedish Lennart Samuelsson and Antoine Bonifaci of Nice. Juventus's coach was the legendary Hungarian György Sárosi.
The final was played in a two-legged format, contested by Brazilian team Palmeiras and Italian side Juventus. Palmeiras won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 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 |
- Notes
Venues
| Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo |
|---|---|
| Maracanã Stadium | Pacaembu Stadium |
| Capacity: 150,000 | Capacity: 71,000 |
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Tournament course
Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played at Maracanã 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 |
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Aurednik  22', 27'Stosjaspal 53', 85' |
Report |
| Vasco da Gama | 5–1 | Sporting |
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| Friaça (?) Tesourinha (?)Ipojucan 46', 75'Djair 89' |
Report | Patalino 87' |
| Vasco da Gama | 5–1 | Austria Wien |
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| Friaça 15' (?), 63' (?) Tesourinha (?) |
Report | E. Melchior 10' |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | Nacional |
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| Djair 36' Ipojucan 68' |
Report |
São Paulo Group
All matches played at Pacaembu Stadium.
| Palmeiras | 3–0 | Nice |
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| Aquiles 52' Ponce de León 56'Richard 76' |
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Semi-finals
First leg
| Austria Wien | 3–3 | Juventus |
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| Koller 29' Stojaspal 39', 85' (pen.) |
Report | Muccinelli 32' Præst 49', 72' |
| Palmeiras | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama |
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| Richard 24' Liminha 37' |
Report | Maneca 46' |
Second leg
| Juventus | 3–1 | Austria Wien |
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| Muccinelli 53', 55' Boniperti 59' |
Report | Stojaspal |
Finals
Match details
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Palmeiras won the series 2–1 on points
