Triple Crown of Brazilian Football
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The Triple Crown of Brazilian Football (Portuguese: Tríplice coroa do futebol brasileiro) is an unofficial title given to the club that won the three most important competitions of the Brazilian football in the same year:[1] The Brazilian triple crown would involve the two major CBF competitions, the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil, as well as the state championship.
In general, in Brazil the term "triple crown" is used to win any three official titles in the same season.[1][2][3]
Conversely, as of 2025, no team has won the continental treble of Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores in the same season.
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In 1964, Santos won the Taça Brasil, which was the Brazilian national football championship contested from 1959 to 1968, the Campeonato Paulista and the Torneio Rio-São Paulo, a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams from 1933 to 1966, in 1993 and from 1997 to 2002. In 1993, Palmeiras won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A the Campeonato Paulista and the Torneio Rio-São Paulo.
Between 2001 and 2012, the clubs participating in the Copa Libertadores would not participate in the Copa do Brasil, meaning that a continental treble of Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores in the same season would not even be possible. Teams participating in the Copa Libertadores would return to the Copa do Brasil in 2013.
In 2003, Cruzeiro the three most important Brazilian competitions in 2003.[1] In that year the Campeonato Mineiro, the state championship of Minas Gerais, was contested in a single round robin format, and Cruzeiro, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo, won the competition without losing a single game.[4] Also, Cruzeiro won the Copa do Brasil undefeated, beating Flamengo in the final of the tournament.[5] The Série A was won with 31 wins, seven draws and eight defeats, totaling 100 points earned. The club scored 102 goals during the championship, and conceded 47.[6] It was the first time that a Brazilian football club won the three most important championships in the same year: the state championship, the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil.[1]
In 2021, Atlético Mineiro became the second team to win the most important triple crown in Brazilian football by winning the three main national championships of the season, the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Brasileiro. However, the team was unable to win the continental-level triple crown after being eliminated by Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores.
| Club | State | Number won |
Season(s) won | Titles won | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos |  São Paulo |
1 | 1964 | Taça Brasil (defunct), Torneio Rio-São Paulo (defunct), Campeonato Paulista | [7] |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo |
1 | 1993 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Torneio Rio-São Paulo (defunct), Campeonato Paulista | [8] |
| Cruzeiro |  Minas Gerais |
1 | 2003 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Copa do Brasil, Campeonato Mineiro | [9] |
| Atlético Mineiro | Minas Gerais |
1 | 2021 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Copa do Brasil, Campeonato Mineiro | [10] |
| Club | State | Number won |
Season(s) won | Titles won | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | São Paulo |
1 | 2023 | Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Série A1, Campeonato Paulista Feminino, Supercopa do Brasil Feminino |
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