1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais

The 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais was an official tournament organized by the now defunct Brazilian Football Federation (FBF), and aimed to point the Brazilian champion at that time.[1][2][3] It was the second time a state champions cup happened in Brazil.

Champions Cup (FBF)
Atlético team, champion of champions 1937.
CountryBrazil
Number of teams06

The competition brought together the 1936 champions of the state leagues of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Capixaba, and was played in round-robin for points systems. The winning team was the Clube Atlético Mineiro.

On 25 August 2023, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) officially recognized the tournament as analogous to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, thus conferring to Atlético Mineiro the status of first national champions of Brazil.[4]

Competition

The 1936 tournament was organised by the Brazilian Football Federation and held in a league format ("round robin") with home and away legs. Participants were the five state champions of 1936 and a delegation of the sports club of the navy, which qualified through an internal process. Participating teams were:

"Atlético brings Minas Gerais Brazilian champion title."Estado de Minas 3 February 1937.
"Atlético Champion of champions."Jornal dos Sports 3 February 1937.
"Atlético Brazilian Champion."Gazeta Esportiva 3 February 1937.

Atlético, Fluminense and Portuguesa were automatically qualified. The other participants played for one more place:

Qualification
6 January 1937   SC Aliança – Liga de Sports da Marinha   0–2
11 January 1937Rio Branco AC – Liga de Sports da Marinha2–0 aet
The Matches
10 January 1937   Portuguesa – Fluminense FC   4–1
13 January 1937Fluminense FC – Atlético Mineiro6–0
13 January 1937Rio Branco AC – Portuguesa3–1
17 January 1937Fluminense FC – Rio Branco AC5–2
20 January 1937Rio Branco AC – Atlético Mineiro1–1
24 January 1937Atlético Mineiro – Portuguesa5:0
24 January 1937Rio Branco AC – Fluminense FC4–3
27 January 1937Fluminense FC – Portuguesa6–2
31 January 1937Portuguesa – Rio Branco AC4–0
31 January 1937Atlético Mineiro – Fluminense FC4–1
3 February 1937Atlético Mineiro – Rio Branco AC5–1
14 February 1937Portuguesa – Atlético Mineiro2–3
Final table
Pl.ClubMatches  W – D – L Goals   Points
1. Atlético Mineiro64 – 1 – 118–109–3
2. Fluminense FC63 – 0 – 322–166–6
3. Rio Branco AC62 – 1 – 310–195–7
4. Portuguesa de Desportos62 – 0 – 413–184–8

Winner was Atlético with the following team: Kafunga, Clóvis – Florindo, Quim – Zezé Procópio, Lola, Bala, Alcindo – Paulista, Abraz, Alfredo Bernardino, Bazzoni, Guará, Nicola, Resende, Elair – Coach: Floriano Peixoto Corrêa. Atlético usually played in a 2–3–5 formation.[6]

References
  1. Champions Cup 1937, Rsssf Brazil.
  2. First official national title of Atletico Mineiro, Superesportes MG.
  3. Unification of national titles in Brazil, Lance.
  4. Ribeiro, Fred (25 August 2023). "É tri! CBF reconhece Atlético-MG como campeão brasileiro de 1937". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. Liga de Sports da Marinha was founded in 1915 by navy officers. After several name changes it has been known since 1975 as Comissão de Desportos da Marinha. S. Comissão de Desportos da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro via Internet Archive.
  6. 1937, O Canto do Galo: Galopédia.
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