Copa do Atlântico

The Copa do Atlântico was a football club competition held in 1956, also known as Copa Libertadores 1956. It was played in parallel to the 1956 Taça do Atlântico ("Copa del Atlántico" in Spanish), in which the national teams of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay participated.

For the national teams competition, see Taça do Atlântico.
Copa do Atlântico
Organising body
Founded1956
Abolished1956 (1956)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams15
Last champions(None) [note 1]
Most successful club(s)(None)

The competition was organised by three bodies, Argentine, Brazilian and Uruguayan Football Associations, with five teams from each associations taking part of the tournament.[1] The Copa do Atlântico, along with South American Championship of Champions and Copa Aldao, was one of the predecessors of Copa Libertadores, which would be held for the first time in 1960.

Qualified teams
Association Club Qualification method
Argentina ArgentinaRiver Plate1956 Argentine Primera División champion
Lanús1956 Primera División 2nd place
Boca Juniors1956 Primera División 3rd place
Racing1956 Primera División 4th place
San Lorenzo1956 Primera División 8th place
Brazil BrazilSão Paulo1956 Torneio Rio – São Paulo champion
Santos1956 Campeonato Paulista champion
Corinthians1956 Campeonato Paulista 2nd place
Fluminense1956 Campeonato Carioca 2nd place
America (RJ)1956 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Uruguay UruguayNacional1956 Primera División Champion
Peñarol1956 Primera División 2nd place
Defensor Sporting1956 Primera División 4th place
Wanderers1956 Primera División 5th place
Danubio1956 Primera División 8th place

Tournament

First stage
Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
Lanús Argentina5–1Uruguay Defensor SportingGasómetro, Buenos AiresJune 20
Wanderers Uruguay2–1Argentina San LorenzoCentenario, MontevideoJune 20
Nacional Uruguay0–1Brazil São PauloCentenario, MontevideoJune 23
Corinthians Brazil2–2Uruguay DanubioPacaembu, São PauloJune 23
America (RJ) Brazil2–1Argentina RacingMaracanã, Rio de JaneiroJune 23
Santos Brazil4–0Argentina River PlateVila Belmiro, SantosJune 24
Peñarol Uruguay0–1Argentina Boca JuniorsCentenario, MontevideoJune 24

Quarterfinals
Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
São Paulo Brazil3–1Brazil America (RJ)Pacaembu, São PauloJune 30
Wanderers Uruguay0–2Argentina LanúsCentenario, MontevideoJune 30
Boca Juniors Argentina3–1Brazil FluminenseGasómetro, Buenos AiresJuly 1
Corinthians Brazil4–3Brazil SantosPacaembu, São PauloJuly 4

Semifinals
Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
Boca Juniors Argentina2–0Argentina LanúsGasómetro, Buenos AiresJuly 5
Corinthians Brazil2–0Brazil São PauloPacaembu, São PauloJuly 7

Finals

Three matches series, two never played, but one final was played, with Corinthians winning Boca Juniors by 3x2: [note 2]

Leg Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
1Corinthians Brazil3 x 2Argentina Boca Juniors July 19
2Corinthians Brazil
–
Argentina Boca Juniors
–
3Corinthians Brazil
–
Argentina Boca Juniors
–
Notes
  1. Finals between Boca Juniors (Argentina) and Corinthians (Brazil) suspended and never re-schedulled.
  2. The final between Boca Juniors and Corinthians was to be played as a "best-of-three" series; however, the second and third match were never played, with no champion crowned.[1][2]

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Argentina Lanús 5
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1
Argentina Lanús 2
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 0
Uruguay Wanderers 2
Argentina San Lorenzo 1
Argentina Lanús 0
Argentina Boca Juniors 2
Argentina Boca Juniors 1
Uruguay Peñarol 0
Argentina Boca Juniors 3
Brazil Fluminense 1
???
???
Argentina Boca Juniors 2 –
Brazil Corinthians 3 –
Brazil São Paulo 1
Uruguay Nacional 0
Brazil São Paulo 3
Brazil América (RJ) 1
Brazil América (RJ) 2
Argentina Racing 1
Brazil São Paulo 0
Brazil Corinthians 2
Brazil Corinthians (p) 2
Uruguay Danubio 2
Brazil Corinthians 4
Brazil Santos 3
Brazil Santos 4
Argentina River Plate 0

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1
Brazil Paulo PisaneschiBrazil Corinthians
3
Argentina José BorelloArgentina Boca Juniors

References
  1. Copa del Atlántico (Taça do Atlântico) de Clubes da América 1956 - RSSSF
  2. Copa del Atlántico 1956 on Historia de Boca website
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