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1952 Copa Rio

The 1952 Copa Rio was the second and last 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 12 July to 2 August. The competition was organized by CBD and Fluminense, and it carries this name because it was sponsored by the Rio de Janeiro City Hall. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single round-robin tournament.[1][2]

1952 Copa Rio
The cup won by Fluminense (team displayed below) exhibited at the club's hall of trophies
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates12 July – 2 August
Teams8 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Fluminense
Runners-upBrazil Corinthians
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
← 1951

History

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The second edition of the Copa Rio was supposed to be contested in 1953, according to the stipulated plan when the competition was created in 1951, indicating it would be a biennial event. However, it was advanced to 1952 at the request of Fluminense, which wanted to organize the event as part of the celebrations for its fiftieth anniversary. The club took on the organization of the tournament with authorization and support from the CBD and financial support from the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro.[2]

The tournament featured players such as Obdulio Varela, Roque Máspoli, Alcides Ghiggia, Juan Alberto Schiaffino of Peñarol, José Travassos of Sporting Lisbon, Didi, Joao Pinheiro of Fluminense, Luizinho, goalkeeper Gilmar of Corinthians and Roger Vonlanthen of Grasshopper.

Peñarol withdrew from the competition in the semifinals after the first leg against Corinthians Paulista. Dissatisfied with the refereeing in the tumultuous and violent match against Corinthians Paulista (in which even the German referee and a newspaper photographer were assaulted, the latter hospitalized with a leg fracture, according to O Estado de S. Paulo on July 25, 1952), and claiming that their bus was stoned by an 'excited crowd' of Corinthians supporters 'the powerless police couldn't contain' after the game, the Uruguayans requested the rescheduling of the return match to Rio de Janeiro (originally scheduled for Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo) as a condition to stay in the competition. Corinthians did not agree to the change in the location of the game, leading the Uruguayans to abandon the competition.[3]

The final was played in a two-legged format, contested by Brazilian teams Fluminense and Corinthians Paulista. Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.[1]

Fluminense considers the Copa Rio its greatest title ever won by the club and is striving for the competition to be recognized as the FIFA Club World Cup. In 2021, the club submitted a dossier to FIFA through CONMEBOL, requesting the official recognition of the title. On that occasion, the document had the support of the CBF and then-president Rogério Caboclo.[4]

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Austria Wien 1951–52 Austrian League 2nd.
  Corinthians 1952 Campeonato Paulista champion
  Fluminense 1951 Campeonato Carioca champion
  Saarbrücken 1951–52 Oberliga 2nd.
  Libertad 1952 Primera División 3rd.
  Sporting CP 1951–52 Primeira Divisão champion
  Grasshoppers 1951–52 Nationalliga A champion
  Peñarol 1951 Primera División champion
Notes

Venues

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Rio de Janeiro São Paulo
Maracanã Stadium Pacaembu Stadium
Capacity: 150,000 Capacity: 71,000
   

Tournament course

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Rio de Janeiro Group

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All matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Points
  Fluminense 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 5
  Peñarol 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4
  Sporting CP 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 3
  Grasshoppers 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0


Peñarol  1–0  Grasshoppers
Hohberg   61' Report
Referee: Arnold Gabler (Austria)
Fluminense  0–0  Sporting
Report
Attendance: 73,915
Referee: Eugen Dinger (West Germany)
Peñarol  3–1  Sporting
Romay   55'
Míguez   77'
Schiaffino   84'		 Report João Martins   60'
Referee: Eugen Dinger (West Germany)
Fluminense  1–0  Grasshoppers
Marinho   79' Report
Attendance: 19,703
Referee: Arnold Gabler (Austria)
Sporting  2–1  Grasshoppers
José Travassos   37'
Jesus Correia   47'		 Report Ballaman   66'
Referee: Arnold Gabler (Austria)
Fluminense  3–0  Peñarol
Marinho   36', 75'
Orlando   44'		 Report
Attendance: 63,536
Referee: Eugen Dinger (West Germany)

São Paulo Group

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All matches played at Estádio do Pacaembu.

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Points
  Corinthians 3 3 0 0 14 2 12 6
  Austria Wien 3 2 0 1 10 5 5 4
  Libertad 3 1 0 2 6 11 -4 2
  Saarbrücken 3 0 0 3 3 15 -12 0
Austria Wien  4–2  Libertad
Pichler   19'
E. Melchior   27'
Huber   30'
Stojaspal   55'		 Report Fernández   32'
Gómez   89' (pen.)
Referee: Alberto da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Corinthians  6–1  Saarbrücken
Cláudio   1'
Baltazar   27', 51', 73', 82', 83'		 Report Martin   61'
Referee: Fritz Buchmuller (Switzerland)
Austria Wien  5–1  Saarbrücken
Aurednik   2', 81'
Stojaspal   12'
Kominek   44'
E. Melchior   52'		 Report Momber   81' (pen.)
Referee: Alberto da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Corinthians  6–0  Libertad
Baltazar   20', 88'
Carbone   24', 90'
Cláudio   32'
Luizinho   70'		 Report
Referee: Fritz Buchmuller (Switzerland)
Libertad  4–1  Saarbrücken
Hermosilla   49'
Heredia   30'
Arrúa   74'
Fernández   81'		 Report Momber   77' (pen.)
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
Corinthians  2–1  Austria Wien
Carbone   49'
Gatão   86'		 Report Kominek   34'
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Fluminense  1–0  Austria Wien
Didi   75' Report
Attendance: 34,180
Referee: Gabriel Tordjmann (France)
Corinthians  2–1  Peñarol
Cláudio   65', 70' (pen.) Report Ghiggia   57'
Referee: Eugen Dinger (West Germany)

First leg

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Fluminense  5–2  Austria Wien
Telê   6'
Orlando   31', 41', 65'
Quincas   53'		 Report Stojaspal   15'
Pichler   20'
Attendance: 45,623
Referee: Gabriel Tordjmann (France)
Corinthians  w/o  Peñarol

Finals

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Champion Runner-up 1 leg Venue 2 leg Venue Aggr.
  Fluminense   Corinthians
2–0
 Maracanã
2–2
 Maracanã
4–2

Match details

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1952 Copa Rio Finals
First leg
Fluminense  2–0  Corinthians
Orlando   22'
Marinho   70'		 Report
Attendance: 38,680
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
Second leg
Fluminense  2–2  Corinthians
Didi   10'
Marinho   64'		 Report Jackson   56'
Souzinha   89'
Attendance: 65,946
Referee: Gabriel Tordjaman (France)

Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points

1952 Copa Rio
 
Fluminense
First title

References

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  1. ^ a b Copa Rio de Janeiro 1952 by Ricardo Pontes on the RSSSF
  2. ^ a b COPA RIO INTERNACIONAL - 1952 by Alexandre Magno Barreto on Campeoes do Futebol, 15 Feb 2010
  3. ^ "acervo Estadão". Estadão.
  4. ^ "Como está a busca do Fluminense para a Copa Rio, que faz 70 anos, ser reconhecida como Mundial de Clubes". O Globo. August 2, 2022.
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