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. It was the second time a state champions cup happened in Brazil. The competition brought together the 1936 champions of the state leagues of

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and Campeonato Capixaba, and was played in round-robin for points systems. The winning team was the

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. On 25 August 2023, the

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(CBF) officially recognized the tournament as analogous to the

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, thus conferring to Atlético Mineiro the status of first national champions of Brazil.

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: Jornal 1937

* the State Champions of Rio de Janeiro (Federal District):

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from Rio de Janeiro * the State Champions of São Paulo:

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from São Paulo * the State Champions of Minas Gerais:

from

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* the State Champions of Espirito Santo: Rio Branco AC from Vitória * the State Champions the State of Rio de Janeiro: Sport Club Alliança from

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* and Liga de Sports da Marinha, the sports club of the navy, coached by the renowned Nicolas Ladany, based in Rio de Janeiro Atlético, Fluminense and Portuguesa were automatically qualified. The other participants played for one more place: ;Qualification ;The Matches ;Final table 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.
1937
'' O Canto do Galo: Galopédia.

References

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