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Torneio Mercosul ( English: ''Mercosur Tournament'',
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: ''Torneo Mercosur'') was an international
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friendly competition played in 1995 and 1996. The 1995 edition was played in Santa Catarina state,
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. The competition was considered at the time, by Santa Catarina press, as an embryo of
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, , "Mercosur Cup") was a Association football, football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate ...
. It was intended to have a second edition of Torneio Mercosul in 1996, but it never happened. The budget of the competition was US$ 400,000.00.
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did not recognize this competition.


1995


Invited teams

Barcelona, Estudiantes, Grêmio, Internacional, Juventude, Peñarol and Racing declined the invitation to play in the competition.


Organizers of the competition

The organizers of the competition were Centertur and Estratégia B. Cecrisa, Construtora Caseca,
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, and
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were the companies that supported the competition.


Format

The first round was played in four playoff matches. Marcílio Dias got a bye in this round. In the second round, Marcílio Dias played against one of the first round qualified teams for a semifinal spot. The next round was the semifinal round, followed by the final.


Results


First round


Intermediate round


Semifinals


Final


Statistics


Overview

The tournament was considered a failure. One of the reasons was that Centertur used a rubber check to pay the accommodations of Olimpia at Hotel Mariner Plaza in
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. Also, many traditional teams declined to play the tournament, exhausting the competition before it started. The tournament was discontinued and three years later, the
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, , "Mercosur Cup") was a Association football, football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate ...
's first edition was played.


1996

There was also an empty edition of the competition, with just three teams in 1996.


Invited teams


Final standings


See also

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Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, , "Mercosur Cup") was a Association football, football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate ...


References

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Iª Copa Mercosul 1995
Copa Mercosur 1995 in Brazilian football 1996 in Brazilian football 1995 in Uruguayan football 1995 in Ecuadorian football 1995 in Paraguayan football 1994–95 in Argentine football 1995 in South American football 1996 in South American football Recurring sporting events established in 1995 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1996