The Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer was an intercontinental club football tournament held in Brazil in 1953. It was organised by the
Brazilian Sports Confederation
The Brazilian Sports Confederation (), also known by the acronym CBD, was the main sports confederation of Brazil, competent in the matter of tennis, sport of athletics, athletics, swimming (sport), swimming, water polo, handball, association fo ...
(''Confederação Brasileira de Desportos'') as a successor of
Copa Rio, that featured teams from Europe and South America. Torneo Octogonal had a similar format than its
predecessor, being also held in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
and
São Paulo
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from June 7 to July 4. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
.
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by Marcelo Leme on the RSSSF[Torneio Octogonal]
by Francisco Abreu on Panorama Vascaino
The final was played in a
two-legged format, contested by Brazilian teams
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea.
Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
and
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
. After beating São Paulo twice, Vasco won the series 4–0 on points, achieving their first Torneo Octogonal trophy.
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The tournament was named after Rivadávia Corrêa Meyer, football executive and president of the "Confederação Brasileira de Desportos" (]Brazilian Sports Confederation
The Brazilian Sports Confederation (), also known by the acronym CBD, was the main sports confederation of Brazil, competent in the matter of tennis, sport of athletics, athletics, swimming (sport), swimming, water polo, handball, association fo ...
), a position he occupied from 1943 to 1955.Rivadavia Correa
by Tulio Nassif on Terceiro Tempo
Participants
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* Spanish club
Real Madrid
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(champion of the
1952 Small Club World Cup) withdrew from the competition.
Venues
Group stage
Rio de Janeiro Group
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São Paulo Group
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Play-off
Semi-finals
''São Paulo won 2-1 on aggregate.''
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''Vasco da Gama won 7-3 on aggregate.''
Finals
Match details
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Champions
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea.
Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
won 3-1 on aggregate.
Top Goalscorer
Pinga scored the most goals with 4 goals.
See also
* Copa Rio (international tournament)
The Copa Rio ( English: Rio Cup) was an international club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, having been held on two occasions, in 1951 and 1952, in Brazil. Both editions were organised and endorsed by the Brazilian Sp ...
References
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