Torneio do Povo (meaning Tournament of the People) was a competition contested between the most popular Brazilian football clubs between 1971 and 1973. It was organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD), and was played in the beginning of the year, starting the season.Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

The first edition of the competition was between Atlético Mineiro, Corinthians, Flamengo and Internacional. For the second edition, Bahia was invited. Due to its successful performance in the Campeonato Brasileiro second edition,Portal do Coxa finishing in the fifth place,RSSSF Coritiba was invited to participate in the competition's third edition,Coxanautas which was promoted by Flamengo's president at the time, André Richer. André Richer considered the idea of inviting Botafogo, which was the 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up.História do Coritiba

Format In 1971, the competition was a double round-robin format between four teams. The champion was the team with the most points.

In 1972, the competition was also a round-robin format, but the five clubs only played once against each other. The champion was the club with most points.

In 1973, the Torneio do Povo was divided in two rounds. In the first round, the teams played against each other once. The four best placed clubs advanced to the next round. The second round was in a single round-robin format. The champion was the club with the most points.

List of champions YearChampions and runners-upWinnerRunner-up1971DetailsCorinthiansInternacional1972DetailsFlamengoAtlético Mineiro1973DetailsCoritibaBahia

Torneio do Povo 1971 Champion: Corinthians Runner-up: Internacional

DateTeam #1ScoreTeam #224 January 1971Atlético Mineiro 0-0Flamengo27 January 1971Atlético Mineiro 3-3Corinthians27 January 1971Internacional 1-0Flamengo30 January 1971Corinthians 0-0Flamengo3 February 1971Internacional 3-0Atlético Mineiro6 February 1971Corinthians 3-0Internacional11 February 1971Corinthians 0-0Flamengo13 February 1971Atlético Mineiro 0-0Corinthians14 February 1971Flamengo 0-1Internacional17 February 1971Atlético Mineiro 0-0Internacional19 February 1971Atlético Mineiro 3-3Flamengo19 February 1971Corinthians 1-0Internacional

Final standings TeamPtsPldGFGAGDWCorinthians867342Internacional765413Atlético Mineiro5669-30Flamengo4635-20

Torneio do Povo 1972 Champion: Flamengo Runner-up: Atlético Mineiro

Single Round-robin DateTeam #1ScoreTeam #22 February 1972Corinthians 0-1Atlético Mineiro2 February 1972Bahia 0-1Flamengo6 February 1972Flamengo 2-0Atlético Mineiro6 February 1972Bahia 0-1Corinthians10 February 1972Internacional 0-0Corinthians17 February 1972Corinthians 1-2Flamengo20 February 1972Bahia 0-0Atlético Mineiro20 February 1972Flamengo 0-0Internacional24 February 1972Atlético Mineiro 2-1Internacional27 February 1972Internacional 4-0Bahia

Final standings TeamPtsPldGFGAGDWFlamengo745143Atlético Mineiro543302Internacional445231Corinthians3423-11Bahia1406-60

Torneio do Povo 1973 Champion: Coritiba Runner-up: Bahia

First stage DateTeam #1ScoreTeam #221 January 1973Atlético Mineiro 1-2Coritiba23 January 1973Bahia 1-0Internacional24 January 1973Corinthians 0-0Flamengo27 January 1973Bahia 1-0Coritiba28 January 1973Atlético Mineiro 2-3Flamengo31 January 1973Bahia 1-4Atlético Mineiro31 January 1973Coritiba 2-0Flamengo31 January 1973Corinthians 1-0Internacional4 February 1973Atlético Mineiro 0-3Internacional7 February 1973Coritiba 0-0Corinthians7 February 1973Bahia 1-1Flamengo12 February 1973Internacional 1-0Flamengo13 February 1973Bahia 1-0Corinthians15 February 1973Internacional 1-1Coritiba16 February 1973Corinthians 1-0Atlético Mineiro

Standings TeamPtsPldGFGAGDWBahia755503Coritiba655322Corinthians652112Internacional555322Flamengo4546-21Atlético Mineiro25710-71

Quadrangular Final (Final Stage) DateTeam #1ScoreTeam #221 February 1973Coritiba 1-0Corinthians21 February 1973Bahia 1-1Flamengo25 February 1973Flamengo 0-1Coritiba27 February 1973Corinthians 0-0Bahia14 March 1973Bahia 2-2Coritiba

Standings TeamPtsPldGFGAGDWCoritiba534222Bahia333300Flamengo1201-10Corinthians1212-10

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