The Copa dos Campeões Mundiais (), was an official tournament organized by the Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) with the seal official of CBF featuring Brazilian clubs that were previously successful in the conquest of the Intercontinental Cup. The competition was inspired by the same precedents that CONMEBOL used for the Supercopa Libertadores, which contained champions from past editions of the Copa Libertadores.
Their matches were officially assigned to the CBF calendar for the three years in which the tournament was held.
Eligible clubs
Only four clubs had won the Interncontinental Cup until the tournament came into being realized:
Club Intercontinental Cup edition winnersSantos1962, 1963Flamengo1981Grêmio1983São Paulo1992, 1993
Format
The tournament was played in round-robin in its first stage, followed by a final between the top two clubs. The tournament matches were played mostly in the Brazilian Midwest region, in the cities of Cuiabá, Brasília and Campo Grande. The city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, also hosted games in the 1995 edition.
The tournament was held during the months of June or July.
List of champions
Year Champion Final match Runners-up Third place Fourth place 1995 Details São Paulo 0–0 4–3 (pen.) Santos Grêmio Flamengo 1996 Details São Paulo 2–1 Flamengo Santos Grêmio 1997 Details Flamengo 1–0 São Paulo Santos Grêmio
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