1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1961 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 14th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 1 March to 24 April.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best resultAmerica Rio de Janeiro116th (1951)Botafogo Rio de Janeiro11Runners-up: 1960Corinthians São Paulo14Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954Flamengo Rio de Janeiro13Runners-up: 1957, 1958 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro13Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São Paulo14Champions: 1933, 1951Portuguesa São Paulo14Champions: 1952, 1955Santos Santos11Champions: 1959São Paulo São Paulo14Runners-up: 1933Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro14Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of São Paulo, and Group B, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro. Clubs from group A played against clubs from group A and group B. The three clubs with the best performance in each group were qualified to the final round. In the final round, the clubs only plays against teams from the other state.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

First round

Group A

Group B

Final round

References