Torneio do Povo


Torneio do Povo was a competition contested between the most popular Brazilian football clubs between 1971 and 1973. It was organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation, and was played in the beginning of the year, starting the season.
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, finishing in the fifth place, Coritiba was invited to participate in the competition's third edition, 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.

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

Torneio do Povo 1971

DateTeam #1ScoreTeam #2
24 January 1971Atlético Mineiro0-0Flamengo
27 January 1971Atlético Mineiro3-3Corinthians
27 January 1971Internacional1-0Flamengo
30 January 1971Corinthians0-0Flamengo
3 February 1971Internacional3-0Atlético Mineiro
6 February 1971Corinthians3-0Internacional
11 February 1971Corinthians0-0Flamengo
13 February 1971Atlético Mineiro0-0Corinthians
14 February 1971Flamengo0-1Internacional
17 February 1971Atlético Mineiro0-0Internacional
19 February 1971Atlético Mineiro3-3Flamengo
19 February 1971Corinthians1-0Internacional

Final standings

Torneio do Povo 1972

Final standings

Torneio do Povo 1973

Standings

Quadrangular Final (Final Stage)

Standings