Torneio Mercosul

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Torneio Mercosul
Organising bodyCentertur and Estratégia B. Cecrisa
Founded1995
Abolished1996
Region Brazil
Number of teams 10 (1995), 3 (1996)
Most successful club(s) Figueirense
Internacional
1 title each

Torneio Mercosul (English: Mercosur Tournament, Spanish: Torneo Mercosur) was an international football friendly competition played in 1995 and 1996. The 1995 edition was played in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.

Contents

The competition was considered at the time, by Santa Catarina press, as an embryo of Copa Mercosur. It was intended to have a second edition of Torneio Mercosul in 1996, but it never happened. The budget of the competition was US$ 400,000.00. CONMEBOL did not recognize this competition.

1995

Invited teams

ClubCountry
Avaí Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
C.A. Cerro Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Coritiba Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Criciúma Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Estudiantes Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Figueirense Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Joinville Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Juventude Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Marcílio Dias Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Peñarol Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Racing Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

Barcelona, Estudiantes, Grêmio, Internacional, Juventude, Peñarol and Racing declined the invitation to play in the competition.

Organizers of the competition

The organizers of the competition were Centertur and Estratégia B. Cecrisa, Construtora Caseca, Petrobras, and Sadia were the companies that supported the competition.

Format

The first round was played in four playoff matches. Marcílio Dias got a bye in this round. In the second round, Marcílio Dias played against one of the first round qualified teams for a semifinal spot. The next round was the semifinal round, followed by the final.

Results

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Figueirense 2-2 (aet 1-0) Olimpia
Joinville 3-0 Coritiba
Avaí 4-2 Nacional
Criciúma 2-0 C.A. Cerro
Marcílio Dias bye-

Intermediate round

Home teamScoreAway team
Marcílio Dias 1-0 Criciúma

Semifinals

Home teamScoreAway team
Joinville 1-0 Avaí
Figueirense 1-0 Marcílio Dias

Final

Home teamScoreAway team
Figueirense 0-0 (aet 1-0) Joinville
Torneio Mercosul
1995 Winners
Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg
Figueirense
First Title

Statistics

Number of matches8
Total goals20
Average Goals per match2.5 per match
Highest scoring match (6 goals) Avaí-Nacional 4-2
Highest score (3 goals) Joinville-Coritiba 3-0
Biggest attendance

Figueirense-Joinville 0-0 (aet 1-0) (5,271 people)

Biggest revenue

Figueirense-Joinville 0-0 (aet 1-0) (R$ 48,469.00)

Club with biggest revenue Figueirense (R$ 89,110.00)

Overview

The tournament was considered a failure. One of the reasons was that Centertur used a rubber check to pay the accommodations of Olimpia at Hotel Mariner Plaza in Itajaí. Also, many traditional teams declined to play the tournament, exhausting the competition before it started. The tournament was discontinued and three years later, the Copa Mercosur's first edition was played.

1996

There was also an empty edition of the competition, with just three teams in 1996. [1]

Invited teams

ClubCountry
Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg Chile

Final standings

TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 124400101+9
3310236-3
0300306-6
Torneio Mercosul
1996 Winners
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Internacional
First Title

See also

References

  1. "Títulos esquecidos: taça continental em época difícil para o Inter". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.