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Torneio do Povo (meaning ''Tournament of the People'') was a competition disputed between the most popular Brazilian football clubs. The competition was contested from 1971 to 1973. It was organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD), and was disputed 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 disputed by 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 dispute 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 disputed by four clubs, in a double round-robin format. The champion was the team with more points. In 1972, the competition was also disputed in a round-robin format, but the five clubs only played once against each other. The champion was the club with more 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 disputed in a single round-robin format. The champion was the club with more points. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torneio do Povo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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