Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Brazilian League - the most competitive in the World?


The Brazilian League (or 'Brasileirão') can easily put forward the case to be the most competitive league in the World!

The Proof? Just look at the top 1 and 2 clubs for every one of the 35 years since it started.....there isn't two of the same!

35 seasons and never the same final 2 in Brazil. Try finding that in England...Spain..Italy or Argentina...

The first club on the left indicates the champion with the 2nd placed team on the right.
e.g. in 1971 Atletico-MG were the champions with Sao Paulo in 2nd place.

1971: Atletico MG x Sao Paulo
1972: Palmeiras x Botafogo
1973: Palmeiras x Sao Paulo
1974: Vasco x Cruzeiro
1975: Inter x Cruzeiro
1976: Inter x Corinthians
1977: Sao Paulo x Atletico-MG
1978: Guarani x Palmeiras
1979: Inter x Vasco
1980: Flamengo x Atletico-MG
1981: Gremio x Sao Paulo
1982: Flamengo x Gremio
1983: Flamengo x Santos
1984: Fluminense x Vasco
1985: Coritiba x Bangu
1986: Sao Paulo x Guarani
1987: Flamengo x Inter
1988: Bahia x Inter
1989: Vasco x Sao paulo
1990: Corinthians x Sao Paulo
1991: Sao Paulo x Bragantino
1992: Flamengo x Botafogo
1993: Palmeiras x Vitoria
1994: Palmeiras x Corinthians
1995: Botafogo x Santos
1996: Gremio x Portuguesa
1997: Vasco x Palmeiras
1998: Corinthians x Cruzeiro
1999: Corinthians x Atletico - MG
2000: Vasco x Sao Caetano
2001: Atletico PR x Sao caetano
2002: Santos x Corinthians
2003: Cruzeiro and Santos
2004: Santos and Atletico PR
2005: Inter and Corinthians
2006: Sao Paulo and Inter

Try finding that elsewhere!

In terms of who won the most titles, in order:

5 titles:
Flamengo
Note: the 1987 title is disputed by the Brazilian Federation and according to them, Sport Recife won it (the clubs broke away on that year). Therefore there is an argument for Flamengo having won 4 titles.

4 titles:
Palmeiras
Vasco da Gama
Internacional
Sao Paulo

3 titles:
Corinthians

2 titles:
Grêmio
Santos

1 title:
Atletico-MG
Guarani
Fluminense
Coritiba
Bahia
Botafogo
Atletico-PR
Cruzeiro

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