Taça Do Atlântico
Taça do Atlântico (English: Atlantic Cup, Spanish: Copa del Atlántico) was a national football team's competition held between 1956 and 1976 on an irregular basis, contested by the national football teams from South America.
| Organising body |  AFA CBF  AUF APF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Region | South America |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Last champions | Brazil (1976) |
| Most successful club(s) | Brazil (3 titles) |
Teams participating were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay national sides. Paraguay did not play in the first edition of the competition. There were 3 championships and Brazil won them all. In 1956, a club competition was played in parallel to the main competition, but the final between Boca Juniors and Corinthians was never played.
1956 Taça do Atlântico
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
Julio Abbadie  56' | Ernesto Grillo 52', 82' |
1960 Taça do Atlântico
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrera ?' | Delém ?' Almir Pernambuquinho ?' |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Escalada ?' Rodríguez Peña ?' | Cabral ?' |
| Argentina | 4–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Sanfilippo 48', 59', 69' Jiménez 53' |
1976 Taça do Atlântico
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 |
| Argentina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Note:
- Matches between Argentina and Paraguay also counted for the 1976 Copa Félix Bogado
- Matches between Argentina and Brazil also counted for the 1976 Roca Cup
- First match between Argentina and Uruguay also counted for the 1976 Copa Lipton
- Second match between Argentina and Uruguay also counted for the 1976 Copa Newton
- Matches between Brazil and Uruguay also counted for the 1976 Copa Río Branco
- Matches between Brazil and Paraguay also counted for the 1976 Taça Oswaldo Cruz
| Paraguay | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Aquino ?' (pen.) | Enéas ?' |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Dinamite ?' ??' Zico | Díaz ?' |
All-time scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mario Kempes | 6 |
| Héctor Scotta | 4 |
| Zico | 4 |
| José Sanfilippo | 3 |
| Osvaldo Aquino | 3 |
| Lula | 2 |
| Leopoldo Luque | 2 |
| Roberto Dinamite | 2 |
| Darío Pereyra | 2 |
| Ernesto Grillo | 2 |
| Rubén H. Sosa | 2 |
Hat-tricks
Since the first official tournament in 1956, 2 hat-tricks have been scored in over 20 matches of the 3 editions of the tournament. The first hat-trick was scored by José Sanfilippo of Argentina, during a Clásico del Río de la Plata against Uruguay on 17 August 1960; and the last was by Héctor Scotta, who netted a hat-trick for Argentina, but this time against Paraguay in a 3-2 win on 25 February 1976.
| # | Player | G | Time of goals | For | Result | Against | Tournament | Date | FIFA report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Sanfilippo | 3 | 48', 59', 69' | Argentina | 4–0 | Uruguay | 1960 Taça do Atlântico | 17 August 1960 | Report |
| 2. | Héctor Scotta | 3 | 11', 38', 52' | 3–2 | Paraguay | 1976 Taça do Atlântico | 25 February 1976 |
References
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