# Torneio Centro-Sul

The Torneio Centro-Sul (English: Central-South Tournament), was a football competition held during the years of 1968 and 1969, reuniting clubs of the part south of Brazil as a qualifier for the Torneio dos Campeões da CBD, likewise Torneio Norte-Nordeste. The tournament had only two editions, but ended up being abandoned due to lack of interest from clubs and the discontinuity of the Torneio dos Campeões.

## List of Champions

| Year | Champion | Final Score | Runners-up |
| 1968 | Grêmio Maringá PR | 2–0 2–1 | Villa Nova MG |
| 1969 | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned |

## 1968 Torneio Centro Sul
### Participants

| Club | City | State |
| Almirante Barroso | Itajaí | Santa Catarina |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais |
| Desportiva | Cariacica | Espírito Santo |
| Grêmio Maringá | Maringá | Paraná |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Palmeiras | Blumenau | Santa Catarina |
| Rio Branco | Vitória | Espírito Santo |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Valerio | Itabira | Minas Gerais |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | Minas Gerais |
| Vitória | Vitória | Espírito Santo |
| União Bandeirante | Bandeirantes | Paraná |

### Group 1 (Central)

| Nov 20 |
| Valerio | 1–0 | Desportiva |
| Nov 23 |
| Villa Nova | 1–1 | Desportiva |
| Nov 26 |
| Villa Nova | 1–1 | Valerio |
| Dec 4 |
| Desportiva | 1–2 | Villa Nova |
| Dec 12 |
| Desportiva | n/p | Valerio |
The final match not played as Villa Nova had secured the classification beforehand
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Villa Nova | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Valerio | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Desportiva | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |

### Group 2 (Central)

| Nov 17 |
| Rio Branco | 1–0 | Vitória |
| Nov 20 |
| Rio Branco | 1–1 | América Mineiro |
| Nov 24 |
| Vitória | 1–1 | América Mineiro |
| Dec 1 |
| Vitória | 1–1 | Rio Branco |
| Dec 4 |
| América Mineiro | 0–1 | Rio Branco |
| Dec 8 |
| América Mineiro | 5–1 | Vitória |
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Rio Branco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| América Mineiro | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Vitória | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 |

### Group 1 (South)

| Nov 17 |
| União Bandeirante | 0–0 | Grêmio Maringá |
| Nov 20 |
| Grêmio Maringá | 4–0 | Almirante Barroso |
| Nov 24 |
| União Bandeirante | 2–2 | Almirante Barroso |
| Dec 1 |
| Grêmio Maringá | 1–0 | União Bandeirante |
| Dec 4 |
| Almirante Barroso | 2–2 | Grêmio Maringá |
| Dec 8 |
| Almirante Barroso | 2–1 | União Bandeirante |
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Grêmio Maringá | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Almirante Barroso | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| União Bandeirante | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |

### Group 2 (South)

| Nov 17 |
| Juventude | 1–1 | Santa Cruz |
| Nov 20 |
| Palmeiras | 0–0 | Santa Cruz |
| Nov 24 |
| Palmeiras | 3–1 | Juventude |
| Dec 1 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Juventude |
| Dec 4 |
| Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Palmeiras |
| Dec 8 |
| Juventude | n/p | Palmeiras |
The final match not played as Santa Cruz had secured the classification beforehand
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Santa Cruz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Juventude | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals Dec 14, 18 | Semi-finals Dec 14, 18 | Semi-finals Dec 14, 18 | Semi-finals Dec 14, 18 | Final Feb 8, 12 (1969) | Final Feb 8, 12 (1969) | Final Feb 8, 12 (1969) | Final Feb 8, 12 (1969) |
| Villa Nova | Villa Nova | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Rio Branco | Rio Branco | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Rio Branco | Rio Branco | 0 | 0 | Villa Nova | Villa Nova | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Grêmio Maringá | Grêmio Maringá | 2 | 2 |
| Grêmio Maringá | Grêmio Maringá | 3 | 7 | Grêmio Maringá | Grêmio Maringá | 2 | 2 |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 4 | 0 | | | | |

### Champions

* 1968 Torneio Centro-Sul
* Grêmio Maringá 1st title

## 1969 Torneio Centro Sul
### Participants

| Club | City | State |
| Americano | Campos dos Goytacazes | Rio de Janeiro |
| Anápolis | Anápolis | Goiás |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina |
| Barra Mansa | Barra Mansa | Rio de Janeiro |
| Democrata | Governador Valadares | Minas Gerais |
| Desportiva | Cariacica | Espírito Santo |
| Internacional | Santa Maria | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Ipiranga | Anápolis | Goiás |
| Juventus | Rio do Sul | Santa Catarina |
| Mixto | Cuiabá | Mato Grosso |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Operário | Várzea Grande | Mato Grosso |
| Rio Branco | Vitória | Espírito Santo |

#### Note

    The second edition of the tournament as disbanded after 6 rounds played.