1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais
The 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais was an official tournament organized by the now defunct Brazilian Football Federation (FBF), and aimed to point the Brazilian champion at that time. It was the second time a state champions cup happened in Brazil. The competition brought together the 1936 champions of the state leagues of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Capixaba, and was played in round-robin for points systems. The winning team was the Clube Atlético Mineiro. Competition. The 1936 tournament was organised by the Brazilian Football Federation Januar 1937 and held  in a league format ("round robin") with home and away legs. Participants were the five state champions of 1936 and a delegation of the sports club of the navy, which qualified through an internal process. Participating teams were: Atlético, Fluminense and Portuguesa were automatically qualified. The other participants played for one more place: Winner was Atlético with the following team: "Kafunga, Clóvis – Florindo, Quim – Zezé Procópio, Lola, Bala, Alcindo – Paulista, Abraz, Alfredo Bernardino, Bazzoni, Guará, Nicola, Resende, Elair" – Coach: "Floriano Peixoto Corrêa". Atlético usually played in a 2–3–5 formation.