The former Rio-São Paulo Tournament was officially named "Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa" since 1954, in hommage to the former goalkeeper of Brazil National Team and president of São Paulo State FA, who died that year.
In 1967, the tournament promoters (São Paulo State and Guanabara State FAs) invited clubs from Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. The name "Rio-São Paulo Tournament" was obviously abandoned and the new tournament was only referred as "Roberto Gomes Pedrosa" or "Robertão".
In 1968, the tournament turned to be organized by CBD (the Brazilian FA),
which invited clubs from Bahia and Pernambuco and created a silver trophy
to be offered to the champions (hence, the tournament was also referred
as "Taça de Prata").
Almost 40 years later, in 22/Dec/2010, CBF awarded to Taça Brasil (1959-1968)
and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967-1970) tournaments the status of Brazilian
Championships.
Year Topscorer (Team) Goals
Taça Brasil
1959 Léo (Bahia) 09
1960 Bececê (Fortaleza) 07
1961 Pelé (Santos) 09
1962 Coutinho (Santos) 07
1963 Ruiter (Confiança) 09
1964 Pelé (Santos) 07
1965 Bita (Náutico) 09
1966 Toninho Guerreiro (Santos)
Bita (Náutico) 10
1967 Chiclete (Treze) 06
1968 Ferretti (Botafogo) 07
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
1967 César (Palmeiras)
Ademar Pantera (Flamengo) 15
1968 Toninho Guerreiro (Santos) 18
1969 Edu (América-RJ) 14
1970 Tostão (Cruzeiro) 12
Campeonato Brasileiro
1971 Dario (Atlético-MG) 15
1972 Dario (Atlético-MG)
Pedro Rocha (São Paulo) 17
1973 Ramón (Santa Cruz) 21
1974 Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) 16
1975 Flávio (Internacional) 16
1976 Dario (Internacional) 16
1977 Reinaldo (Atlético-MG) 28
1978 Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) 19
1979 César (América-RJ) 13
1980 Zico (Flamengo) 21
1981 Nunes (Flamengo) 16
1982 Zico (Flamengo) 21
1983 Serginho (Santos) 22
1984 Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) 16
1985 Edmar (Guarani) 20
1986 Careca (São Paulo) 25
1987 Muller (São Paulo) 10
1988 Nilson (Internacional) 15
1989 Túlio (Goiás) 11
1990 Charles (Bahia) 11
1991 Paulinho McLaren (Santos) 15
1992 Bebeto (Vasco da Gama) 18
1993 Guga (Santos) 15
1994 Amoroso (Guarani)
Túlio (Botafogo) 19
1995 Túlio (Botafogo) 23
1996 Paulo Nunes (Grêmio)
Renaldo (Atlético-MG) 16
1997 Edmundo (Vasco da Gama) 29
1998 Viola (Santos) 21
1999 Guilherme (Atlético-MG) 28
2000 Dill (Goiás)
Magno Alves (Fluminense)
Romário (Vasco da Gama) 20 [1]
2001 Romário (Vasco da Gama) 21
2002 Luís Fabiano (São Paulo)
Rodrigo Fabri (Grêmio) 19
2003 Dimba (Goiás) 31
2004 Washington (Atlético-PR) 34
2005 Romário (Vasco) 22
2006 Souza (Goiás) 17
2007 Josiel (Paraná) 20
2008 Keirrison (Coritiba) 21
Washington (Fluminense) 21
Kléber Pereira (Santos) 21
2009 Adriano (Flamengo) 19
Diego Tardelli (Atlético-MG) 19
2010 Jonas (Grêmio) 23
2011 Borges (Santos) 23
2012 Fred (Fluminense) 20
2013 Éderson (Atlético-PR) 21
2014 Fred (Fluminense) 18
2015 Ricardo Oliveira (Santos) 20
2016 Fred (Atlético-MG) 14
William Pottker (Ponte Preta) 14
Diego Souza (Sport) 14
2017 Jô (Corinthians) 18
Henrique Dourado (Fluminense) 18
2018 Gabriel Barbosa (Santos) 18
2019 Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) 25
2020 Luciano (São Paulo) 18
Claudinho (Red Bull Bragantino) 18
2021 Hulk (Atlético Mineiro) 19
Notes:
[1] Adhemar (São Caetano) scored 22 goals, 15 of those in Yellow Module matches,
that most sources consider as a second level.
[Correction on 1983 thanks to Ricardo Pontes]
Players with 2 or more titles
3 Dario (1971, 1972 and 1976)
Fred (2012, 2014 and 2016)
Romário (2000, 2001 and 2005)
Túlio (1989, 1994 and 1995)
2 Gabriel Barbosa (2018 and 2019)
Roberto Dinamite (1974 and 1984)
Washington (2004 and 2008)
Zico (1980 and 1982)
Foreign Topscorers
The uruguayan Pedro Rocha is the only foreigner that was a Brazilian Championship
topscorer, in 1972, having scored 17 goals for São Paulo.
Multiple Level topscorers
Túlio was the topscorer of the First Level in 1989, 1994 and 1995, the topscorer of
Second Level in 2008 and the topscorer of the Third Level in 2002 and 2007.
Data up to 1971 supplied by Mauro Prais.
Thanks to Yuri Casari (yuri.casari@gmail.com).
Prepared by Julio Bovi Diogo and maintained by Paulo Torres for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Authors: Julio Bovi Diogo and Paulo Torres (paulotf@gmail.com.br)
Last updated: 28 May 2022.
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