The
Triple Crown of Brazilian Football is an
unofficial title given to the club that won the three most
important competitions of the Brazilian football in the same
year:
- Brazilian
Football State Championship (State Championship First
Level)
- Copa do Brasil (Brazilian
Cup)
- Campeonato
Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian Championship First Level)
Achievers
Cruzeiro Esporte
Clube
is the only Brazilian football team that won the
three most important Brazilian competitions in the same year (all
won in 2003). In that year the
Campeonato Mineiro (the state
championship of the state of Minas Gerais
) was disputed in a single round robin format, and
Cruzeiro, coached by Vanderlei
Luxemburgo, won the competition without losing a single
match. Also, Cruzeiro won
Copa do
Brasil undefeated, beating
Flamengo in the final of the
tournament. The
Campeonato Brasileiro Série
A was won with 31 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats, totalizing 100
points earned. The club scored 102 goals during the championship,
and conceded 47.
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