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| RSSSF Brazil | |
|---|---|
| Name | RSSSF Brazil |
| Type | Sports statistics archive |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Country | Brazil |
| Launched | 1990s |
RSSSF Brazil
RSSSF Brazil is a Brazilian branch of an international football statistics project focused on compiling historical results, tables, and records for Brazilian football competitions and international fixtures involving Brazil. The site serves researchers, journalists, clubs, federations, and fans by aggregating data on Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil, state championships such as the Campeonato Paulista and Campeonato Carioca, and international tournaments like the FIFA World Cup and Copa América. It complements official publications from institutions such as the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol and international bodies including FIFA and CONMEBOL.
RSSSF Brazil functions as an archival project documenting match results, final standings, scorers, attendances, and competition formats across multiple decades. Its corpus links historical seasons of clubs like Flamengo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo FC, and Grêmio with national team campaigns featuring players like Pelé, Zico, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Neymar. The archive parallels other statistical initiatives such as Transfermarkt, Opta Sports, IFFHS, and the original Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation network, offering exhaustive listings for tournaments including the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
The project emerged in the 1990s as part of the broader Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation movement, inspired by archival efforts seen in publications like Placar and research by historians who studied competitions such as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Early contributors digitized paper records from federations like the Federação Paulista de Futebol and match reports from newspapers including O Globo, Folha de S.Paulo, and Estado de S. Paulo. Over time the archive expanded to cover regional cups, youth tournaments, women's competitions such as the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, and historical tours like Brazil's fixtures against Argentina national football team and Uruguay national football team.
RSSSF Brazil is maintained by a network of volunteer researchers, statisticians, and historians, often collaborating with figures affiliated with clubs like Vasco da Gama and Fluminense or with national institutions such as the Brazilian Olympic Committee. Contributors include local historians, match statisticians, and archivists who draw on materials from libraries like the Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil and municipal archives in cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte. The editorial structure mirrors grassroots projects found in communities centered on RSSSF affiliates worldwide, coordinating via mailing lists, forums, and exchanges with researchers linked to organizations like CONMEBOL.
Coverage encompasses national leagues at all levels—Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Campeonato Brasileiro Série C—state championships, cup competitions including Copa do Brasil, international club tournaments such as the Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, and national team fixtures in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Content types include season-by-season tables, complete match lists, top scorers, promotion and relegation records, attendance figures, and player appearance tallies for icons such as Garrincha, Rivaldo, Romário, Kaká, and Cafu. The archive documents landmark events like 1960 Taça Brasil, 1971 national championship, and championship runs by clubs like Cruzeiro and Internacional.
Data compilation relies on primary sources: match reports from newspapers such as Jornal do Brasil, official bulletins from state federations (for example, the Federação Paulista de Futebol), competition regulations published by CBF, and international records from FIFA and CONMEBOL. Contributors cross-check information against club archives of teams like Bahia, Atlético Mineiro, and Sport Recife, periodicals like Placar, and historical yearbooks. Where discrepancies exist, the project documents competing sources and notes uncertainties following practices used by statistical bodies such as RSSSF and IFFHS.
Researchers, sportswriters, and broadcasters cite the archive in works about Brazil national football team, biographical studies of players like Pelé and Garrincha, and histories of competitions including the Taça Libertadores. Academic studies in sports history and sociology reference datasets from the archive alongside materials from institutions like the Universidade de São Paulo and the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Media outlets including GloboEsporte and ESPN Brasil have utilized its records for retrospective analyses, while clubs and federations consult it for historical verification. The project is recognized among other archives such as WorldFootball.net and national statistics endeavors in countries like Argentina and England.
RSSSF Brazil is part of a network of archival and statistical initiatives, collaborating informally with the global RSSSF community, researchers associated with the IFFHS, and databases like Transfermarkt and Soccerway. It exchanges information with club historians from Athletico Paranaense and state federations across Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina, and contributes data used by researchers at institutions like FIFA Museum and academic centers researching sports history such as the Museu do Futebol.