Corinthians and Vasco are two of the heaviest shirts in Brazilian and South American football. In an interview with GE, coach Ramon Menezes was controversial when he stated that Corinthians would be “much bigger” than the Rio club.
Throughout history, the teams have already participated in the Club World Cup final, in 2000, and have huge fans, spread across the entire national territory.
When comparing titles and fan numbers, Timão is ahead. Vasco, however, is not far behind, and also has a history marked by great achievements.
The compares the performance of the two clubs in national and continental competitions.
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Corinthians x Vasco: who has the most titles?
State Championships
- Corinthians: 30 times São Paulo champion
Lifted the cup in 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 8, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Conquered in the years: 1923, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 94, 1998, 2003, 2015 and 2016.
Brazilian Championships
He was champion in 1990, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015 and 2017, all in Série A of the Brasileirão.
- Vasco: four-time Brasileirão champion.
In 1974, 1989, 1997 and 2000.
Brazilian Cup
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Liberators of America
Club World Cup
- Corinthians: 2000 (Vasco beat Vasco in the final) and 2012
- Vasco: without titles in the current format of the dispute.
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Corinthians x Vasco: who has the most fans?
In October, a survey carried out by the Atlas/Intel Institute, in partnership with the newspaper “Estado de S. Paulo”, released a ranking last August with the biggest fans in Brazil.
Corinthians has the second biggest fan base in the country, with 14.5% of Brazilians’ preference. Vasco appears in fifth, with 6.6%.
Ranking of the biggest fans in Brazil, according to Atlas/Intel Institute (2024)
- Flamengo – 20.1%
- Corinthians – 14,5%
- São Paulo – 7.6%
- Palm trees – 7%
- Vasco – 6,6%
- Cruzeiro – 5.4%
- Grêmio – 4.6%
- Atlético-MG – 4%
- Santos – 3,8%
- Botafogo – 2.9%
- International – 2.9%
- Bahia – 2,8%
- Fluminense – 2.8%
- Sport – 1,8%
- Fortaleza – 1,7%
Corinthians x Vasco: who was relegated more times?
Vasco has already been relegated to Série B of the Brasileirão on four occasions, in 2008, 2013, 2015 and 2020. Corinthians, on the other hand, has only fallen once, in 2007.
Who won more direct confrontations: Corinthians or Vasco?
- 104 games
- 46 Corinthians victories
- 33 draws
- 25 Vasco victories
