1952 Campeonato Carioca

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Flamengo 9-0 São Cristóvão (October 10, 1952)
Biggest away winBangu 2-6 Vasco da Gama (September 6, 1952)
Highest scoringOlaria 9-1 Bonsucesso (December 14, 1952)
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The 1952 edition of the

Vasco da Gama won the title for the 10th time. no teams were relegated.[1][2]

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.[2][1]

Extra Tournament

After the last edition of the Torneio Municipal, another tournament, officially called the Taça Carlos Martins da Rocha, popularly known as the Torneio Extra, was created to fill the gap in the clubs' schedules in the beginning of the year. That tournament only lasted one season, as the championship expanded to twelve teams in the following year.

Twelve teams disputed that tournament; the eleven league teams and Oriente AC, champion of the amateur championship held by the Departamento Autônomo. They were divided into two groups of six, in which the teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format, with the two best teams in each group qualifying into the Final phase, also played in a single round-robin format.

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 5 5 0 0 19 7 +12 10 Qualified
2 Bonsucesso 5 3 1 1 17 9 +8 7
3
Fluminense
 5 2 0 3 7 10 −3 4
4 Olaria 5 2 0 3 12 16 −4 4
5
Vasco da Gama
 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 3
6 Canto do Rio 5 1 0 4 7 13 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 1, 1952. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
América
 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 8 Qualified
2
Flamengo
 5 4 0 1 13 6 +7 8
3 Bangu 5 3 0 2 15 7 +8 6
4 São Cristóvão 5 1 1 3 8 15 −7 3
5 Madureira 5 1 1 3 12 20 −8 3
6 Oriente 5 1 0 4 12 21 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 1, 1952. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Final phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
América
 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Champions
2
Flamengo
 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Bonsucesso 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1[a]
4 Botafogo 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 1952. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Botafogo and Bonsucesso didn't play their last match

Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Vasco da Gama
 20 17 2 1 49 18 +31 36 Champions
2
Flamengo
 20 14 2 4 59 22 +37 30
3
Fluminense
 20 14 2 4 49 23 +26 30
4 Bangu 20 12 1 7 62 40 +22 25
5 Botafogo 20 9 4 7 46 38 +8 22
6
América
 20 8 2 10 37 36 +1 18
7 Olaria 20 6 4 10 36 42 −6 16
8 Madureira 20 6 2 12 35 51 −16 14
9 São Cristóvão 20 4 2 14 32 61 −29 10
10 Canto do Rio 20 2 6 12 24 58 −34 10
11 Bonsucesso 20 2 5 13 27 67 −40 9
Updated to match(es) played on January 22, 1953. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1952". Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1952". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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