1996 Campeonato Carioca

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América 0-7 Botafogo (May 11, 1996)
Highest scoringOlaria 5-4 Itaperuna (June 23, 1996)
1995

The 1996 edition of the

Flamengo won the title for the 24th time. no teams were relegated.[1][2]

System

The tournament would be divided in three stages:[2][1]

  • Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in single round-robin format against each other.
  • Taça Rio: The twelve teams all played in single round-robin format against each other.
  • Finals: They were to be played in two matches between the champions of the Taças Guanabara and Rio. in case the same team won both stages, they would automatically win the title, without need for final matches.

Championship

Taça Cidade Maravilhosa

As a commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the first championship, a separate championship involving only the teams from the city of Rio de Janeiro was played.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 7 6 1 0 21 6 +15 19 Champions
2 Madureira 7 4 2 1 7 6 +1 14
3
Flamengo
7 3 4 0 10 6 +4 13
4
Vasco da Gama
7 3 2 2 16 11 +5 11
5
Fluminense
7 2 2 3 12 12 0 8
6 Bangu 7 2 1 4 7 14 −7 7
7
América
7 0 2 5 6 14 −8 2
8 Olaria 7 0 2 5 8 18 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Guanabara

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Flamengo
11 10 1 0 30 8 +22 31 Champions
2
Vasco da Gama
11 9 0 2 25 13 +12 27
3
Fluminense
11 6 2 3 20 15 +5 20
4 Botafogo 11 5 4 2 22 16 +6 19
5 Itaperuna 11 4 4 3 12 8 +4 16
6
Americano
11 4 2 5 7 9 −2 14
7
América
11 3 4 4 12 13 −1 13
8 Bangu 11 3 3 5 16 15 +1 12
9
Volta Redonda
11 2 4 5 6 12 −6 10
10 Barreira 11 2 2 7 7 22 −15 8
11 Madureira 11 2 1 8 8 19 −11 7
12 Olaria 11 1 3 7 13 28 −15 6
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Flamengo
11 8 3 0 27 7 +20 27 Champions
2
Vasco da Gama
11 7 3 1 17 2 +15 24
3 Botafogo 11 6 5 0 25 8 +17 23
4
Fluminense
11 5 2 4 17 11 +6 17
5 Olaria 11 5 1 5 17 21 −4 16
6 Madureira 11 3 4 4 9 16 −7 13
7
Volta Redonda
11 3 2 6 8 11 −3 11
8
Americano
11 2 4 5 7 17 −10 10
9 Bangu 11 1 7 3 6 13 −7 10
10 Itaperuna 11 2 3 6 13 18 −5 9
11 Barreira 11 2 3 6 11 21 −10 9
12
América
11 2 3 6 9 21 −12 9
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Aggregate table

The regulation stipulated that the two bottom teams in the aggregate table would dispute a playoff against the top two teams of the Second Level.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Flamengo
22 18 4 0 57 15 +42 58 Copa do Brasil
2
Vasco da Gama
22 16 3 3 42 15 +27 51
3 Botafogo 22 11 9 2 47 24 +23 42
4
Fluminense
22 11 4 7 37 26 +11 37
5 Itaperuna 22 6 7 9 25 26 −1 25
6
Americano
22 6 6 10 14 26 −12 24
7 Olaria 22 6 4 12 30 49 −19 22
8
América
22 5 7 10 18 34 −16 22
9 Bangu 22 4 10 8 22 28 −6 22
10
Volta Redonda
22 5 6 11 14 23 −9 21
11 Madureira 22 5 5 12 17 35 −18 20 Playouts
12 Barreira 22 4 5 13 18 43 −25 17
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation playouts

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Madureira 1–0 Barra Mansa
Barreira 1–0 Portuguesa

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1996". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1996". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Brfut.blogspot.com – Championship of Rio de Janeiro Second Level 1996". Retrieved May 1, 2019.