Campeonato Carioca
Season1979
ChampionsFlamengo
Matches played90
Goals scored265 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerZico (Flamengo) - 26 goals
Biggest home winBotafogo 7-0 Fluminense de Nova Friburgo (February 7, 1979)
Biggest away winFluminense de Nova Friburgo
0-5 Botafogo (April 22, 1979)
Highest scoringFlamengo 7-1 Goytacaz (March 29, 1979)
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Campeonato Carioca
Season1979
ChampionsFlamengo
Copa Brasil 1979Fluminense
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
América
Goytacaz
Americano
Campo Grande
Copa Brasil 1980Fluminense
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
América
Taça de PrataGoytacaz
Bangu
Americano
Campo Grande
Serrano
Bonsucesso
Matches played252
Goals scored596 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerZico (Flamengo) - 34 goals
Biggest home winVasco da Gama 7-0 Portuguesa (October 20, 1979)
Biggest away winSão Cristóvão 1-8 Fluminense (May 6, 1979)
Highest scoringSão Cristóvão 1-8 Fluminense (May 6, 1979)
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1980 →

The 1979 Campeonato Carioca had two editions.

Special Championship

The first edition was the first championship organized by the recently founded FFERJ. It would include ten clubs; the six best teams of the 1978 City qualification and the four best teams of the 1978 State qualification. The championship would actually count for the 1978 season, and would be played in a double round-robin system. However, little less than two weeks before the beginning of the championship, the qualifications were acknowledged as the official Fluminense and Carioca championships of that year, and what would be the 1978 championship was turned into a "Special Championship" for 1979.[1][2] Flamengo won its 19th title.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 18 13 5 0 51 12 +39 31 Champions
2 Fluminense 18 11 5 2 45 18 +27 27
3 Vasco da Gama 18 11 5 2 34 11 +23 27
4 Botafogo 18 9 5 4 41 14 +27 23
5 Americano 18 8 4 6 24 28 −4 20
6 América 18 4 6 8 20 30 −10 14
7 Volta Redonda 18 5 2 11 18 26 −8 12
8 Goytacaz 18 3 3 12 14 38 −24 9
9 São Cristóvão 18 3 3 12 8 41 −33 9
10 Fluminense de Nova Friburgo 18 2 4 12 10 47 −37 8
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Championship

The championship began on May 5, 1979 and ended on November 4, 1979, and was disputed by the twelve teams of the 1978 Campeonato Carioca and the six teams of the 1978 Campeonato Fluminense. Flamengo won its 20th title.[3][4]

System

The tournament would be divided in four stages:[4][3]

Taça Guanabara

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 17 16 0 1 52 13 +39 32 Qualified to Third round
2 Vasco da Gama 17 12 1 4 44 12 +32 25 Taça Inocêncio Pereira Leal
3 Fluminense 17 10 3 4 40 15 +25 23
4 Botafogo 17 9 5 3 39 16 +23 23
5 Americano 17 9 4 4 28 24 +4 22
6 Goytacaz 17 8 6 3 26 17 +9 22
7 América 17 7 5 5 17 17 0 19
8 Campo Grande 17 7 5 5 14 16 −2 19
9 Serrano 17 6 6 5 11 14 −3 18
10 Bonsucesso 17 7 3 7 19 23 −4 17
11 Madureira 17 4 6 7 18 23 −5 14 Taça Orlando Leal Carneiro
12 Bangu 17 4 6 7 11 25 −14 14
13 Volta Redonda 17 4 4 9 13 26 −13 12
14 Fluminense de Nova Friburgo 17 4 4 9 6 19 −13 12
15 São Cristóvão 17 3 3 11 8 32 −24 9
16 Portuguesa 17 1 7 9 3 16 −13 9
17 Niterói 17 3 2 12 12 37 −25 8
18 Olaria 17 2 4 11 12 28 −16 8
Updated to match(es) played on July 22, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Inocêncio Pereira Leal

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 9 6 1 2 17 8 +9 13 Champions
2 Botafogo 9 4 4 1 12 8 +4 12 Qualified
3 Vasco da Gama 9 4 3 2 16 9 +7 11
4 Fluminense 9 4 3 2 10 3 +7 11
5 Americano 9 3 3 3 7 8 −1 9
6 Goytacaz 9 2 5 2 4 6 −2 9
7 América 9 2 4 3 5 7 −2 8
8 Serrano 9 1 5 3 4 13 −9 7
9 Bonsucesso 9 1 3 5 5 9 −4 5
10 Campo Grande 9 1 3 5 3 12 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Orlando Leal Carneiro

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bangu 7 5 1 1 11 3 +8 11 Qualified
2 Portuguesa 7 4 2 1 5 1 +4 10
3 Fluminense de Nova Friburgo 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4 10
4 Olaria 7 3 1 3 4 5 −1 7
5 Volta Redonda 7 2 2 3 5 9 −4 6
6 São Cristóvão 7 1 4 2 3 4 −1 6
7 Madureira 7 1 2 4 4 7 −3 4
8 Niterói 7 0 2 5 2 10 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goal average.

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 7 5 1 1 15 6 +9 13 Champions
2 Vasco da Gama 7 6 0 1 18 6 +12 12
3 Botafogo 7 5 1 1 16 6 +10 11
4 Fluminense 7 5 0 2 20 10 +10 10
5 Americano 7 2 0 5 9 15 −6 4
6 Goytacaz 7 1 1 5 7 18 −11 3
7 Portuguesa 7 1 1 5 4 17 −13 3
8 Bangu 7 1 0 6 5 16 −11 2
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "RSSSF – Special Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1979". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Futebolnacional.com.br – Special Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1979". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1979". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1979". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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