Campeonato Carioca
Season2010
ChampionsBotafogo
RelegatedTigres do Brasil
Friburguense
Copa do BrasilBotafogo
Flamengo
Série DAmerica
Madureira
Matches played139
Goals scored425 (3.06 per match)
Best PlayerJefferson (Botafogo)
Top goalscorerVágner Love (Flamengo) - 15 goals
Best goalkeeperJefferson (Botafogo)
Biggest away winBotafogo 0-6 Vasco da Gama (January 24, 2010)
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The 2010 edition of the Campeonato Carioca was the 109th edition of football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). It began on January 16, 2010 and ended on April 28, 2010.

Sixteen teams contested the title. Cabofriense and Mesquita were relegated the previous year and were replaced by Olaria and America from the Carioca Série B.

Teams

Club City Pos. in 2008 Number of Titles (until 2009)
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Champions 31
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Runners-up 18
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 3rd 22
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 4th 30
Macaé Macaé 5th -
Bangu Rio de Janeiro 6th 2
Friburguense Nova Friburgo 7th -
Boavista Saquarema 8th -
Resende Resende 9th -
Americano Campos 10th -
Tigres do Brasil Rio de Janeiro 11th -
Madureira Rio de Janeiro 12th -
Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias 13th -
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda 14th -
Olaria Rio de Janeiro 2nd Level champions -
America Mesquita 2nd Level runners-up 7

System

The 16 clubs were divided into two groups.

Group A: Americano, Bangu, Boavista, Duque de Caxias, Flamengo, Fluminense, Olaria, and Volta Redonda;

Group B: America, Botafogo, Friburguense, Macaé, Madureira, Resende, Tigres do Brasil, and Vasco da Gama.

The tournament was divided in two stages:

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 7 6 1 0 21 13 +8 19 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Fluminense 7 5 1 1 17 5 +12 16
3 Olaria 7 3 3 1 14 10 +4 12 Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade
4 Boavista 7 3 1 3 9 8 +1 10
5 Bangu 7 3 0 4 8 11 −3 9
6 Volta Redonda 7 2 2 3 11 10 +1 8
7 Americano 7 1 0 6 7 20 −13 3
8 Duque de Caxias 7 0 2 5 6 16 −10 2
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 7 6 1 0 19 3 +16 19 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Botafogo 7 6 0 1 18 13 +5 18
3 Madureira 7 4 1 2 12 12 0 13 Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade
4 America 7 3 1 3 13 11 +2 10
5 Friburguense 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 7
6 Resende 7 1 3 3 12 15 −3 6
7 Macaé 7 1 1 5 10 17 −7 4
8 Tigres do Brasil 7 1 0 6 7 16 −9 3
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade

Semifinals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olaria 2–1 America
Madureira 1–3 Boavista
Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olaria 4–1 Boavista

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vasco da Gama 0–0 (pen. 6-5) Fluminense
Flamengo 1–2 Botafogo

Finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vasco da Gama 0–2 Botafogo

Taça Rio

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 8 7 1 0 21 5 +16 22 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Fluminense 8 6 1 1 19 9 +10 19
3 Bangu 8 4 2 2 14 11 +3 14 Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade
4 Boavista 8 4 0 4 14 13 +1 12
5 Americano 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 11
6 Duque de Caxias 8 3 1 4 10 11 −1 10
7 Olaria 8 3 0 5 6 11 −5 9
8 Volta Redonda 8 2 1 5 8 11 −3 7
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 17 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Vasco da Gama 8 5 0 3 14 9 +5 15
3 America 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14 Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade
4 Macaé 8 3 1 4 13 15 −2 10
5 Madureira 8 2 1 5 6 12 −6 7
6 Tigres do Brasil 8 2 0 6 9 15 −6 6
7 Resende 8 2 0 6 5 19 −14 6
8 Friburguense 8 1 2 5 7 16 −9 5
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça João Ellis Filho

Semifinals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
America 3–1 Boavista
Bangu 0–1 Macaé
Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
America 4–2 Macaé

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Botafogo 3–2 Fluminense
Flamengo 2–1 Vasco da Gama

Finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Botafogo 2–1 Flamengo

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 15 11 2 2 35 22 +13 35 2011 Copa do Brasil
2 Flamengo 15 13 2 0 42 18 +24 41
3 Fluminense 15 11 2 2 36 14 +22 35
4 Vasco da Gama 15 11 1 3 33 12 +21 34
5 America 15 7 3 5 25 19 +6 24 Série D
6 Bangu 15 7 2 6 22 22 0 23
7 Boavista 15 7 1 7 23 21 +2 22
8 Olaria 15 6 3 6 20 21 −1 21
9 Madureira 15 6 2 7 18 24 −6 20 Série D
10 Volta Redonda 15 4 3 8 19 21 −2 15
11 Macaé 15 4 2 9 23 32 −9 14
12 Americano 15 4 2 9 18 32 −14 14
13 Duque de Caxias 15 3 3 9 16 27 −11 12 Relegation Playoffs
14 Friburguense 15 3 3 9 13 26 −13 12
15 Resende 15 3 3 9 17 34 −17 12
16 Tigres do Brasil 15 3 0 12 16 31 −15 9 Relegated
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation table

Per the rules of the Campeonato Carioca, for the purposes of relegation the standard tiebreaker criteria are not used. Since Duque de Caxias, Resende, and Friburguense all finished equal with 12 points in the relegation zone of the aggregate table, an additional double round-robin was played to determine relegation.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Duque de Caxias 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
2 Resende 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
3 Friburguense 4 0 3 1 1 3 −2 3 Relegated
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
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