Campeonato Carioca
Season2019
Dates22 December 2018 - 21 April 2019
ChampionsFlamengo
RelegatedAmerica
Goytacaz
Top goalscorerBruno Henrique (8 goals)
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The 2019 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 116th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition is organized by FERJ. The top four teams in the final standings of the tournament not otherwise qualified will qualify to compete in the 2020 Copa do Brasil. Additionally, the top two teams not competing in any level of the national Campeonato Brasileiro qualify for the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Botafogo were the defending champions. Flamengo won their record 35th Campeonato Carioca after defeating Vasco da Gama in the final.

Bangu and Cabofriense qualified for the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Participating teams

Club Home city Manager
América Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca) Luisinho Lemos
Americano Campos dos Goytacazes Josué Teixeira
Bangu Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Ado
Boavista Saquarema Eduardo Allax
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo) Zé Ricardo
Cabofriense Cabo Frio Valdir Bigode
Goytacaz Campos dos Goytacazes Flávio Lopes
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (Gávea) Abel Braga
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras) Fernando Diniz
Macaé Macaé Luís Antônio Zaluar
Madureira Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Antônio Carlos Roy
Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu Carlos Vitor
Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro (Governador) Ailton Ferraz
Resende Resende Edson Souza
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Alberto Valentim
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Toninho Andrade

Format

The competition maintains the format of the 2017 and 2018 editions. The preliminary phase of the tournament is contested as a round-robin among the two worst-placed teams of the 2018 competition, the two best-placed teams in the 2018 relegation group, and the two teams promoted from the 2018 Série B1. The top two teams of the preliminary phase qualify for the main competition while the remaining four compete in the relegation group.

In the main competition, the twelve clubs compete across two rounds in two groups of six. The first round is the Taça Guanabara. Each group contests a round-robin and the two top-placed teams in each group qualify for the semi-final of the Taça Guanabara. In the event of a draw, the higher placed team advances to the final. The Taça Guanabara final is contested as a single match.

The second round is the Taça Rio. The two groups of six remain the same, and each team faces all six teams of the opposite group. Like the Taça Guanabara, the top two teams in each group standing qualify to a semi-final with the same format.

The Final Stage is contested as a four-team semifinal and final. The winning teams of the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio qualify directly to the Final Stage. The best-placed teams in the overall group stage standings that did not win either round also qualify. The final is contested as a two-leg tie. In the event that the same team wins both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio, that team qualifies directly to a single-match final. The four other best-placed teams in the overall group stage standings compete in a four-team single-match semifinal and final to face them. [1]

First round

Goytacaz and Resende qualified from the 2018 Campeonato Carioca relegation playoff. Nova Iguaçu and Macaé were the two lowest placed teams in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca main tournament. América and Americano were promoted from the 2018 Campeonato Carioca Série B1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Resende 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 11 Championship round
2 Americano 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10
3 América 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8 Relegation playoffs
4 Macaé 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7
5 Nova Iguaçu 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
6 Goytacaz 5 0 1 4 3 7 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2019. Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) fewest red cards received; 7) fewest yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Home \ Away AME AMN GOY NIG MAC RES
América 1–1 1–0 1–1
Americano 1–0 2–1
Goytacaz 0–1 1–1
Nova Iguaçu 2–1 1–2
Macaé 0–2 2–1 1–0
Resende 1–0 1–0 1–1
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Taça Guanabara

On the morning of 8 February, a fire erupted at the Ninho do Urubu youth training ground of Flamengo.[2][3] The fire resulted in the deaths of ten people, mostly academy players between the ages of 14 and 16 training with the club. Three other people were injured, one of them seriously injured. The initial cause of the fire was suspected to be a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit that caught fire close to 5:00.

Most of the Rio clubs suspended all football activity the day of the tragedy. The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a three-day period of mourning following the tragedy. The two Taça Guanabara semifinal matches on the following days, including the match between Flamengo and Fluminense, were postponed.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vasco da Gama 5 5 0 0 9 2 +7 15 Advance to semifinals
2 Fluminense 5 3 1 1 12 3 +9 10
3 Volta Redonda 5 3 1 1 8 8 0 10
4 Americano 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
5 Madureira 5 0 2 3 2 8 −6 2
6 Portuguesa 5 0 1 4 1 6 −5 1
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Home \ Away AMN FLU MAD POR VAS VRE
Americano 0–4 1–2
Fluminense 4–0 3–1 1–1
Madureira 1–1 0–1
Portuguesa 0–1 0–0 0–1
Vasco da Gama 1–0 1–0 5–2
Volta Redonda 2–1 1–0
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flamengo 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 13 Advance to semifinals
2 Resende 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
3 Bangu 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7
4 Boavista 5 2 0 3 4 9 −5 6
5 Botafogo 5 1 1 3 5 6 −1 4
6 Cabofriense 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Home \ Away BAN BVT BOT CAB FLA RES
Bangu 2–0 1–0
Boavista 0–3 1–0 2–1
Botafogo 0–0 1–2 0–1
Cabofriense 3–1 1–1
Flamengo 2–1 3–1 4–0
Resende 3–0 1–1
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
1 Vasco da Gama 3
2 Resende 0
1 Vasco da Gama 1
2 Fluminense 0
1 Flamengo 0
2 Fluminense 1
Semi-finals
Vasco da Gama3 – 0Resende
 Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,184
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
Flamengo0 – 1Fluminense
Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 54,544
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhães de Miranda
Final
Vasco da Gama1 – 0Fluminense
Danilo Barcelos 81' Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 29,002
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo


 Taça Guanabara
2019 champion 
Vasco da Gama
13th title

Taça Rio

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fluminense 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Advance to semifinals
2 Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
3 Volta Redonda 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
4 Madureira 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
5 Portuguesa 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4
6 Americano 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bangu 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to semifinals
2 Flamengo 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14
3 Cabofriense 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
4 Botafogo 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
5 Boavista 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
6 Resende 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Home \ Away AMN FLU MAD POR VAS VRE BAN BVT BOT CAB FLA RES
Americano 2–2 1–4 1–1
Fluminense 1–1 2–1 1–1
Madureira 0–1 0–0 0–2
Portuguesa 1–1 1–3 2–1
Vasco da Gama 1–2 2–0 1–1
Volta Redonda 0–1 2–4 1–0
Bangu 2–0 0–2 3–0
Boavista 1–0 0–3 1–1
Botafogo 2–1 4–1 1–1
Cabofriense 2–0 2–0 1–1
Flamengo 4–1 3–2 0–0
Resende 0–2 0–2 0–1
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
1 Bangu 0
2 Vasco da Gama 1
2 Vasco da Gama 1 (1)
2 Flamengo 1 (3)
1 Fluminense 1
2 Flamengo 2
Semi-finals
Bangu0–1Vasco da Gama
Report Tiago Reis 57'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 19.884
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Fluminense1–2Flamengo
González 61' (pen.) Report Renê 30'
Éverton Ribeiro 90+5' (pen.)
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 24.614
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Final
Vasco da Gama1–1Flamengo
Tiago Reis 55' Report Giorgian De Arrascaeta 93'
Penalties
Danilo Barcelos soccer ball with check mark
Rossi soccer ball with red X
Tiago Reis soccer ball with red X
Werley soccer ball with red X		 1 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Vitinho
soccer ball with red X Rodinei
soccer ball with check mark Giorgian De Arrascaeta
soccer ball with check mark Fernando Uribe
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 38.787
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
 Taça Rio
2019 champion 
Flamengo
8th title

Relegation playoffs

The Relegation Round is competed from 20 January to 23 February 2018 in double round-robin format. The top two teams qualify for the First Round of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 2019 Campeonato Carioca Série B1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Nova Iguaçu 6 4 0 2 7 3 +4 12
2 Macaé 6 2 3 1 5 6 −1 9
3 América (R) 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 Relegation to 2019 Série B1
4 Goytacaz (R) 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4
Source: FERJ[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
Home \ Away AME GOY MAC NIG
América 3–2 0–0 0–1
Goytacaz 1–2 1–2 1–0
Macaé 1–1 0–0 0–4
Nova Iguaçu 1–0 1–0 0–2
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo (Q) 11 8 3 0 25 9 +16 27 Advance to Final Stage
2 Vasco da Gama (Q) 11 7 2 2 16 7 +9 23
3 Bangu (Q) 11 7 1 3 13 8 +5 22
4 Fluminense (Q) 11 6 3 2 23 9 +14 21
5 Volta Redonda 11 5 3 3 13 14 −1 18
6 Cabofriense 11 4 3 4 14 12 +2 15 2020 Brasileiro Série D
7 Boavista 11 4 2 5 11 17 −6 14
8 Botafogo 11 3 4 4 15 13 +2 13
9 Resende 11 2 4 5 10 13 −3 10
10 Madureira 11 1 4 6 6 14 −8 7
11 Americano (R) 11 1 3 7 8 22 −14 6 2020 Campeonato Carioca First Round
12 Portuguesa (R) 11 1 2 8 6 20 −14 5
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to Final Stage; (R) Relegated

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
        
1 Flamengo 1
4 Fluminense 1
Flamengo 2 2 4
Vasco da Gama 0 0 0
3 Vasco da Gama 2
2 Bangu 1
Semi-finals
Flamengo1–1Fluminense
Gabriel 70' Report Gilberto 45'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 46,128
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Flamengo advance to the finals with a draw as the higher seeded team.

Vasco da Gama2–1Bangu
Bruno César 53'
Yan Sasse 60'		 Report Yaya Banhoro 57'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda
Final
Vasco da Gama0–2Flamengo
Report Bruno Henrique 54', 76'
Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
Flamengo2–0Vasco da Gama
Willian Arão 16'
Vitinho 83'		 Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 52,398
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes


 Campeonato Carioca
2019 champion 
Flamengo
35th title

Awards

Team of the year

Award Winner Club
Player of the Year Brazil Éverton Ribeiro Flamengo
Revelation of the Year Brazil Tiago Reis Vasco da Gama
Coaching Revelation of the Year Brazil Ado Bangu

Source FERJ
Last updated: 22 April 2019

Top scorers

As of 22 April 2019[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1. Brazil Bruno Henrique Flamengo 8
2. Brazil Anderson Lessa Bangu 7
Brazil Gabriel Flamengo
Brazil João Carlos Volta Redonda
Brazil Maxwell Resende
Colombia Yony González Fluminense
3. Brazil Luciano Fluminense 6
4. Brazil Marrony Vasco da Gama 5
5. Brazil Rincon Cabofriense 4
Brazil Romário Americano
Brazil Tiago Reis Vasco da Gama

References

  1. ^ "Ferj sorteia tabela do Campeonato Carioca 2019 e mantém formato de disputa dos últimos dois anos". Globoesporte.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Young players die in fire at top Rio club". 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. ^ "Incêndio deixa dez mortos no Ninho do Urubu, centro de treinamento do Flamengo". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. ^ "Ferj divulga tabela do Grupo X, que vai definir os dois rebaixados para a Segundona do Rio". FERJ. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ "ARTILHARIA". Globo Esporte.
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