2019 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca
Season2019
Dates22 December 2018 - 21 April 2019
ChampionsFlamengo
RelegatedAmerica
Goytacaz
Copa do BrasilBangu
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
Volta Redonda
Série DBangu
Cabofriense
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 was organized by FERJ. The top four teams in the final standings of the tournament not otherwise qualified qualified to compete in the 2020 Copa do Brasil.[1][2] Additionally, the top two teams not competing in any level of the national Campeonato Brasileiro qualified 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.

Participating teams

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Location of teams in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca
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Location of teams in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca – city of Rio de Janeiro
Club Home City[3][4][5][6] Manager[7] 2018 Result[8]
America Football Club Duque de Caxias[a] Luisinho Lemos[9] 1st (Série B1)[10]
Americano Futebol Clube Saquarema[b] Josué Teixeira 2nd (Série B1)[10]
Bangu Atlético Clube Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Alfredo Sampaio[11] and Ado [pt][12] 8th
Boavista Sport Club Saquarema Eduardo Allax 5th
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro)[c] Zé Ricardo 1st
Associação Desportiva Cabofriense Cabo Frio Luciano Quadros and Valdir Bigode[13] 7th
Goytacaz Futebol Clube Campos dos Goytacazes Athirson and Flávio Lopes[14] 13th
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)[d] Abel Braga 3rd
Fluminense Football Club Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)[e] Fernando Diniz 4th
Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube Macaé Luís Antônio Zaluar [pt][15] 12th
Madureira Esporte Clube Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Antônio Carlos Roy 9th
Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube Nova Iguaçu Marcelo Salles and Carlos Vitor[16] 11th
Associação Atlética Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro (Bangu)[f] João Carlos Ângelo[17] and Ailton Ferraz[18] 6th
Resende Futebol Clube Resende Edson Souza[18] 14th
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Alberto Valentim 2nd
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube Volta Redonda Toninho Andrade 10th
  1. ^ Although America FC is headquartered in Mesquita, it played most home games at Los Larios Stadium
  2. ^ Although Americano FC is headquartered in Campos dos Goytacazes, it played most home games at Elcyr Resende Stadium
  3. ^ Although Botafogo FR is headquartered in Botafogo, it plays home games at Engenhão Stadium
  4. ^ Although CR Flamengo is headquartered in Lagoa, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
  5. ^ Although Fluminense FC is headquartered in Laranjeiras, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
  6. ^ Although AA Portuguesa is headquartered on Governador Island, it played most home games at Moça Bonita Stadium

Format

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The competition maintained the format of the 2017 and 2018 editions. The preliminary phase of the tournament was 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 qualified for the main competition while the remaining four competed in the relegation group.

In the main competition, the twelve clubs competed across two rounds in two groups of six. The first round was the Taça Guanabara. Each group contested a single round-robin and the two top-placed teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals of the Taça Guanabara. In the event of a draw, the higher-placed team would have advanced to the final. The Taça Guanabara final was contested as a single match with a penalty shoot-out in case of a draw after 90 minutes. The second round was the Taça Rio. The two groups of six remained the same, and each team faced all six teams of the opposite group once. Like the Taça Guanabara, the top two teams in each group qualified to a semi-final with the same format.

The Final Stage was contested as a four-team semifinal and final. The winning teams of the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio qualified directly to the Final Stage. The best-placed teams in the overall group stage standings that did not win either round also qualified. The semi-finals were single-legged and the final was two-legged. In the event that the same team won both the Taça Guanabara and the Taça Rio, that team would have gone directly to the final. The four other best-placed teams in the overall group stage standings would have competed in a four-team single-match semifinal and final to face them. [19]

First round

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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. America 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 America 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

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Taça Guanabara

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On the morning of 8 February, a fire erupted at the Ninho do Urubu youth training ground of Flamengo.[20][21] 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

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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
Attendance: 9,184
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
Flamengo0 – 1Fluminense
Report
Attendance: 54,544
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhães de Miranda
Final
Vasco da Gama1 – 0Fluminense
Danilo Barcelos 81' Report
Attendance: 29,002
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo


 Taça Guanabara
2019 champion 
Vasco da Gama
13th title

Taça Rio

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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

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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'
Attendance: 19.884
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Fluminense1–2Flamengo
González 61' (pen.) Report Renê 30'
Éverton Ribeiro 90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 24.614
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
Attendance: 38.787
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
 Taça Rio
2019 champion 
Flamengo
8th title

Relegation playoffs

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The Relegation Round was played from 20 January to 24 February 2019 in a double round-robin format. The top two teams qualified for the First Round of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca and the bottom two teams were 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 America (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[22]
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
America 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

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Overall table

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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
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

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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'
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'
Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda
Final
Vasco da Gama0–2Flamengo
Report Bruno Henrique 54', 76'
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá
Flamengo2–0Vasco da Gama
Willian Arão 16'
Vitinho 83'		 Report
Attendance: 52,398
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes


 Campeonato Carioca
2019 champion 
Flamengo
35th title

Awards

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Team of the year

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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 [pt] Bangu

Source FERJ
Last updated: 22 April 2019

Top scorers

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As of 22 April 2019[23]
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

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