1991 Campeonato Carioca

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Campeonato Carioca
Season1991
ChampionsFlamengo
RelegatedMiguel Couto
Nova Cidade
Copa do BrasilVasco da Gama
Fluminense
Matches played256
Goals scored515 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorerGaúcho (Flamengo) - 17 goals
Biggest home winVasco da Gama 7-1 Goytacaz (November 1, 1991)
Biggest away winVolta Redonda 1-6 Botafogo (September 15, 1991)
Highest scoringFlamengo 5-3 América (August 14, 1991)
Vasco da Gama 7-1 Goytacaz (November 1, 1991)
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 3, 1991 and ended on December 19, 1991. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twenty-four teams contested this edition. Flamengo won the title for the 23rd time. Miguel Couto and Nova Cidade were relegated.[1][2]

System[edit]

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

  • Taça Guanabara: The twenty-four teams were divided into two groups of twelve teams; Group A, with the ten best teams of last year's championship and the two best teams from the Second Level, and Group B, with the bottom two teams from the first level and the ten best non-promoted teams from the Second Level. each team played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The bottom two teams of Group A were relegated to Group B and The top two teams of Group B were promoted to Group A.
  • Taça Rio: Each team played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The bottom two teams of Group A were relegated to Group B and The top two teams of Group B were promoted to Group A for the next year. The bottom two teams of Group B were relegated to the Second Level.
  • Finals: They would be disputed by the champions of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio, in two matches.

Championship[edit]

Taça Guanabara[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 11 8 2 1 19 5 +14 18 Qualified to Finals
2 Flamengo 11 7 3 1 20 12 +8 17
3 Botafogo 11 6 4 1 20 6 +14 16
4 Vasco da Gama 11 6 3 2 14 8 +6 15
5 Campo Grande 11 3 6 2 13 13 0 12
6 Americano 11 2 6 3 9 11 −2 10
7 Bangu 11 1 7 3 6 9 −3 9
8 América 11 2 4 5 9 14 −5 8
9 Itaperuna 11 2 4 5 7 12 −5 8
10 América de Três Rios 11 2 3 6 10 20 −10 7
11 Portuguesa 11 1 4 6 6 14 −8 6 Relegated to Group B
12 Volta Redonda 11 1 4 6 10 19 −9 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 29, 1991. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Cristóvão 11 8 2 1 16 5 +11 18 Promoted to Group A
2 Goytacaz 11 8 1 2 14 6 +8 17
3 Mesquita 11 7 3 1 12 5 +7 17
4 Friburguense 11 6 1 4 8 6 +2 13
5 Bonsucesso 11 4 4 3 6 6 0 12
6 Madureira 11 3 5 3 9 9 0 11
7 Olaria 11 3 3 5 9 12 −3 9
8 União Nacional 11 3 3 5 6 9 −3 9
9 Nova Cidade 11 2 4 5 8 8 0 8
10 AA Cabofriense 11 3 1 7 7 12 −5 7
11 Paduano 11 1 4 6 7 16 −9 6
12 Miguel Couto 11 1 3 7 4 12 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 29, 1992. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 11 8 3 0 31 15 +16 19 Playoffs
2 Flamengo 11 8 3 0 18 5 +13 19
3 Vasco da Gama 11 7 2 2 29 9 +20 16
4 Fluminense 11 4 5 2 17 14 +3 13
5 Campo Grande 11 5 2 4 17 16 +1 12
6 América 11 4 4 3 14 11 +3 12
7 América de Três Rios 11 2 5 4 5 10 −5 9
8 Americano 11 2 5 4 9 16 −7 9
9 Itaperuna 11 1 5 5 5 14 −9 7
10 Bangu 11 1 4 6 6 13 −7 6
11 São Cristóvão 11 2 1 8 9 22 −13 5 Relegated to 1992 Group B
12 Goytacaz 11 2 1 8 7 22 −15 5
Updated to match(es) played on December 8, 1991. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Playoffs[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Flamengo 1–0 Botafogo

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Volta Redonda 10 7 2 1 17 5 +12 16 Promoted to 1992 Group A
2 Madureira 10 6 3 1 12 5 +7 15
3 Friburguense 10 3 7 0 9 6 +3 13
4 Mesquita 10 4 4 2 8 6 +2 12
5 Paduano 10 4 3 3 12 9 +3 11
6 Bonsucesso 10 4 2 4 7 15 −8 10
7 União Nacional 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 9
8 AA Cabofriense 10 1 6 3 5 7 −2 8
9 Portuguesa 10 2 2 6 5 9 −4 6
10 Olaria 10 2 2 6 4 8 −4 6
11 Nova Cidade 10 0 4 6 3 10 −7 4 Relegated to Second Level
12 Miguel Couto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on December 8, 1991. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo 5–3 Fluminense 4–2 1–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1991". Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1991". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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