Campeonato Carioca
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The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The first season of the Campeonato Carioca was played in 1906 making it the third oldest league in Brazil, with only the Campeonato Paulista of São Paulo and the Campeonato Baiano of Bahia predating it.
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[edit] History
In the beginning of the 20th century, the number of football clubs in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói largely increased, clubs such as Rio Cricket and Athletic Association in Niterói, Fluminense Football Club in 1902, and Bangu Atlético Club, América Football Club, and Botafogo Football Club in 1904 being founded. Football became very popular, and a campaign was initiated to organize a football league bringing together clubs such as Rio Cricket and Athletic Association, Fluminense Football Club, Football and Athletic Club, América Football Club, Bangu Atlético Club, Sport Club Petrópolis and Payssandu Cricket Club. On June 8, 1905, the Liga Metropolitana de Football (abbreviated LMF, Metropolitan Football League in English) was founded. LMF's first president was Bangu's José Villas Boas, who was soon replaced by Francis Walter in December of the same year.
In 1906, the first Campeonato Carioca was contested by six clubs: Fluminense, Botafogo, Bangu, Football and Athletic, Payssandu and Rio Cricket. América, despite being one of the league founders, did not contest the league's first edition. Fluminense became the first Rio de Janeiro state champion.
On February 29, 1908, Fluminense, Botafogo, América, Paysandu, Rio Cricket, and Riachuelo founded Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos (LMSA, meaning Metropolitan Athletic Sports League, in English), which organized the Campeonato Carioca of that year. This was won by Fluminense.
In 1911, Botafogo abandoned LMSA and founded Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro (AFRJ - Rio de Janeiro Football Association in English). The league was nicknamed Liga Barbante (which means String League), because Botafogo was the only significant club contesting the competition. AFRJ was incorporated by LMSA in 1913.
In 1917, after several accusations of bribery, LMSA was replaced by Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres (Terrestrial Sports Metropolitan League, in English), usually known as LMDT. Fluminense won the competition of that year.
On March 1, 1924, the first league split occurred, with the Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos (which means Athletic Sports Metropolitan Association, in English) being founded. AMEA imposed discriminatory rules against blacks and lower class citizens to their members. AMEA's competition was won by Fluminense, and LMDT's competition was won by Vasco da Gama.
On January 23, 1933 was founded Liga Carioca de Futebol (Carioca Football League, in English), also known as LCF.
On December 11, 1934, Botafogo, Vasco, Bangu, São Cristóvão, Andaraí, Olaria, Carioca and Madureira founded Federação Metropolitana de Desportos (which means Sports Metropolitan Federation, in English), usually known as FMD. This federation incorporated AMEA.
In 1937, the Brazilian football clubs became professional teams.
On July 29, 1937, FMD and LCF amalgamated, giving birth to the Liga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (which means Rio de Janeiro Football League), also called LFRJ. In 1941, LFRJ changed its name to Federação Metropolitana de Futebol (which means Metropolitan Football Federation), also known as FMF. To celebrate the union, a friendly match between Vasco da Gama and América was played. Because of this match, the matches played between Vasco and América are nicknamed Clássico da Paz, which means Peace Derby, in English.
On April 21, 1960, the Brazilian capital city was became Brasília, so, Federação Metropolitana de Futebol changed its name to Federação Carioca de Futebol (Carioca Football Federation, in English), also called FCF. América won the state championship of that year.
On July, 1974, Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara states amalgamated.
On September 29, 1978, Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation, in English), also known as FERJ, was founded, after Guanabara state's FCF and Rio de Janeiro state's FFD (which means Federação Fluminense de Desportos, or Sports Football Federation, in English) fused.
In 1979, there was an extra Campeonato Carioca which also included the countryside state teams, which, until that year, contested the Campeonato Fluminense. This extra competition, known as Primeiro Campeonato Estadual de Profissionais (First Professionals State Championship, in English) was won by Flamengo. The regular competition was also won by Flamengo.
In 1996, Taça Cidade Maravilhosa was contested only by clubs from Rio de Janeiro city. This competition was contested by eight teams (América, Bangu, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria and Vasco da Gama), which played against each other once. Botafogo was the champion, Flamengo being the runners up. In the same year, a state championship was played, which was won by Flamengo.
[edit] Format
The competition is usually divided in three stages: the traditional Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio, and the finals, which are played between the winners of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio.
[edit] List of Champions
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Comments |
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| 1906 | Fluminense | Paysandu | |
| 1907 | Fluminense Botafogo |
Paysandu | both clubs were declared champions in 1997 |
| 1908 | Fluminense | Botafogo América |
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| 1909 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1910 | Botafogo | Fluminense | |
| 1911 | Fluminense | América | |
| 1912 | Paysandu | Flamengo | by LMSA, Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos |
| 1912 | Botafogo | SC Americano | by AFRJ, Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro |
| 1913 | América | Flamengo | |
| 1914 | Flamengo | Botafogo | |
| 1915 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1916 | América | Botafogo |
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| 1917 | Fluminense | América | |
| 1918 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1919 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1920 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1921 | Flamengo | América | |
| 1922 | América | Flamengo | |
| 1923 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1924 | Vasco da Gama | Bonsucesso | by LMDT, Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres |
| 1924 | Fluminense | Flamengo | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos |
| 1925 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1926 | São Cristóvão | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1927 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1928 | América | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1929 | Vasco da Gama | América | |
| 1930 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1931 | América | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1932 | Botafogo | Flamengo | |
| 1933 | Botafogo | Fluminense | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos |
| 1933 | Bangu | Andaraí | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol |
| 1934 | Botafogo | Olaria | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos |
| 1934 | Vasco da Gama | São Cristóvão | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol |
| 1935 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos |
| 1935 | América | Fluminense | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol |
| 1936 | Vasco da Gama | Madureira | by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos |
| 1936 | Fluminense | Flamengo | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol |
| 1937 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1938 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1939 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1940 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1941 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1942 | Flamengo | Botafogo | |
| 1943 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1944 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1945 | Vasco da Gama | Botafogo | |
| 1946 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1947 | Vasco da Gama | Botafogo | |
| 1948 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1949 | Vasco da Gama | Fluminense | |
| 1950 | Vasco da Gama | América | |
| 1951 | Fluminense | Bangu | |
| 1952 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1953 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1954 | Flamengo | América | |
| 1955 | Flamengo | América | |
| 1956 | Vasco da Gama | Fluminense | |
| 1957 | Botafogo | Fluminense | |
| 1958 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1959 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1960 | América | Fluminense | |
| 1961 | Botafogo | Flamengo | |
| 1962 | Botafogo | Flamengo | |
| 1963 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1964 | Fluminense | Bangu | |
| 1965 | Flamengo | Bangu | |
| 1966 | Bangu | Flamengo | |
| 1967 | Botafogo | Bangu | |
| 1968 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1969 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1970 | Vasco da Gama | Fluminense | |
| 1971 | Fluminense | Botafogo | |
| 1972 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1973 | Fluminense | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1974 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1975 | Fluminense | Botafogo Vasco da Gama |
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| 1976 | Fluminense | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1977 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1978 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1979 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1979 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | extra tournament |
| 1980 | Fluminense | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1981 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1982 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1983 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1984 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1985 | Fluminense | Bangu | |
| 1986 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1987 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1988 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1989 | Botafogo | Flamengo | |
| 1990 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1991 | Flamengo | Fluminense | |
| 1992 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1993 | Vasco da Gama | Fluminense | |
| 1994 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1995 | Fluminense | Flamengo | |
| 1996 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1997 | Botafogo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 1998 | Vasco da Gama | Flamengo | |
| 1999 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 2000 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 2001 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 2002 | Fluminense | Americano FC | |
| 2003 | Vasco da Gama | Fluminense | |
| 2004 | Flamengo | Vasco da Gama | |
| 2005 | Fluminense | Volta Redonda | |
| 2006 | Botafogo | Madureira |
[edit] Titles by Team
- Fluminense 30 times
- Flamengo 28 times
- Vasco da Gama 22 times
- Botafogo 18 times
- América 7 times
- Bangu 2 times
- São Cristóvão 1 time
- Paysandu* 1 time
(*)The Paysandu Cricket Club abandoned football activities in 1914. Nowadays it's called Paissandu Atlético Clube, and it's a social club only.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- MÉRCIO, Roberto. A História dos Campeonatos Cariocas de Futebol. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. FERJ.
[edit] External links
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