2012 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca
Champions Fluminense
Relegated Bonsucesso
Americano
Matches played 134
Goals scored 385 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer Somália
Alecsandro (12)
Biggest home win Botafogo 5–0 Olaria
Biggest away win Volta Redonda 0–3 Fluminense
Macaé 0–3 Botafogo
Macaé 1–4 Vasco da Gama
Resende 0–3 Bangu
Duque de Caxias 1–4 Madureira
Highest scoring Friburguense 5–2 Boavista (7 Goals)
Longest winning run 8 games
Vasco
Longest unbeaten run 18 games
Botafogo
Longest losing run 7 games
Bangu
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The 2012 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 111th season of Rio de Janeiro's top professional football league.

Fluminense were crowned champions after winning Botafogo in the finals.[1]

Format

The sixteen clubs are divided into two groups that will play in two tournaments. In the first tournament, the Taça Guanabara, the teams from one group will play within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In the second tournament, the Taça Rio, the teams will play with against the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. The winner of both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio will play for the state championship. If the same team wins both tournament, they are automatically declared the champion.

Qualifications

The best two teams not qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Participating teams

Club Home city
Americano Campos dos Goytacazes
Bangu Rio de Janeiro
Boavista Saquarema
Bonsucesso Rio de Janeiro
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
Friburguense Nova Friburgo
Macaé Macaé
Madureira Rio de Janeiro
Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu
Olaria Rio de Janeiro
Resende Resende
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda

Taça Guanabara

The 2012 Taça Guanabara began on January 21 and ended on February 26.

Group stage

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 7 4 3 0 17 4 +13 15 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Flamengo 7 4 3 0 10 1 +9 15
3 Resende 7 4 0 3 11 13 −2 12 Advanced to the Edilson Silva
4 Nova Iguaçu 7 2 3 2 6 7 −1 9
5 Macaé 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
6 Bonsucesso 7 1 3 3 7 13 −6 6
7 Madureira 7 1 2 4 8 12 −4 5
8 Olaria 7 1 2 4 5 12 −7 5

Updated to games played on 18 February 2012
Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw.
(A) = Advances to semifinal.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(TA) = Advances to a further round ; (E) = Eliminated ; (TE) =Eliminated from semifinal.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 7 7 0 0 16 3 +13 21 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Fluminense 7 4 1 2 15 7 +8 13
3 Boavista 7 3 3 1 13 12 +1 12 Advanced to the Edilson Silva
4 Friburguense 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
5 Volta Redonda 7 3 2 2 10 11 −1 11
6 Duque de Caxias 7 2 2 3 9 12 −3 8
7 Americano 7 1 1 5 6 13 −7 4
8 Bangu 7 0 0 7 7 18 −11 0

Updated to games played on 18 February 2012
Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw.
(A) = Advances to semifinal.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(TA) = Advances to a further round ; (E) = Eliminated ; (TE) =Eliminated from semifinal.

Troféu Edilson Silva

Semifinals Final
      
Resende 0
Friburguense 1
Friburguense 2 (2)
Nova Iguaçu (pen.) 2 (4)
Boavista 1
Nova Iguaçu 3

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
Vasco da Gama 2
Flamengo 1
Vasco da Gama 1
Fluminense 3
Botafogo 1 (3)
Fluminense (pen.) 1 (4)

Taça Rio

Group stage

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 8 7 0 1 17 8 +9 21 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Botafogo 8 5 3 0 18 8 +10 18
3 Resende 8 3 4 1 9 8 +1 13 Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
4 Macaé 8 4 0 4 13 14 −1 12
5 Madureira 8 3 1 4 11 13 −2 10
6 Olaria 8 2 3 3 8 12 −4 9
7 Nova Iguaçu 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
8 Bonsucesso 8 1 4 3 10 13 −3 7

Updated to games played on 15 April.
Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bangu 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 15 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Vasco da Gama 8 4 2 2 17 10 +7 14
3 Fluminense 8 4 1 3 15 10 +5 13 Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
4 Volta Redonda 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11
5 Duque de Caxias 8 2 2 4 7 12 −5 8
6 Friburguense 8 1 3 4 6 11 −5 6
7 Americano 8 1 2 5 13 18 −5 5
8 Boavista 8 1 2 5 11 17 −6 5

Updated to games played on 15 April.
Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Troféu Luiz Penido

Semifinals Final
      
Resende 0
Volta Redonda 2
Volta Redonda 0
Fluminense 2
Fluminense 2
Macaé 1

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
Flamengo 2
Vasco da Gama 3
Vasco da Gama 1
Botafogo 3
Bangu 2
Botafogo 4

Finals

The 2012 Campeonato Carioca Finals were decided between Fluminense and Botafogo in a two-legged match at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

6 May
16:00 UTC-03:00
Fluminense 4 – 1 Botafogo
Fred  43'
Rafael Sóbis  57', 65'
Marcos Júnior  83' 		Report Renato  8'
Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Luis Antonio Silva dos Santos

13 May
16:00 UTC-03:00
Botafogo 0 – 1 Fluminense
Report Rafael Moura  62'
Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 25,016
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

References

  1. ↑ "UMA SEMANA EM TRÊS CORES: FLU VENCE MAIS UMA E É CAMPEÃO CARIOCA". Globo Esporte.
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