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1959 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1959 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 12th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 8 April to 17 May.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1959
ChampionsSantos (1st title)
Matches played45
Goals scored173 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorerHenrique Frade (Flamengo) – 9 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 7–2 America (16 Apr)
← 1958
1960 →

Participants edit

Team City Nº participations Best result
America   Rio de Janeiro 9 6th (1951)
Botafogo   Rio de Janeiro 9 3rd (1955)
Corinthians   São Paulo 12 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo   Rio de Janeiro 11 Runners-up: 1957, 1958
Fluminense   Rio de Janeiro 11 Champions: 1957
Palmeiras   São Paulo 12 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa   São Paulo 12 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos   Santos 9 4th (1957)
São Paulo   São Paulo 12 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama   Rio de Janeiro 12 Champions: 1958

Format edit

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament edit

Following is the summary of the 1959 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Santos (C) 9 6 1 2 24 16 +8 13
2   Vasco da Gama 9 4 4 1 12 6 +6 12
3   Flamengo 9 5 1 3 24 15 +9 11
4   Palmeiras 9 5 0 4 17 19 −2 10[a]
5   São Paulo 9 4 2 3 23 22 +1 10[a]
6   America 9 4 1 4 19 23 −4 9
7   Botafogo 9 4 0 5 15 16 −1 8
8   Fluminense 9 2 2 5 13 14 −1 6[b]
9   Corinthians 9 2 2 5 10 21 −11 6[b]
10   Portuguesa 9 2 1 6 16 21 −5 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied in points
  2. ^ a b Tied in points

References edit

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1959". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1959". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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