1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1962 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 15th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 February to 17 March.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	1962
Champions	Botafogo (1st title)
Matches played	23
Goals scored	70 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer	Amarildo (Botafogo) – 7 goals
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Participants

Team	City	Nº participations	Best result
America	Rio de Janeiro	12	6th (1951)
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	12	Runners-up: 1960, 1961
Corinthians	São Paulo	15	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	14	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	14	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	15	Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa	São Paulo	15	Champions: 1952, 1955
São Paulo	São Paulo	15	Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	15	Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro, and Group B, with the teams of São Paulo. The two clubs with the best performance in this each group were qualified to the final round.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo	4	3	0	1	11	5	+6	6	Qualified to final round
2	Flamengo	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	6
3	America	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Vasco da Gama	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	3
5	Fluminense	4	0	0	4	3	9	−6	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	5	Qualified to final round
2	São Paulo	4	1	3	0	6	5	+1	5
3	Corinthians	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	3
4	Portuguesa	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.

Note: Palmeiras and São Paulo played an extra match to define the first place of the group. As the match ended in a 1–1, the next criteria was used (number of wins).

Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Botafogo (C)	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	6
2	São Paulo	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
3	Palmeiras	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
4	Flamengo	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.
(C) Champions

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Botafogo (C)	7	6	0	1	17	7	+10	12
2	São Paulo	8	2	5	1	12	11	+1	9
3	Palmeiras	8	3	2	3	12	9	+3	8
4	Flamengo	7	2	3	2	7	9	−2	7
5	America	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
6	Corinthians	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	3
7	Vasco da Gama	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	3
8	Portuguesa	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1
9	Fluminense	4	0	0	4	3	9	−6	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.
(C) Champions