1983 Campeonato Carioca

The 1983 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 2, 1983 and ended on December 14, 1983. 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. Twelve teams contested this edition. Fluminense won the title for the 25th time. São Cristóvão and Bonsucesso were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1983
ChampionsFluminense
RelegatedSão Cristóvão
Bonsucesso
Taça de OuroFluminense
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Bangu
América
Botafogo
Taça de PrataVolta Redonda
Goytacaz
Matches played135
Goals scored289 (2.14 per match)
Top goalscorerLuisinho Lemos (América) - 22 goals
Biggest home winBangu 7-0 São Cristóvão (November 13, 1983)
Biggest away winSão Cristóvão 0-5 América (November 20, 1983)
Highest scoringBangu 6-2 Flamengo (September 7, 1984)
1982
1984

System

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

  • Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Taça Rio: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Final phase: The champions of the two stages, plus the team with the best overall record would play that phase. each team played in a single round-robin format against each other and the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

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Taça Guanabara

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 11 9 2 0 20 3 +17 20 Qualified to Final phase
2 América 11 7 2 2 18 13 +5 16
3 Bangu 11 6 3 2 19 10 +9 15
4 Botafogo 11 4 6 1 16 10 +6 14
5 Goytacaz 11 4 3 4 18 14 +4 11
6 Flamengo 11 4 2 5 15 17 −2 10
7 Vasco da Gama 11 3 4 4 11 12 −1 10
8 Volta Redonda 11 3 4 4 11 16 −5 10
9 Campo Grande 11 2 5 4 5 9 −4 9
10 Americano 11 2 4 5 4 11 −7 8
11 Bonsucesso 11 1 6 4 9 13 −4 8
12 São Cristóvão 11 0 1 10 2 19 −17 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 1983. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 11 9 0 2 23 6 +17 18 Playoffs
2 Bangu 11 8 2 1 22 6 +16 18
3 América 11 6 3 2 20 8 +12 15
4 Goytacaz 11 5 2 4 8 10 −2 12
5 Americano 11 3 5 3 8 9 −1 11
6 Campo Grande 11 3 5 3 7 9 −2 11
7 Vasco da Gama 11 3 4 4 12 12 0 10
8 Botafogo 11 2 6 3 7 8 −1 10
9 Volta Redonda 11 3 3 5 10 13 −3 9
10 Fluminense 11 3 3 5 9 11 −2 9
11 Bonsucesso 11 2 2 7 10 18 −8 6
12 São Cristóvão 11 0 3 8 0 26 −26 3
Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 1983. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Flamengo 1–0 Bangu

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bangu 22 14 5 3 41 16 +25 33 Qualified to Final phase
2 América 22 13 5 4 38 21 +17 31
3 Fluminense 22 12 5 5 29 14 +15 29
4 Flamengo 22 13 2 7 38 24 +14 28
5 Botafogo 22 6 12 4 23 18 +5 24
6 Goytacaz 22 9 5 8 26 24 +2 23
7 Vasco da Gama 22 6 8 8 23 24 −1 20
8 Campo Grande 22 5 10 7 12 18 −6 20
9 Volta Redonda 22 6 7 9 21 29 −8 19
10 Americano 22 5 9 8 12 20 −8 19
11 Bonsucesso 22 3 8 11 19 31 −12 14 Relegated
12 São Cristóvão 22 0 4 18 2 45 −43 4
Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 1983. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Champions
2 Flamengo 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
3 Bangu 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on December 14, 1983. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1983". Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1983". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2019.