1997 Campeonato Carioca

The 1997 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 12, 1997 and ended on July 8, 1997. 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. Botafogo won the title for the 17th time. Barreira was relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1997
ChampionsBotafogo
RelegatedBarreira
Copa do BrasilFlamengo
Fluminense
Botafogo
Vasco da Gama
Série CAmérica
Matches played112
Goals scored291 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerRomário (Flamengo) - 18 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 7-0 Madureira (March 6, 1997)
Biggest away winBangu 0-5 Botafogo (March 5, 1997)
Barreira 0-5 Flamengo (March 2, 1997)
Highest scoringBotafogo 6-2 Barreira (February 19, 1997)
Madureira 3-5 Americano (April 6, 1997)
1996
1998

System

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The tournament was divided in three stages:[2][1]

  • Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in single round-robin format against each other. The eight best teams qualified to the Taça Rio, the best two among them playing a final match against each other to define the champions. The bottom team was relegated.
  • Taça Rio: The 8 remaining clubs all played in single round-robin format against each other. The six best teams qualified to the Third phase.
  • Third phase: The six remaining clubs all played in single round-robin format against each other.
  • Finals: Their format would depend on the quantity of teams that won the previous stages. In case that one team won two and other one, which was the case that wound up happening, the winner of the most phases would gain four bonus points, and the Finals would be disputed in a best-of-six points series.

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 Botafogo 11 11 0 0 29 8 +21 33 Qualified to Taça Guanabara Finals
2 Vasco da Gama 11 8 1 2 21 11 +10 25
3 Flamengo 11 7 3 1 31 8 +23 24 Qualified to Taça Rio
4 Madureira 11 6 0 5 14 16 −2 18
5 Bangu 11 4 4 3 19 19 0 16
6 Fluminense 11 4 3 4 13 13 0 15
7 Americano 11 4 1 6 10 13 −3 13
8 Volta Redonda 11 3 3 5 13 16 −3 12
9 América 11 1 6 4 9 13 −4 9 Eliminated
10 Itaperuna 11 2 1 8 9 21 −12 7
11 Olaria 11 1 4 6 12 21 −9 7
12 Barreira 11 1 2 8 8 29 −21 5 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Botafogo 1–0 Vasco da Gama

Taça Rio

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 7 4 3 0 8 4 +4 15 Qualified
2 Flamengo 7 4 2 1 16 9 +7 14
3 Fluminense 7 4 2 1 10 5 +5 14
4 Vasco da Gama 7 3 1 3 6 6 0 10
5 Americano 7 2 2 3 8 11 −3 8
6 Bangu 7 1 3 3 6 8 −2 6
7 Volta Redonda 7 1 1 5 7 14 −7 4 Eliminated
8 Madureira 7 0 4 3 7 11 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Third phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 11 Qualified to Finals
2 Fluminense 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 11
3 Americano 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
4 Botafogo 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
5 Flamengo 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4
6 Bangu 5 0 1 4 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

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Teams Scores
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg Agg.
Vasco da Gama   3:7   Botafogo 1:0 0:1
Vasco da Gama1–0Botafogo
Ramon   4' Report

Botafogo1–0Vasco da Gama
Dimba   78' Report

References

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  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1997". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1998". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.