Torneio Início Carioca

The Torneio Início Carioca (English: Campeonato Carioca Warm-up Tournament) was a traditional tournament that took place in Brazil marking the start date of the state championships.[1]

Torneio Início
Organising bodyVarious
Founded1916
Abolished1977
RegionRio de Janeiro (state), Brazil
Related competitionsCampeonato Carioca
Most successful club(s)Vasco da Gama (10 titles)

Format

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The matches were held with 20 or 30 minutes, and many times, corners served as a tiebreaker. These matches, as they do not follow the criteria established by FIFA, are not considered official, only the tournaments are endorsed by the respective organizing federations of the state championships.

List of champions

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Following is the list with all the champions of the Torneio Início Carioca:[2]

Season Champions Runners-up
1916[3] Fluminense (1) America
1917 Not held
1918 São Cristóvão (1) Fluminense
1919 Carioca [pt] (1) Fluminense
1920 Flamengo (1) São Cristóvão
1921 Palmeiras [pt] (1) Vasco da Gama
1922 Flamengo (2) Andarahy [pt]
1923 Mackenzie [pt] (1) Flamengo
1924 (AMEA) Fluminense (2) Flamengo
1924 (LMDT) Andarahy [pt] (1) Unknown
1925 Fluminense (3) São Cristóvão
1926[4] Vasco da Gama (1) Flamengo
1927 Fluminense São Cristóvão
1928 São Cristóvão (2) Flamengo
1929 Vasco da Gama (2) America
1930 Vasco da Gama (3) Bangu
1931 Vasco da Gama (4) Fluminense
1932 Vasco da Gama (5) Botafogo
1933 São Cristóvão (3) Botafogo
1934 (AMEA)[5] Botafogo (1) Mavilis
1934 (LCF) Bangu (1) America
1935–1936 Not held
1937 (FMD)[6] São Cristóvão (4) Botafogo
1938[7] Botafogo (2) São Cristóvão
1939 Madureira (1) Flamengo
1940 Fluminense (4) São Cristóvão
1941 Fluminense (5) Madureira
1942 Vasco da Gama (6) Madureira
1943 Fluminense (6) Madureira
1944 Vasco da Gama (7) Flamengo
1945 Vasco da Gama (8) Botafogo
1946 Flamengo (3) America
1947[8] Botafogo (3) Olaria
1948 Vasco da Gama (9) Olaria
1949 America (1) Bangu
1950 Bangu (2) Vasco da Gama
1951 Flamengo (4) Bangu
1952 Flamengo (5) Vasco da Gama
1953 Canto do Rio (1) Vasco da Gama
1954[9] Fluminense (7) Flamengo
1955 Bangu (3) Vasco da Gama
1956 Fluminense (8) Bonsucesso
1957 Madureira (2) Vasco da Gama
1958[10] Vasco da Gama (10) Madureira
1959 Flamengo (6) Madureira
1960[11] Olaria (1) Flamengo
1961[12] Botafogo (4) Flamengo
1962[13] Botafogo (5) Canto do Rio
1963[14] Botafogo (6) Campo Grande
1964 Bangu (4) São Cristóvão
1965 Fluminense (9) Flamengo
1966 Not held
1967 Botafogo (7) Madureira
1968–1976 Not held
1977 Botafogo (8) Vasco da Gama
Notes

The 1927 Torneio Início was declared null due to the fact that Fluminense had selected two players from their second team in the competition, which was vetoed.[2]

Titles by team

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Rank Club Winners Winning years
1 Vasco da Gama 10 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1958
2 Fluminense 9 1916, 1924 (AMEA), 1925, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1954, 1956, 1965
3 Botafogo 8 1934 (AMEA), 1938, 1947, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1977
4 Flamengo 6 1920, 1922, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1959
5 Bangu 4 1934 (LCF), 1950, 1955, 1964
São Cristóvão 1918, 1928, 1933, 1937 (FMD)
7 Madureira 2 1939, 1947
8 America 1 1949
Andarahy [pt] 1924 (LMDT)
Canto do Rio 1953
Carioca [pt] 1919
Mackenzie [pt] 1923
Olaria 1960
Palmeiras [pt] 1921

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tradição Centenária". medium.com (in Portuguese). Centro de Referência do Futebol Brasileiro. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rio de Janeiro State - Torneio Início - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Em 1916, Fluminense conquista primeira edição do Torneio Início". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Torneio Início do Rio - 1926". Vaskipédia (in Portuguese). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "TORNEIO INICIO DE 1934 DO CAMPEONATO CARIOCA (AMEA)". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "TORNEIO INICIO DE 1937 DO CAMPEONATO CARIOCA (FMD)". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ "TORNEIO INICIO DE 1938 DO CAMPEONATO CARIOCA". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "TORNEIO INÍCIO CARIOCA 1947". Blog do Marcão (in Portuguese). 1 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Torneio Início 1954". Flunomeno (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Torneio Início do Rio - 1958". Vaskipédia (in Portuguese). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  11. ^ "TORNEIO INÍCIO CARIOCA 1960". Blog do Marcão (in Portuguese). 2 October 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. ^ "TORNEIO INICIO DE 1961 DO CAMPEONATO CARIOCA". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ "TORNEIO INÍCIO CARIOCA 1962". Blog do Marcão (in Portuguese). 10 October 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  14. ^ "TORNEIO INÍCIO CARIOCA 1963". Blog do Marcão (in Portuguese). 10 October 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2024.