1992 Campeonato Carioca

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Campeonato Carioca
Season1992
ChampionsVasco da Gama
RelegatedBarra Mansa
AA Cabofriense
Paduano
União Nacional
Copa do BrasilVasco da Gama
Flamengo
Matches played314
Goals scored659 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerÉzio (Fluminense) - 15 goals
Biggest home winOlympico 9-1 Cabofriense (December 20, 1992)
Biggest away winOlympico 0-4 Olaria (August 15, 1992)
América 0-4 Vasco da Gama (September 20, 1992)
América 0-4 Flamengo (November 2, 1992)
América de Três Rios 0-4 Flamengo (November 28, 1992)
Highest scoringOlympico 9-1 Cabofriense (December 20, 1992)
← 1991
1993 →

The 1992 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 1, 1992 and ended on December 20, 1992. 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. Twenty-six teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 18th time. Barra Mansa, AA Cabofriense, Paduano and União Nacional were relegated.[1][2]

System

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

  • Taça Guanabara: The twenty-six teams were divided into two groups; Group A, with twelve teams, and Group B, with fourteen. each team played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The top two teams of Group B were promoted to Group A.
  • Taça Rio: The disposition of the groups now was inversed, with Group A having fourteen teams and Group B twelve. each team all played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The four bottom teams of Group A would be relegated to Group B for 1992's Taça Guanabara. In Group B, the top two teams were promoted to Group A and the bottom four teams were relegated to the Second Level.
  • Finals: They would be disputed by the champions of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio. if the same team won both of them, they would not be held.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 11 7 4 0 17 2 +15 18 Qualified to Finals
2 Flamengo 11 7 2 2 26 10 +16 16
3 Bangu 11 6 4 1 17 7 +10 16
4 Botafogo 11 6 3 2 14 9 +5 15
5 Fluminense 11 5 4 2 21 11 +10 14
6 Madureira 11 5 4 2 9 11 −2 14
7 Volta Redonda 11 2 5 4 7 12 −5 9
8 América de Três Rios 11 2 4 5 11 16 −5 8
9 Americano 11 3 1 7 12 18 −6 7
10 Campo Grande 11 2 1 8 6 21 −15 5
11 América 11 1 3 7 9 17 −8 5
12 Itaperuna 11 1 3 7 8 20 −12 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 1992. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Itaperuna lost five points for fielding a ineligible player

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goytacaz 13 7 5 1 17 4 +13 19 Promoted to Group A
2 Olaria 13 7 3 3 20 9 +11 17
3 Friburguense 13 7 3 3 25 16 +9 17
4 Entrerriense 13 6 5 2 15 11 +4 17
5 Saquarema 13 5 6 2 15 11 +4 16
6 São Cristóvão 13 4 6 3 14 11 +3 14
7 Portuguesa 13 4 6 3 14 15 −1 14
8 Bonsucesso 13 5 3 5 12 13 −1 13
9 Mesquita 13 4 3 6 9 13 −4 11
10 Barra Mansa 13 3 5 5 10 13 −3 11
11 União Nacional 13 3 5 5 7 11 −4 11
12 Paduano 13 3 3 7 10 16 −6 9
13 AA Cabofriense 13 3 3 7 7 13 −6 9
14 Olympico 13 1 2 10 14 33 −19 4
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 1992. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 13 11 2 0 27 8 +19 24 Champion
2 Flamengo 13 8 2 3 23 8 +15 18
3 Fluminense 13 7 3 3 19 11 +8 17
4 América de Três Rios 13 5 5 3 17 16 +1 15
5 Botafogo 13 4 7 2 18 15 +3 15
6 Americano 13 3 8 2 11 10 +1 15
7 Olaria 13 5 4 4 11 8 +3 14
8 Volta Redonda 13 4 4 5 13 16 −3 12
9 Bangu 13 2 6 5 7 10 −3 10
10 América 13 2 6 5 10 16 −6 10[a]
11 Campo Grande 13 3 3 7 9 13 −4 9 Relegated to 1992 Group B
12 Itaperuna 13 3 3 7 9 21 −12 8[a]
13 Goytacaz 13 2 4 7 8 17 −9 8
14 Madureira 13 1 5 7 5 18 −13 7
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 1992. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Americano won the points of a away tie against Itaperuna after the match was suspended due to lack of safety.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Entrerriense 11 6 4 1 15 6 +9 16 Promoted to 1992 Group A
2 São Cristóvão 11 6 3 2 14 8 +6 15
3 Olympico 11 5 4 2 21 9 +12 14
4 Portuguesa 11 5 4 2 10 6 +4 14
5 Friburguense 11 4 6 1 12 7 +5 14
6 Mesquita 11 3 5 3 10 8 +2 11
7 Bonsucesso 11 3 5 3 9 10 −1 11
8 Saquarema 11 3 4 4 14 15 −1 10
9 Barra Mansa 11 3 4 4 8 9 −1 10 Relegated to Second Level
10 União Nacional 11 3 3 5 7 12 −5 9
11 Paduano 11 1 3 7 4 15 −11 5
12 AA Cabofriense 11 0 3 8 2 21 −19 3
Updated to match(es) played on December 20, 1992. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1992". Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1992". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2019.