| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flamengo |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 265 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zico (Flamengo) - 26 goals |
| Biggest home win | Botafogo 7-0 Fluminense de Nova Friburgo (February 7, 1979) |
| Biggest away win | Fluminense de Nova Friburgo 0-5 Botafogo (April 22, 1979) |
| Highest scoring | Flamengo 7-1 Goytacaz (March 29, 1979) |
1979 → | |
| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flamengo |
| Copa Brasil 1979 | Fluminense Flamengo Vasco da Gama Botafogo América Goytacaz Americano Campo Grande |
| Copa Brasil 1980 | Fluminense Flamengo Vasco da Gama Botafogo América |
| Taça de Prata | Goytacaz Bangu Americano Campo Grande Serrano Bonsucesso |
| Matches played | 252 |
| Goals scored | 596 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zico (Flamengo) - 34 goals |
| Biggest home win | Vasco da Gama 7-0 Portuguesa (October 20, 1979) |
| Biggest away win | São Cristóvão 1-8 Fluminense (May 6, 1979) |
| Highest scoring | São Cristóvão 1-8 Fluminense (May 6, 1979) |
← 1979 1980 → | |
The 1979 Campeonato Carioca had two editions.
The first edition was the first championship organized by the recently founded FFERJ. It would include ten clubs; the six best teams of the 1978 City qualification and the four best teams of the 1978 State qualification. The championship would actually count for the 1978 season, and would be played in a double round-robin system. However, little less than two weeks before the beginning of the championship, the qualifications were acknowledged as the official Fluminense and Carioca championships of that year, and what would be the 1978 championship was turned into a "Special Championship" for 1979. [1] [2] Flamengo won its 19th title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 31 | Champions |
| 2 | Fluminense | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 27 | |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 27 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 23 | |
| 5 | Americano | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
| 6 | América | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 14 | |
| 7 | Volta Redonda | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 12 | |
| 8 | Goytacaz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 9 | |
| 9 | São Cristóvão | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 9 | |
| 10 | Fluminense de Nova Friburgo | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 8 |
The championship began on May 5, 1979 and ended on November 4, 1979, and was disputed by the twelve teams of the 1978 Campeonato Carioca and the six teams of the 1978 Campeonato Fluminense. Flamengo won its 20th title. [3] [4]
The tournament would be divided in four stages: [4] [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 32 | Qualified to Third round |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 25 | Taça Inocêncio Pereira Leal |
| 3 | Fluminense | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 23 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 23 | |
| 5 | Americano | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 22 | |
| 7 | América | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| 8 | Campo Grande | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 19 | |
| 9 | Serrano | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Bonsucesso | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 17 | |
| 11 | Madureira | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 14 | Taça Orlando Leal Carneiro |
| 12 | Bangu | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 14 | |
| 13 | Volta Redonda | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 12 | |
| 14 | Fluminense de Nova Friburgo | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 12 | |
| 15 | São Cristóvão | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 9 | |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 9 | |
| 17 | Niterói | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 8 | |
| 18 | Olaria | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Botafogo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Qualified |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Americano | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | |
| 7 | América | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Serrano | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 7 | |
| 9 | Bonsucesso | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 10 | Campo Grande | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangu | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | Qualified |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Fluminense de Nova Friburgo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Olaria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 6 | São Cristóvão | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Madureira | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Niterói | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 11 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 10 | |
| 5 | Americano | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bangu | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 |
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