2020 Campeonato Carioca

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Campeonato Carioca
Season 2020
Dates22 December 2019 - 15 July 2020
Champions Flamengo (36th title)
Relegated Nova Iguaçu
Copa do Brasil Flamengo
Fluminense
Volta Redonda
Boavista
Madureira
Série D Boavista
Madureira
Bangu
Matches played107
Goals scored253 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Gabriel
João Carlos
(8 goals each)
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2021 →

The 2020 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 117th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 22 December 2019 and ended on 15 July 2020. On 16 March 2020, FERJ suspended the Campeonato Carioca indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. [1] The tournament resumed behind closed doors on 18 June 2020. [2]

Contents

Flamengo, the defending champions, successfully defended their title after defeating Fluminense 3–1 on aggregate to win their 36th Campeonato Carioca title. [3]

Champions Flamengo, runners-up Fluminense, Taça Independência winners Volta Redonda, Torneio Extra winners Boavista and Torneio Extra runners-up Madureira qualified for 2021 Copa do Brasil. The top three teams not competing in any level of the national Campeonato Brasileiro, Boavista, Madureira and Bangu, qualified for the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

At the end of the tournament, only one club was relegated to 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B1. [4] Originally, the relegated team Nova Iguaçu obtained an injunction from the Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (TJD/RJ) that guaranteed their presence in the 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round, [5] but the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) overturned the decision and Nova Iguaçu were relegated to 2020 Série B1. [6]

Participating teams

ClubHome cityManager2019 result
America Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca)Álvaro Gaia2nd (Série B1)
Americano Campos dos Goytacazes Rafael Soriano 11th
Bangu Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Eduardo Allax 3rd
Boavista Saquarema Paulo Bonamigo 7th
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo) Paulo Autuori 8th
Cabofriense Cabo Frio Luciano Quadros 6th
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (Gávea) Jorge Jesus 1st
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras) Odair Hellmann 4th
Friburguense Nova Friburgo Cadão1st (Série B1)
Macaé Macaé Charles Almeida14th
Madureira Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Toninho Andrade 10th
Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu Hermes Júnior13th
Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro (Governador)Rogério Corrêa12th
Resende Resende Sandro Sargentim9th
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Ramon Menezes 2nd
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Luizinho Vieira 5th

Format

The competition format was similar to the previous three editions but with some alterations to each stage.

First round

The preliminary phase of the tournament was contested as a round-robin among the two worst-placed teams of the 2019 competition, the two best-placed teams in the 2019 relegation group, and the two teams promoted from the 2019 Série B1. [7] The top two teams of the preliminary phase qualify for the main competition while the remaining four compete in the relegation round.

Relegation round

Unlike the previous format, only one team participating in the Campeonato Carioca would be relegated. The four lowest placed teams in the preliminary round form Group X and play a double round-robin. The first placed team avoid relegation and qualify for the preliminary phase of the 2021 Campeonato Carioca. The remaining three teams form Group Z and play another double round-robin. The lowest placed team would be relegated to the 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B1.

Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio

In the main competition, the twelve clubs compete across two rounds in two groups of six. The first round is the Taça Guanabara and the second round is the Taça Rio. The two rounds have swapped formats from the 2019 Campeonato Carioca.

In the Taça Guanabara, each team faces all six teams of the opposite group. the two top-placed teams in each group qualify for the semi-final of the Taça Guanabara. In the event of a draw, the higher placed team advances to the final. The Taça Guanabara final is contested as a single match. [7] In case of a draw in the final, the match goes directly to a penalty shootout.

In the Taça Rio, each group contests a round-robin within their group. Like the Taça Guanabara, the top two teams in each group standing qualify to a semi-final with the same format. [7]

Final

The final stage only is contested between two teams, as opposed to the four-team bracket of previous seasons. The winners of the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio play the two-leg final. If tie on aggregate goals after both legs, the final is decided in a penalty shootout. If the same club wins both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio, and no other team has collected more points than this team across both group stages combined, then this team is immediately champion of the Campeonato Carioca. Otherwise, the team that won both cups and the team with the most points play a two-leg final. In the case of a draw on aggregate, the championship goes to the team that won both cups. [7]

Taça Independência and Torneio Extra

The top two teams in the combined table of the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio automatically qualify to the 2021 Copa do Brasil. Additionally, the best-placed team in the combined table that is not one of the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama) wins the Taça Independência (Independence Cup) and also qualifies to the 2021 Copa do Brasil.

Originally, the four teams — excluding the "Big Four" and Taça Independência winners — with best overall performance (only considering matches against non-Big Four teams) would compete in the Torneio Extra (Extra Tournament): a single-elimination semi-finals and final bracket, with the winner receiving a berth to the 2021 Copa do Brasil. However the Torneio Extra was cancelled and the best seeded team was declared winners. As the 2020 Copa Rio was also cancelled, its 2021 Copa do Brasil berth was awarded to the Torneio Extra runners-up (second best seeded team).

First round

Nova Iguaçu and Macaé qualified from the 2019 Campeonato Carioca relegation playoff. Americano and Portuguesa were the two lowest placed teams in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca main tournament. Friburguense and America were promoted from the 2019 Campeonato Carioca Série B1. The First round was contested from 22 December 2019 to 11 January 2020.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Portuguesa 5320105+511 Championship round
2 Macaé 52126607
3 Americano 521234−17 Group X
4 Nova Iguaçu 520397+26
5 America 513146−26
6 Friburguense 511315−44
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Home \ Away AME AMO FRI MAC NIG POR
America 3–11–1
Americano 0–01–0
Friburguense 0–01–00–2
Macaé 1–02–02–2
Nova Iguaçu 4–01–22–0
Portuguesa 2–03–2
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Taça Guanabara

The Taça Guanabara group stage was contested from 18 January to 9 February.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Boavista 641193+613Advance to semi-finals
2 Flamengo 641194+513
3 Botafogo 630368−29
4 Portuguesa 620479−26
5 Bangu 613237−46
6 Cabofriense 6105310−73
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Fluminense 6501122+1015Advance to semi-finals
2 Volta Redonda 6402115+612
3 Madureira 631255010
4 Vasco da Gama 621345−17
5 Resende 612369−35
6 Macaé 6114311−84
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Home \ Away BAN BOA BOT CAB FLA POR FLU MAC MAD RES VAS VRE
Bangu 1–51–00–1
Boavista 3–10–12–1
Botafogo 3–12–11–0
Cabofriense 0–10–12–3
Flamengo 0–12–03–2
Portuguesa 4–11–02–3
Fluminense 0–13–02–0
Macaé 0–31–00–0
Madureira 0–02–01–0
Resende 1–10–01–3
Vasco da Gama 0–00–10–1
Volta Redonda 1–04–02–0
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Boavista 1
2 Volta Redonda 1
1 Boavista 1
2 Flamengo 2
1 Fluminense 2
2 Flamengo 3
Semi-finals
Boavista 1–1 Volta Redonda
Caio Dantas Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Marcelo Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
Elcyr Resende , Saquarema
Attendance: 3,277
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhães de Miranda
Fluminense 2–3 Flamengo
Report
Maracanã , Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 59,025
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
Final

Home team was decided in a draw held on 14 February 2020, 14:00 at FERJ headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. [8]

Boavista 1–2 Flamengo
Jean Soccerball shade.svg5' Report
Maracanã , Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 58,219
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
 2020 Taça Guanabara Champions 
Flamengo
22nd title

Taça Rio

The Taça Rio group stage was contested from 28 February to 2 July.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flamengo 5500142+1215Advance to semi-finals
2 Botafogo 522197+28
3 Boavista 52125507
4 Bangu 521246−27
5 Portuguesa 512254+15
6 Cabofriense 5005417−130
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Home \ Away BAN BOA BOT CAB FLA POR
Bangu 1–00–31–0
Boavista 2–12–0
Botafogo 1–12–16–2
Cabofriense 1–41–4
Flamengo 2–03–02–1
Portuguesa 0–00–0
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Fluminense 5311114+710Advance to semi-finals
2 Volta Redonda 531173+410
3 Vasco da Gama 522154+18
4 Madureira 520369−36
5 Resende 511348−44
6 Macaé 511327−54
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Home \ Away FLU MAC MAD RES VAS VRE
Fluminense 5–14–00–3
Macaé 0–00–3
Madureira 0–22–1
Resende 0–11–1
Vasco da Gama 0–23–11–0
Volta Redonda 1–02–10–0
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Fluminense 0
2 Botafogo 0
1 Fluminense (p) 1 (3)
1 Flamengo 1 (2)
1 Flamengo 2
2 Volta Redonda 0
Semi-finals
Fluminense 0–0 Botafogo
Report
Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Flamengo 2–0 Volta Redonda
Bruno Henrique Soccerball shade.svg21', 49' Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
Final

Home team was decided in a draw held on 6 July 2020, 10:00 at FERJ headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. [9]

Fluminense 1–1 Flamengo
Gilberto Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Pedro Soccerball shade.svg77'
Penalties
3–2
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
 2020 Taça Rio Champions 
Fluminense
4th title

Final stage

Final

Flamengo (winners of the Taça Guanabara) and Fluminense (winners of the Taça Rio) played the final on a home-and-away two-legged basis. As finalist with more points in the overall table, Flamengo earned the right to choose the order of the legs. Flamengo chose to be home team in the second leg. [10]

Fluminense 1–2 Flamengo
Evanilson Soccerball shade.svg60' Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Flamengo 1–0 Fluminense
Vitinho Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
 2020 Campeonato Carioca Champions 
Flamengo
36th title

Overall table

Bottom team of the overall table was "relegated" to 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round. The "relegated" team Cabofriense, originally, obtained an injunction from TJD/RJ that guaranteed their presence in the 2021 Campeonato Carioca Championship Round, [5] but STJD overturned the decision and Cabofriense were relegated to 2021 First Round. [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flamengo (C)11911236+1728 2021 Copa do Brasil
2 Fluminense 11812236+1725
3 Volta Redonda (I)11713188+1022
4 Boavista (E)11623148+620 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
5 Botafogo 115241515017
6 Madureira (E)115151114−316 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
7 Vasco da Gama 1143499015
8 Bangu 11344713−613 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
9 Portuguesa 113261213−111
10 Resende 112361017−79
11 Macaé 11227518−138
12 Cabofriense 111010727−203 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champion; (E) Qualified for 2021 Copa do Brasil through Torneio Extra; (I) Qualified for 2021 Copa do Brasil through Taça Independência

Torneio Extra

As best-placed team in the overall table, excluding the "Big Four", Volta Redonda won the Taça Independência and qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil.

The four teams, excluding the "Big Four" and Taça Independência winners, with the best performance in the tournament (excluding matches against the "Big Four" teams) would compete in the Torneio Extra (Extra Tournament) for a berth to the 2021 Copa do Brasil, but the Torneio Extra was cancelled. The best seeded team, Boavista, was declared winners and qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil. As the 2020 Copa Rio was cancelled, the Torneio extra runners-up, Madureira, also qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil. [11]

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Boavista (awd.) —
4 Portuguesa —
1 Boavista (awd.) —
2 Madureira —
2 Madureira (awd.) —
3 Bangu —

Relegation Round

The Relegation Round was competed from 18 January to 4 July in two separate double round-robin groups. The top team of Group X qualified for the First Round of the 2021 Campeonato Carioca and the bottom three contested the Group Z relegation group. The lowest placed team was relegated to the 2020 Série B1. The top two teams of Group Z also qualified for the preliminary round of the 2021 Campeonato Carioca.

Nova Iguaçu were relegated to 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B1. They, originally, obtained an injunction from TJD/RJ that guaranteed their presence in the 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round, [5] but STJD overturned the decision and Nova Iguaçu were relegated to 2020 Série B1. [6]

Group X

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Friburguense 6321108+211 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round
2 Americano 631297+210 Group Z
3 America 61321110+16
4 Nova Iguaçu 6123510−55
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
Home \ Away AME AMO FRI NIG
America 4–02–21–2
Americano 2–01–20–0
Friburguense 2–21–21–0
Nova Iguaçu 2–20–41–2
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group Z

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Americano 430154+19 2021 Campeonato Carioca First Round
2 America 421152+37
3 Nova Iguaçu (R)401337−41Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B1
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
Home \ Away AME AMO NIG
America 0–11–1
Americano 0–22–1
Nova Iguaçu 0–21–2
Source: FERJ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

2020 Campeonato Carioca Team

AwardWinnerClub
Best player Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Flamengo

Source:FERJ

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Flamengo 8
Flag of Brazil.svg João Carlos Volta Redonda
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Dantas Boavista 7
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Germán Cano Vasco da Gama 6
Flag of Brazil.svg Nenê Fluminense
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Portuguesa 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Henrique Flamengo
Flag of Brazil.svg Evanilson Fluminense
Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Babi Macaé
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Flamengo
Flag of Brazil.svg Saulo Mineiro Volta Redonda

Source:FERJ

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  2. ↑ "Fla vence o Bangu no retorno do Carioca" (in Portuguese). FERJ. 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Flamengo conquista o Bicampeonato Carioca" (in Portuguese). FERJ. 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Série A de 2020 rebaixará apenas um time e B1 terá dois tipos de acesso" (in Portuguese). FutRio. 23 October 2019.
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