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Campeonato Carioca
Football league in Brazil
Football league in Brazil
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Campeonato Carioca |
| country | |
| state | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro |
| organiser | FERJ |
| founded | 1906 |
| relegation | Campeonato Carioca Série A2 |
| levels | 1 |
| domest_cup | Copa Rio |
| champions | Flamengo (39th title) |
| season | 2025 |
| most successful club | Flamengo (39 titles) |
| tv | Rede Bandeirantes, BandSports, and ESPN (Broadcast) |
| YouTube, Twitch and Dale (OTT) | |
| website | |
| current | Campeonato Carioca |
| top_goalscorer | Roberto Dinamite (284) |
YouTube, Twitch and Dale (OTT)
The Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (English: Rio de Janeiro State Championship), most known as Campeonato Carioca and commonly as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ).
The first season of the Campeonato Carioca was played in 1906. Rivalries amongst four of the most prestigious Brazilian teams (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama) have marked the history of the competition. Flamengo leads the title count with 38, followed by Fluminense (33), Vasco da Gama (24), Botafogo (21), America (7), Bangu (2), São Cristóvão and Paissandu (1 each).
History
The early years
The 20th century saw in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói a significant popularity in football with the establishment of clubs such as Rio Cricket and Athletic Association in Niterói, Fluminense Football Club in 1902, and Bangu Atlético Club, América Football Club, and Botafogo Football Club in 1904 being founded. Organizing leagues for competition amongst clubs followed by Rio Cricket and Athletic Association, Fluminense Football Club, Football and Athletic Club, America Football Club, Bangu Atlético Club, Sport Club Petrópolis and Payssandu Cricket Club. On June 8, 1905, the Liga Metropolitana de Football (abbreviated LMF, Metropolitan Football League in English) was founded. LMF's first president was Bangu's José Villas Boas, who was replaced by Francis Walter in December of the same year.
In 1906, the first Campeonato Carioca was contested by six clubs: Fluminense, Botafogo, Bangu, Football and Athletic, Payssandu and Rio Cricket. America, despite being one of the league founders, did not contest the league's first edition. Fluminense became the first Rio de Janeiro state champion.
In 1907, the championship ended with a tie between Botafogo and Fluminense. The league rules did not address ties. Botafogo claimed an extra-match advantage; Fluminense claimed that the league should adopt the goal-average criteria. It went unresolved until 1996 when both clubs were declared champions.
On 29 February 1908, Fluminense, Botafogo, America, Paysandu, Rio Cricket, and Riachuelo founded Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos (LMSA, meaning Metropolitan Athletic Sports League), the organizer of the 1908 Campeonato Carioca. Fluminense won.
The splits of the league
The first league split was in 1911 when Botafogo left LMSA and founded Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro (AFRJ - Rio de Janeiro Football Association). The league was nicknamed Liga Barbante (String League), because Botafogo was the only significant club to question the full realisation of the sport under LMSA. AFRJ was incorporated by LMSA in 1913.
In 1917, several accusations of bribery caused LMSA to rebrand as Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres (Terrestrial Sports Metropolitan League) (LMDT). Fluminense won the competition of that year.
On 1 March 1924, a second league split occurred, and Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos (Athletic Sports Metropolitan Association) was founded. AMEA, founded by the "aristocratic" clubs Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and America, with restrictions on its blacks and lower class citizens to their members. The Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD - Brazilian Sports Confederation) remained with AMEA recognising it as the official league of Rio de Janeiro from 1924 on, and disassociating with LMDT. AMEA's competition was won by Fluminense. LMDT's (The league was nicknamed Liga Barbante) (String League) competition was won by Vasco da Gama, the only significant club that remained on the old league. In 1925, AMEA rescinded its racial conditions and Vasco left LMDT, while LMDT continued with its minor clubs. Years later, the LMDT championship of 1924 was considered official - but not the following LMDT championships.
Professional era
On 23 January 1933, Bangu, Fluminense, Vasco and America founded the first professional league of Rio de Janeiro, Liga Carioca de Futebol (LCF) (Carioca Football League). The Confederação Brasileira de Desportos was an amateur-only league supported AMEA. For this reason, LCF was nicknamed "pirate league". In 1934 CBD finally accepted professionalism, but LCF and AMEA did not merge for political reasons. On December 11, 1934, Botafogo, Vasco, Bangu, São Cristóvão, Andaraí, Olaria, Carioca and Madureira founded the professional Federação Metropolitana de Desportos (FMD) (Sports Metropolitan Federation), replacing AMEA as the official Rio de Janeiro league affiliated to CBD.
In 1937, the Brazilian football clubs were professionalized. On 29 July 1937, FMD and LCF merged, creating Liga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Football League), also called LFRJ. In 1941, LFRJ rebranded as Federação Metropolitana de Futebol (FMF) (Metropolitan Football Federation). The occasion was celebrated by a friendly match between Vasco da Gama and America that would come to be nicknamed Clássico da Paz (Peace Derby) for any game played between the two teams.
On 21 April 1960, the Brazilian capital city became Brasília, so, Federação Metropolitana de Futebol rebranded as Federação Carioca de Futebol (FCF) (Carioca Football Federation). América won the state championship of that year.
On 15 March 1975, Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara states merged under the name of Rio de Janeiro.
On 29 September 1978, Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation) (FERJ), was founded, after Guanabara state's FCF and Rio de Janeiro state's FFD (Federação Fluminense de Desportos, or Fluminense Sports Federation) fused.
In 1979, there was an extra Campeonato Carioca which also included the countryside state teams, which, until that year, contested the Campeonato Fluminense. This extra competition, known as Primeiro Campeonato Estadual de Profissionais (First Professionals State Championship) was won by Flamengo, which was also the champion of the regular competition, but did not count in the overall titles.
In 1996, Taça Cidade Maravilhosa was contested only by clubs from Rio de Janeiro city. This competition was contested by eight teams (America, Bangu, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria and Vasco da Gama), which played against each other once. Botafogo was the champion, Flamengo being the runner up. In the same year, a state championship was played, won by Flamengo.
Format
The competition is usually divided in three stages: the traditional Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio and the Finals.
Taça Guanabara is the first stage of the competition, with the teams divided into two groups. The traditional "big four", namely, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama are seeded—two teams of the "big four" put into each group. It is possible other teams also be seeded in some ways, but the seeding criteria are not codified in the regulation and has never been publicly available. The teams play one match with each team in their group. The top team in each group plays the second team in the semi-finals; the winners qualify for the final match.
Taça Rio is the second stage of the competition. Teams are divided into the two same groups of Taça Guanabara, but each team plays once against every team from the other group. The top team from each group compete in the semi-finals with the second team from the opposite group, and winners of the semi-finals compete for the Taça Rio.
The winners of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio compete in the two-legged finals of Campeonato Carioca, with the winner champion.
Current clubs
2025 First Division
| Team | City | Ground | 2024 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangu | Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) | Moça Bonita | |
| Boavista | Saquarema | Elcyr Resende de Mendonça | |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo) | Engenhão | |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro (Gávea) | Maracanã | |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras) | Maracanã | |
| Madureira | Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) | Conselheiro Galvão | |
| Maricá | Maricá | João Saldanha | |
| Nova Iguaçu | Nova Iguaçu | Laranjão | |
| Portuguesa | Rio de Janeiro (Ilha do Governador) | Luso Brasileiro | |
| Sampaio Corrêa | Saquarema | Lourival de Almeida | |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) | São Januário | |
| Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda | Raulino de Oliveira |
List of champions
Source: RSSSF Brasil
| Ed. | Season | Champion (titles count) | Runner-up | Winning manager | Top scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1906 | Fluminense (1) | Paysandu | BRA Horácio da Costa (FLU) | 18 | |
| 2 | 1907 | Botafogo (1), Fluminense (2) | Paysandu | BRA Flávio Ramos (BOT) | 6 | |
| 3 | 1908 | Fluminense (3) | Botafogo | BRA Edwin Cox (FLU) | 12 | |
| 4 | 1909 | Fluminense (4) | Botafogo | BRA Flávio Ramos (BOT) | 18 | |
| 5 | 1910 | Botafogo (2) | Fluminense | BRA Abelardo de Lamare (BOT) | 22 | |
| 6 | 1911 | Fluminense (5) | America | ENG Charlie Williams | BRA James Calvert (FLU) | 7 |
| 7 | 1912 (AFRJ) | Paysandu (1) | Flamengo | BRA Harry Robinson (PAY) | 24 | |
| 1912 (LMSA) | Botafogo (3) | SC Americano | BRA Mimi Sodré (BOT) | 12 | ||
| 8 | 1913 | America (1) | Flamengo | BRA Mimi Sodré (BOT) | 13 | |
| 9 | 1914 | Flamengo (1) | Botafogo | BRA Barthô (FLU) | 10 | |
| 10 | 1915 | Flamengo (2) | Fluminense | ENG Henry Welfare (FLU) | 19 | |
| 11 | 1916 | America (2) | Botafogo | BRA Aluízio (BOT) | 12 | |
| 12 | 1917 | Fluminense (6) | America | ENG Quincey Taylor | BRA Luís Menezes (BOT) | 16 |
| 13 | 1918 | Fluminense (7) | Botafogo | ENG Quincey Taylor | BRA Luís Menezes (BOT) | 21 |
| 14 | 1919 | Fluminense (8) | Flamengo | URU Ramón Platero | BRA Braz de Oliveira (SCR) | 24 |
| 15 | 1920 | Flamengo (3) | Fluminense | BRA Arlindo (BOT), Claudionor (BAN) | 18 | |
| 16 | 1921 | Flamengo (4) | America | BRA Telefone | BRA Cecy (VIS) | 15 |
| 17 | 1922 | America (3) | Flamengo | BRA Braz de Oliveira (CAR) | 15 | |
| 18 | 1923 | Vasco da Gama (1) | Flamengo | URU Ramón Platero | BRA Nonô (FLA) | 17 |
| 19 | 1924 (AMEA) | Fluminense (9) | Flamengo | ENG Charlie Williams | BRA Nilo (FLU) | 28 |
| 1924 (LMDT) | Vasco da Gama (2) | Bonsucesso | URU Ramón Platero | BRA Telê (AND) | 17 | |
| 20 | 1925 | Flamengo (5) | Fluminense | URU Juan Carlos Bertone | BRA Nonô (FLA) | 27 |
| 21 | 1926 | São Cristóvão (1) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Luiz Vinhaes | BRA Vicente (SCR) | 25 |
| 22 | 1927 | Flamengo (6) | Fluminense | URU Juan Carlos Bertone | BRA Nilo (BOT) | 30 |
| 23 | 1928 | America (4) | Vasco da Gama | ENG Charlie Williams | BRA Vicente (SCR) | 21 |
| 24 | 1929 | Vasco da Gama (3) | America | ENG Henry Welfare | BRA Russinho (VAS), Telê (AME) | 23 |
| 25 | 1930 | Botafogo (4) | Vasco da Gama | HUN Nicolas Ladany | BRA Preguinho (FLU), Ladislau da Guia (BAN) | 20 |
| 26 | 1931 | America (5) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Jayme Barcellos | BRA Russinho (VAS) | 17 |
| 27 | 1932 | Botafogo (5) | Flamengo | HUN Nicolas Ladany | BRA Preguinho (FLU) | 21 |
| 28 | 1933 (AMEA) | Botafogo (6) | Olaria | BRA Armindo Nobs | BRA Nilo (BOT) | 19 |
| 1933 (LCF) | Bangu (1) | Fluminense | BRA Luiz Vinhaes | BRA Tião (BAN) | 13 | |
| 29 | 1934 (AMEA) | Botafogo (7) | Andarahy | BRA Armindo Nobs | BRA Bianco (AND) | 13 |
| 1934 (LCF) | Vasco da Gama (4) | São Cristóvão | ENG Henry Welfare | BRA Alfredinho (FLA) | 10 | |
| 30 | 1935 (FMD) | Botafogo (8) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Carlito Rocha | BRA Ladislau da Guia (BAN) | 18 |
| 1935 (LCF) | America (6) | Fluminense | CHI Fernando Ojeda | BRA Emiliano Ramos (BON) | 16 | |
| 31 | 1936 (FMD) | Vasco da Gama (5) | Madureira | ENG Henry Welfare | BRA Carvalho Leite (BOT) | 15 |
| 1936 (LCF) | Fluminense (10) | Flamengo | URU Carlos Carlomagno | BRA Hércules (FLU) | 23 | |
| 32 | 1937 (FMD) | São Cristóvão (2) | Madureira | BRA Carreiro, Caxambu and Roberto (SCR) | 7 | |
| 1937 (LFRJ) | Fluminense (11) | Flamengo | URU Carlos Carlomagno | BRA Niginho (VAS) | 25 | |
| 33 | 1938 | Fluminense (12) | Flamengo | URU Ondino Viera | BRA Carvalho Leite (BOT) | 16 |
| 34 | 1939 | Flamengo (7) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Carvalho Leite (BOT) | 22 |
| 35 | 1940 | Fluminense (13) | Flamengo | URU Ondino Viera | BRA Leônidas da Silva (FLA) | 30 |
| 36 | 1941 | Fluminense (14) | Flamengo | URU Ondino Viera | BRA Sylvio Pirillo (FLA) | 39 |
| 37 | 1942 | Flamengo (8) | Botafogo | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Heleno de Freitas (BOT) | 28 |
| 38 | 1943 | Flamengo (9) | Fluminense | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA João Pinto (SCR) | 26 |
| 39 | 1944 | Flamengo (10) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Geraldino (CDR) | 19 |
| 40 | 1945 | Vasco da Gama (6) | Botafogo | URU Ondino Viera | BRA Lelé (VAS) | 13 |
| 41 | 1946 | Fluminense (15) | Botafogo | BRA Gentil Cardoso | BRA Francisco Rodrigues (FLU) | 28 |
| 42 | 1947 | Vasco da Gama (7) | Botafogo | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Dimas da Silva (VAS) | 18 |
| 43 | 1948 | Botafogo (9) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Zezé Moreira | BRA Orlando (FLU), Octávio Moraes (BOT) | 21 |
| 44 | 1949 | Vasco da Gama (8) | Fluminense | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Ademir de Menezes (VAS) | 31 |
| 45 | 1950 | Vasco da Gama (9) | America | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Ademir de Menezes (VAS) | 25 |
| 46 | 1951 | Fluminense (16) | Bangu | BRA Zezé Moreira | BRA Carlyle Guimarães (FLU) | 23 |
| 47 | 1952 | Vasco da Gama (10) | Flamengo | BRA Gentil Cardoso | BRA Antônio Menezes and Zizinho (BAN) | 19 |
| 48 | 1953 | Flamengo (11) | Fluminense | PAR Manuel Fleitas Solich | PAR Duilio Benítez (FLA) | 22 |
| 49 | 1954 | Flamengo (12) | America | PAR Manuel Fleitas Solich | BRA Dino da Costa (BOT) | 24 |
| 50 | 1955 | Flamengo (13) | America | PAR Manuel Fleitas Solich | BRA Paulinho (FLA) | 23 |
| 51 | 1956 | Vasco da Gama (11) | Fluminense | BRA Martim Francisco | BRA Waldo (FLU) | 22 |
| 52 | 1957 | Botafogo (10) | Fluminense | BRA João Saldanha | BRA Paulo Valentim (BOT) | 22 |
| 53 | 1958 | Vasco da Gama (12) | Flamengo | BRA Gradim | BRA Quarentinha (BOT) | 20 |
| 54 | 1959 | Fluminense (17) | Botafogo | BRA Zezé Moreira | BRA Quarentinha (BOT) | 25 |
| 55 | 1960 | America (7) | Fluminense | BRA Jorge Vieira | BRA Quarentinha (BOT) | 25 |
| 56 | 1961 | Botafogo (11) | Flamengo | BRA Marinho Rodrigues | BRA Amarildo (BOT) | 18 |
| 57 | 1962 | Botafogo (12) | Flamengo | BRA Marinho Rodrigues | BRA Saulzinho (VAS) | 18 |
| 58 | 1963 | Flamengo (14) | Fluminense | BRA Flávio Costa | BRA Adhemar Bianchini (BAN) | 18 |
| 59 | 1964 | Fluminense (18) | Bangu | BRA Tim | BRA José Amoroso (FLU) | 19 |
| 60 | 1965 | Flamengo (15) | Bangu | ARG Armando Renganeschi | BRA José Amoroso (FLU) | 10 |
| 61 | 1966 | Bangu (2) | Flamengo | ARG Alfredo González | BRA Paulo Borges (BAN) | 16 |
| 62 | 1967 | Botafogo (13) | Bangu | BRA Mário Zagallo | BRA Paulo Borges (BAN) | 13 |
| 63 | 1968 | Botafogo (14) | Flamengo | BRA Mário Zagallo | BRA Roberto Miranda (BOT) | 13 |
| 64 | 1969 | Fluminense (19) | Flamengo | BRA Telê Santana | BRA Flávio Minuano (FLU) | 15 |
| 65 | 1970 | Vasco da Gama (13) | Fluminense | BRA Tim | BRA Flávio Minuano (FLU) | 16 |
| 66 | 1971 | Fluminense (20) | Flamengo | BRA Mário Zagallo | BRA Paulo Cézar Caju (BOT) | 11 |
| 67 | 1972 | Flamengo (16) | Fluminense | BRA Mário Zagallo | ARG Narciso Doval (FLA) | 16 |
| 68 | 1973 | Fluminense (21) | Flamengo | BRA Duque | BRA Dadá Maravilha (FLA) | 15 |
| 69 | 1974 | Flamengo (17) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Joubert Meira | BRA Luisinho Lemos (AME) | 20 |
| 70 | 1975 | Fluminense (22) | Botafogo | BRA Paulo Emílio | BRA Zico (FLA) | 30 |
| 71 | 1976 | Fluminense (23) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Mário Travaglini | ARG Narciso Doval (FLU) | 20 |
| 72 | 1977 | Vasco da Gama (14) | Flamengo | BRA Orlando Fantoni | BRA Zico (FLA) | 27 |
| 73 | 1978 | Flamengo (18) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Claúdio Coutinho | BRA Cláudio Adão and Zico (FLA), Roberto Dinamite (VAS) | 19 |
| 74 | 1979 (FFERJ) | Flamengo (19) | Fluminense | BRA Claúdio Coutinho | BRA Zico (FLA) | 26 |
| 1979 (FCF) | Flamengo (20) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Claúdio Coutinho | BRA Zico (FLA) | 34 | |
| 75 | 1980 | Fluminense (24) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Nelsinho Rosa | BRA Cláudio Adão (FLU) | 20 |
| 76 | 1981 | Flamengo (21) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Paulo César Carpegiani | BRA Roberto Dinamite (VAS) | 31 |
| 77 | 1982 | Vasco da Gama (15) | Flamengo | BRA Antônio Lopes | BRA Zico (FLA) | 21 |
| 78 | 1983 | Fluminense (25) | Flamengo | BRA José Luiz Carbone | BRA Luisinho Lemos (AME) | 22 |
| 79 | 1984 | Fluminense (26) | Flamengo | BRA Carlos Alberto Parreira | BRA Cláudio Adão (BAN), Baltazar (BOT) | 12 |
| 80 | 1985 | Fluminense (27) | Bangu | BRA Nelsinho Rosa | BRA Roberto Dinamite (VAS) | 12 |
| 81 | 1986 | Flamengo (22) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Sebastião Lazaroni | BRA Romário (VAS) | 20 |
| 82 | 1987 | Vasco da Gama (16) | Flamengo | BRA Sebastião Lazaroni | BRA Romário (VAS) | 16 |
| 83 | 1988 | Vasco da Gama (17) | Flamengo | BRA Sebastião Lazaroni | BRA Bebeto (FLA) | 17 |
| 84 | 1989 | Botafogo (15) | Flamengo | BRA Valdir Espinosa | BRA Bebeto (FLA) | 18 |
| 85 | 1990 | Botafogo (16) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Joel Martins | BRA Gaúcho (FLA) | 14 |
| 86 | 1991 | Flamengo (23) | Fluminense | BRA Carlinhos Violino | BRA Gaúcho (FLA) | 17 |
| 87 | 1992 | Vasco da Gama (18) | Flamengo | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Ézio (FLU) | 15 |
| 88 | 1993 | Vasco da Gama (19) | Fluminense | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Valdir Bigode (VAS) | 19 |
| 89 | 1994 | Vasco da Gama (20) | Flamengo | BRA Jair Pereira | BRA Túlio Maravilha (BOT), Charles Fabian (FLA) | 14 |
| 90 | 1995 | Fluminense (28) | Flamengo | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Túlio Maravilha (BOT) | 27 |
| 91 | 1996 | Flamengo (24) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Romário (FLA) | 26 |
| 92 | 1997 | Botafogo (17) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Romário (FLA) | 18 |
| 93 | 1998 | Vasco da Gama (21) | Flamengo | BRA Antônio Lopes | BRA Romário (FLA) | 10 |
| 94 | 1999 | Flamengo (25) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Carlinhos Violino | BRA Romário (FLA) | 16 |
| 95 | 2000 | Flamengo (26) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Carlinhos Violino | BRA Romário (VAS) | 19 |
| 96 | 2001 | Flamengo (27) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Mário Zagallo | BRA Edílson (FLA) | 16 |
| 97 | 2002 | Fluminense (29) | Americano | BRA Waldemar Lemos | BRA Fábio (VRE) | 16 |
| 98 | 2003 | Vasco da Gama (22) | Fluminense | BRA Antônio Lopes | BRA Fábio Bala (FLU) | 10 |
| 99 | 2004 | Flamengo (28) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Abel Braga | BRA Valdir Bigode (VAS) | 14 |
| 100 | 2005 | Fluminense (30) | Volta Redonda | BRA Abel Braga | BRA Túlio Maravilha (VRE) | 12 |
| 101 | 2006 | Botafogo (18) | Madureira | BRA Carlos Roberto | BRA Dodô (BOT) | 9 |
| 102 | 2007 | Flamengo (29) | Botafogo | BRA Ney Franco | BRA Dodô (BOT), Marcelo Macedo (MAD) | 13 |
| 103 | 2008 | Flamengo (30) | Botafogo | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Wellington Paulista (BOT) | 14 |
| 104 | 2009 | Flamengo (31) | Botafogo | BRA Cuca | BRA Maicosuel (BOT) | 12 |
| 105 | 2010 | Botafogo (19) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Joel Santana | BRA Vágner Love (FLA) | 15 |
| 106 | 2011 | Flamengo (32) | Fluminense | BRA Vanderlei Luxemburgo | BRA Thiago Neves (FLA) | 8 |
| 107 | 2012 | Fluminense (31) | Botafogo | BRA Abel Braga | BRA Somália (BOA), Alecsandro (VAS) | 12 |
| 108 | 2013 | Botafogo (20) | Fluminense | BRA Oswaldo de Oliveira | BRA Hernane (FLA) | 12 |
| 109 | 2014 | Flamengo (33) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Jayme de Almeida | BRA Edmílson (VAS) | 11 |
| 110 | 2015 | Vasco da Gama (23) | Botafogo | BRA Doriva | BRA Fred (FLU) | 11 |
| 111 | 2016 | Vasco da Gama (24) | Botafogo | BRA Jorginho | BRA Tiago Amaral (VRE) | 10 |
| 112 | 2017 | Flamengo (34) | Fluminense | BRA Zé Ricardo | PER Paolo Guerrero (FLA) | 10 |
| 113 | 2018 | Botafogo (21) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Alberto Valentim | BRA Pedro (FLU) | 7 |
| 114 | 2019 | Flamengo (35) | Vasco da Gama | BRA Abel Braga | BRA Bruno Henrique (FLA) | 8 |
| 115 | 2020 | Flamengo (36) | Fluminense | POR Jorge Jesus | BRA Gabriel Barbosa (FLA), João Carlos (VRE) | 8 |
| 116 | 2021 | Flamengo (37) | Fluminense | BRA Rogério Ceni | BRA Alef Manga (VRE) | 9 |
| 117 | 2022 | Fluminense (32) | Flamengo | BRA Abel Braga | BRA Gabriel Barbosa (FLA) | 9 |
| 118 | 2023 | Fluminense (33) | Flamengo | BRA Fernando Diniz | ARG Germán Cano (FLU) | 16 |
| 119 | 2024 | Flamengo (38) | Nova Iguaçu | BRA Tite | BRA Pedro (FLA) | 11 |
| 120 | 2025 | Flamengo (39) | Fluminense | BRA Filipe Luís | ARG Germán Cano (FLU), Pablo Vegetti (VAS), BRA Max (SCO) | 6 |
| 121 | 2026 |
Titles by team
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979 (Especial), 1979, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 | ||
| Fluminense | 33 | 24 | 1906, 1907 (shared), 1908, 1909, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924 (AMEA), 1936 (LCF), 1937 (LFRJ), 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2022, 2023 |
| Vasco da Gama | 1923, 1924 (LMDT), 1929, 1934 (LCF), 1936 (FMD), 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2016 | ||
| Botafogo | 1907 (shared), 1910, 1912 (AFRJ), 1930, 1932, 1933 (AMEA), 1934 (AMEA), 1935 (FMD), 1948, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018 | ||
| America | 1913, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1931, 1935 (LCF), 1960 | ||
| Bangu | 1933 (LCF), 1966 | ||
| São Cristóvão | 1926, 1937 (FMD) | ||
| Paissandu | 1912 (LMSA) |
Records and statistics
Most appearances by club
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Carioca.
| Club | App | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 122 | 1906 | 2025 |
| Fluminense | 121 | 1906 | 2025 |
| Flamengo | 115 | 1912 | 2025 |
| Bangu | 111 | 1906 | 2025 |
| America | 109 | 1908 | 2021 |
| Vasco da Gama | 107 | 1921 | 2025 |
| Madureira | 83 | 1924 | 2025 |
| São Cristóvão | 74 | 1912 | 1995 |
| Olaria | 66 | 1924 | 2013 |
| Bonsucesso | 65 | 1924 | 2018 |
| Portuguesa | 52 | 1933 | 2025 |
| Volta Redonda | 46 | 1976 | 2025 |
| Americano | 40 | 1976 | 2021 |
| Campo Grande | 31 | 1924 | 1995 |
Most goals by player
The 25 top score for team of the history of the Campeonato Carioca, all Brazilian, except the English Henry Welfare:
- 284 goals: Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama)
- 239 goals: Zico (Flamengo)
- 233 goals: Romário (Vasco, Flamengo e Fluminense)
- 197 goals: Ademir de Menezes (Vasco e Fluminense)
- 196 goals: Nilo (Botafogo, Brasil e Fluminense)
- 172 goals: Ladislau (Bangu e Canto do Rio)
- 166 goals: Carvalho Leite (Botafogo)
- 164 goals: Russinho (Andarahy, Vasco e Botafogo)
- 156 goals: Luisinho Lemos (America, Flamengo, Botafogo e Americano)
- 153 goals: Zizinho (Flamengo e Bangu)
- 151 goals: Sylvio Pirillo (Flamengo e Botafogo)
- 149 goals: Quarentinha (Botafogo e Bonsucesso)
- 133 goals: Heleno de Freitas (Botafogo e Vasco)
- 125 goals: Leônidas da Silva (Syrio e Libanez, Bonsucesso, Flamengo e Botafogo)
- 123 goals: Henry Welfare (Fluminense)
- 118 goals: Didi (Madureira, Fluminense e Botafogo)
- 114 goals: Pinga (Vasco)
- 112 goals: Cláudio Adão (Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco, Bangu, Campo Grande e Volta Redonda)
- 105 goals: Perácio (Botafogo, Flamengo e Canto do Rio)
- 105 goals: Plácido (Bangu e America)
- 102 goals: Orlando Pingo de Ouro (Fluminense e Botafogo)
- 102 goals: Waldo (Fluminense)
- 100 goals: Preguinho (Fluminense)
- 99 goals: Chico (Vasco da Gama)
- 98 goals: Bebeto (Flamengo, Vasco e Botafogo)
- 96 goals: Hércules (Fluminense)
Annual awards
The awards are given by the FERJ.
| Season | Best Player | Best GK | Best young player | Best coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Renato (Fluminense) | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | Gabriel (Fluminense) | Leandro Coelho Lugão (Volta Redonda) | Schneider Cordeiro da Silva (Volta Redonda) | Dário Lourenço (Volta Redonda) | |
| 2008 | Lúcio Flávio (Botafogo) | Bruno (Flamengo) | - | Joel Santana (Flamengo) | |
| 2009 | Maicosuel (Botafogo) | Bruno (Flamengo) | - | Cuca (Flamengo) | |
| 2010 | Jefferson (Botafogo) | Jefferson (Botafogo) | - | Joel Santana (Botafogo) | |
| 2011 | Thiago Neves (Flamengo) | Felipe (Flamengo) | - | Vanderlei Luxemburgo (Flamengo) | |
| 2012 | Deco (Fluminense) | Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense) | - | Abel Braga (Fluminense) | |
| 2013 | Clarence Seedorf (Botafogo) | Jefferson (Botafogo) | - | Oswaldo de Oliveira (Botafogo) | |
| 2015 | Luan Garcia (Vasco da Gama) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Doriva (Vasco da Gama) | ||
| 2016 | Nenê (Vasco da Gama) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Jorginho (Vasco da Gama) | ||
| 2017 | Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Wendel (Fluminense) | Abel Braga (Fluminense) | |
| 2018 | Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) | Júlio César (Fluminense) | Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) | Zé Ricardo (Vasco da Gama) | |
| 2019 | Éverton Ribeiro (Flamengo) | Jefferson Paulino (Bangu) | Tiago Reis (Vasco da Gama) | Fernando Diniz (Fluminense) | |
| 2020 | Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) | Douglas Borges (Volta Redonda) | Jorge Jesus (Flamengo) and Odair Hellmann (Fluminense) | ||
| 2021 | Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) | Marcos Felipe (Fluminense) | Kayky (Fluminense) | Felipe Surian (Portuguesa) | |
| 2022 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) | Thiago Rodrigues (Vasco da Gama) | Abel Braga (Fluminense) | ||
| 2023 | Germán Cano (Fluminense) | Fabio (Fluminense) | Lele (Fluminense) | Fernando Diniz (Fluminense) | |
| 2024 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) | Agustín Rossi (Flamengo) | Yago (Nova Iguaçu) | Carlos Vitor (Nova Iguaçu) |
Best XI of the 21st Century
On 18 April 2020 distinguished Brazilian newspaper O Globo announced the best XI of the 21st Century via a poll. Romario received most of the votes.
- Goalkeeper: Júlio César
- Defenders: Thiago Silva, Juan, Dedé
- Midfielders: Marcelo, Juninho Pernambucano, Rafinha, Dejan Petković
- Forwards: Romario, Adriano, Edmundo
Notes
References
- MÉRCIO, Roberto. A História dos Campeonatos Cariocas de Futebol. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. FERJ.
References
- (11 March 2016). "Botafogo x Fluminense: O polêmico campeonato de 1907".
- [https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/a-fabula-do-rei-do-rio-o-peso-da-barriga-de-renato-gaucho-para-a-historia-do-fluminense.ghtml A fábula do "Rei do Rio": o peso da barriga de Renato (1995) - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/0,,MUL454445-4274,00.html Ronaldo é o 'destaque' da festa do Carioca - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Campeonato_Carioca/0,,MUL1108753-9835,00-BOTA+E+FLA+DOMINAM+A+SELECAO+DO+RIO+E+MAICOSUEL+E+O+GRANDE+NOME+DO+ESTADUAL.html Bota e Fla dominam a seleção do Rio, e Maicosuel é o grande nome do Estadual - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Campeonato_Carioca/0,,MUL1586448-9835,00-CAMPEAO+BOTAFOGO+DOMINA+A+SELECAO+DO+CAMPEONATO+CARIOCA.html Campeão, Botafogo domina a seleção do Campeonato Carioca - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/2011/05/com-seis-premios-flamengo-domina-premiacao-do-cariocao-2011.html Com seis jogadores, Flamengo domina a seleção do Cariocão 2011 - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/2012/05/na-festa-do-flu-vasco-e-o-time-com-mais-representantes-na-selecao.htmlDeco é eleito craque do Carioca em seleção de vascaínos e sem botafoguenses - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/2013/05/botafogo-recebe-taca-e-domina-selecao-do-campeonato-carioca.html Botafogo recebe a taça e domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca - globo.com]
- [https://www.vavel.com/br/futebol/2015/05/04/484733-selecao-vavel-do-campeonato-carioca-2015.html Seleção VAVEL do Campeonato Carioca 2015 - vavel.com]
- [https://www.fferj.com.br/noticias/View/11825 Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/com-nove-jogadores-de-fla-e-flu-ferj-divulga-selecao-do-campeonato-carioca.ghtml Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/com-seis-jogadores-flamengo-domina-selecao-do-campeonato-carioca.ghtml Com seis jogadores, Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/gabigol-do-flamengo-e-eleito-craque-do-campeonato-carioca-veja-selecao.ghtml Gabigol, do Flamengo, é eleito craque do Campeonato Carioca; veja seleção - globo.com]
- [https://www.torcedores.com/noticias/2022/04/confira-a-selecao-do-campeonato-carioca-2022 Confira a seleção do Campeonato Carioca 2022 - globo.com]
- [https://ge.globo.com/rj/futebol/campeonato-carioca/noticia/selecao-carioca-do-seculo-21-romario-e-o-mais-votado-e-forma-ataque-com-adriano-e-edmundo.ghtml Seleção carioca do século 21: Romário é o mais votado (2020) - Globo.com]
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