2012 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca
Champions	Fluminense
Relegated	Bonsucesso; Americano
Matches played	134
Goals scored	385 (2.87 per match)
Best Player	Deco
Top goalscorer	Somália; Alecsandro (12)
Biggest home win	Botafogo 5–0 Olaria
Biggest away win	Volta Redonda 0–3 Fluminense; Macaé 0–3 Botafogo; Macaé 1–4 Vasco da Gama; Resende 0–3 Bangu; Duque de Caxias 1–4 Madureira
Highest scoring	Friburguense 5–2 Boavista (7 Goals)
Longest winning run	8 games; Vasco
Longest unbeaten run	18 games; Botafogo
Longest losing run	7 games; Bangu
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The 2012 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 111th edition of football in Rio de Janeiro. It was organized by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ).

Fluminense won the title against Botafogo.^[1]

Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that would play in two tournaments. In the first tournament, Taça Guanabara, the teams from each group played within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two top place teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and the next two top place teams played for the Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In the second tournament, Taça Rio, the teams play against the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and next placed two teams played the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. Each top team of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio played for the state title. If the same team wins both tournament, they automatically were awarded the title.

Qualifications

The best two teams not qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores would qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C qualified for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Participating teams

Club	Home city
Americano	Campos dos Goytacazes
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro (Bangu)
Boavista	Saquarema
Bonsucesso	Rio de Janeiro (Bonsucesso)
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo)
Duque de Caxias	Duque de Caxias
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro (Gávea)
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras)
Friburguense	Nova Friburgo
Macaé	Macaé
Madureira	Rio de Janeiro (Madureira)
Nova Iguaçu	Nova Iguaçu
Olaria	Rio de Janeiro (Olaria)
Resende	Resende
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama)
Volta Redonda	Volta Redonda

Taça Guanabara

The 2012 Taça Guanabara began on January 21 and ended on February 26.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo	7	4	3	0	17	4	+13	15	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Flamengo	7	4	3	0	10	1	+9	15	Advanced to the Semifinals
3	Resende	7	4	0	3	11	13	−2	12	Advanced to the Edilson Silva
4	Nova Iguaçu	7	2	3	2	6	7	−1	9	Advanced to the Edilson Silva
5	Macaé	7	2	2	3	6	8	−2	8
6	Bonsucesso	7	1	3	3	7	13	−6	6
7	Madureira	7	1	2	4	8	12	−4	5
8	Olaria	7	1	2	4	5	12	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2012. Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	7	7	0	0	16	3	+13	21	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Fluminense	7	4	1	2	15	7	+8	13	Advanced to the Semifinals
3	Boavista	7	3	3	1	13	12	+1	12	Advanced to the Edilson Silva
4	Friburguense	7	3	2	2	10	10	0	11	Advanced to the Edilson Silva
5	Volta Redonda	7	3	2	2	10	11	−1	11
6	Duque de Caxias	7	2	2	3	9	12	−3	8
7	Americano	7	1	1	5	6	13	−7	4
8	Bangu	7	0	0	7	7	18	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2012. Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Troféu Edilson Silva

Semifinals		Final

Resende	0

Friburguense	1
		Friburguense	2 (2)

		Nova Iguaçu (pen.)	2 (4)
Boavista	1

Nova Iguaçu	3

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

Vasco da Gama	2

Flamengo	1
		Vasco da Gama	1

		Fluminense	3
Botafogo	1 (3)

Fluminense (pen.)	1 (4)

Taça Rio

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	8	7	0	1	17	8	+9	21	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Botafogo	8	5	3	0	18	8	+10	18	Advanced to the Semifinals
3	Resende	8	3	4	1	9	8	+1	13	Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
4	Macaé	8	4	0	4	13	14	−1	12	Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
5	Madureira	8	3	1	4	11	13	−2	10
6	Olaria	8	2	3	3	8	12	−4	9
7	Nova Iguaçu	8	2	2	4	8	13	−5	8
8	Bonsucesso	8	1	4	3	10	13	−3	7

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April. Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bangu	8	4	3	1	10	5	+5	15	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Vasco da Gama	8	4	2	2	17	10	+7	14	Advanced to the Semifinals
3	Fluminense	8	4	1	3	15	10	+5	13	Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
4	Volta Redonda	8	3	2	3	10	11	−1	11	Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
5	Duque de Caxias	8	2	2	4	7	12	−5	8
6	Friburguense	8	1	3	4	6	11	−5	6
7	Americano	8	1	2	5	13	18	−5	5
8	Boavista	8	1	2	5	11	17	−6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April. Source: Globoesporte
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Troféu Luiz Penido

Semifinals		Final

Resende	0

Volta Redonda	2
		Volta Redonda	0

		Fluminense	2
Fluminense	2

Macaé	1

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

Flamengo	2

Vasco da Gama	3
		Vasco da Gama	1

		Botafogo	3
Bangu	2

Botafogo	4

Finals

The 2012 Campeonato Carioca Finals were contested by Fluminense and Botafogo in a two-legged match at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

6 May

16:00 UTC-03:00

Fluminense	4 – 1	Botafogo
Fred 43' Rafael Sóbis 57', 65' Marcos Jr. 83'	Report	Renato 8'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 28,182

Referee: Luis Antonio Silva dos Santos

13 May

16:00 UTC-03:00

Botafogo	0 – 1	Fluminense
	Report	Rafael Moura 62'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 25,016

Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense (Q)	15	8	2	5	30	17	+13	26	Qualified for 2013 Copa do Brasil^[a]
2	Botafogo (Q)	15	9	6	0	35	12	+23	33
3	Flamengo (Q)	15	11	3	1	27	9	+18	36
4	Vasco da Gama (Q)	15	11	2	2	33	13	+20	35
5	Resende	15	7	4	4	20	21	−1	25	2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
6	Volta Redonda	15	6	4	5	20	22	−2	22
7	Macaé	15	6	2	7	19	22	−3	20	Cannot qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D^[b]
8	Friburguense	15	4	5	6	16	21	−5	17	2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D^[c]
9	Nova Iguaçu	15	4	5	6	14	20	−6	17
10	Boavista	15	4	4	7	24	29	−5	16
11	Duque de Caxias	15	4	4	7	16	24	−8	16	Cannot qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D^[b]
12	Madureira	15	4	3	8	19	25	−6	15	Cannot qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D^[b]
13	Bangu	15	4	3	8	17	23	−6	15
14	Olaria	15	3	5	7	13	24	−11	14
15	Bonsucesso	15	2	7	6	17	26	−9	13	Relegation to 2013 Campeonato Carioca Série B
16	Americano	15	2	3	10	19	31	−12	9	Relegation to 2013 Campeonato Carioca Série B

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama cannot qualify to 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D because they are participating in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Duque de Caxias, Macaé and Madureira cannot qualify to 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D because they are participating in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
^ Friburguense is qualified for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D as the 2011 Copa Rio runner-up.

References

^ "UMA SEMANA EM TRÊS CORES: FLU VENCE MAIS UMA E É CAMPEÃO CARIOCA". Globo Esporte.

[table_note_res_CdB0.089630978223696-2] Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama cannot qualify to 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D because they are participating in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

[table_note_res_NQSD0.089630978223696-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Duque de Caxias, Macaé and Madureira cannot qualify to 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D because they are participating in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

[table_note_res_QSDb0.089630978223696-4] Friburguense is qualified for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D as the 2011 Copa Rio runner-up.

[1] "UMA SEMANA EM TRÊS CORES: FLU VENCE MAIS UMA E É CAMPEÃO CARIOCA". Globo Esporte.

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