1967 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca
Season	1967
Champions	Botafogo
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa	Vasco da Gama; Flamengo; Fluminense; Bangu; Botafogo
Taça Brasil	Botafogo
Matches played	94
Goals scored	252 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Paulo Borges (Bangu) - 13 goals
Biggest home win	Vasco da Gama 4-0 Flamengo (November 11, 1967)
Biggest away win	São Cristóvão 0-5 Fluminense (October 7, 1967); Olaria 0-5 Bangu (November 19, 1967)
Highest scoring	Flamengo 3-3 Campo Grande (September 10, 1967); São Cristóvão 2-4 Olaria (October 1, 1967); Campo Grande 1-5 Fluminense (December 3, 1967); Campo Grande 3-3 Flamengo (December 13, 1967)
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The 1967 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 23, 1967 and ended on December 17, 1967. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Botafogo won the title for the 13th time. no teams were relegated.^[1]^[2]

System

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

First round: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The eight best teams in each group qualified to the Second round.
Second round: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points won the title.

Championship

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	11	9	1	1	17	7	+10	19	Qualified
2	Bangu	11	9	0	2	21	10	+11	18
3	Fluminense	11	7	1	3	19	11	+8	15
4	Flamengo	11	6	1	4	19	16	+3	13
5	Olaria	11	6	0	5	16	14	+2	12
6	Vasco da Gama	11	5	1	5	21	14	+7	11
7	América	11	5	1	5	17	14	+3	11
8	Campo Grande	11	3	5	3	12	14	−2	11
9	Bonsucesso	11	4	2	5	13	13	0	10
10	Madureira	11	3	2	6	10	18	−8	8
11	Portuguesa	11	1	1	9	5	21	−16	3
12	São Cristóvão	11	0	1	10	7	25	−18	1

Updated to match(es) played on November 12, 1967. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Second round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	7	6	1	0	13	4	+9	13	Champions
2	Bangu	7	6	0	1	17	6	+11	12
3	Fluminense	7	4	1	2	15	10	+5	9
4	América	7	2	2	3	6	7	−1	6
5	Vasco da Gama	7	1	3	3	6	8	−2	5
6	Flamengo	7	1	2	4	10	14	−4	4
7	Campo Grande	7	1	2	4	5	14	−9	4
8	Olaria	7	1	1	5	3	12	−9	3

Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 1967. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal average; 4) wins.

Taça Guanabara

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	América	5	4	0	1	10	4	+6	8	Playoffs
2	Botafogo	5	4	0	1	10	5	+5	8	Playoffs
3	Vasco da Gama	5	3	0	2	11	11	0	6
4	Bangu	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	5
5	Flamengo	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	3
6	Fluminense	5	0	0	5	3	10	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 1967. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

20 August 1967

Final

Botafogo	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	América
Paulo César Caju 1' 70' 105'	Report	Edu 2' Eduardo 62'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 82,421

Referee: Cláudio Magalhães

References

^ ^a ^b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967". Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[rsssfbrasil-1] "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967". Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[futebolnacional-2] "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

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