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Campeonato Carioca

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The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The first season of the Campeonato Carioca was played in 1906 and it is thus the second oldest in Brazil, behind only the Campeonato Paulista of São Paulo.

History

In the beginning of the 20th century, the number of football clubs in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói largely increased, being founded 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. Football became very popular, and was initiated a campaign to organize a football league reuniting clubs such as Rio Cricket and Athletic Association, Fluminense Football Club, Football and Athletic Club, América Football Club, Bangu Atlético Club, Sport Club Petrópolis and Payssandu Cricket Club. On June 8, 1905, was founded the Liga Metropolitana de Football (Metropolitan Football League, in English, also called LMF. LMF's first president was Bangu's José Villas Boas, shortly being replaced by Francis Walter in december of the same year.

In 1906, was disputed the first edition of Campeonato Carioca, by six clubs: Fluminense, Botafogo, Bangu, Football and Athletic, Payssandu and Rio Cricket. América, even being one of the league founders, did not dispute the league's first edition. Fluminense was the first Rio de Janeiro state champion.

On February 29, 1908, Fluminense, Botafogo, América, Paysandu, Rio Cricket, and Riachuelo founded Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos (which means Athletic Sports Metropolitan League, in English) usually known as LMSA, which organized the Campeonato Carioca of that year, which was won by Fluminense.

In 1911, Botafogo abandoned LMSA, and founded Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro (which means Rio de Janeiro Football Association, in English), also known as AFRJ. The league was nicknamed Liga Barbante (which means String League), because Botafogo was the only significant club disputing the competition. AFRJ was incorporated by LMSA in 1913.

In 1917, after several accusations of bribery, LMSA was replaced by Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres (Terrestrial Sports Metropolitan League, in English), usually known as LMDT. Fluminense won the competition of that year.

On March 1, 1924, occurred the first league splitting, being founded Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos (which means Athletic Sports Metropolitan Association, in English), usually known as AMEA. AMEA imposed discriminatory rules against blacks and lower class citzens to their members. AMEA's competition was won by Fluminense, and LMDT's competition was won by Vasco da Gama.

On January 23, 1933 was founded Liga Carioca de Futebol (Carioca Football League, in English), also known as LCF.

On December 11, 1934, Botafogo, Vasco, Bangu, São Cristóvão, Andaraí, Olaria, Carioca and Madureira founded Federação Metropolitana de Desportos (which means Sports Metropolitan Federation, in English), usually known as FMD. This federation incorporated AMEA.

In 1937, the Brazilian football clubs became professional teams.

On July 29, 1937, FMD and LCF fused, giving origin to Liga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (which means Rio de Janeiro Football League), also called LFRJ. In 1941, LFRJ changed its name to Federação Metropolitana de Futebol (which means Metropolitan Football Federation), also known as FMF. To celebrate the fusion, a friendly match between Vasco da Gama and América was playing. Because of this match, the matches played between Vasco and América are nicknamed Clássico da Paz, which means Peace Derby, in English.

On April 21, 1960, the Brazilian capital city was transferred to Brasília, so, Federação Metropolitana de Futebol changed its name to Federação Carioca de Futebol (Carioca Football Federation, in English), also called FCF. América won the state championship of that year.

On July, 1974, Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara states fused.

On September 29, 1978, Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation, in English), also known as FERJ, was founded, after Guanabara state's FCF and Rio de Janeiro state's FFD (which means Federação Fluminense de Desportos, or Sports Football Federation, in English) fused.

In 1979, there was an extra edition of Campeonato Carioca which also included the countryside state teams, which, until that year, disputed the Campeonato Fluminense. This extra competition, known as Primeiro Campeonato Estadual de Profissionais (First Professionals State Championship, in English) was won by Flamengo. The regular competition was also won by Flamengo.

In 1996, was disputed Taça Cidade Maravilhosa, only between clubs from Rio de Janeiro city. This competition was disputed by eight teams (América, Bangu, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria and Vasco da Gama), which played against each other once. Botafogo was the champion, being Flamengo the runner-up. In the same year, was disputed a state championship, which was won by Flamengo.

Format

The competition is usually divided in three stages: the traditional Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio, and the finals, which are disputed between the winners of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio.

List of Champions

Season Winner Runner-up Comments
1906 Fluminense Payssandu
1907 Fluminense
Botafogo
Payssandu both clubs were declared champions
1908 Fluminense Botafogo
América
1909 Fluminense Botafogo
1910 Botafogo Fluminense
1911 Fluminense América
1912 Payssandu Flamengo by LMSA, Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos
1912 Botafogo SC Americano by AFRJ, Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro
1913 América Flamengo
1914 Flamengo Botafogo
1915 Flamengo Fluminense
1916 América Botafogo


1917 Fluminense América
1918 Fluminense Botafogo
1919 Fluminense Flamengo
1920 Flamengo Fluminense
1921 Flamengo América
1922 América Flamengo
1923 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1924 Vasco da Gama Bonsucesso by LMDT, Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres
1924 Fluminense Flamengo by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos
1925 Flamengo Fluminense
1926 São Cristóvão Vasco da Gama
1927 Flamengo Fluminense
1928 América Vasco da Gama
1929 Vasco da Gama América
1930 Botafogo Vasco da Gama
1931 América Vasco da Gama
1932 Botafogo Flamengo
1933 Botafogo Fluminense by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos
1933 Bangu Andaraí by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol
1934 Botafogo Olaria by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos
1934 Vasco da Gama São Cristóvão by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol
1935 Botafogo Vasco da Gama by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos
1935 América Fluminense by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol
1936 Vasco da Gama Madureira by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos
1936 Fluminense Flamengo by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol
1937 Fluminense Flamengo
1938 Fluminense Flamengo
1939 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1940 Fluminense Flamengo
1941 Fluminense Flamengo
1942 Flamengo Botafogo
1943 Flamengo Fluminense
1944 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1945 Vasco da Gama Botafogo
1946 Fluminense Botafogo
1947 Vasco da Gama Botafogo
1948 Botafogo Vasco da Gama
1949 Vasco da Gama Fluminense
1950 Vasco da Gama América
1951 Fluminense Bangu
1952 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1953 Flamengo Fluminense
1954 Flamengo América
1955 Flamengo América
1956 Vasco da Gama Fluminense
1957 Botafogo Fluminense
1958 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1959 Fluminense Botafogo
1960 América Fluminense
1961 Botafogo Flamengo
1962 Botafogo Flamengo
1963 Flamengo Fluminense
1964 Fluminense Bangu
1965 Flamengo Bangu
1966 Bangu Flamengo
1967 Botafogo Bangu
1968 Botafogo Vasco da Gama
1969 Fluminense Botafogo
1970 Vasco da Gama Fluminense
1971 Fluminense Botafogo
1972 Flamengo Fluminense
1973 Fluminense Vasco da Gama
1974 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1975 Fluminense Botafogo
Vasco da Gama
1976 Fluminense Vasco da Gama
1977 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1978 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1979 Flamengo Fluminense
1979 Flamengo Vasco da Gama extra tournament
1980 Fluminense Vasco da Gama
1981 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1982 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1983 Fluminense Flamengo
1984 Fluminense Flamengo
1985 Fluminense Bangu
1986 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1987 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1988 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1989 Botafogo Flamengo
1990 Botafogo Vasco da Gama
1991 Flamengo Fluminense
1992 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1993 Vasco da Gama Fluminense
1994 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1995 Fluminense Flamengo
1996 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
1996 Botafogo Flamengo extra tournament, named Taça Cidade Maravilhosa, disputed by Rio de Janeiro city clubs
1997 Botafogo Vasco da Gama
1998 Vasco da Gama Flamengo
1999 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
2000 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
2001 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
2002 Fluminense Americano FC sub judice, according to the FERJ
2003 Vasco da Gama Fluminense
2004 Flamengo Vasco da Gama
2005 Fluminense Volta Redonda
2006 Botafogo Madureira

Titles by Team

See also

References

  • MÉRCIO, Roberto. A História dos Campeonatos Cariocas de Futebol. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. FERJ.