2012 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca

Champions	Fluminense
Relegated	Bonsucesso Americano
Matches played	134
Goals scored	385 (2.87 per match)
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 season of Rio de Janeiro's top professional football league.

Fluminense were crowned champions after winning Botafogo in the finals.^[1]

Format

The sixteen clubs are divided into two groups that will play in two tournaments. In the first tournament, the Taça Guanabara, the teams from one group will play within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In the second tournament, the Taça Rio, the teams will play with against the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. The winner of both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio will play for the state championship. If the same team wins both tournament, they are automatically declared the champion.

Qualifications

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

Participating teams

Club	Home city
Americano	Campos dos Goytacazes
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro
Boavista	Saquarema
Bonsucesso	Rio de Janeiro
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
Duque de Caxias	Duque de Caxias
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
Friburguense	Nova Friburgo
Macaé	Macaé
Madureira	Rio de Janeiro
Nova Iguaçu	Nova Iguaçu
Olaria	Rio de Janeiro
Resende	Resende
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
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 or relegation 1 Botafogo 7 4 3 0 17 4 +13 15 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Flamengo 7 4 3 0 10 1 +9 15 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 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 games played on 18 February 2012 Source: Globoesporte Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw. (A) = Advances to semifinal. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (TA) = Advances to a further round ; (E) = Eliminated ; (TE) =Eliminated from semifinal.

Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 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 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 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 games played on 18 February 2012 Source: Globoesporte Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw. (A) = Advances to semifinal. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (TA) = Advances to a further round ; (E) = Eliminated ; (TE) =Eliminated from semifinal.

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 or relegation 1 Flamengo 8 7 0 1 17 8 +9 21 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Botafogo 8 5 3 0 18 8 +10 18 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 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 games played on 15 April. Source: Globoesporte Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 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 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 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 games played on 15 April. Source: Globoesporte Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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 decided between Fluminense and Botafogo in a two-legged match at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Fluminense v Botafogo

6 May 16:00 UTC-03:00

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

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 28,182 Referee: Luis Antonio Silva dos Santos

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Botafogo v Fluminense

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

References

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