2012 Campeonato Carioca

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).

Campeonato Carioca
ChampionsFluminense
RelegatedBonsucesso
Americano
Matches played134
Goals scored385 (2.87 per match)
Best PlayerDeco
Top goalscorerSomália
Alecsandro (12)
Biggest home winBotafogo 5–0 Olaria
Biggest away winVolta 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 scoringFriburguense 5–2 Boavista (7 Goals)
Longest winning run8 games
Vasco
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Botafogo
Longest losing run7 games
Bangu
← 2011
2013 →

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
ClubHome city
AmericanoCampos dos Goytacazes
BanguRio de Janeiro
BoavistaSaquarema
BonsucessoRio de Janeiro
BotafogoRio de Janeiro
Duque de CaxiasDuque de Caxias
FlamengoRio de Janeiro
FluminenseRio de Janeiro
FriburguenseNova Friburgo
MacaéMacaé
MadureiraRio de Janeiro
Nova IguaçuNova Iguaçu
OlariaRio de Janeiro
ResendeResende
Vasco da GamaRio de Janeiro
Volta RedondaVolta 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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.

Fluminense4 – 1Botafogo
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
Botafogo0 – 1Fluminense
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
8 Friburguense 15 4 5 6 16 21 −5 17 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 2]
12 Madureira 15 4 3 8 19 25 −6 15
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
Source:
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Friburguense is qualified for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D as the 2011 Copa Rio runner-up.

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