Taça Rio

Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation.

Vasco da Gama is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won the title ten times.[1]

Format

Sixteen teams of the competition are divided into the two same groups of Taça Guanabara, which is previously held. However, unlike Taça Guanabara, each team of Taça Rio play against every team of the other group, rather than teams of the same group, once. The top team from each group play against the second team of the other group in the semi-finals in a single match, with the winner qualified for the final of the competition. The winner of Taça Rio plays against the winner of Taça Guanabara in the Campeonato Carioca Final.

History
For details of the format changes in 1994 and 1995, see Taça Guanabara

Taça Rio was created in 1982, as an equivalent to Taça Guanabara. While Taça Guanabara is the name of the trophy given to the Campeonato Carioca first stage winner, Taça Rio is the trophy given to the second stage champion.[1]

Taça Rio was not held only in 1994 and 1995, during the time format of Taça Guanabara was changed. During these two years, though teams were still divided into two groups, the matches that played against teams from other group, traditional matches of Taça Rio, became the second phase of the group stage of the Taça Guanabara. Therefore, there was no need for the Taça Rio to be held.

In 1996, the traditional competition format returned, and the Taça Rio was contested again and the trophy was again given to the Campeonato Carioca second round champion.

List of champions
Year Winner Runner-up
1982AmericaBotafogo
1983FlamengoBangu
1984Vasco da GamaFluminense
1985FlamengoBangu
1986FlamengoFluminense
1987BanguVasco da Gama
1988Vasco da GamaFluminense
1989BotafogoVasco da Gama
1990FluminenseBotafogo
1991FlamengoBotafogo
1992Vasco da GamaFlamengo
1993Vasco da GamaFlamengo
1996FlamengoVasco da Gama
1997BotafogoFlamengo
1998Vasco da GamaFluminense
1999Vasco da GamaFlamengo
2000FlamengoVasco da Gama
2001Vasco da GamaFlamengo
2002AmericanoVasco da Gama
2003Vasco da GamaFluminense
2004Vasco da GamaFluminense
2005FluminenseFlamengo
2006MadureiraAmericano
2007BotafogoCabofriense
2008BotafogoFluminense
2009FlamengoBotafogo
2010BotafogoFlamengo
2011FlamengoVasco da Gama
2012BotafogoVasco da Gama
2013BotafogoFluminense
2014BoavistaFriburguense
2015MadureiraBangu
2016Volta RedondaResende
2017Vasco da GamaBotafogo
2018FluminenseBotafogo
2019FlamengoVasco da Gama

Titles by team

See also

Reference
  1. "Vasco tenta vencer Taça Rio pela 10ª vez; Botafogo luta pelo 6º título em 11 anos". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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