1975 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1975
Champions	Fluminense
Copa Brasil	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense América Botafogo
Matches played	165
Goals scored	437 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer	Zico (Flamengo) - 30 goals
Biggest home win	Flamengo 5-0 Bangu (April 15, 1975) Vasco da Gama 6-1 São Cristóvão (April 16, 1975) Flamengo 5-0 Madureira (May 1, 1975) América 5-0 Portuguesa (May 24, 1975) Fluminense 5-0 Portuguesa (May 28, 1975) Botafogo 5-0 Bangu (July 9, 1975) Flamengo 5-0 Bangu (July 16, 1975)
Biggest away win	Campo Grande 0-5 Botafogo (March 12, 1975) Olaria 0-5 Fluminense (March 21, 1975) Portuguesa 0-5 Flamengo (April 2, 1975) Bangu 0-5 Flamengo (June 11, 1975)
Highest scoring	Botafogo 6-3 Campo Grande (May 1, 1975)
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The 1975 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on February 20, 1975 and ended on August 17, 1975. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 22nd time. no teams were relegated.

System

The tournament would be divided in four stages:

• Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
• Taça Augusto Pereira da Motta: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase. The eight best teams qualified to the Third round.
• Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
• Final phase: The three stage winners played in a single round-robin format against each other. the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	11	8	2	1	26	7	+19	18	Playoffs
2	América	11	8	2	1	24	7	+17	18
3	Vasco da Gama	11	7	3	1	24	11	+13	17
4	Botafogo	11	7	2	2	25	7	+18	16
5	Flamengo	11	5	3	3	26	10	+16	13
6	Bonsucesso	11	4	4	3	12	13	−1	12
7	Bangu	11	4	3	4	9	12	−3	11
8	São Cristóvão	11	2	3	6	13	27	−14	7
9	Madureira	11	2	3	6	8	22	−14	7
10	Portuguesa	11	0	5	6	6	18	−12	5
11	Campo Grande	11	0	4	7	4	22	−18	4
12	Olaria	11	0	4	7	5	26	−21	4

Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 1975. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fluminense	1–0	América

Taça Augusto Pereira da Motta

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	11	10	1	0	31	8	+23	21	Qualified to Final phase
2	Flamengo	11	9	2	0	27	7	+20	20
3	Vasco da Gama	11	7	1	3	18	6	+12	15
4	Fluminense	11	6	3	2	19	8	+11	15
5	América	11	6	2	3	19	14	+5	14
6	Bangu	11	2	5	4	6	14	−8	9
7	Madureira	11	3	2	6	7	18	−11	8
8	Portuguesa	11	2	4	5	9	23	−14	8
9	Olaria	11	1	4	6	6	12	−6	6	Eliminated
10	Campo Grande	11	2	2	7	6	16	−10	6
11	Bonsucesso	11	0	5	6	7	18	−11	5
12	São Cristóvão	11	0	5	6	6	17	−11	5

Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 1975. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	7	6	0	1	22	6	+16	12	Playoffs
2	Vasco da Gama	7	6	0	1	19	7	+12	12
3	América	7	4	1	2	11	6	+5	9
4	Fluminense	7	4	1	2	9	5	+4	9
5	Botafogo	7	4	0	3	10	8	+2	8
6	Madureira	7	2	0	5	8	19	−11	4
7	Portuguesa	7	1	0	6	4	14	−10	2
8	Bangu	7	0	0	7	1	19	−18	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 3, 1975. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Vasco da Gama	1–0	Flamengo

Final phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	2	Champions
2	Botafogo	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	2
3	Vasco da Gama	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 1975. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scorer

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Zico	Flamengo	30
2	Roberto Dinamite	Vasco da Gama	25
3	Nílson Días	Botafogo	18
4	Manfrini	Fluminense	16
5	Flecha	América	14
	Fischer	Botafogo