1934 Campeonato Carioca Explained

In the 1934 season of the Campeonato Carioca, two championships were disputed, each by a different league.

AMEA Championship

Competition:Campeonato Carioca
Season:1934
Winners:Botafogo
League Topscorer:Bianco (Andarahy) – 18 goals
Biggest Home Win:Botafogo 6-0 Brasil (May 13, 1934)
Botafogo 6-0 Portuguesa (June 10, 1934)
Biggest Away Win:Confiança 0-3 Andarahy (April 8, 1934)
Highest Scoring:Cocotá 5-5 River (May 6, 1934)
Mavílis 7-3 Portuguesa (August 12, 1934)
Prevseason:1933
Nextseason:1935

The edition of the Campeonato Carioca organized by AMEA started on April 8, 1934. The championship began with all the ten teams that had finished the championship of the previous year, but in early June, a series of events that resulted on half the teams leaving the championship began. the severely reduced championship only ended on January 13, 1935. Botafogo won the championship for the 7th time. no teams were relegated.[1] [2]

Participating teams

Club Home location Previous season
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
Urca, Rio de Janeiro
Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.

Championship

Due to the unbalanced amount of matches that the remaining teams had, for title awarding purposes, it was decided that the team with less points lost would win the title and that the matches against the five teams that had abandoned the championship wouldn't be annulled.

LCF Championship

Competition:Campeonato Carioca
Season:1934
Winners:Vasco da Gama
League Topscorer:Nélson (Flamengo) – 10 goals
Biggest Home Win:Flamengo 8-2 Bomsuccesso (April 12, 1934)
Biggest Away Win:Bomsuccesso 2-7 Flamengo (July 8, 1934)
Bangu 0-5 América (July 22, 1934)
Highest Scoring:Flamengo 8-2 Bomsuccesso (April 12, 1934)
Matches:42
Total Goals:169
Prevseason:1933
Nextseason:1935

The edition of the Campeonato Carioca organized by LCF (Liga Carioca de Football, or Carioca Football League) kicked off on April 1, 1934, and ended on August 12, 1934. Six teams participated. Vasco da Gama won the championship for the 4th time. no teams were relegated.[3]

Participating teams

Club Home location Previous season
Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro
Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.

Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1934. June 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – AMEA Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1934. June 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – LCF Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1934. August 1, 2019.