1953 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1953
Winners:	Flamengo
League Topscorer:	Benítez (Flamengo) – 22 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Bangu 8-1 Portuguesa (November 1, 1953) América 7-0 Madureira (November 29, 1953)
Biggest Away Win:	Bangu 2-7 Fluminense (September 27, 1953) Portuguesa 0-5 Flamengo (November 11, 1953) Madureira 0-5 Flamengo (November 22, 1953)
Highest Scoring:	Botafogo 6-3 Bonsucesso (July 19, 1953) Bangu 2-7 Fluminense (September 27, 1953) Bangu 8-1 Portuguesa (November 1, 1953)
Matches:	147
Total Goals:	504
Prevseason:	1952
Nextseason:	1954

The 1953 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 11, 1953 and ended on January 20, 1954. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 11th time. no teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:

First phase: The twelve teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format. The six best teams qualified to the Third round (The first and second rounds were part of the First phase). The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
Third round: The remaining six teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
Finals: The finals would be disputed in a best-of-three-points series. In case the same team won all three rounds, it won the title automatically.

Championship

Third round

Top Scores

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1	Jorge Duilio Benítez	Flamengo	22
2	Garrincha	Botafogo	20
3	Marinho	Fluminense	19
4	Índio	Flamengo	18
5	Pinga	Vasco da Gama	17
5	Rubens	Flamengo	17
7	Nívio	Bangu	16
7	Alvinho	Vasco da Gama	16
9	Ferreira	America	15
9	Telê	Fluminense	15

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1953. June 12, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1953. June 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025529/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=9189F6DAE5574FF8677159C6E9440C76&lang=pt_br. November 7, 2017. dead.