1961 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1961
Winners:	Botafogo
Continentalcup1:	Taça Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Botafogo
League Topscorer:	Amarildo (Botafogo) - 18 goals
Biggest Home Win:	América 4-0 São Cristóvão (August 9, 1961) Botafogo 4-0 São Cristóvão (August 20, 1961) Flamengo 5-1 Olaria (October 4, 1961) América 4-0 Flamengo (October 7, 1961) Botafogo 4-0 Vasco da Gama (November 19, 19761)
Biggest Away Win:	Madureira 0-4 Flamengo (August 6, 1961) Portuguesa 2-6 Vasco da Gama (August 10, 1961)
Highest Scoring:	Portuguesa 2-6 Vasco da Gama (August 10, 1961)
Matches:	122
Total Goals:	282
Prevseason:	1960
Nextseason:	1962

The 1961 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 30, 1961 and ended on December 28, 1961. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Botafogo won the title for the 11th time. no teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:

First round: The twelve teams all played against each other in a single round-robin format. The eight best teams qualified to the Second round.
Second round: The remaining eight teams all played in a double round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points in the sum of both stages won the title.

Championship

Final standings

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1961. May 28, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1961. May 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025118/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=DF83BCBB01EA36421A394125C1AE1B99&lang=pt_br. November 7, 2017. dead.