1967 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1967
Winners:	Botafogo
Continentalcup1:	Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense Bangu Botafogo
Continentalcup2:	Taça Brasil
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Botafogo
League Topscorer:	Paulo Borges (Bangu) - 13 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Vasco da Gama 4-0 Flamengo (November 11, 1967)
Biggest Away Win:	São Cristóvão 0-5 Fluminense (October 7, 1967) Olaria 0-5 Bangu (November 19, 1967)
Highest Scoring:	Flamengo 3-3 Campo Grande (September 10, 1967) São Cristóvão 2-4 Olaria (October 1, 1967) Campo Grande 1-5 Fluminense (December 3, 1967) Campo Grande 3-3 Flamengo (December 13, 1967)
Matches:	94
Total Goals:	252
Prevseason:	1966
Nextseason:	1968

The 1967 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 23, 1967 and ended on December 17, 1967. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Botafogo won the title for the 13th time. no teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:

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

Championship

Second round

Taça Guanabara

Playoffs

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967. May 22, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1967. May 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106115815/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=239A21600AF736FF68580FD3D9E0B6EC. November 6, 2017. dead.