1970 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1970
Winners:	Vasco da Gama
Continentalcup1:	Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense América Botafogo
League Topscorer:	Flávio (Fluminense) - 18 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Fluminense 4-0 Bonsucesso (July 11, 1970) Fluminense 5-1 Madureira (August 29, 1970) América 4-0 Olaria (September 7, 1970)
Biggest Away Win:	Bonsucesso 1-5 Flamengo (August 9, 1970) Campo Grande 0-4 Vasco da Gama (September 10, 1970) América 0-4 Flamengo (September 10, 1970)
Highest Scoring:	Fluminense 6-3 Campo Grande (June 28, 1970)
Matches:	94
Total Goals:	238
Prevseason:	1969
Nextseason:	1971

The 1970 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on June 27, 1970 and ended on September 20, 1970. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Vasco da Gama 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 qualified to the Second round.
Final phase: 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

Final round

Taça Guanabara

First phase

Group A

Group B

Second phase

Group A

Group B

Third phase

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1970. May 19, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1970. May 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024106/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=AB17DF7B5B429B95332D294FE1196F30&lang=pt_br. November 7, 2017. dead.