1972 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1972
Winners:	Flamengo
Continentalcup1:	Campeonato Nacional
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense América Botafogo
League Topscorer:	Doval (Flamengo) - 16 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Fluminense 4-0 América (March 12, 1972) Campo Grande 5-1 Bangu (March 15, 1972) Fluminense 4-0 Campo Grande (April 15, 1972) América 4-0 Campo Grande (April 24, 1972)
Biggest Away Win:	São Cristóvão 1-6 Flamengo (March 4, 1972) Madureira 1-6 América (April 15, 1972) São Cristóvão 0-5 Botafogo (May 6, 1972)
Highest Scoring:	São Cristóvão 1-6 Flamengo (March 4, 1972) Madureira 1-6 América (April 15, 1972) Fluminense 2-5 Flamengo (April 23, 1972)
Matches:	125
Total Goals:	253
Prevseason:	1971
Nextseason:	1973

The 1972 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on February 23, 1972 and ended on September 7, 1972. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 16th time. No teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament was divided into four stages:

Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase. The eight best teams qualified to the Second round.
Taça Fadel Fadel: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
Taça José de Albuquerque: The eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
Final phase: The three stage winners played in a single round-robin format against each other. the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Final phase

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1972. May 16, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1972. May 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104208/https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=0568F2BA62F9B7D9725A8011B537FE7D&lang=pt_br. March 31, 2018. dead.