1975 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1975
Winners:	Fluminense
Continentalcup1:	Copa Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense América Botafogo
League Topscorer:	Zico (Flamengo) - 30 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Flamengo 5-0 Bangu (April 15, 1975) Vasco da Gama 6-1 São Cristóvão (April 16, 1975) Flamengo 5-0 Madureira (May 1, 1975) América 5-0 Portuguesa (May 24, 1975) Fluminense 5-0 Portuguesa (May 28, 1975) Botafogo 5-0 Bangu (July 9, 1975) Flamengo 5-0 Bangu (July 16, 1975)
Biggest Away Win:	Campo Grande 0-5 Botafogo (March 12, 1975) Olaria 0-5 Fluminense (March 21, 1975) Portuguesa 0-5 Flamengo (April 2, 1975) Bangu 0-5 Flamengo (June 11, 1975)
Highest Scoring:	Botafogo 6-3 Campo Grande (May 1, 1975)
Matches:	165
Total Goals:	437
Prevseason:	1974
Nextseason:	1976

The 1975 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on February 20, 1975 and ended on August 17, 1975. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 22nd time. no teams were relegated.^{[1] [2]}

System

The tournament would be divided in 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.
• Taça Augusto Pereira da Motta: 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 Third round.
• Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro: The remaining 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

Taça Guanabara

Playoffs

Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro

Playoffs

Final phase

Top Scorer

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals

1	Zico	Flamengo	30
2	Roberto Dinamite	Vasco da Gama	25
3	Nílson Días	Botafogo	18
4	Manfrini	Fluminense	16
5	Flecha	América	14
	Fischer	Botafogo

Notes and References

1. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1975. May 15, 2019.
2. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1975. May 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108072537/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=48619DA399EDFE7224E4B0EBC85117CB. November 8, 2017. dead.