| Competition: | Campeonato Carioca |
| Season: | 1982 |
| Winners: | Vasco da Gama |
| Relegated: | Madureira Portuguesa |
| Continentalcup1: | Taça de Ouro |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Fluminense Flamengo Vasco da Gama América Botafogo Campo Grande |
| Continentalcup2: | Taça de Prata |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Volta Redonda Americano Bangu Bonsucesso |
| League Topscorer: | Zico (Flamengo) - 21 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Vasco da Gama 5-0 Portuguesa (August 1, 1982) Fluminense 5-0 Americano (August 19, 1982) Botafogo 5-0 Madureira (October 17, 1982) Flamengo 5-0 Madureira (October 28, 1982) América 5-0 Madureira (November 13, 1982) Campo Grande 5-0 Portuguesa (November 20, 1982) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Madureira 0-8 Flamengo (August 4, 1982) |
| Highest Scoring: | Madureira 0-8 Flamengo (August 4, 1982) |
| Matches: | 136 |
| Total Goals: | 360 |
| Prevseason: | 1981 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
The 1982 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 17, 1982 and ended on December 5, 1982. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 15th time. Madureira and Portuguesa were relegated.[1] [2]
The tournament would be divided in three stages: