1983 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1983
Winners:	Fluminense
Relegated:	São Cristóvão Bonsucesso
Continentalcup1:	Taça de Ouro
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Fluminense Flamengo Vasco da Gama Bangu América Botafogo
Continentalcup2:	Taça de Prata
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Volta Redonda Goytacaz
League Topscorer:	Luisinho Lemos (América) - 22 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Bangu 7-0 São Cristóvão (November 13, 1983)
Biggest Away Win:	São Cristóvão 0-5 América (November 20, 1983)
Highest Scoring:	Bangu 6-2 Flamengo (September 7, 1984)
Matches:	135
Total Goals:	289
Prevseason:	1982
Nextseason:	1984

The 1983 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 2, 1983 and ended on December 14, 1983. 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. Fluminense won the title for the 25th time. São Cristóvão and Bonsucesso were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in three 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 Rio: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
Final phase: The champions of the two stages, plus the team with the best overall record would play that phase. each team played in a single round-robin format against each other and the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Taça Rio

Playoffs

Finals

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1983. May 10, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1983. May 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106054109/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=8F7832C4E63D29A0104A5D36D4A70798. November 6, 2017. dead.