1989 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1989
Winners:	Botafogo
Relegated:	Olaria Volta Redonda
Continentalcup1:	Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Flamengo Botafogo
Continentalcup2:	Série B
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	AA Cabofriense Porto Alegre Volta Redonda
League Topscorer:	Bebeto (Flamengo) - 18 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Flamengo 8-1 Nova Cidade (April 16, 1989)
Biggest Away Win:	Porto Alegre 0-4 Botafogo (March 29, 1989) Fluminense 0-4 Flamengo (April 9, 1989)
Highest Scoring:	Flamengo 8-1 Nova Cidade (April 16, 1989)
Matches:	134
Total Goals:	291
Prevseason:	1988
Nextseason:	1990

The 1989 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on February 11, 1989 and ended on June 21, 1989. 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. Botafogo won the title for the 15th time. Volta Redonda and Olaria 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: In the Semifinals, the champions of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio would play in a single match. the winner would face the team with the best season record in the Finals, also played in a single match. In case that the same team won two of these stages, the Semifinals wouldn't be necessary and the Finals would be held in two matches.

Championship

Final

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1989. May 6, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1989. May 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022949/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=26A5B78C565137CCFD65AA8ACA8ACE29&lang=pt_br. November 7, 2017. dead.