Competition: | Campeonato Carioca |
Season: | 2007 |
Winners: | Flamengo |
Relegated: | Nova Iguaçu |
Continentalcup1: | Copa do Brasil |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Flamengo Botafogo Madureira |
Continentalcup2: | Série C |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Volta Redonda América Madureira Friburguense |
League Topscorer: | Dodô (Botafogo) Marcelo (Madureira) - 13 goals |
Biggest Home Win: | Botafogo 7-0 Friburguense (March 11, 2007) |
Biggest Away Win: | Boavista 1-5 Volta Redonda (March 10, 2007) Boavista 2-6 Vasco da Gama (March 17, 2007) Nova Iguaçu 2-6 Botafogo (April 8, 2007) |
Highest Scoring: | Fluminense 4-4 Vasco da Gama (February 17, 2007) Boavista 2-6 Vasco da Gama (March 17, 2007) Nova Iguaçu 4-4 Boavista (April 1, 2007) Nova Iguaçu 2-6 Botafogo (April 8, 2007) Botafogo 4-4 Vasco da Gama (April 11, 2007) |
Matches: | 76 |
Total Goals: | 266 |
Prevseason: | 2006 |
Nextseason: | 2008 |
The 2007 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 19 and ended on May 4, 2007. 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. Flamengo won the title for the 29th time.[1] [2]
The tournament was divided in two stages: