2013 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:Campeonato Carioca
Winners:Botafogo
Relegated:Olaria
Quissamã
League Topscorer:Hernane (12 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Botafogo 3-0 Duque de Caxias
(1st round)
Nova Iguaçu 3-0 Duque de Caxias
(3rd round)
Biggest Away Win:Audax Rio 0-4 Botafogo
(1st round)
Friburguense 0-4 Flamengo
Highest Scoring:Vasco da Gama 4-2 Macaé
(2nd round)Resende 2-4 Vasco da Gama
(3rd round)
Vasco da Gama 2-4 Flamengo
(4th round)
Volta Redonda 2-4 Resende
(4th round)
Matches:48
Longest Wins:4+ games by Flamengo (round 3-)
Longest Unbeaten:3 Teams unbeaten
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 112th season of the top tier football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). The competition began on 19 January and ended on 19 May. Botafogo won.

Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played in two tournaments. In the first tournament, the Taça Guanabara, the teams played a match with each teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group advanced to the playoffs. In the second tournament, the Taça Rio, the teams from one group played within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two best teams from each group advanced to the playoffs. The winner of both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio played for the state championship. If the same team won both tournaments, they were automatically declared the champion.

Qualifications

The best four teams not qualified to 2014 Copa Libertadores qualified for 2014 Copa do Brasil. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C qualified for 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Participating teams

Club Home city
Rio de Janeiro (Bangu)
Saquarema
Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo)
Duque de Caxias
Rio de Janeiro (Gávea)
Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras)
Nova Friburgo
Macaé
Rio de Janeiro (Madureira)
Nova Iguaçu
Rio de Janeiro (Olaria)
Quissamã
Resende
Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama)
Volta Redonda

First phase (Taça Guanabara)

The 2013 Taça Guanabara began on January 19 and ended on March 10.

Group stage

Final stage

Second phase (Taça Rio)

The 2013 Taça Rio began on March and ended in May.

Group stage

Final stage

Torneio Super Clássicos

The Torneio Super Clássicos concerned all regular games between the four "big" clubs: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama.

14th round

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