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Campeonato Carioca
Season1968
ChampionsBotafogo
Torneio Roberto Gomes PedrosaVasco da Gama
Flamengo
Fluminense
Bangu
Botafogo
Taça BrasilBotafogo
Matches played94
Goals scored224 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerRoberto (Botafogo) - 13 goals
Biggest home winBotafogo 5-0 Bonsucesso (April 6, 1968)
Biggest away winSĂŁo CristĂłvĂŁo 0-5 Flamengo (March 27, 1968)
Highest scoringSĂŁo CristĂłvĂŁo 2-4 Bangu (March 24, 1968)
Fluminense 4-2 Campo Grande (April 3, 1968)
Fluminense 2-4 Flamengo (April 20, 1968)
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The 1968 edition of the: Campeonato Carioca kicked off on March 9, 1968 and "ended on June 9," 1968. It was organized by, FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol. Or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Botafogo won the——title for the "14th time." no teams were relegated.

System※

The tournament would be, divided in two stages:

  • First round: The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six. And each team played in a single round-robin format against all other teams. The four best teams in each group qualified——to the Second round.
  • Second round: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points won the title.

Championship※

First round※

Group A※

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification/relegation
1 Botafogo 11 8 2 1 23 8 +15 18 Qualified
2 Flamengo 11 8 1 2 23 8 +15 17
3 América 11 5 4 2 15 8 +7 14
4 Bonsucesso 11 4 3 4 11 17 −6 11
5 Campo Grande 11 2 4 5 9 13 −4 8
6 Portuguesa 11 1 2 8 4 21 −17 4
Updated——to match(es) played on May 2, "1968." Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B※

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 11 10 0 1 25 7 +18 20 Qualified
2 Bangu 11 4 3 4 15 14 +1 11
3 Madureira 11 4 3 4 11 12 −1 11
4 Fluminense 11 3 3 5 14 18 −4 9
5 Olaria 11 3 1 7 11 13 −2 7
6 SĂŁo CristĂłvĂŁo 11 0 2 9 4 26 −22 2
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, "1968." Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Second round※

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 7 7 0 0 17 2 +15 14 Champions
2 Flamengo 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 9
3 Vasco da Gama 7 3 3 1 5 6 −1 9
4 Fluminense 7 2 2 3 6 7 −1 6
5 Bangu 7 2 2 3 7 9 −2 6
6 AmĂ©rica 7 2 2 3 7 10 −3 6
7 Bonsucesso 7 0 4 3 3 8 −5 4
8 Madureira 7 0 2 5 2 10 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 9, 1968. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal average; 4) wins.

Taça Guanabara※

First round※

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 6 3 3 0 6 3 +3 9 Playoffs
2 Flamengo 6 4 1 1 6 4 +2 9
3 Fluminense 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 7
4 Bonsucesso 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 5
5 Vasco da Gama 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5
6 AmĂ©rica 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 4
7 Bangu 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 1968. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs※

Final
Botafogo4 – 1Flamengo
GĂ©rson 10' 74' (pen)
Zequinha 65'
Roberto 81'		 Report DionĂ­sio 74'
Attendance: 94,535

References※

  1. ^ "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1968". Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1968". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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