1953 Campeonato Carioca

The 1953 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 11, 1953 and ended on January 20, 1954. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 11th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1953
Champions	Flamengo
Matches played	147
Goals scored	504 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Benítez (Flamengo) – 22 goals
Biggest home win	Bangu 8-1 Portuguesa (November 1, 1953) América 7-0 Madureira (November 29, 1953)
Biggest away win	Bangu 2-7 Fluminense (September 27, 1953) Portuguesa 0-5 Flamengo (November 11, 1953) Madureira 0-5 Flamengo (November 22, 1953)
Highest scoring	Botafogo 6-3 Bonsucesso (July 19, 1953) Bangu 2-7 Fluminense (September 27, 1953) Bangu 8-1 Portuguesa (November 1, 1953)
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System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:^[2][1]

• First phase: The twelve teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format. The six best teams qualified to the Third round (The first and second rounds were part of the First phase). The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
• Third round: The remaining six teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
• Finals: The finals would be disputed in a best-of-three-points series. In case the same team won all three rounds, it won the title automatically.

Championship

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	22	16	4	2	66	25	+41	36	Qualified to Finals
2	Botafogo	22	16	3	3	57	23	+34	35	Qualified to Third round
3	Fluminense	22	16	3	3	50	23	+27	35
4	Vasco da Gama	22	11	8	3	59	30	+29	30
5	América	22	11	4	7	47	32	+15	26
6	Bangu	22	9	5	8	41	39	+2	23
7	Madureira	22	7	6	9	18	43	−25	20
8	Olaria	22	4	7	11	28	39	−11	15
9	São Cristóvão	22	4	7	11	25	39	−14	15
10	Bonsucesso	22	4	4	14	33	51	−18	12
11	Portuguesa	22	5	0	17	20	56	−36	10
12	Canto do Rio	22	2	3	17	20	64	−44	7

Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 1954. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Third round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	5	5	0	0	11	2	+9	10	Champions
2	Fluminense	5	3	0	2	8	7	+1	6
3	Bangu	5	2	1	2	7	9	−2	5
4	Vasco da Gama	5	1	2	2	9	10	−1	4
5	América	5	1	1	3	3	7	−4	3
6	Botafogo	5	0	2	3	2	5	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on January 20, 1954. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jorge Duilio Benítez	Flamengo	22
2	Garrincha	Botafogo	20
3	Marinho	Fluminense	19
4	Índio	Flamengo	18
5	Pinga	Vasco da Gama	17
	Rubens	Flamengo
7	Nívio	Bangu	16
	Alvinho	Vasco da Gama
9	Ferreira	America	15
	Telê	Fluminense