2013 Campeonato Carioca

The 2013 Campeonato Carioca was the 112th edition of the top tier of the Campeonato Carioca, organized by 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 5 May. Botafogo won.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Dates	19th January – 5th May 2013
Champions	Botafogo
Relegated	Olaria Quissamã
Copa do Brasil	Boavista Fluminense Resende Vasco da Gama
Série D	Resende
Matches played	48
Top goalscorer	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)
Longest winning run	4+ games by Flamengo (round 3- )
Longest unbeaten run	3 Teams unbeaten
Longest losing run	3 games by Duque de Caxias (round 1-round 3) and Quissamã
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Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played in two phases. In the first phase, the Taça Guanabara, each team played every team from the other group once. The two best teams from each group advanced to the Taça Guanabara playoffs. In the second phase, the Taça Rio, the teams from each group played within their group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group advanced to the Taça Rio playoffs. The winners of the Taça Guanabara and the Taça Rio played for the state championship. If the same team won both phases, they were automatically declared the Campeonato Carioca champion.^[2]

The top four teams not otherwise qualified through national and international tournaments qualified for the 2014 Copa do Brasil.^[3] The highest-placed team not otherwise playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.^[4]

Participating teams

Boavista

Duque de Caxias

Friburguense

Macaé

Nova Iguaçu

Quissamã

Resende

Rio de Janeiro

Volta Redonda

Location of teams in the 2013 Campeonato Carioca

Audax Rio

Bangu

Botafogo

Flamengo

Fluminense

Madureira

Olaria

Vasco

Location of teams in the 2013 Campeonato Carioca – city of Rio de Janeiro

Club	Home city[5]	Manager[6]	2012 Result[7]
Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube	Rio de Janeiro (Bangu)[a]	Maurício Barbieri	2nd (Série B)[8]
Bangu Atlético Clube	Rio de Janeiro (Bangu)	Cleimar Rocha, Luiz Alexandre and Alfredo Sampaio	13th
Boavista Sport Club	Saquarema	Lucho Nizzo [pt]	10th
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro)[b]	Oswaldo de Oliveira	2nd
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube	Duque de Caxias	Josué Teixeira, Júnior Lopes and Mário Marques	11th
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro)[c]	Dorival Junior and Jorginho	3rd
Fluminense Football Club	Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro)[d]	Abel Braga	1st
Friburguense Atlético Clube	Nova Friburgo	Gérson Andreotti	8th
Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube	Macaé	Toninho Andrade	7th
Madureira Esporte Clube	Rio de Janeiro (Madureira)	Alexandre Gama	12th
Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube	Nova Iguaçu	Léo Condé	9th
Olaria Atlético Clube	Rio de Janeiro (Olaria)	Chiquinho de Assis [pt] and Luiz Antonio Ferreira	14th
Quissamã Futebol Clube	Macaé[e]	Marcelo Buarque [pt], Gabriel Vieira and Marcus Viola	1st (Série B)[8]
Resende Futebol Clube	Resende	Eduardo Allax	5th
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama)	Gaúcho and Paulo Autuori	4th
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube	Volta Redonda	Alfredo Sampaio, Élson Roberto and Cairo Lima	6th

1. Although Audax Rio de Janeiro EC was headquartered in São João de Meriti, it played most home games at Moça Bonita Stadium
2. Although Botafogo FR is headquartered in Botafogo, it plays home games at Engenhão Stadium
3. Although CR Flamengo is headquartered in Lagoa and normally plays home games at Maracanã Stadium, for the 2013 Campeonato Carioca it played most home games at Engenhão Stadium
4. Although Fluminense FC is headquartered in Laranjeiras and normally plays home games at Maracanã Stadium, for the 2013 Campeonato Carioca it played most home games at Engenhão Stadium
5. Although Quissamã FC is headquartered in Quissamã, it played home games at Moacyrzão Stadium

First phase (Taça Guanabara)

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

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Vasco da Gama 8 5 1 2 18 11 +7 16 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Botafogo 8 4 3 1 17 7 +10 15 3 Madureira 8 3 3 2 11 10 +1 12 4 Friburguense 8 2 3 3 10 14 −4 9 5 Volta Redonda 8 1 3 4 7 12 −5 6 6 Quissamã 8 1 3 4 2 9 −7 6 7 Nova Iguaçu 8 1 2 5 7 10 −3 5 8 Olaria 8 0 3 5 5 14 −9 3 Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2013. Source: www.socerway.com Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw.

Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Flamengo 8 7 1 0 16 3 +13 22 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Fluminense 8 4 4 0 17 8 +9 16 3 Bangu 8 4 2 2 9 5 +4 14 4 Boavista 8 4 2 2 8 8 0 14 5 Audax Rio 8 3 3 2 7 10 −3 12 6 Macaé 8 2 2 4 11 15 −4 8 7 Resende 8 1 5 2 13 15 −2 8 8 Duque de Caxias 8 1 2 5 6 13 −7 5 Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2013. Source: www.socerway.com Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw.

Final stage

	Semifinals					Final
	Vasco da Gama		3
	Fluminense		2
						Vasco da Gama		0
						Botafogo		1
	Flamengo		0
	Botafogo		2

Semifinals

2nd March 2013

18:30 UTC−03:00

Vasco da Gama	3 – 2	Fluminense
Bernardo 68' Romário Corrêa 82' Dedé 84'	Report	Thiago Neves 76' Wellington Nem 77'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 20632

Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá

3rd March 2013

16:00 UTC−03:00

Flamengo	0 – 2	Botafogo
	Report	Júlio César 1' Vitinho 90+3'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 21545

Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

Final

10 March 2013

16:00 UTC−03:00

Vasco da Gama	0 – 1	Botafogo
	Report	Lucas Marques 80'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 39400

Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Second phase (Taça Rio)

The 2013 Taça Rio began on 17th March and ended on 5th May.

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Botafogo 7 7 0 0 20 3 +17 21 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Volta Redonda 7 4 1 2 5 3 +2 13 3 Friburguense 7 3 1 3 15 10 +5 10 4 Olaria 7 2 3 2 3 9 −6 9 5 Madureira 7 2 2 3 5 6 −1 8 6 Nova Iguaçu 7 2 2 3 7 10 −3 8 7 Vasco da Gama 7 2 1 4 5 9 −4 7 8 Quissamã 7 0 2 5 6 16 −10 2 Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2013. Source: www.socerway.com Rules for classification: 1st points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw.

Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Fluminense 7 5 1 1 11 4 +7 16 Advanced to the Semifinals 2 Resende 7 5 0 2 13 10 +3 15 3 Flamengo 7 3 2 2 12 9 +3 11 4 Audax Rio 7 3 1 3 7 7 0 10 5 Duque de Caxias 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 9 6 Boavista 7 2 2 3 9 11 −2 8 7 Macaé 7 2 0 5 8 14 −6 6 8 Bangu 7 0 3 4 5 10 −5 3 Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2013. Source: www.socerway.com Rules for classification: 1st points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw.

Final stage

	Semifinals					Final
	Botafogo		5
	Resende		0
						Botafogo		1
						Fluminense		0
	Fluminense		4
	Volta Redonda		1

Semifinals

27th April 2013

18:30 UTC−03:00

Botafogo	5 – 0	Resende
Dória 12' Nicolás Lodeiro 17' Fellype Gabriel 28' Rafael Marques 54' Clarence Seedorf 83'	Report

Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda

Attendance: 6867

Referee: Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez

28th April 2013

16:00 UTC−03:00

Fluminense	4 – 1	Volta Redonda
Rafael Sóbis 11' 51' Wellington Nem 30' Thiago Neves 78'	Report	Zé Augusto 12'

Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda

Attendance: 7080

Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Final

5th May 2013

16:00 UTC−03:00

Botafogo	1 – 0	Fluminense
Rafael Marques 40'	Report

Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda

Attendance: 15516

Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Torneio Super Clássicos

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Flamengo (C)	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
2	Botafogo	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Fluminense	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
4	Vasco da Gama	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: ^[9]
(C) Champions

3rd round

January 27, 2013

20:30 UTC−02:00

Botafogo	1 – 1	Fluminense
Bolívar 73'	Report	Wellington Nem 42'

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 10474

Referee: Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez

4th round

January 31, 2013

20:30 UTC−02:00

Vasco da Gama	2 – 4	Flamengo
Pedro Ken 32 ' Dakson 72 '	Report	Hernane 24 ' Nixon 31 ' Cléber Santana 48 ' Rafinha 64 '

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 15669

Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

6th round

February 09, 2013

18:00 UTC−02:00

Fluminense	1 – 1	Vasco da Gama
Fred 86'	Report	Jean 42' (OG)

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 17973

Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

7th round

February 17, 2013

18:00 UTC−02:00

Flamengo	1 – 0	Botafogo
Hernane 3 '	Report

Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 25359

Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá

12th round

April 3, 2013

19:30 UTC−03:00

Vasco da Gama	0 – 3	Botafogo
	Report	Rafael Marques 52 ' Nicolás Lodeiro 58 ' Fellype Gabriel 72 '

Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda

Attendance: 6994

Referee: Luis Antonio Silva dos Santos

14th round

April 14, 2013

18:30 UTC−03:00

Flamengo	3 – 1	Fluminense
Hernane 8 ' Renato Abreu 45' (pen.) 47 '	Report	Rafael Sóbis 66 '

Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda

Attendance: 5973

Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	15	11	3	1	37	10	+27	36	2014 Copa do Brasil (Fourth Round)[a]
2	Flamengo	15	10	3	2	28	12	+16	33
3	Fluminense	15	9	5	1	28	12	+16	32	2014 Copa do Brasil (First Round)
4	Vasco da Gama	15	7	2	6	23	20	+3	23
5	Resende	15	6	5	4	26	25	+1	23	2014 Copa do Brasil (First Round) and 2013 Série D
6	Boavista	15	6	4	5	17	19	−2	22	2014 Copa do Brasil (First Round)
7	Audax Rio	15	6	4	5	14	17	−3	22
8	Madureira	15	5	5	5	16	16	0	20
9	Friburguense	15	5	4	6	25	24	+1	19
10	Volta Redonda	15	5	4	6	12	15	−3	19
11	Bangu	15	4	5	6	14	15	−1	17
12	Duque de Caxias	15	3	5	7	15	22	−7	14	2014 Copa do Brasil (First Round)[b]
13	Macaé	15	4	2	9	19	29	−10	14
14	Nova Iguaçu	15	3	4	8	14	20	−6	13	2013 Série D[c]
15	Olaria (R)	15	2	6	7	8	23	−15	12	Relegation to Campeonato Carioca Série B
16	Quissamã (R)	15	1	5	9	8	25	−17	8

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2013. Source: www.socerway.com
Rules for classification: 1 stages won 2 points; 3 wins; 4 goal difference; 5 goals scored; 6 red cards received; 7 yellow cards received; 8 draw.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the fourth round of the Copa do Brasil by qualifying for the 2014 Copa Libertadores; their first round Copa do Brasil berths went to the next-best teams in the Campeonato Carioca
2. Duque de Caxias qualified as 2013 Copa Rio champions
3. Nova Iguaçu qualified as 2012 Copa Rio champions.