1988 Campeonato Carioca

The 1988 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 30, 1988 and ended on June 22, 1988. 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. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 17th time. Friburguense and Goytacaz were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1988
ChampionsVasco da Gama
RelegatedFriburguense
Goytacaz
Copa do BrasilVasco da Gama
Flamengo
Série CAA Cabofriense
Porto Alegre
Volta Redonda
Matches played140
Goals scored296 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerBebeto (Flamengo) - 17 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 6-0 Goytacaz (May 28, 1988)
Biggest away winAmericano 1-5 Fluminense (May 1, 1988)
Highest scoringVasco da Gama 4-3 Botafogo (March 28, 1988)
← 1987
1989 →

System

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

  • Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Taça Rio: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase and the four best teams qualified to the Third round.
  • Third round: The remaining four teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Final phase: The champions of each of the three stages would play that phase. if the same team won two of them, they would pay the other stage champion in two matches, with one bonus point.

Championship

Taça Guanabara
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 11 8 2 1 19 5 +14 18 Champions
2 Vasco da Gama 11 8 1 2 23 10 +13 17
3 Fluminense 11 6 4 1 15 7 +8 16
4 Americano 11 5 5 1 12 8 +4 15
5 Bangu 11 3 6 2 11 8 +3 12
6 Botafogo 11 3 5 3 14 12 +2 11
7 Goytacaz 11 3 3 5 6 7 −1 9
8 América 11 2 4 5 9 13 −4 8
9 Porto Alegre 11 2 4 5 7 14 −7 8
10 AA Cabofriense 11 2 3 6 8 18 −10 7
11 Friburguense 11 1 4 6 5 16 −11 6
12 Volta Redonda 11 1 3 7 3 14 −11 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 28, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 11 9 1 1 16 3 +13 19 Champions
2 Fluminense 11 7 3 1 23 6 +17 17
3 Flamengo 11 6 4 1 18 3 +15 16
4 Botafogo 11 5 4 2 17 12 +5 14
5 Volta Redonda 11 3 6 2 9 10 −1 12
6 Americano 11 3 5 3 7 10 −3 11
7 AA Cabofriense 11 3 4 4 8 15 −7 10
8 Porto Alegre 11 3 3 5 13 15 −2 9
9 Bangu 11 3 3 5 9 11 −2 9
10 América 11 2 3 6 9 18 −9 7
11 Goytacaz 11 2 1 8 11 21 −10 5
12 Friburguense 11 0 3 8 5 21 −16 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 29, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 22 17 2 3 39 13 +26 36 Qualified to Third round
2 Flamengo 22 14 6 2 37 8 +29 34
3 Fluminense 22 13 7 2 38 13 +25 33
4 Americano 22 8 10 4 19 18 +1 26
5 Botafogo 22 8 9 5 31 24 +7 25
6 Bangu 22 6 9 7 20 19 +1 21
7 Porto Alegre 22 5 7 10 20 29 −9 17
8 AA Cabofriense 22 5 7 10 16 33 −17 17
9 Volta Redonda 22 4 9 9 12 24 −12 17
10 América 22 4 7 11 18 31 −13 15
11 Goytacaz 22 5 4 13 17 28 −11 14 Relegated
12 Friburguense 22 1 7 14 10 37 −27 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 29, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Third phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Qualified to Finals
2 Flamengo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Americano 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
4 Fluminense 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 12, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo 1–3 Vasco da Gama 1–2 0–1
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References
  1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1988". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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