1918 Campeonato Carioca

The 1918 Campeonato Carioca, the thirteenth edition of that championship, kicked off on April 14, 1918 and ended on January 5, 1919. It was organized by LMDT (Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres, or Metropolitan Land Sports League). Ten teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 7th time. No teams were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1918
ChampionsFluminense
Matches played91
Goals scored426 (4.68 per match)
Top goalscorerLuiz Menezes (Botafogo) – 21 goals
Biggest home winBotafogo 9-0 Mangueira (July 28, 1918)
Biggest away winCarioca 0-7 América (May 12, 1918)
Highest scoringBangu 3-9 Fluminense (April 21, 1918)
← 1917
1919 →

Participating teams
ClubHome locationPrevious season
AméricaTijuca, Rio de Janeiro
2nd
AndarahyAndaraí, Rio de Janeiro
6th
BanguBangu, Rio de Janeiro
7th
BotafogoBotafogo, Rio de Janeiro
5th
CariocaJardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro
9th
FlamengoFlamengo, Rio de Janeiro
3rd
FluminenseLaranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro
1st
MangueiraTijuca, Rio de Janeiro
8th
São CristóvãoSão Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro
4th
Villa IsabelVila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro
10th

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title. The team with the fewest points would dispute a playoff against the champions of the second level.[2][1]

Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 18 13 3 2 52 17 +35 29 Champions
2 Botafogo 18 12 2 4 55 22 +33 26
3 São Cristóvão 18 12 2 4 49 26 +23 26
4 Flamengo 18 9 3 6 55 43 +12 21
5 América 18 9 2 7 53 39 +14 20
6 Carioca 18 8 0 10 31 50 −19 16
7 Bangu 18 7 1 10 40 66 −26 15
8 Andarahy 18 4 5 9 35 39 −4 13
9 Villa Isabel 18 5 3 10 35 58 −23 13
10 Mangueira 18 0 1 17 13 58 −45 1 Relegation Playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on January 5, 1919. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Second-place playoffs

The regulation also stipulated that the runners-up of the championship would also receive a trophy. Since São Cristóvão and Botafogo tied in points for that position, they had to dispute a playoff.[1]

Botafogo3 – 2São Cristóvão
Petiot
Luiz Menezes
Joppert 		Moura
Renato Vinhaes
Rua Paysandu, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Carlos Santos

Relegation playoffs

The last-placed team, Mangueira, would dispute a playoff against Americano, champions of the Second Level. Mangueira won the playoff.[1]

Mangueira2 – 1Americano
Renato
Simas 		Queiroz
Campo do Jardim Zoológico, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: R.L. Todd

References
  1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1918". Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1918". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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