1974 Campeonato Carioca

The 1974 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 3, 1974 and ended on December 22, 1974. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 17th time. no teams were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1974
Champions	Flamengo
Copa Brasil	Vasco da Gama Flamengo Fluminense América Botafogo
Matches played	125
Goals scored	271 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luisinho Lemos (América) - 20 goals
Biggest home win	Fluminense 4-0 Bangu (August 24, 1974) Botafogo 4-0 Bonsucesso (September 28, 1974)
Biggest away win	Vasco da Gama 1-5 Fluminense (September 8, 1974) Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (October 9, 1974) Madureira 1-5 América (October 12, 1974)
Highest scoring	Vasco da Gama 1-5 Fluminense (September 8, 1974) Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (October 9, 1974) Madureira 1-5 América (October 12, 1974)
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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. The eight best teams qualified to the Second round.
• Taça Oscar Wright da Silva: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
• Taça Pedro Magalhães Corrêa: The eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
• Final phase: The three stage winners played in a single round-robin format against each other. the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	América	11	9	1	1	19	4	+15	19	Qualified to Final phase
2	Fluminense	11	8	2	1	22	7	+15	18	Qualified
3	Flamengo	11	6	3	2	17	10	+7	15
4	Vasco da Gama	11	7	1	3	18	15	+3	15
5	Botafogo	11	4	5	2	16	11	+5	13
6	Bonsucesso	11	4	4	3	9	6	+3	12
7	Madureira	11	3	5	3	13	11	+2	11
8	Campo Grande	11	1	6	4	6	11	−5	8
9	São Cristóvão	11	2	3	6	4	16	−12	7
10	Portuguesa	11	1	4	6	3	11	−8	6
11	Olaria	11	2	1	8	5	17	−12	5
12	Bangu	11	0	3	8	2	18	−16	3

Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 1974. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Oscar Wright da Silva

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	7	4	3	0	9	3	+6	11	Qualified to Final phase
2	Flamengo	7	3	4	0	12	4	+8	10
3	Botafogo	7	4	2	1	10	4	+6	10
4	América	7	4	1	2	13	10	+3	9
5	Fluminense	7	2	2	3	5	4	+1	6
6	Madureira	7	2	0	5	7	15	−8	4
7	Bonsucesso	7	1	2	4	4	12	−8	4
8	Campo Grande	7	0	2	5	2	10	−8	2

Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 1974. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Pedro Magalhães Corrêa

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	7	5	1	1	11	6	+5	11	Qualified to Final phase
2	Vasco da Gama	7	4	2	1	14	8	+6	10
3	América	7	5	0	2	12	8	+4	10
4	Botafogo	7	2	3	2	11	9	+2	7
5	Campo Grande	7	2	3	2	5	7	−2	7
6	Fluminense	7	1	3	3	3	6	−3	5
7	Bonsucesso	7	1	2	4	6	9	−3	4
8	Madureira	7	0	2	5	3	12	−9	2

Updated to match(es) played on December 8, 1974. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Final phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Champions
2	Vasco da Gama	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	2
3	América	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on December 22, 1974. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

References

1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1974". Retrieved May 16, 2019.
2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1974". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.