1918 Campeonato Carioca

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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 win 0-7 América (May 12, 1918)
Highest scoringBangu 3-9 Fluminense (April 21, 1918)
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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]

Participating teams[]

Club Home location Previous season
América Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
2nd
Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro
6th
Bangu Bangu, Rio de Janeiro
7th
Botafogo Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
5th
Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro
9th
Flamengo Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro
3rd
Fluminense Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro
1st
Mangueira Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
8th
São Cristóvão São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro
4th
Villa Isabel Vila 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 18 8 0 10 31 50 −19 16
7 Bangu 18 7 1 10 40 66 −26 15
8 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 , champions of the Second Level. Mangueira won the playoff.[1]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1918". Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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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