1993 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1993
Winners:	Vasco da Gama
Relegated:	América de Três Rios Barreira Bonsucesso Entrerriense Friburguense Goytacaz Mesquita Olympico Portuguesa São Cristóvão Saquarema Serrano
Continentalcup1:	Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Vasco da Gama Fluminense
League Topscorer:	Valdir (Vasco da Gama) - 19 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Vasco da Gama 6-0 América de Três Rios (February 25, 1993)
Biggest Away Win:	América de Três Rios 0-5 Flamengo (March 31, 1993)
Highest Scoring:	Botafogo 7-2 São Cristóvão (May 27, 1993)
Matches:	267
Total Goals:	556
Prevseason:	1992
Nextseason:	1994

The 1993 edition of the Campeonato Carioca was kicked off on February 7, 1993 and ended on June 27, 1993. 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. Twenty-four teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 19th time. twelve teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in three stages:

Taça Guanabara: The twenty-four teams were divided into two groups of twelve. each team played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The bottom two teams of Group A were relegated to Group B and the top two teams of Group B were promoted to Group A.
Taça Rio: The twenty-four teams were divided into two groups of twelve. each team all played in a single round-robin format against the teams of their group. The champion of Group A qualified to the Finals. The bottom two teams of Group A were relegated to the Second Level, along with the bottom ten teams of Group B.
Finals: The Finals were disputed in a best of four points series, with the team with the best season record receiving one bonus point.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Group B

Taça Rio

Group A

Group B

Finals

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1993. May 3, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1993. May 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213212718/https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=F07621E09144B3847AC3656D40676CE5. December 13, 2019. dead.