1948 Campeonato Carioca

The 1948 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 11, 1948 and ended on December 12, 1948. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Eleven teams participated. Botafogo won the title for the 9th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1948
Champions	Botafogo
Matches played	110
Goals scored	499 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Orlando (Fluminense) Octávio (Botafogo) – 21 goals
Biggest home win	Flamengo 7-0 Canto do Rio (August 15, 1948)
Biggest away win	Olaria 2-8 Fluminense (August 22, 1948)
Highest scoring	Bangu 8-3 Bonsucesso (November 21, 1948)
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System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.^[2][1]

Torneio Municipal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	10	6	4	0	25	13	+12	16	Playoffs
2	Vasco da Gama	10	6	4	0	25	15	+10	16
3	Flamengo	10	7	1	2	30	12	+18	15
4	Botafogo	10	4	4	2	23	21	+2	12
5	Olaria	10	4	4	2	23	22	+1	12
6	Bangu	10	4	2	4	16	13	+3	10
7	São Cristóvão	10	4	2	4	24	25	−1	10
8	América	10	3	1	6	27	27	0	7
9	Madureira	10	2	1	7	15	30	−15	5
10	Bonsucesso	10	1	3	6	14	23	−9	5
11	Canto do Rio	10	1	0	9	19	40	−21	2

Updated to match(es) played on June 20, 1948. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Fluminense v Vasco da Gama

24 June 1948 Final	Fluminense	4 – 0	Vasco da Gama	General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
	Orlando Pingo de Ouro 46' 70' Simões 80' Rodrigues 89'			Attendance: 6,991 Referee: Mário Vianna

Vasco da Gama v Fluminense

27 June 1948 Final	Vasco da Gama	2 – 1	Fluminense	Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
	Dimas 36' Nestor 50'		Orlando Pingo de Ouro 60'	Attendance: 11,016 Referee: Alberto da Gama Malcher

Fluminense v Vasco da Gama

30 June 1948 Final	Fluminense	1 – 0	Vasco da Gama	General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
	Orlando Pingo de Ouro 8'			Attendance: 14,381 Referee: Carlos de Oliveira Montijo

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	20	17	2	1	59	24	+35	36	Champions
2	Vasco da Gama	20	17	0	3	62	26	+36	34
3	Fluminense	20	12	4	4	62	32	+30	28
4	Flamengo	20	13	2	5	59	36	+23	28
5	Bangu	20	8	3	9	43	43	0	19
6	América	20	7	2	11	31	39	−8	18[lower-alpha 1]
7	São Cristóvão	20	7	2	11	41	52	−11	14[lower-alpha 1]
8	Canto do Rio	20	5	2	13	32	62	−30	12
9	Bonsucesso	20	5	1	14	35	58	−23	11
10	Olaria	20	5	1	14	46	76	−30	11
11	Madureira	20	3	3	14	29	51	−22	9

Updated to match(es) played on December 12, 1948. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. América won the points of a loss against São Cristóvão due to one of São Cristóvão's players being ineligible.

References

1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1948". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1948". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019.