1955 Campeonato Carioca

The 1955 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 7, 1955 and ended on April 4, 1956. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 13th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1955
Champions	Flamengo
Matches played	150
Goals scored	560 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Paulinho (Flamengo) – 23 goals
Biggest home win	Vasco da Gama 8-0 Madureira (November 6, 1955)
Biggest away win	São Cristóvão 0-5 Bangu (August 14, 1955) Olaria 0-5 Flamengo (September 25, 1955) Bangu 1-6 América (February 6, 1956)
Highest scoring	Bangu 8-1 Madureira (December 18, 1955)
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System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:^[2][1]

• First phase: The twelve teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format. The six best teams qualified to the Third round (The first and second rounds were part of the First phase). The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
• Third round: The remaining six teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
• Finals: The finals would be disputed in a best-of-three-points series. In case the same team won all three rounds, it won the title automatically.

Championship

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	22	17	2	3	71	24	+47	36	Qualified to Finals
2	Vasco da Gama	22	16	3	3	50	19	+31	35	Qualified to Third round
3	Fluminense	22	14	2	6	44	35	+9	30
4	América	22	13	3	6	54	32	+22	29
5	Bangu	22	12	4	6	53	29	+24	28
6	Bonsucesso	22	11	4	7	33	31	+2	26
7	Botafogo	22	10	3	9	38	33	+5	23
8	Portuguesa	22	6	2	14	32	52	−20	14
9	Olaria	22	5	3	14	32	48	−16	13
10	São Cristóvão	22	4	5	13	25	54	−29	13
11	Canto do Rio	22	3	3	16	33	56	−23	9
12	Madureira	22	3	2	17	24	76	−52	8

Updated to match(es) played on February 5, 1956. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Third round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	América	5	4	1	0	16	6	+10	9	Qualified to Finals
2	Fluminense	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	7
3	Vasco da Gama	5	3	1	1	12	7	+5	7
4	Flamengo	5	2	0	3	10	11	−1	4
5	Bangu	5	1	1	3	8	15	−7	3
6	Bonsucesso	5	0	0	5	2	15	−13	0

Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 1956. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

Flamengo v América

26 March 1956 Final	Flamengo	1 – 0	América	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Evaristo	Report		Attendance: 79,950 Referee: Frederico Lopes

América v Flamengo

1 April 1956 Final	América	5 – 1	Flamengo	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Ferreira Alarcón Canário Leônidas Romeiro	Report	Joel	Attendance: 94,516 Referee: Mário Vianna

Flamengo v América

4 April 1956 Final	Flamengo	4 – 1	América	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Dida	Report	Romeiro	Attendance: 139,599 Referee: Mário Vianna

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Paulinho	Flamengo	23
2	Waldo	Fluminense	18
3	Hílton	Bangu	17
	Pinga	Vasco da Gama
5	Leónidas	America	16
	Leo	Olaria

References

1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1955". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1955". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2019.