1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

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Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1962
ChampionsBotafogo (1st title)
Matches played23
Goals scored70 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorerAmarildo (Botafogo) – 7 goals
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The 1962 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 15th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 February to 17 March.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 12 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 12 Runners-up: 1960, 1961
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 15 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 14 Champions: 1961
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 14 Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 15 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 15 Champions: 1952, 1955
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 15 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 15 Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro, and Group B, with the teams of São Paulo. The two clubs with the best performance in this each group were qualified to the final round.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

First round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Botafogo 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 6 Qualified to final round
2 Flamengo 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 6
3 America 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
4 Vasco da Gama 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3
5 Fluminense 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 5 Qualified to final round
2 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 4 1 3 0 6 5 +1 5
3 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
4 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.

Note: Palmeiras and São Paulo played an extra match to define the first place of the group. As the match ended in a 1–1, the next criteria was used (number of wins).

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Botafogo (C) 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
2 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
4 Flamengo 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.
(C) Champions

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Botafogo (C) 7 6 0 1 17 7 +10 12
2 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 2 5 1 12 11 +1 9
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 8 3 2 3 12 9 +3 8
4 Flamengo 7 2 3 2 7 9 −2 7
5 America 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
6 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
7 Vasco da Gama 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3
8 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
9 Fluminense 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1962". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1962". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.