2022 Campeonato Carioca
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 January - 2 April 2022 |
| Champions | Fluminense (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Volta Redonda |
| Copa do Brasil | Botafogo Nova Iguaçu Resende Vasco da Gama |
| Série D | Nova Iguaçu Resende |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Goals scored | 189 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Barbosa (9 goals) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Cariocão Betfair 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 119th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 25 January 2022 and ended on 2 April 2022. Fluminense defeated the defending champions Flamengo on aggregate 3–1 to win their 32nd title.[2]
Participating teams
Location of teams in 2022 Campeonato Carioca
Location of teams in 2022 Campeonato Carioca – city of Rio de Janeiro
| Club | Home City[3] | Manager[4] | 2021 Result[5] |
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| Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube | Angra dos Reis | Alex Alves[6] and Júnior Lopes[7] | 1st (Série A2)[8] |
| Bangu Atlético Clube | Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) | Felipe Loureiro | 11th |
| Boavista Sport Club | Saquarema | Leandrão | 10th |
| Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro)[a] | Enderson Moreira and Lúcio Flávio (interim)[9] | 6th |
| Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)[b] | Paulo Sousa | 1st |
| Fluminense Football Club | Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)[c] | Abel Braga[10] | 2nd |
| Madureira Esporte Clube | Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) | Alfredo Sampaio | 8th |
| Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube | Nova Iguaçu | Carlos Vitor | 7th |
| Associação Atlética Portuguesa | Rio de Janeiro (Governador Island) | Marcus Paulo Grippi and Toninho Andrade[11] | 3rd |
| Resende Futebol Clube | Resende | Sandro Sargentim[12] | 9th |
| Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) | Zé Ricardo[13] | 5th |
| Volta Redonda Futebol Clube | Volta Redonda | Neto Colucci and Wilson Leite (interim)[14] | 4th |
- ^ Although Botafogo FR is headquartered in Botafogo, it plays home games at Engenhão Stadium
- ^ Although CR Flamengo is headquartered in Lagoa, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
- ^ Although Fluminense FC is headquartered in Laranjeiras, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
Format
In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other in a single round-robin. This round-robin was the Taça Guanabara. The last placed club was relegated to the 2022 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs (5th to 8th places) qualified for the Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club faced the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed faced the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up faced the 3rd-placed club.[15] In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage), the semifinals and finals were played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule. In the semifinals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the better placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table would advance in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there were no such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out would take place.
Taça Guanabara
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Fluminense (C) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 28 | Taça Guanabara Champions and advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 26 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | Advance to Taça Rio semifinals |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Resende | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 12 | |
| 8 | Audax Rio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Boavista[a] | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | |
| 11 | Bangu | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 9 | |
| 12 | Volta Redonda (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | Relegated |
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Boavista were deducted four points.
| 2022 Taça Guanabara champions |
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| Fluminense 11th title |
Taça Rio – Final stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Resende | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Portuguesa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Resende (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 8 | Audax Rio | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2022 Taça Rio champions |
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| Resende 1st title |
Final stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Flamengo | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Botafogo | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Group A
| Botafogo | 0–1 | Fluminense |
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| Report | Arias 82' |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | Botafogo |
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| Cano 90+6' | Report | Erison 45+2', 90' |
Group B
| Vasco da Gama | 0–1 | Flamengo |
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| Report | Gabriel Barbosa 41' (pen.) |
Finals
| Flamengo | 0–2 | Fluminense |
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| Report | Cano 82', 84' |
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| Fluminense | 1–1 | Flamengo |
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| Cano 43' | Report | Gabriel Barbosa 28' |
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| 2022 Campeonato Carioca champions |
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| Fluminense 32nd title |
Torneio Independência
The Torneio Independência was contested by all the teams participating in the Campeonato Carioca except the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four. The top two teams qualified for the 2023 Copa do Brasil, while the winners won the José Luiz de Magalhães Lins Filho Trophy.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nova Iguaçu (C) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | Qualify for 2023 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Resende | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Madureira | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Boavista | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Audax Rio | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Bangu | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
| 8 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Fluminense[a] | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 28 | Champions and 2023 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Flamengo[b] | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 26 | Runners-up and 2023 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | 2023 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Resende[c] | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 12 | 2023 Copa do Brasil and 2023 Série D[d] |
| 6 | Nova Iguaçu[e] | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Portuguesa[f] | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | 2023 Série D |
| 8 | Audax Rio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Boavista[g] | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | |
| 11 | Bangu | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 9 | |
| 12 | Volta Redonda[h] | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | Relegation to 2022 Série A2 and 2023 Copa do Brasil |
Source: FERJ
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Fluminense won the Taça Guanabara. They qualified for the Copa do Brasil via the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
- ^ Flamengo qualified for the Copa do Brasil by winning the 2022 Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Resende won the Taça Rio.
- ^ Nova Iguaçu and Resende qualified for the Copa do Brasil as Torneio Independência champions and runners-up, respectively.
- ^ Nova Iguaçu won the Torneio Independência.
- ^ Portuguesa qualified for the Série D via the 2022 Copa Rio.
- ^ Boavista were deducted four points.
- ^ Volta Redonda qualified for the Copa do Brasil by winning the 2022 Copa Rio.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Gabriel Barbosa | Flamengo | 9 |
| 2 | Erison | Botafogo | 8 |
| 3 | Germán Cano | Fluminense | 7 |
| 4 | Samuel Granada | Nova Iguaçu | 6 |
| 5 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | Flamengo | 5 |
| Matheus Nascimento | Botafogo | ||
| Nenê | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Raniel | Vasco da Gama |
References
- ^ "Reportagem: Rodrigo Mattos - Betfair adquire os naming rights do Campeonato Carioca". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Fluminense é o campeão do Cariocão Betfair" (in Portuguese). FERJ. 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Tabela Série A Profissional" [Professional Série A Table] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Lançamentos 2022" [2022 Events] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Campeonato Estadual Série A Profissional - 2021" [Professional Série A State Championship - 2021] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Técnico Alex Alves deixa o Angra Audax a duas rodadas do fim" [Manager Alex Alves leaves Angra Audax two rounds before the end] (in Portuguese). R7. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Gomes, Fred; Marques, Letícia (12 January 2023). "Técnico da estreia do Flamengo em 2012, Junior Lopes, agora no Audax, revê ex-clube" [Flamengo manager at the start of the 2012 season, Júnior Lopes, now at Audax, sees ex-club again] (in Portuguese). ge. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Campeonato Estadual Série A2 Profissional - 2021" [Professional Série A2 State Championship - 2021] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Murito, Bruno (4 October 2023). "Lúcio Flávio comandará Botafogo pela terceira vez de forma interina; veja números" [Lúcio FLávio will command Botafogo for the third time as an interim: see numbers] (in Portuguese). ge. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Garcia, Gustavo; Lima, Thiago (28 April 2022). "Abel Braga entrega o cargo e não é mais treinador do Fluminense" [Abel Braga resigns and is no longer Fluminense's manager] (in Portuguese). ge. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Portuguesa anuncia o novo treinador: Toninho Andrade" [Portuguesa announces its new manager: Toninho Andrade] (in Portuguese). FERJ. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Resende anuncia demissão do treinador Sandro Sargentim" [Resende announces dismissal of manager Sandro Sargentim] (in Portuguese). ge. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Passagem de Zé Ricardo pelo Vasco termina com pouco futebol, mas com time encaminhado para Série B" [Zé Ricardo's time as Vasco ends with ugly football, but with team doing well in Série B] (in Portuguese). UOL. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Volta Redonda anuncia Wilson Leite como técnico interino após saída de Neto Colucci" [Volta Redonda announces Wilson Leite as interim manager after Neto Colucci's departure] (in Portuguese). ge. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Regulamento do Campeonato Estadual da Série A de Profissionais para a Temporada de 2022