1955 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1955
ChampionsPortuguesa (2nd title)
Matches played47
Goals scored186 (3.96 per match)
Top goalscorerEdmur (Portuguesa) – 11 goals
Biggest home winPalmeiras 10–3 America (7 May)
← 1954
1957 →

The 1955 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 9th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 6 April to 5 June.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 6 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 6 4th (1953)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 8 4th (1951)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 8 Runners-up: 1954
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1952
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 6 5th (1952)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 9 Runners-up: 1950, 1952, 1953

Format

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1955 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 6 1 2 32 19 +13 13[a] Tiebreaker playoff
2 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 5 3 1 26 15 +11 13[a]
3 Botafogo 9 4 3 2 12 12 0 11
4 Flamengo 9 4 2 3 16 14 +2 10
5 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 4 1 4 17 21 −4 9[b]
6 America 9 3 3 3 18 24 −6 9[b]
7 Fluminense 9 3 1 5 15 21 −6 7[c]
8 Vasco da Gama 9 2 3 4 15 15 0 7[c]
9 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 2 2 5 11 16 −5 6
10 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 1 3 5 18 23 −5 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied in points
  2. ^ a b Tied in points
  3. ^ a b Tied in points

Tiebreaker playoff

Following is the info about the tiebreaker playoff:[3]

Portuguesa São Paulo (state)2–2São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Edmur 41'
Aírton 65'		 Report Renatinho 1'
Ivan Palmeira 60'
Referee: Mário Vianna
Palmeiras São Paulo (state)0–2São Paulo (state) Portuguesa
Report Julinho 36'
Ipojucan 63'
Referee: Mário Vianna

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1955". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1955". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.