1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1961
ChampionsFlamengo (1st title)
Matches played54
Goals scored191 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerCoutinho (Santos)
Pepe (Santos) – 9 goals each
Biggest home winFluminense 7–0 Portuguesa (9 Apr)
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The 1961 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 14th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 1 March to 24 April.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 11 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 11 Runners-up: 1960
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 14 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 13 Runners-up: 1957, 1958
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 13 Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 14 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 14 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 11 Champions: 1959
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 14 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 14 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 São Paulo, and Group B, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro. Clubs from group A played against clubs from group A and group B. The three clubs with the best performance in each group were qualified to the final round. In the final round, the clubs only plays against teams from the other state.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

First round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 7 1 1 30 9 +21 15 Qualified to final round
2 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 5 1 3 20 13 +7 11
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 4 3 2 15 12 +3 11
4 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 2 3 4 12 15 −3 7
5 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 1 1 7 9 25 −16 3
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 Botafogo 9 5 1 3 20 14 +6 11 Qualified to final round
2 Vasco da Gama 9 5 0 4 19 19 0 10
3 Flamengo 9 5 0 4 12 20 −8 10
4 Fluminense 9 4 0 5 19 18 +1 8
5 America 9 2 0 7 13 24 −11 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker match; 3) wins; 4) goal difference; 5) goals for.

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Flamengo (C) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
2 Botafogo 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
3 Vasco da Gama 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
4 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
5 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
6 São Paulo (state) Santos 3 0 0 3 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 1961". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1961". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2023.