1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1964
ChampionsBotafogo (2nd title)
Santos (3rd title)
Matches played46
Goals scored144 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerCoutinho (Santos) – 11 goals
Biggest home winBotafogo 5–0 Bangu (9 May)
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The 1964 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 17th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 March 1964 to 10 January 1965.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
Bangu Rio de Janeiro 6 3rd (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 14 Champions: 1962
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 17 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 16 Champions: 1961
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 16 Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 17 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 17 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 13 Champions: 1959, 1963
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 17 Runners-up: 1933, 1962
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 17 Champions: 1958

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 1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

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

Tiebreaker playoff

Botafogo 3–2São Paulo (state) Santos
Jairzinho 20'
Roberto Miranda 40', 43'		 Coutinho 49', 65'
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
Santos São Paulo (state)Canceled Botafogo

There was no second game due to lack of dates. The clubs entered into an agreement to share the title.

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1964". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1964". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.