1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

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.

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)
1960
1962

Participants

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Team City Nº participations Best result
America   Rio de Janeiro 11 6th (1951)
Botafogo   Rio de Janeiro 11 Runners-up: 1960
Corinthians   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 14 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa   São Paulo 14 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos   Santos 11 Champions: 1959
São Paulo   São Paulo 14 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama   Rio de Janeiro 14 Champions: 1958

Format

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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

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

First round

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Santos 9 7 1 1 30 9 +21 15 Qualified to final round
2   Corinthians 9 5 1 3 20 13 +7 11
3   Palmeiras 9 4 3 2 15 12 +3 11
4   São Paulo 9 2 3 4 12 15 −3 7
5   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

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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   Palmeiras 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
5   Corinthians 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
6   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

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  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.