1965 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1965 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 18th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 February to 23 May 1965.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1965
ChampionsPalmeiras (3rd title)
Matches played73
Goals scored258 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerAdemar Pantera (Palmeiras)
Flávio Minuano (Corinthians) – 14 goals each
Biggest home winPalmeiras 7–1 Santos (31 Mar)
Biggest away winBotafogo 2–7 Fluminense (12 May)
1964
1966

Participants

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Team City Nº participations Best result
America   Rio de Janeiro 13 5th (1951, 1962)
Botafogo   Rio de Janeiro 15 Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared)
Corinthians   São Paulo 18 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo   Rio de Janeiro 17 Champions: 1961
Fluminense   Rio de Janeiro 17 Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras   São Paulo 18 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa   São Paulo 18 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos   Santos 14 Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared)
São Paulo   São Paulo 18 Runners-up: 1933, 1962
Vasco da Gama   Rio de Janeiro 18 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. The club with the best performance in this stage were qualified to finals, clubs from second to fourth places were qualified to the second stage. In the second stage, clubs played a single round-robin tournament. The club with the best performance in second stage, were qualified to the finals.

Tournament

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Following is the summary of the 1965 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   Palmeiras 9 7 2 0 31 13 +18 16 Qualified to finals and second round
2   Portuguesa 9 3 3 3 9 13 −4 9 Qualified to second round
3   Corinthians 9 2 5 2 18 17 +1 9
4   São Paulo 9 3 2 4 15 13 +2 8
5   Santos (E) 9 3 2 4 20 24 −4 8
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(E) Eliminated
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Botafogo 9 5 2 2 21 16 +5 12 Qualified to second round
2   Vasco da Gama 9 5 1 3 17 12 +5 11
3   Flamengo 9 4 3 2 13 11 +2 11
4   Fluminense 9 1 2 6 10 21 −11 4
5   America (E) 9 0 2 7 8 22 −14 2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(E) Eliminated

Second round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Palmeiras 7 5 1 1 18 7 +11 11 Qualified to finals
2   São Paulo 7 4 0 3 17 20 −3 8
3   Portuguesa 7 2 4 1 11 11 0 8
4   Fluminense 7 2 2 3 16 13 +3 6
5   Corinthians 7 2 2 3 11 10 +1 6
6   Vasco da Gama 7 2 2 3 7 10 −3 6
7   Flamengo 7 2 2 3 6 10 −4 6
8   Botafogo 7 2 1 4 10 15 −5 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

As Palmeiras was the winner of both rounds, it was automatically declared the champions.

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Palmeiras (C) 16 12 3 1 49 20 +29 27
2   Vasco da Gama 16 7 3 6 24 22 +2 17
3   Botafogo 16 7 3 6 31 31 0 17
4   Flamengo 16 6 5 5 19 21 −2 17
5   Portuguesa 16 5 7 4 20 24 −4 17
6   São Paulo 16 7 2 7 32 33 −1 16
7   Corinthians 16 4 7 5 29 27 +2 15
8   Fluminense 16 3 4 9 26 34 −8 10
9   Santos 9 3 2 4 20 24 −4 8
10   America 9 0 2 7 8 22 −14 2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1965". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1965". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.