1987 Campeonato Carioca

The 1987 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on February 8, 1987 and ended on August 9, 1987. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Fourteen teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 16th time. Campo Grande, Mesquita, Olaria and Portuguesa were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1987
ChampionsVasco da Gama
RelegatedCampo Grande
Mesquita
Olaria
Portuguesa
Matches played191
Top goalscorerRomário (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 5-0 Campo Grande (April 1, 1987)
Biggest away winAA Cabofriense 0-6 Vasco da Gama (April 29, 1987)
Mesquita 0-6 Vasco da Gama (May 6, 1987)
Highest scoringAA Cabofriense 2-5 Bangu (April 1, 1987)
← 1986
1988 →

System

The tournament would be divided in four stages:[2][1]

  • Taça Guanabara: The fourteen teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Taça Rio: The fourteen teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase and the four best teams qualified to the Third round.
  • Third round: The remaining four teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
  • Final phase: The champions of each of the three stages would play that phase. each team played in a single round-robin format against each other and the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Taça Guanabara
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 13 8 4 1 24 6 +18 20 Qualified to Final phase
2 Fluminense 13 7 5 1 15 5 +10 19
3 Goytacaz 13 7 3 3 16 13 +3 17
4 Botafogo 13 6 5 2 11 7 +4 17
5 Flamengo 13 5 6 2 15 5 +10 16
6 Bangu 13 5 5 3 17 12 +5 15
7 Americano 13 4 7 2 12 8 +4 15
8 Campo Grande 13 4 5 4 13 19 −6 13
9 América 13 2 6 5 6 11 −5 10
10 Porto Alegre 13 3 3 7 8 17 −9 9
11 Olaria 13 2 5 6 7 12 −5 9
12 AA Cabofriense 13 2 4 7 10 19 −9 8
13 Mesquita 13 0 8 5 6 13 −7 8
14 Portuguesa 13 0 6 7 5 18 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 1987. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bangu 13 10 3 0 21 4 +17 23 Qualified to Final phase
2 Vasco da Gama 13 8 4 1 29 7 +22 20
3 Flamengo 13 8 4 1 18 8 +10 20
4 Fluminense 13 7 5 1 14 7 +7 19
5 Americano 13 7 1 5 13 9 +4 15
6 Goytacaz 13 4 4 5 13 12 +1 12
7 AA Cabofriense 13 4 4 5 13 20 −7 12
8 América 13 3 6 4 13 12 +1 12
9 Porto Alegre 13 3 5 5 11 11 0 11
10 Botafogo 13 3 5 5 9 11 −2 11
11 Olaria 13 3 5 5 9 14 −5 11
12 Mesquita 13 2 4 7 6 21 −15 8
13 Campo Grande 13 2 1 10 5 17 −12 5
14 Portuguesa 13 1 1 11 11 32 −21 3
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 1987. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 26 16 8 2 53 13 +40 40 Qualified to Third round
2 Bangu 26 15 8 3 38 16 +22 38
3 Fluminense 26 14 10 2 29 12 +17 38
4 Flamengo 26 13 10 3 33 13 +20 36
5 Americano 26 11 8 7 25 17 +8 30
6 Goytacaz 26 11 7 8 29 25 +4 29
7 Botafogo 26 9 10 7 20 18 +2 28
8 América 26 5 12 9 19 23 −4 22
9 Porto Alegre 26 6 8 12 19 28 −9 20
10 AA Cabofriense 26 6 8 12 23 39 −16 20
11 Olaria 26 5 10 11 16 26 −10 20 Relegated
12 Campo Grande 26 6 6 14 18 36 −18 18
13 Mesquita 26 2 12 12 12 34 −22 16
14 Portuguesa 26 1 7 18 16 50 −34 9
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 1987. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Third phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Qualified to Final phase
2 Vasco da Gama 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Bangu 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4 Fluminense 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 −2[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 1987. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Fluminense lost five points for using a ineligible player

Final phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Champions
2 Flamengo 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
3 Bangu 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 9, 1987. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1987". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1987". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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