2012 Campeonato Carioca
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| Top goalscorer | Template:Sebastian Abreu |
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| Biggest home win | Botafogo 5-0 Olaria |
| Highest scoring | Friburguense 5-2 Boavista |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 games |
| Longest losing run | 4 games: Template:Bangu |
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The 2012 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro is the 111th season of Rio de Janeiro's top professional football league. The competition will begin January 21 and end on May 12. Flamengo is the defending champion.
Format
The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that will play in two tournaments. In the first tournament, the Taça Guanabara, the teams from one group will play within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In the second tournament, the Taça Rio, the teams will play with against the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. The winner of both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio will play for the state championship. If the same team wins both tournament, they are automatically declared the champion.
Qualifications
The best two teams not qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Participating teams
Taça Guanabara
The 2012 Taça Guanabara began on January 21 and ended on February 26.
First stage
Group A
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Group B
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Troféu Edilson Silva
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Resende | 0 | ||||||||
| Friburguense | 1 | ||||||||
| Friburguense | 2 (2) | ||||||||
| Nova Iguaçu (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| Boavista | 1 | ||||||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 3 | ||||||||
Final stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | ||||||||
| Flamengo | 1 | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 1 | ||||||||
| Fluminense | 3 | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 1 (3) | ||||||||
| Fluminense (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||