2012 Campeonato Carioca
| Matches played | 132 |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 380 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Alecsandro (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Botafogo 5-0 Olaria (8 February)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Volta Redonda 0-3 Fluminense (28 January)[1] Macaé 0-3 Botafogo (18 Februaray) [1] Macaé 1-4 Vasco da Gama (31 March) [1] Resende 0-3 Bangu (15 April)[1] Duque de Caxias 1-4 Madureira (15 April)[1] |
| Highest scoring | Friburguense 5-2 Boavista (8 February)[1] |
| Longest winning run | 8 games by Vasco[2] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 games by Botafogo[2] |
| Longest losing run | 7 games by Bangu[2] |
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The 2012 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 111th season of Rio de Janeiro's top professional football league. The competition began on 21 January and ended on 12 May. Fluminense was the 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
First phase (Taça Guanabara)
The 2012 Taça Guanabara began on January 21 and ended on February 26.
Group stage
Final stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | ||||||||
| Flamengo | 1 | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 1 | ||||||||
| Fluminense | 3 | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 1 (3) | ||||||||
| Fluminense (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||
Troféu Edilson Silva
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Resende | 0 | ||||||||
| Friburguense | 1 | ||||||||
| Friburguense | 2 (2) | ||||||||
| Nova Iguaçu (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| Boavista | 1 | ||||||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 3 | ||||||||
Second phase (Taça Rio)
Group stage
Final stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Flamengo | 2 | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 3 | ||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 1 | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 3 | ||||||||
| Bangu | 2 | ||||||||
| Botafogo | 4 | ||||||||
Troféu Luiz Penido
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Resende | 0 | ||||||||
| Volta Redonda | 2 | ||||||||
| Volta Redonda | 0 | ||||||||
| Fluminense | 2 | ||||||||
| Fluminense | 2 | ||||||||
| Macaé | 1 | ||||||||
Third phase (Finals)
The 2012 Campeonato Carioca Finals was decided between Fluminense and Botafogo in a two-legged match at the Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange.
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb team Fluminense | 4 – 1 | Template:Fb team Botafogo |
| Template:Fb team Botafogo | 0 – 1 | Template:Fb team Fluminense |
| Fluminense | 4 – 1 | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
Fred  43'Rafael Sóbis 57', 65'Marcos Júnior 83' |
Report | Renato 8' |
| Botafogo | 0 – 1 | Fluminense |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rafael Moura 62' |