1966 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

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|team1=BOT|name_BOT={{flagicon image|Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png}} Botafogo

|team2=COR|name_COR={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Corinthians

|team3=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Santos

|team4=VAS|name_VAS={{flagicon image|Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png}} Vasco da Gama

|team5=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo

|team6=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras

|team7=BAN|name_BAN={{flagicon image|Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png}} Bangu

|team8=FLA|name_FLA={{flagicon image|Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png}} Flamengo

|team9=FLU|name_FLU={{flagicon image|Bandeira_do_Estado_da_Guanabara_(1960–1975).png}} Fluminense

|team10=POR|name_POR={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Portuguesa

|win_BOT=4|draw_BOT=3|loss_BOT=2|gf_BOT=19|ga_BOT=11

|win_COR=5|draw_COR=1|loss_COR=3|gf_COR=15|ga_COR=15

|win_SAN=4|draw_SAN=3|loss_SAN=2|gf_SAN=18|ga_SAN=11

|win_VAS=5|draw_VAS=1|loss_VAS=3|gf_VAS=12|ga_VAS=11

|win_SPA=5|draw_SPA=0|loss_SPA=4|gf_SPA=14|ga_SPA=11

|win_PAL=4|draw_PAL=1|loss_PAL=4|gf_PAL=11|ga_PAL=13

|win_BAN=4|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=5|gf_BAN=9|ga_BAN=12

|win_FLA=3|draw_FLA=2|loss_FLA=4|gf_FLA=13|ga_FLA=13

|win_FLU=3|draw_FLU=0|loss_FLU=6|gf_FLU=8|ga_FLU=17

|win_POR=2|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=6|gf_POR=11|ga_POR=16

|hth_BOT=Tied in points

|hth_COR=BOT |hth_SAN=BOT |hth_VAS=BOT

|hth_BAN=Tied in points

|hth_FLA=BAN

|split4=yes

|status_BOT=C |status_COR=C |status_SAN=C |status_VAS=C

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As there is no tiebreaker criteria for the points tie, a quadrangular involving Botafogo, Corinthians, Santos and Vasco should be played. However, due to the preparation of Brazil national football team to 1966 FIFA World Cup, the CBD decided to proclaim all four clubs as champions.

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