1974 Campeonato Carioca
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Campeonato Carioca
|season = 1974
|winners = Flamengo
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = Copa Brasil
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Vasco da Gama
Flamengo
Fluminense
América
Botafogo
|continentalcup2 =
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|league topscorer = Luisinho Lemos (América) - 20 goals
|biggest home win = Fluminense 4-0 Bangu (August 24, 1974)
Botafogo 4-0 Bonsucesso (September 28, 1974)
|biggest away win = Vasco da Gama 1-5 Fluminense (September 8, 1974)
Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (October 9, 1974)
Madureira 1-5 América (October 12, 1974)
|highest scoring = Vasco da Gama 1-5 Fluminense (September 8, 1974)
Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (October 9, 1974)
Madureira 1-5 América (October 12, 1974)
|matches = 125
|total goals = 271
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|prevseason = 1973
|nextseason = 1975
}}
The 1974 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 3, 1974 and ended on December 22, 1974. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 17th time. No teams were relegated.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj1974.htm|title=RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1974|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=7CEAFF5699A2DC05F10D43DF83EC8975&lang=pt_br|title=Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1974|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024135/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=7CEAFF5699A2DC05F10D43DF83EC8975&lang=pt_br|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}
System
The tournament would be divided in four stages:
- Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase. The eight best teams qualified to the Second round.
- Taça Oscar Wright da Silva: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
- Taça Pedro Magalhães Corrêa: The eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
- Final phase: The three stage winners played in a single round-robin format against each other. the team with the most points won the title.
Championship
=Taça Guanabara=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=September 25, 1974
|res_col_header=QR
|team4=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team3=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team12=BAN|name_BAN=Bangu
|team2=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team1=AME|name_AME=América
|team5=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team8=CGR|name_CGR=Campo Grande
|team11=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|team6=BON|name_BON=Bonsucesso
|team10=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team9=SCR|name_SCR=São Cristóvão
|team7=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|win_MAD=3 |draw_MAD=5 |loss_MAD=3 |gf_MAD=13|ga_MAD=11
|win_SCR=2 |draw_SCR=3 |loss_SCR=6 |gf_SCR=4 |ga_SCR=16
|win_POR=1 |draw_POR=4 |loss_POR=6 |gf_POR=3 |ga_POR=11
|win_BON=4 |draw_BON=4 |loss_BON=3 |gf_BON=9 |ga_BON=6
|win_FLA=6 |draw_FLA=3 |loss_FLA=2 |gf_FLA=17|ga_FLA=10
|win_AME=9 |draw_AME=1 |loss_AME=1 |gf_AME=19|ga_AME=4
|win_BOT=4 |draw_BOT=5 |loss_BOT=2 |gf_BOT=16|ga_BOT=11
|win_VAS=7 |draw_VAS=1 |loss_VAS=3 |gf_VAS=18|ga_VAS=15
|win_BAN=0 |draw_BAN=3 |loss_BAN=8 |gf_BAN=2 |ga_BAN=18
|win_CGR=1 |draw_CGR=6 |loss_CGR=4 |gf_CGR=6 |ga_CGR=11
|win_FLU=8 |draw_FLU=2 |loss_FLU=1 |gf_FLU=22|ga_FLU=7
|win_OLA=2 |draw_OLA=1 |loss_OLA=8 |gf_OLA=5 |ga_OLA=17
|winpoints=2
|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualified to Final phase
|result1=C
|col_Q=green3|text_Q=Qualified
|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q|result7=Q|result8=Q
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj1974.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
=Taça Oscar Wright da Silva=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=November 3, 1974
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team2=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team5=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team4=AME|name_AME=América
|team3=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team8=CGR|name_CGR=Campo Grande
|team7=BON|name_BON=Bonsucesso
|team6=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|win_MAD=2 |draw_MAD=0 |loss_MAD=5 |gf_MAD=7 |ga_MAD=15
|win_BON=1 |draw_BON=2 |loss_BON=4 |gf_BON=4 |ga_BON=12
|win_CGR=0 |draw_CGR=2 |loss_CGR=5 |gf_CGR=2 |ga_CGR=10
|win_FLA=3 |draw_FLA=4 |loss_FLA=0 |gf_FLA=12|ga_FLA=4
|win_AME=4 |draw_AME=1 |loss_AME=2 |gf_AME=13|ga_AME=10
|win_BOT=4 |draw_BOT=2 |loss_BOT=1 |gf_BOT=10|ga_BOT=4
|win_VAS=4 |draw_VAS=3 |loss_VAS=0 |gf_VAS=9|ga_VAS=3
|win_FLU=2 |draw_FLU=2 |loss_FLU=3 |gf_FLU=5|ga_FLU=4
|winpoints=2
|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualified to Final phase
|result1=C
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj1974.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
=Taça Pedro Magalhães Corrêa=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=December 8, 1974
|res_col_header=QR
|team2=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team1=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team6=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team3=AME|name_AME=América
|team4=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team5=CGR|name_CGR=Campo Grande
|team7=BON|name_BON=Bonsucesso
|team8=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|win_MAD=0 |draw_MAD=2 |loss_MAD=5 |gf_MAD=3 |ga_MAD=12
|win_BON=1 |draw_BON=2 |loss_BON=4 |gf_BON=6 |ga_BON=9
|win_CGR=2 |draw_CGR=3 |loss_CGR=2 |gf_CGR=5 |ga_CGR=7
|win_FLA=5 |draw_FLA=1 |loss_FLA=1 |gf_FLA=11|ga_FLA=6
|win_AME=5 |draw_AME=0 |loss_AME=2 |gf_AME=12|ga_AME=8
|win_BOT=2 |draw_BOT=3 |loss_BOT=2 |gf_BOT=11|ga_BOT=9
|win_VAS=4 |draw_VAS=2 |loss_VAS=1 |gf_VAS=14|ga_VAS=8
|win_FLU=1 |draw_FLU=3 |loss_FLU=3 |gf_FLU=3|ga_FLU=6
|winpoints=2
|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualified to Final phase
|result1=C
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj1974.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
=Final phase=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=December 22, 1974
|res_col_header=QR
|team2=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team1=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team3=AME|name_AME=América
|win_FLA=1 |draw_FLA=1 |loss_FLA=0 |gf_FLA=2|ga_FLA=1
|win_AME=0 |draw_AME=1 |loss_AME=1 |gf_AME=3|ga_AME=4
|win_VAS=1 |draw_VAS=0 |loss_VAS=1 |gf_VAS=2 |ga_VAS=2
|winpoints=2
|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions
|result1=C
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj1974.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
Top Scores
class="wikitable"
|+ !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |
1
|Luizinho Lemos |América |20 |
---|
2
|Zico |Flamengo |19 |
3
|Nilson Días |Botafogo |18 |
4
|Roberto Dinamite |Vasco da Gama |17 |
5
|Gil |Fluminense |11 |
6
|Doval |Flamengo |10 |