| Season | 2023 |
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| Dates | 12 January - 9 April 2023 |
| Champions | Fluminense (33rd title) |
| Relegated | Resende |
| 2024 Copa do Brasil | Audax Rio Nova Iguaçu Portuguesa Vasco da Gama Volta Redonda |
| 2024 Série D | Audax Rio Nova Iguaçu |
| Matches | 78 |
| Goals | 198 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Germán Cano (16 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Campeonato Carioca Betnacional 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 120th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 12 January 2023 and ended on 9 April 2023. Defending champions Fluminense successfully defended their title after winning 4–3 on aggregate against Flamengo.[2]
Participating teams
- ↑ Some clubs sold their home field advantage for some of their games to third parties, which means that some games were played in different states
- ↑ Although Botafogo FR is headquartered in Botafogo, it plays home games at Engenhão Stadium
- ↑ Although CR Flamengo is headquartered in Lagoa, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
- ↑ Although Fluminense FC is headquartered in Laranjeiras, it plays home games at Maracanã Stadium
Format
In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other in a single round-robin. This round-robin was the Taça Guanabara. The bottom team was relegated to the 2023 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs (5th to 8th places) qualified for the Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club faced the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed will face the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up faced the 3rd-placed club. In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage), the semi-finals and finals were played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule. In the semi-finals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the higher placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table advanced in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there was no such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out would have taken place.
The top four teams of the Campeonato Carioca and the winner of the Taça Rio qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Since Fluminense also qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil via winning the 2023 Copa Libertadores, and Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil via the 2023 Brasileirão,[12] their Campeonato Carioca berths went to the next best team. The top two teams of the Campeonato Carioca that were not already playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for the 2024 Série D.[13]
Taça Guanabara
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Fluminense (C) | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 25 | Taça Guanabara Champions and advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 23 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 23 | |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 20 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 19 | Advance to Taça Rio semi-finals |
| 6 | Audax Rio | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Nova Iguaçu | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Bangu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | Madureira | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 9 | |
| 11 | Boavista | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 6 | |
| 12 | Resende (R) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 4 | Relegated to Série A2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) disciplinary record; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
| 2023 Taça Guanabara champions |
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| Fluminense 12th title |
Taça Rio
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Nova Iguaçu | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Audax Rio | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Audax Rio | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Botafogo | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Portuguesa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Botafogo | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2023 Taça Rio champions |
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| Botafogo 8th title |
Final stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Flamengo | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Group A
| Volta Redonda | 2–1 | Fluminense |
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Group B
| Flamengo | 3–2 | Vasco da Gama |
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| Vasco da Gama | 1–3 | Flamengo |
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| Fluminense | 4–1 | Flamengo |
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| Fluminense 33rd title |
Torneio Independência
The Torneio Independência was contested by all the teams participating in the Campeonato Carioca except the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Volta Redonda (C) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 14 |
| 2 | Nova Iguaçu | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Audax Rio | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Bangu | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Madureira | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 7 |
| 7 | Boavista | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 5 |
| 8 | Resende | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) disciplinary record; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  Germán Cano |
Fluminense | 16 |
| 2 |  Lelê |
Volta Redonda | 13 |
| 3 | Pedro |
Flamengo | 9 |
| 4 | Gabriel Pec |
Vasco da Gama | 6 |
| Pablo Thomaz |
Audax Rio | ||
| Pedro Raul |
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| 7 | Gabriel Barbosa |
Flamengo | 5 |
| 8 | Luís Felipe |
Bangu | 4 |
| Pedrinho |
Volta Redonda |
References
- ↑ "Carioca agora é Betnacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). FERJ. 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Com goleada, Flu leva o bi do Carioca Betnacional" (in Portuguese). FERJ. 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "TAÇA GUANABARA" (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lançamentos 2023" [2023 Events] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Campeonato Estadual Série A Profissional - 2022" [Professional Série A State Championship - 2022] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Com parceria fechada, Audax–RJ muda de 'casa' e vira Angra Audax" [With a partnership sealed, Audax-RJ changes its "house" and becomes Angra Audax] (in Portuguese). R7.com. January 7, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Técnico do Audax-RJ reencontra Diniz depois de nove anos e tenta surpreender o Fluminense" [Audax-RJ manager meets Diniz again after nine years and tries to surprise Fluminense] (in Portuguese). ge. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Caio Couto analisa estreia no comando do Angra Audax e projeta desafios no Carioca" [Caio Couto analyzes debut in command of Angra Audax and foresees challenges in the Carioca] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Carioca: Madureira anuncia Denis Alves para comando do time" [Carioca: Madureira announces Denis Alves as manager] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Elias, Jalile; Bianchini, Vladimir (7 April 2024). "Como técnico do Nova Iguaçu foi de vendedor de perfumes a rival de Tite e o Flamengo por título" [How Nova Iguaçu's manager went from perfume vendor to facing off against Tite and Flamengo for the title] (in Portuguese). ESPN (Brazil). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Campeonato Estadual Série A2 Profissional - 2022" [Professional Série A2 State Championship - 2022] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Molina, Murilo (4 December 2023). "Copa do Brasil: veja todos os times garantidos na edição 2024 do torneio" [Copa do Brasil: see all the teams that qualified for the 2024 edition of the tournament] (in Portuguese). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Nascimento Viana, Marcelo Carlos (29 November 2022). "REGULAMENTO DA FASE PRINCIPAL DO CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE A DE PROFISSIONAIS DA TEMPORADA DE 2023" [State Championship Main Phase Regulations of the Professional 2023 Série A] (in Portuguese). FERJ. Retrieved 28 June 2025.