1954 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1954
ChampionsCorinthians (3rd title)
Matches played45
Goals scored152 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerDino da Costa (Botafogo)
Simões (America) – 7 goals each
Biggest home winBotafogo 5–1 São Paulo (26 Jun)
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The 1954 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 8th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 15 May to 11 July.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 5 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 5 4th (1953)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 Champions: 1950, 1953
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 7 4th (1951)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 7 4th (1952)
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 Champions: 1952
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 5 5th (1952)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 8 Runners-up: 1950, 1952, 1953

Format

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

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1954 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (C) 9 7 0 2 17 11 +6 14
2 Fluminense 9 6 1 2 18 8 +10 13
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 5 2 2 15 11 +4 12
4 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 4 2 3 10 11 −1 10
5 Vasco da Gama 9 4 1 4 14 17 −3 9
6 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 4 0 5 16 15 +1 8
7 Flamengo 9 3 1 5 10 14 −4 7
8 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 3 0 6 17 19 −2 6[a]
9 America 9 3 0 6 18 22 −4 6[a]
10 Botafogo 9 2 1 6 17 24 −7 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied in points

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1954". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1954". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.