1957 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1957
ChampionsFluminense (1st title)
Matches played45
Goals scored166 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerWaldo (Fluminense) – 13 goals
Biggest home winFluminense 5–1 Palmeiras (4 May)
Santos 5–1 Botafogo (11 May)
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The 1957 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 10th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 24 April to 6 June.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 7 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 7 3rd (1955)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 9 4th (1951, 1955)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 9 Runners-up: 1954
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 7 5th (1952, 1955)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 10 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 1957 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fluminense (C) 9 7 2 0 23 11 +12 16
2 Flamengo 9 5 1 3 19 11 +8 11[a]
3 Vasco da Gama 9 5 1 3 17 14 +3 11[a]
4 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 4 2 3 22 16 +6 10
5 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 4 1 4 21 21 0 9[b]
6 Botafogo 9 3 3 3 16 19 −3 9[b]
7 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 3 2 4 14 12 +2 8
8 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 1 4 4 14 22 −8 6[c]
9 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 1 4 4 10 20 −10 6[c]
10 America 9 2 0 7 10 20 −10 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied in points
  2. ^ a b Tied in points
  3. ^ a b Tied in points

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1957". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1957". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.