1960 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1960
ChampionsFluminense (2nd title)
Matches played45
Goals scored139 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerQuarentinha (Botafogo)
Waldo (Fluminense) – 11 goals each
Biggest home winFluminense 7–2 São Paulo (20 Mar)
1959
1961

The 1960 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 13th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 10 March to 24 April.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 10 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 10 3rd (1955)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 13 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 12 Runners-up: 1957, 1958
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 12 Champions: 1957
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 13 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 13 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 10 Champions: 1959
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 13 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 13 Champions: 1958

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 1960 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fluminense (C) 9 6 2 1 22 12 +10 14
2 Botafogo 9 4 4 1 17 12 +5 12
3 Vasco da Gama 9 4 3 2 17 7 +10 11[a]
4 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 4 3 2 11 10 +1 11[a]
5 Flamengo 9 5 1 3 13 14 −1 11[a]
6 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 4 1 4 12 11 +1 9
7 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 2 3 4 11 19 −8 7
8 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 1 4 4 11 17 −6 6
9 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 2 1 6 11 16 −5 5
10 America 9 1 2 6 14 21 −7 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied in points

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1960". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1960". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2023.