2025 Campeonato Carioca
Football league season
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The 2025 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Campeonato Carioca Superbet 2025 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 122nd edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] The competition is organized by FERJ. It began on 11 January 2025 and ended on 16 March 2025. Flamengo successfully defended its title and won the competition for the 39th time.[4][5]
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 January – 16 March 2025 |
| Champions | Flamengo (39th title) |
| Relegated | Bangu |
| Copa do Brasil | Flamengo Fluminense Sampaio Corrêa Vasco da Gama Volta Redonda |
| Série D | Madureira Sampaio Corrêa |
| Matches | 78 |
| Goals | 170 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Max, Pablo Vegetti and Germán Cano (6 goals each) |
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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 stage called the Taça Guanabara. The last-placed team was relegated to the 2025 Série A2. The top four clubs qualified for the final stage of the Campeonato Carioca, while 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 faced the 7th-placed. In the final stage of the Campeonato Carioca, the winner of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runner-up faced the 3rd-placed club. In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage of the Campeonato Carioca), 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 in 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.[13]
The top four teams of the Campeonato Carioca and the winner of the Taça Rio qualified for the 2026 Copa do Brasil. Should these teams also qualify for the 2026 Copa do Brasil via national and international competitions, their Campeonato Carioca berths will be taken by 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 2026 Série D.[14][15]
Taça Guanabara
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo (C) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 23 | Taça Guanabara Champion and advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 20 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | Advance to Taça Rio semi-finals |
| 6 | Nova Iguaçu | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Madureira | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 8 | Boavista | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | |
| 9 | Botafogo | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Maricá | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 12 | |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 10 | |
| 12 | Bangu (R) | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 4 | Relegated |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
| 2025 Taça Guanabara champions |
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| 25th title |
Taça Rio
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Madureira | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Nova Iguaçu | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Madureira | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Boavista | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2025 Taça Rio champions |
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| 1st title |
Final stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fluminense | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Fluminense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Flamengo | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Group A
| Flamengo | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama |
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Report |
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Group B
Finals
First leg
| Fluminense | 1–2 | Flamengo |
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Report |
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Second leg
| 2025 Campeonato Carioca champions |
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| 39th title |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
 Max |
Sampaio Corrêa | 6 |
 Pablo Vegetti |
Vasco da Gama | ||
| Germán Cano |
Fluminense | ||
2 |
Elias |
Sampaio Corrêa | 5 |
| Renato Henrique |
Madureira | ||
| Zé Vitor |
Boavista |