1952 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1952 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 6th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 2 February to 19 June.

Participants

Team	City	Nº participations	Best result
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro	4	3rd (1951)
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	3	6th (1951)
Corinthians	São Paulo	6	Champions: 1950
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	5	4th (1951)
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	5	7th (1933)
Palmeiras	São Paulo	6	Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa	São Paulo	6	3rd (1933, 1950)
Santos	Santos	3	9th (1933)
São Paulo	São Paulo	6	Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	6	Runners-up: 1950

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

Following is the summary of the 1952 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:^[1]^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portuguesa	9	5	1	3	23	16	+7	11	Tiebreaker playoff
2	Vasco da Gama	9	4	3	2	15	14	+1	11	Tiebreaker playoff

3	Corinthians	9	5	0	4	21	15	+6	10^[a]
4	Fluminense	9	4	2	3	20	17	+3	10^[a]
5	Santos	9	5	0	4	20	19	+1	10^[a]
6	Botafogo	9	3	2	4	13	13	0	8^[b]
7	São Paulo	9	3	2	4	15	18	−3	8^[b]
8	Palmeiras	9	3	2	4	12	15	−3	8^[b]
9	Bangu	9	2	4	3	19	25	−6	8^[b]
10	Flamengo	9	2	2	5	14	20	−6	6

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
Notes:

Following is the info about the tiebreaker playoff:^[3]

15 June 1952

Portuguesa	4–2	Vasco da Gama
Julinho 9' Pinga 15' Nininho 44', 55'		Ademir 32' Maneca 49'

19 June 1952

Vasco da Gama	2–2	Portuguesa
Ademir 5' Maneca 57'		Pinga 9', 15'

Attendance: 58,291

Referee: Sidney Jones