1954 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

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.

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)
1953
1955

Participants

TeamCityNº participationsBest result
America Rio de Janeiro56th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro54th (1953)
Corinthians São Paulo8Champions: 1950, 1953
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro74th (1951)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro74th (1952)
Palmeiras São Paulo8Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo8Champions: 1952
Santos Santos55th (1952)
São Paulo São Paulo8Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro8Runners-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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Corinthians (C)97021711+614
2 Fluminense9612188+1013
3 Palmeiras95221511+412
4 São Paulo94231011−110
5 Vasco da Gama94141417−39
6 Santos94051615+18
7 Flamengo93151014−47
8 Portuguesa93061719−26[a]
9 America93061822−46[a]
10 Botafogo92161724−75
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:

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