The 2023
Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Campeonato Carioca Betnacional 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th edition of the top division of
football
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in the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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. The competition was organized by
FERJ. It began on 12 January 2023 and ended on 9 April 2023.
Defending champions
Fluminense successfully defended their title after winning 4–3 on aggregate against
Flamengo.
Participating teams
Format
In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other on a single round-robin. This round-robin was the
Taça Guanabara. The bottom team was relegated to the
2023 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs (5th to 8th places) qualified for the
Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club will face the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed will face the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara will face the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up will face the 3rd-placed club.
Regulamento do Campeonato Estadual da Série A de Profissionais para a Temporada de 2023
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In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage), the semi-finals and finals will be played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule
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. In the semi-finals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the better placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table will advance in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there will not be such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out
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will take place.
The top four teams from the Taça Guanabara and the winners of the Taça Rio will qualify for the 2024 Copa do Brasil
Taça Guanabara
Taça Rio
Final stage
Semi-finals
Group A
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Group B
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Finals
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Torneio Independência
The Torneio Independência was contested by all the teams participating in the Campeonato Carioca except the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four.
Top goalscorers
References
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