1994 Campeonato Carioca

The 1994 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 30, 1994 and ended on May 15, 1994. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 20th time. no teams were relegated.

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1994
Champions	Vasco da Gama
Copa do Brasil	Flamengo Vasco da Gama Volta Redonda
Série C	América Campo Grande
Matches played	79
Goals scored	179 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Túlio (Botafogo) Charles (Flamengo) - 14 goals
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6-0 América (January 30, 1994) Fluminense 7-1 Botafogo (April 29, 1994)
Biggest away win	Campo Grande 0-5 Fluminense (February 9, 1994)
Highest scoring	Fluminense 7-1 Botafogo (April 29, 1994)
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System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:

• Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six. the teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The best teams of each group went to the Finals to define the champions of that phase. they received one bonus point for the next phase, and the team with the best overall record earned another extra point. The runners-up in each group also qualified to the Final phase.
• Final phase: The remaining four teams all played in a double round-robin format against each other. the team with the most points was champion.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	11	8	3	0	15	3	+12	19	Qualified to Finals
2	Flamengo	11	6	3	2	23	14	+9	15	Qualified
3	Bangu	11	5	4	2	13	6	+7	14
4	Volta Redonda	11	3	4	4	9	12	−3	10
5	Madureira	11	1	8	2	5	4	+1	10
6	Itaperuna	11	2	1	8	10	23	−13	5

Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 1994. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	11	6	4	1	19	6	+13	16	Qualified to Finals
2	Botafogo	11	6	3	2	20	9	+11	15	Qualified
3	Americano	11	2	7	2	6	8	−2	11
4	Olaria	11	2	4	5	8	13	−5	8
5	América	11	1	4	6	7	17	−10	6
6	Campo Grande	11	0	3	8	4	24	−20	3

Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 1994. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fluminense	1–4	Vasco da Gama

Final phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	10	Champions
2	Flamengo	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	9
3	Fluminense	6	2	2	2	12	8	+4	7
4	Botafogo	6	0	1	5	4	16	−12	1

Updated to match(es) played on May 15, 1994. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.