2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 2000 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 24th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 22 January to 1 March 2000.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	2000
Champions	Palmeiras (5th title)
Matches played	30
Goals scored	96 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Romário (Vasco da Gama) – 12 goals
Biggest home win	Palmeiras 6–2 Fluminense (Jan 30)
Biggest away win	Santos 0–3 Botafogo (Jan 22) São Paulo 0–3 Vasco (Feb 19)
← 1999 2001 →

Participants

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	21	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	24	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	23	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	23	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	24	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	20	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	23	Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	24	Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999

Format

The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A and Group B, playing a double round-robin in each group, with the two best clubs advanced to semifinals. The winners of semifinals, advanced to the finals.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Paulo	6	4	0	2	13	12	+1	12	Qualified to semifinals
2	Botafogo	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	10
3	Flamengo	6	2	2	2	14	10	+4	8
4	Santos	6	1	1	4	6	14	−8	4

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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8	13	Qualified to semifinals
2	Vasco da Gama	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
3	Corinthians	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	7
4	Fluminense	6	1	0	5	4	12	−8	3

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

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
São Paulo	1–5	Vasco da Gama	0–3	1–2
Palmeiras	3–1	Botafogo	0–0	3–1

Finals

26 February 2000 (2000-02-26)

Vasco da Gama	1–2	Palmeiras
Romário 77'	Report	César Sampaio 15' Pena 68'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 23,484

Referee: Sálvio Spínola

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1 March 2000 (2000-03-01)

Palmeiras	4–0	Vasco da Gama
Pena 28' Argel 32' Euller 34' Arce 68'	Report

Morumbi, São Paulo

Referee: Jorge Travassos

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Romário	Vasco da Gama	12
2	Euller	Palmeiras	7
3	França	São Paulo	5