1922 Campeonato Carioca


The 1922 Campeonato Carioca, the seventeenth edition of that championship, kicked off on April 2, 1922 and ended on November 5, 1922. It was organized by LMDT. Fourteen teams participated. América won the title for the 3rd time. No teams were relegated.

Participating teams

ClubHome locationPrevious season
AméricaTijuca, Rio de Janeiro2nd
AmericanoEngenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro13th
AndarahyAndaraí, Rio de Janeiro4th
BanguBangu, Rio de Janeiro3rd
BotafogoBotafogo, Rio de Janeiro5th
CariocaJardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro9th
FlamengoFlamengo, Rio de Janeiro1st
FluminenseLaranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro7th
MackenzieMéier, Rio de Janeiro12th
MangueiraTijuca, Rio de Janeiro11th
PalmeirasSão Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro14th
São CristóvãoSão Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro6th
Vasco da GamaSão Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro10th
Villa IsabelVila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro8th

System

The tournament would be disputed in two stages:First stage: The fourteen teams would be divided into two groups of seven: Série A, with the teams that had finished from 1st to 7th in the previous year's championship, and Série B, with those that had finished from 8th to 14th. The teams in each group played each other in a double round-robin format. The champions of Série A and Série B would qualify into the Finals, while the last-placed team in Série B would dispute a playoff against the champions of the Second Level.Final stage: However, before the Finals, the champions of Série B would have to play against the last-placed team of Série A. If they won that match, they qualified for the Finals while the other team would be relegated to the Série B. In case of any other result, the Série A champions would win the title automatically, and no relegation or promotion across groups would take place.

Championship

Final phase

''Vasco da Gama eliminated; América declared champions''

Relegation playoffs

Originally, a playoff would be held between Mackenzie, the last-placed team in Série B and River, the champions of the Second Level. However, LMDT decided to expand the championship to 16 teams for 1923, eliminating the need for a playoff.