2022 Campeonato Carioca


The 2022 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 119th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 25 January 2022 and ended on 2 April 2022. Fluminense defeated the defending champions Flamengo on aggregate 3–1 to win their 32nd title.

Participating teams

ClubHome CityManager2021 Result
Angra dos ReisAlex Alves and Júnior Lopes
Rio de Janeiro Felipe Loureiro
SaquaremaLeandrão
Rio de Janeiro Enderson Moreira and Lúcio Flávio
Rio de Janeiro Paulo Sousa
Rio de Janeiro Abel Braga
Rio de Janeiro Alfredo Sampaio
Nova IguaçuCarlos Vitor
Rio de Janeiro Marcus Paulo Grippi and Toninho Andrade
ResendeSandro Sargentim
Rio de Janeiro Zé Ricardo
Volta RedondaNeto Colucci and Wilson Leite

Format

In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other in a single round-robin. This round-robin was the Taça Guanabara. The last placed club was relegated to the 2022 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs qualified for the Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club faced the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed faced the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up faced the 3rd-placed club. In both of these four-team brackets, the semifinals and finals were played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule. In the semifinals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the better placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table would advance in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there were no such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out would take place.

Taça Guanabara


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. Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four. The top two teams qualified for the 2023 Copa do Brasil, while the winners won the José Luiz de Magalhães Lins Filho Trophy.