2009 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca
Season 2009

The 2009 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 24 and ended on May 3, 2009. 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. Sixteen teams contested this edition.

América and Cardoso Moreira, relegated last year, were replaced by Bangu and Tigres, respectively winners and runners-up of the lower level championship in 2008.

Teams

Club City Pos. in 2008 Number of Titles (until 2008)
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Champions 30
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Runners-up 18
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 3rd 30
Vasco Rio de Janeiro 4th 22
Madureira Rio de Janeiro 5th -
Boavista Saquarema 6th -
Cabofriense Cabo Frio 7th -
Macaé Macaé 8th -
Resende Resende 9th -
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda 10th -
Friburguense Nova Friburgo 11th -
Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias 12th -
Americano Campos 13th
Mesquita Mesquita 14th -
Bangu Rio de Janeiro 2nd Level champions 2
Tigres Rio de Janeiro 2nd Level runners-up -

System

The 16 clubs were divided into two groups.

Group A: Americano, Cabofriense, Duque de Caxias, Fluminense, Madureira, Resende, Tigres and Vasco;
Group B: Bangu, Boavista, Botafogo, Flamengo, Friburguense, Macaé, Mesquita and Volta Redonda.

The tournament was divided in two stages:

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