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2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 2002 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 26th and the last edition disputed of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was the edition with the most participants involved, and it was expected to be at the top of the pyramid of Campeonato Paulista and Campeonato Carioca.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season2002
ChampionsCorinthians (5th title)
RelegatedAmerica (RJ), Guarani (SP)
Matches played126
Goals scored469 (3.72 per match)
Top goalscorerFrança (São Paulo) – 19 goals
Biggest home winSão Paulo 7–0 Bangu (Feb 17)
Biggest away winAmerica 0–8 Fluminense (Jan 27)
← 2001

Participants

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Team City Ground Nº participations Best result
America   Rio de Janeiro Edson Passos 14 5th (1962)
Americano   Campos dos Goytacazes Godofredo Cruz 1 Debut
Bangu   Rio de Janeiro Moça Bonita 8 3rd (1951)
Botafogo   Rio de Janeiro Caio Martins 23 Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998
Corinthians   São Paulo Rotative 26 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo   Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 25 Champions: 1961
Fluminense   Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 25 Champions: 1957, 1960
Guarani   Campinas Brinco de Ouro 1 Debut
Jundiaí   Jundiaí Jayme Cintra 1 Debut
Palmeiras   São Paulo Parque Antártica 26 Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000
Ponte Preta   Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 1 Debut
Portuguesa   São Paulo Canindé 21 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos   Santos Vila Belmiro 22 Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Caetano   São Caetano do Sul Anacleto Campanella 1 Debut
São Paulo   São Paulo Morumbi 25 Champions: 2001
Vasco da Gama   Rio de Janeiro São Januário 26 Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999

Note: Jundiaí is the currently Paulista Futebol Clube. The name Jundiaí FC was used during the Torneio-Rio São Paulo dispute after the end of the partnership with Etti Alimentos.[1]

Format

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The first stage was disputed in a single round-robin format. The best four placed clubs advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2002 Copa dos Campeões edition. 5th and 6th placed clubs also qualified to the Copa dos Campeões. The worst team from São Paulo was relegated to the 2003 Campeonato Paulista edition and the worst team from Rio de Janeiro was relegated to the 2003 Campeonato Carioca edition.

In the semifinals stage the first placed team into the previous stage played against the fourth placed team, while the second and third best placed teams played between each other. The winners advanced to the finals.

Tournament

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Following is the summary of the 2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[2]

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Corinthians 15 9 4 2 30 14 +16 31 Qualified to semifinals and to 2002 Copa dos Campeões
2   Palmeiras 15 9 4 2 34 23 +11 31
3   São Paulo 15 8 2 5 47 31 +16 26
4   São Caetano 15 8 1 6 23 18 +5 25
5   Fluminense 15 7 3 5 33 23 +10 24 Qualified to 2002 Copa dos Campeões
6   Vasco da Gama 15 6 6 3 32 23 +9 24
7   Botafogo 15 6 5 4 32 25 +7 23
8   Jundiaí 15 6 5 4 32 27 +5 23
9   Santos 15 6 5 4 25 20 +5 23
10   Portuguesa 15 6 2 7 27 37 −10 20
11   Ponte Preta 15 5 5 5 29 28 +1 20
12   Guarani (R) 15 5 5 5 19 19 0 20 Relegated to 2003 Campeonato Paulista
13   Flamengo 15 4 3 8 34 38 −4 15
14   Americano 15 3 2 10 20 37 −17 11
15   Bangu 15 1 5 9 18 38 −20 8
16   America (R) 15 2 1 12 15 49 −34 7 Relegated to 2003 Campeonato Carioca
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) less red cards; 6) less yellow cards.
(R) Relegated

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 4–2 São Caetano 1–1 3–1
Palmeiras 3–3 São Paulo 1–1 2–2

Note: São Paulo advanced due to the best fair play criteria.[3]

Finals

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São Paulo2–3Corinthians
Adriano   16' (pen.)
Belletti   69'		 Deivid   47'
Leandro   53'
Gil   64'
Attendance: 34,514
Corinthians1–1São Paulo
Rogério   78' Reinaldo   2'
Attendance: 53,414

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 França São Paulo 19
2 Dodô Botafogo 17
3 Romário Vasco da Gama 13
Washington Ponte Preta
5 Ricardo Oliveira Portuguesa 12

Disestablishing of Torneio Rio São Paulo

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As from the 2003 season the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started to be played in a double round-robin format, the lack of available dates caused the end of the Torneio Rio São Paulo, as well as other regional tournaments such as the Copa Sul-Minas and the Copa do Nordeste (later re-established).[4]

The clubs, however, returned to compete normally in the state championships, this being the first competition to be played in the Brazilian football scheduling.

References

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  1. ^ "Time de Jundiaí volta a se chamar Paulista". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). 8 December 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 2002". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "São Paulo empata e garante classificação 'nos cartões'". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). 27 April 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "O que foi o Torneio Rio-São Paulo e por que ele foi extinto". betway insider (in Portuguese). 6 April 2023.
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