The 2010 edition of the

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was the 109th edition of

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of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). It began on January 16, 2010 and ended on April 28, 2010. Sixteen teams contested the title. Cabofriense and

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were relegated the previous year and were replaced by Olaria and

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from the Carioca Série B.

Teams

System

The 16 clubs were divided into two groups. Group A: Americano, Bangu, Boavista,

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, Olaria, and

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; Group B:

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, Friburguense,

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, Madureira, Resende,

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, and

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. The tournament was divided in two stages: *

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: teams from each group played in single round-robin format against the others in their group. Top two teams in each group advanced to semifinal and then, to the final, played in one single match at

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won the title, defeating

in the final 2-0. *

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: teams from one group play against teams from the other group once. Top two teams in each group qualify to semifinal and final, to be played in one single match at

won this final as well, defeating

won 2-1 thus clinching the championship without the need for a final round.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Group B

Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade

=Semifinals

=Finals

Semifinals

Finals

Taça Rio

Group A

Group B

Taça João Ellis Filho

=Semifinals

=Finals

Semifinals

Finals

Aggregate table

Relegation table

Per the rules of the Campeonato Carioca, for the purposes of relegation the standard tiebreaker criteria are not used. Since Duque de Caxias, Resende, and Friburguense all finished equal with 12 points in the relegation zone of the aggregate table, an additional double round-robin was played to determine relegation. {{2010 in Brazilian football Campeonato Carioca seasons

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