The 2011
Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 110th edition of the top tier
football in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
. It was organized by the
Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
The Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ( en, Football Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro), usually known by the acronyms FERJ and FFERJ, manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Rio de Janeiro incl ...
(FERJ). The competition began 19 January and ended on 15 May.
Botafago were the title defenders.
Format
The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played in two tournaments:
Taça Guanabara
The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...
and
Taça Rio
Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro ...
. In
Taça Guanabara
The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...
, the teams from each group played the teams within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two top placed teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and the next two placed teams played Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In
Taça Rio
Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro ...
, the teams of one group played the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two top placed teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and the next two placed teams from each group contested Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. The winning teams of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio played for the state title. The team that won both tournaments were by fault awarded the title.
Qualifications
The best two teams not qualified to
2012 Copa Libertadores qualified for
2012 Copa do Brasil
The 2012 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Kia do Brasil 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on March 7 and ended on July 11. The competition was contested by 64 teams, either qualified through thei ...
. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C qualified for
2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the third time in history, during 18 July and 13 November. It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to ...
Participating teams
Taça Guanabara
The 2011
Taça Guanabara
The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...
began on 19 January and ended on 27 February.
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
won their 19th Taça Guanabara and qualified to the state finals.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Troféu Washington Rodrigues
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
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Final
Taça Rio
First stage
Group A
Group B
Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
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Final
Overall standings
See also
*
2011 Copa Rio
References
External links
Official webpage
{{2011 in Brazilian football
Campeonato Carioca seasons
Carioca
Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to anything related to the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The original meaning of the term is controversial, maybe from Tupi language "''kari' oka''", meaning "white house" as the whitewashed stone ...