1918 Campeonato Carioca

Football league season

Campeonato Carioca
Season	1918
Champions	Fluminense
Matches played	91
Goals scored	426 (4.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luiz Menezes (Botafogo) – 21 goals
Biggest home win	Botafogo 9-0 Mangueira (July 28, 1918)
Biggest away win	Carioca 0-7 América (May 12, 1918)
Highest scoring	Bangu 3-9 Fluminense (April 21, 1918)
← 1917 1919 →

The 1918 Campeonato Carioca, the thirteenth edition of that championship, kicked off on April 14, 1918 and ended on January 5, 1919. It was organized by LMDT (Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres, or Metropolitan Land Sports League). Ten teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 7th time. No teams were relegated.^[1]^[2]

Participating teams

Club	Home location	Previous season
América	Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro	2nd
Andarahy	Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro	6th
Bangu	Bangu, Rio de Janeiro	7th
Botafogo	Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro	5th
Carioca	Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro	9th
Flamengo	Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro	3rd
Fluminense	Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro	1st
Mangueira	Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro	8th
São Cristóvão	São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro	4th
Villa Isabel	Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro	10th

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title. The team with the fewest points would dispute a playoff against the champions of the second level.^[2]^[1]

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	18	13	3	2	52	17	+35	29	Champions
2	Botafogo	18	12	2	4	55	22	+33	26
3	São Cristóvão	18	12	2	4	49	26	+23	26
4	Flamengo	18	9	3	6	55	43	+12	21
5	América	18	9	2	7	53	39	+14	20
6	Carioca	18	8	0	10	31	50	−19	16
7	Bangu	18	7	1	10	40	66	−26	15
8	Andarahy	18	4	5	9	35	39	−4	13
9	Villa Isabel	18	5	3	10	35	58	−23	13
10	Mangueira	18	0	1	17	13	58	−45	1	Relegation Playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on January 5, 1919. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Second-place playoffs

The regulation also stipulated that the runners-up of the championship would also receive a trophy. Since São Cristóvão and Botafogo tied in points for that position, they had to dispute a playoff.^[1]

6 April 1919

Botafogo	3 – 2	São Cristóvão
Petiot Luiz Menezes Joppert		Moura Renato Vinhaes

Rua Paysandu, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Carlos Santos

Relegation playoffs

The last-placed team, Mangueira, would dispute a playoff against Americano, champions of the Second Level. Mangueira won the playoff.^[1]

23 February 1919

Mangueira	2 – 1	Americano
Renato Simas		Queiroz

Campo do Jardim Zoológico, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: R.L. Todd

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1918". Retrieved July 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1918". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2019.