1966 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	1966
Champions	Botafogo (3rd title) Corinthians (4th title) Santos (4th title) Vasco da Gama (2nd title)
Matches played	45
Goals scored	130 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Parada (Botafogo) – 8 goals
Biggest home win	Botafogo 5–1 Corinthians (10 Mar)
Biggest away win	Corinthians 0–3 Vasco da Gama (6 Mar)
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The 1966 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 19th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 9 February to 29 March 1966.

Participants

Team	City	Nº participations	Best result
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro	7	3rd (1951)
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	16	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared)
Corinthians	São Paulo	19	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	18	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	18	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	19	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965
Portuguesa	São Paulo	19	Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos	Santos	15	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared)
São Paulo	São Paulo	19	Runners-up: 1933, 1962
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	19	Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1966 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:^[1][2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Botafogo (C)	9	4	3	2	19	11	+8	11[a]
2	Corinthians (C)	9	5	1	3	15	15	0	11[a]
3	Santos (C)	9	4	3	2	18	11	+7	11[a]
4	Vasco da Gama (C)	9	5	1	3	12	11	+1	11[a]
5	São Paulo	9	5	0	4	14	11	+3	10
6	Palmeiras	9	4	1	4	11	13	−2	9
7	Bangu	9	4	0	5	9	12	−3	8[b]
8	Flamengo	9	3	2	4	13	13	0	8[b]
9	Fluminense	9	3	0	6	8	17	−9	6
10	Portuguesa	9	2	1	6	11	16	−5	5

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Tied in points
2. Tied in points

As there is no tiebreaker criteria for the points tie, a quadrangular involving Botafogo, Corinthians, Santos and Vasco should be played. However, due to the preparation of Brazil national football team to 1966 FIFA World Cup, the CBD decided to proclaim all four clubs as champions.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Parada	Botafogo	8
2	Célio Taveira	Vasco da Gama	6
	Silva Batuta	Flamengo
4	Ivair	Portuguesa	5
	Jairzinho	Botafogo
	Toninho Guerreiro	Santos

References

1. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1966". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
2. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1966". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.