The 2022 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Cariocão Betfair 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 25 January 2022 and ended on 2 April 2022. Fluminense defeated the defending champions Flamengo on aggregate 3–1 to win their 32nd title.
Participating teams
Club Home City Manager 2021 Result Angra dos Reis Alex Alves and Júnior Lopes Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Felipe Loureiro Saquarema Leandrão Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro) Enderson Moreira and Lúcio Flávio (interim) Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) Paulo Sousa Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) Abel Braga Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Alfredo Sampaio Nova Iguaçu Carlos Vitor Rio de Janeiro (Governador Island) Marcus Paulo Grippi and Toninho Andrade Resende Sandro Sargentim Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Zé Ricardo Volta Redonda Neto Colucci and Wilson Leite (interim)
Format In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other in a single round-robin. This round-robin was the Taça Guanabara. The last placed club was relegated to the 2022 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs (5th to 8th places) qualified for the Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club faced the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed faced the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up faced the 3rd-placed club.Regulamento do Campeonato Estadual da Série A de Profissionais para a Temporada de 2022 In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage), the semifinals and finals were played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule. In the semifinals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the better placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table would advance in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there were no such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out would take place.
Taça Guanabara <onlyinclude>
Taça Rio – Final stage
Final stage
Semi-finals Group A
Group B
Finals
GK45 Hugo SouzaDF15 Fabrício Bruno DF23 David Luiz DF16 Filipe LuísMF34 Matheuzinho MF5 Willian ArãoMF35 João Gomes MF7 Éverton Ribeiro (c) MF11 Vitinho MF31 Marinho FW9 Gabriel BarbosaSubstitutes:GK1 Diego AlvesDF2 Gustavo HenriqueDF4 Léo Pereira DF6 RenêDF44 Mauricio IslaMF8 Thiago MaiaMF10 DiegoMF14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta MF18 Andreas PereiraFW13 Lázaro FW21 Pedro FW27 Bruno Henrique Coach: Paulo Sousa GK12 FábioDF31 Calegari DF26 ManoelDF52 Felipe Melo DF44 David BrazDF15 Cristiano MF7 AndréMF20 Yago Felipe (c)MF10 Ganso FW14 Germán CanoFW17 Willian Substitutes:GK1 Marcos FelipeDF2 Samuel XavierDF4 Luccas Claro DF6 Mario PineidaDF29 David DuarteMF5 WellingtonMF8 Nonato MF13 NathanMF21 Jhon Arias MF38 Martinelli FW37 Matheus MartinsFW70 Caio PaulistaCoach: Abel Braga Assistant referees: Luiz Cláudio Regazone Thiago Rosa de Oliveira Esposito Fourth official: Daniel Wilson Barbosa de Castro Fifth official: Lilian da Silva Fernandes Bruno Video assistant referee: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga Assistant video assistant referees: Pathrice Wallace Corrêa Maia Diogo Carvalho Silva
GK12 FábioDF26 ManoelDF33 NinoDF44 David Braz MF31 Calegari MF7 André MF20 Yago Felipe (c) MF10 Ganso MF15 Cristiano FW21 Jhon Arias FW14 Germán Cano Substitutes:GK1 Marcos FelipeDF2 Samuel XavierDF4 Luccas ClaroDF6 Mario PineidaDF29 David Duarte MF5 WellingtonMF8 Nonato MF13 NathanMF38 Martinelli FW9 Fred FW11 Luiz Henrique FW17 WillianCoach: Abel Braga GK45 Hugo SouzaDF2 Gustavo Henrique DF23 David Luiz DF16 Filipe Luís (c) MF22 Rodinei MF35 João Gomes MF18 Andreas Pereira MF14 Giorgian de ArrascaetaMF13 Lázaro FW27 Bruno Henrique FW9 Gabriel Barbosa Substitutes:GK1 Diego AlvesDF4 Léo PereiraDF15 Fabrício BrunoDF34 Matheuzinho DF44 Mauricio IslaMF5 Willian Arão MF7 Éverton Ribeiro MF8 Thiago MaiaMF10 DiegoMF42 Matheus FrançaFW21 Pedro FW31 MarinhoCoach: Paulo Sousa Assistant referees: Daniel do Espírito Santo Parro Carlos Henrique Alves de Lima Filho Fourth official: João Batista de Arruda Fifth official: Thiago Gomes Magalhães Video assistant referee: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga Assistant video assistant referees: Pathrice Wallace Corrêa Maia Diogo Carvalho Silva
Torneio Independência The Torneio Independência was contested by all the teams participating in the Campeonato Carioca except the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four. The top two teams qualified for the 2023 Copa do Brasil, while the winners won the José Luiz de Magalhães Lins Filho Trophy. <onlyinclude>
Overall table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Gabriel BarbosaFlamengo92 ErisonBotafogo83 Germán CanoFluminense74 Samuel GranadaNova Iguaçu65 Giorgian de ArrascaetaFlamengo5 Matheus NascimentoBotafogo NenêVasco da Gama RanielVasco da Gama
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