2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 2000 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 24th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 22 January to 1 March 2000.

Participants

Team City Ground Nº participations Best resultBotafogo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã21Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998 Corinthians São PauloPacaembu24Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)Flamengo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã23Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de JaneiroMaracanã23Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São PauloParque Antártica24Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993Santos SantosVila Belmiro20Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997 São Paulo São PauloMorumbi23Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998Vasco da Gama Rio de JaneiroSão Januário24Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999

Format

The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A and Group B, playing a double round-robin in each group, with the two best clubs advanced to semifinals. The winners of semifinals, advanced to the finals.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Finals

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1RomárioVasco da Gama122EullerPalmeiras73FrançaSão Paulo5

References