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 resultBangu Rio de Janeiro73rd (1951)Botafogo Rio de Janeiro16Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared)Corinthians São Paulo19Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954Flamengo Rio de Janeiro18Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro18Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São Paulo19Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965Portuguesa São Paulo19Champions: 1952, 1955Santos Santos15Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared)São Paulo São Paulo19Runners-up: 1933, 1962Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro19Champions: 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:
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
RankPlayerClubGoals1ParadaBotafogo82Célio TaveiraVasco da Gama6Silva BatutaFlamengo4IvairPortuguesa5JairzinhoBotafogoToninho GuerreiroSantos
References