1953 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1953 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 7th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 4 April to 4 June.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1953
ChampionsCorinthians (2nd title)
Matches played45
Goals scored164 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerVasconcelos (Santos) – 8 goals
Biggest home winCorinthians 6–0 Flamengo (3 May)
← 1952
1954 →

Participants
Team City Nº participations Best result
Bangu Rio de Janeiro 5 3rd (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 4 6th (1951)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 7 Champions: 1950
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 6 4th (1951)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 6 4th (1952)
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 7 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 7 Champions: 1952
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 4 5th (1952)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 7 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 7 Runners-up: 1950, 1952

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 1953 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (C) 9 5 2 2 22 13 +9 12
2 Vasco da Gama 9 4 3 2 13 9 +4 11
3 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 4 2 3 12 9 +3 10[lower-alpha 1]
4 Botafogo 9 3 4 2 16 14 +2 10[lower-alpha 1]
5 Fluminense 9 3 3 3 18 16 +2 9
6 Bangu 9 4 0 5 17 19 −2 8[lower-alpha 2]
7 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 2 4 3 19 22 −3 8[lower-alpha 2]
8 Flamengo 9 1 6 2 14 20 −6 8[lower-alpha 2]
9 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 3 1 5 20 22 −2 7[lower-alpha 3]
10 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 3 1 5 13 20 −7 7[lower-alpha 3]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Tied in points
  2. Tied in points
  3. Tied in points

References
  1. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1953". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1953". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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