1959 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1959 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 12th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 8 April to 17 May.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1959
ChampionsSantos (1st title)
Matches played45
Goals scored173 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorerHenrique Frade (Flamengo) – 9 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 7–2 America (16 Apr)
← 1958
1960 →

Participants
Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 9 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 9 3rd (1955)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 12 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 11 Runners-up: 1957, 1958
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 11 Champions: 1957
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 12 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 12 Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 9 4th (1957)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 12 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 12 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 1959 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Paulo (state) Santos (C) 9 6 1 2 24 16 +8 13
2 Vasco da Gama 9 4 4 1 12 6 +6 12
3 Flamengo 9 5 1 3 24 15 +9 11
4 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 5 0 4 17 19 −2 10[lower-alpha 1]
5 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 4 2 3 23 22 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
6 America 9 4 1 4 19 23 −4 9
7 Botafogo 9 4 0 5 15 16 −1 8
8 Fluminense 9 2 2 5 13 14 −1 6[lower-alpha 2]
9 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 2 2 5 10 21 −11 6[lower-alpha 2]
10 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 2 1 6 16 21 −5 5
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

References
  1. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1959". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1959". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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