| Season | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vasco da Gama |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 436 (3.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Menezes (Bangu) Zizinho (Bangu) – 19 goals |
| Biggest home win | Flamengo 9-0São Cristóvão (October 10, 1952) |
| Biggest away win | Bangu 2-6Vasco da Gama (September 6, 1952) |
| Highest scoring | Olaria 9-1Bonsucesso (December 14, 1952) |
←1951 1953 → | |
The 1952 edition of theCampeonato Carioca kicked off on August 17, 1952 and ended on January 22, 1953. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Eleven teams participated.Vasco da Gama won the title for the 10th time. no teams were relegated.[1][2]
The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.[2][1]
After the last edition of the Torneio Municipal, another tournament, officially called theTaça Carlos Martins da Rocha, popularly known as theTorneio Extra, was created to fill the gap in the clubs' schedules in the beginning of the year. That tournament only lasted one season, as the championship expanded to twelve teams in the following year.
Twelve teams disputed that tournament; the eleven league teams andOriente AC, champion of the amateur championship held by theDepartamento Autônomo. They were divided into two groups of six, in which the teams within each group played each other in a single round-robin format, with the two best teams in each group qualifying into the Final phase, also played in a single round-robin format.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 10 | Qualified |
| 2 | Bonsucesso | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Olaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Canto do Rio | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | Qualified |
| 2 | Flamengo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Bangu | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | São Cristóvão | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Madureira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Oriente | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bonsucesso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1[a] | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0[a] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 36 | Champions |
| 2 | Flamengo | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 30 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 30 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 25 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 22 | |
| 6 | América | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Madureira | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 14 | |
| 9 | São Cristóvão | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 10 | |
| 10 | Canto do Rio | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 10 | |
| 11 | Bonsucesso | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 9 |