| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fluminense |
| Relegated | São Cristóvão Bonsucesso |
| Taça de Ouro | Fluminense Flamengo Vasco da Gama Bangu América Botafogo |
| Taça de Prata | Volta Redonda Goytacaz |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 289 (2.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luisinho Lemos (América) - 22 goals |
| Biggest home win | Bangu 7-0São Cristóvão (November 13, 1983) |
| Biggest away win | São Cristóvão 0-5América (November 20, 1983) |
| Highest scoring | Bangu 6-2Flamengo (September 7, 1984) |
←1982 1984 → | |

The 1983 edition of theCampeonato Carioca kicked off on July 2, 1983 and ended on December 14, 1983. It is the official tournament organized byFFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in theRio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition.Fluminense won the title for the 25th time.São Cristóvão andBonsucesso were relegated.[1][2]
The tournament would be divided in three stages:[2][1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 20 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | América | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Bangu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 14 | |
| 5 | Goytacaz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Campo Grande | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | |
| 10 | Americano | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 8 | |
| 11 | Bonsucesso | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
| 12 | São Cristóvão | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Bangu | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 18 | |
| 3 | América | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 15 | |
| 4 | Goytacaz | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Americano | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Campo Grande | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Botafogo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 9 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | |
| 10 | Fluminense | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | |
| 11 | Bonsucesso | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
| 12 | São Cristóvão | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 3 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 1–0 | Bangu |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangu | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 33 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | América | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 31 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 29 | |
| 4 | Flamengo | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 28 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Campo Grande | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | Volta Redonda | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 19 | |
| 10 | Americano | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 19 | |
| 11 | Bonsucesso | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 14 | Relegated |
| 12 | São Cristóvão | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 45 | −43 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Champions |
| 2 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bangu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |