| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flamengo |
| Relegated | Serrano Itaperuna |
| Copa do Brasil | Flamengo Fluminense Americano Botafogo |
| Série C | Olaria Madureira Friburguense Volta Redonda |
| Matches | 153 |
| Goals | 454 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Romário (Vasco da Gama) - 19 goals |
| Biggest home win | Vasco da Gama 6-0Americano (March 25, 2000) Flamengo 7-1Friburguense (April 13, 2000) |
| Biggest away win | Bangu 1-6Vasco da Gama (April 19, 2000) |
| Highest scoring | Flamengo 7-1Friburguense (April 13, 2000) América 3-5Bangu (May 28, 2000) |
←1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 edition of theCampeonato Carioca kicked off on January 29, 2000 and ended on June 17, 2000. 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. Fourteen teams contested this edition.Flamengo won the title for the 26th time.Serrano andItaperuna were relegated.[1][2]
The tournament was divided in four stages:[2][1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madureira | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 34 | Main tournament |
| 2 | América | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Olaria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 16 | |
| 5 | Itaperuna | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 13 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Americano | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 34 | Main tournament |
| 2 | Friburguense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 29 | |
| 3 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Cabo Frio | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Serrano | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 31 | Taça Guanabara champions, advanced tofinal |
| 2 | Botafogo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 26 | |
| 3 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 23 | |
| 4 | Americano | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
| 8 | América | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Bangu | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Friburguense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 11 | |
| 11 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 12 | Cabo Frio | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 22 | Taça Rio champions, advanced tofinal |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 17 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Americano | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Friburguense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | |
| 9 | América | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Madureira | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 5–1 | Vasco da Gama | 3–0 | 2–1 |