# Torneio Início Carioca

The Torneio Início Carioca (English: Campeonato Carioca Warm-up Tournament) was a traditional tournament that took place in Brazil marking the start date of the state championships.

## Format

The matches were held with 20 or 30 minutes, and many times, corners served as a tiebreaker. These matches, as they do not follow the criteria established by FIFA, are not considered official, only the tournaments are endorsed by the respective organizing federations of the state championships.

## List of champions

Following is the list with all the champions of the Torneio Início Carioca:
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
| 1916 | Fluminense (1) | America |
| 1917 | Not held | Not held |
| 1918 | São Cristóvão (1) | Fluminense |
| 1919 | Carioca [pt] (1) | Fluminense |
| 1920 | Flamengo (1) | São Cristóvão |
| 1921 | Palmeiras [pt] (1) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1922 | Flamengo (2) | Andarahy [pt] |
| 1923 | Mackenzie [pt] (1) | Flamengo |
| 1924 (AMEA) | Fluminense (2) | Flamengo |
| 1924 (LMDT) | Andarahy [pt] (1) | Unknown |
| 1925 | Fluminense (3) | São Cristóvão |
| 1926 | Vasco da Gama (1) | Flamengo |
| 1927 | Fluminense | São Cristóvão |
| 1928 | São Cristóvão (2) | Flamengo |
| 1929 | Vasco da Gama (2) | America |
| 1930 | Vasco da Gama (3) | Bangu |
| 1931 | Vasco da Gama (4) | Fluminense |
| 1932 | Vasco da Gama (5) | Botafogo |
| 1933 | São Cristóvão (3) | Botafogo |
| 1934 (AMEA) | Botafogo (1) | Mavilis |
| 1934 (LCF) | Bangu (1) | America |
| 1935–1936 | Not held | Not held |
| 1937 (FMD) | São Cristóvão (4) | Botafogo |
| 1938 | Botafogo (2) | São Cristóvão |
| 1939 | Madureira (1) | Flamengo |
| 1940 | Fluminense (4) | São Cristóvão |
| 1941 | Fluminense (5) | Madureira |
| 1942 | Vasco da Gama (6) | Madureira |
| 1943 | Fluminense (6) | Madureira |
| 1944 | Vasco da Gama (7) | Flamengo |
| 1945 | Vasco da Gama (8) | Botafogo |
| 1946 | Flamengo (3) | America |
| 1947 | Botafogo (3) | Olaria |
| 1948 | Vasco da Gama (9) | Olaria |
| 1949 | America (1) | Bangu |
| 1950 | Bangu (2) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1951 | Flamengo (4) | Bangu |
| 1952 | Flamengo (5) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1953 | Canto do Rio (1) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1954 | Fluminense (7) | Flamengo |
| 1955 | Bangu (3) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1956 | Fluminense (8) | Bonsucesso |
| 1957 | Madureira (2) | Vasco da Gama |
| 1958 | Vasco da Gama (10) | Madureira |
| 1959 | Flamengo (6) | Madureira |
| 1960 | Olaria (1) | Flamengo |
| 1961 | Botafogo (4) | Flamengo |
| 1962 | Botafogo (5) | Canto do Rio |
| 1963 | Botafogo (6) | Campo Grande |
| 1964 | Bangu (4) | São Cristóvão |
| 1965 | Fluminense (9) | Flamengo |
| 1966 | Not held | Not held |
| 1967 | Botafogo (7) | Madureira |
| 1968–1976 | Not held | Not held |
| 1977 | Botafogo (8) | Vasco da Gama |

### Notes

The 1927 Torneio Início was declared null due to the fact that Fluminense had selected two players from their second team in the competition, which was vetoed.

## Titles by team

| Rank | Club | Winners | Winning years |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1958 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 9 | 1916, 1924 (AMEA), 1925, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1954, 1956, 1965 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 8 | 1934 (AMEA), 1938, 1947, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1977 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 6 | 1920, 1922, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1959 |
| 5 | Bangu | 4 | 1934 (LCF), 1950, 1955, 1964 |
| 5 | São Cristóvão | 4 | 1918, 1928, 1933, 1937 (FMD) |
| 7 | Madureira | 2 | 1939, 1947 |
| 8 | America | 1 | 1949 |
| 8 | Andarahy [pt] | 1 | 1924 (LMDT) |
| 8 | Canto do Rio | 1 | 1953 |
| 8 | Carioca [pt] | 1 | 1919 |
| 8 | Mackenzie [pt] | 1 | 1923 |
| 8 | Olaria | 1 | 1960 |
| 8 | Palmeiras [pt] | 1 | 1921 |