# 1973 Campeonato Carioca

The 1973 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on March 10, 1973 and ended on August 22, 1973. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 21st time. no teams were relegated.

## System

The tournament would be divided in four stages:
* Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase. The eight best teams qualified to the Second round.
* Taça Francisco Laport: The remaining eight teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the Final phase.
* Third round: The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, and each team played in a single round-robin format against the team of the other group. The champions of each group qualified to the Final phase.
* Final phase: The four qualified teams played in a one-legged knockout tournament against each other - In case that the same team won two of the four positions, it'd qualify directly to the Finals. In case of a tie, the first and second round champions took precedence over the third stage winners.

## Championship
### Taça Guanabara

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 20 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 18 | Qualified |
| 3 | Botafogo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 17 | Qualified |
| 4 | América | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 16 | Qualified |
| 5 | Olaria | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | Qualified |
| 6 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | Qualified |
| 7 | Bonsucesso | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Qualified |
| 8 | Bangu | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 10 | Qualified |
| 9 | Madureira | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | |
| 11 | Campo Grande | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 4 | |
| 12 | São Cristóvão | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 1 | |

### Taça Francisco Laport

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fluminense | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Flamengo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | América | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Bonsucesso | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bangu | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 2 | |

#### Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fluminense | 1–0 | Vasco da Gama |

### Third round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | América | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
* ↑ The August 15 match against Olaria wasn't held

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Botafogo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Fluminense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Olaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bonsucesso | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
* ↑ The August 15 match against América wasn't held

#### Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fluminense | 0–0 | Vasco da Gama |

### Final phase
#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fluminense | bye | |
| Flamengo | 0–0 | Vasco da Gama |

#### Finals
## Top Scores

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Darío | Flamengo | 25 |
| 2 | Manfrini | Fluminense | 13 |
| 2 | Sérgio Lima | América | 13 |
| 4 | Jorge Mendonça | Bangu | 12 |
| 5 | Dionísio | Fluminense | 10 |
| 5 | Ferretti | Botafogo | 10 |
| 7 | Doval | Flamengo | 9 |