# 2011 Campeonato Carioca

The 2011 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 110th edition of the top tier football in Rio de Janeiro. It was organized by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ). The competition began 19 January and ended on 15 May. Botafago were the title defenders.

## Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played in two tournaments: Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio. In Taça Guanabara, the teams from each group played the teams within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two top placed teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and the next two placed teams played Troféu Washington Rodrigues. In Taça Rio, the teams of one group played the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two top placed teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and the next two placed teams from each group contested Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres. The winning teams of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio played for the state title. The team that won both tournaments were by fault awarded the title.

### Qualifications

The best two teams not qualified to 2012 Copa Libertadores qualified for 2012 Copa do Brasil. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C qualified for 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city |
| America | Rio de Janeiro |
| Americano | Campos dos Goytacazes |
| Bangu | Rio de Janeiro |
| Boavista | Saquarema |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro |
| Cabofriense | Cabo Frio |
| Duque de Caxias | Duque de Caxias |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro |
| Macaé | Macaé |
| Madureira | Rio de Janeiro |
| Nova Iguaçu | Nova Iguaçu |
| Olaria | Rio de Janeiro |
| Resende | Resende |
| Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro |

## Taça Guanabara

The 2011 Taça Guanabara began on 19 January and ended on 27 February. Flamengo won their 19th Taça Guanabara and qualified to the state finals.

### First stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 21 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Boavista | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Resende | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advanced to the Troféu Washington Rodrigues |
| 4 | Nova Iguaçu | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 | Advanced to the Troféu Washington Rodrigues |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Americano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | |
| 8 | America-RJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fluminense | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 18 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Botafogo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 17 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Olaria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | Advanced to the Troféu Washington Rodrigues |
| 4 | Bangu | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Advanced to the Troféu Washington Rodrigues |
| 5 | Duque de Caxias | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Macaé | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Madureira | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |
| 8 | Cabofriense | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 | |

### Troféu Washington Rodrigues

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Resende (pen.) | Resende (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | |
| Bangu | Bangu | 1 (4) | | | |
| Bangu | Bangu | 1 (4) | Resende (pen.) | Resende (pen.) | 1 (3) |
| | | | Olaria | Olaria | 1 (1) |
| Olaria | Olaria | 3 | Olaria | Olaria | 1 (1) |
| Nova Iguaçu | Nova Iguaçu | 1 | | | |

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Flamengo (pen.) | Flamengo (pen.) | 1 (3) | | | |
| Botafogo | Botafogo | 1 (1) | | | |
| Botafogo | Botafogo | 1 (1) | Flamengo | Flamengo | 1 |
| | | | Boavista | Boavista | 0 |
| Fluminense | Fluminense | 2 (2) | Boavista | Boavista | 0 |
| Boavista (pen.) | Boavista (pen.) | 2 (4) | | | |

#### Final

* Taça Guanabara 2011 Champion
* Flamengo 19th Title

## Taça Rio
### First stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Americano | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres |
| 4 | Boavista | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres |
| 5 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Resende | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | Nova Iguaçu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | America-RJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fluminense | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Olaria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Botafogo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres |
| 4 | Madureira | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | Advanced to the Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres |
| 5 | Duque de Caxias | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Macaé | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
| 7 | Bangu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | |
| 8 | Cabofriense | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |

### Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Americano | Americano | 1 | | | |
| Madureira | Madureira | 2 | | | |
| Madureira | Madureira | 2 | Madureira | Madureira | 3 |
| | | | Boavista | Boavista | 1 |
| Botafogo | Botafogo | 2 | Boavista | Boavista | 1 |
| Boavista | Boavista | 5 | | | |

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | 1 | | | |
| Olaria | Olaria | 0 | | | |
| Olaria | Olaria | 0 | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | 0 (1) |
| | | | Flamengo | Flamengo | 0 (3) |
| Fluminense | Fluminense | 1 (4) | Flamengo | Flamengo | 0 (3) |
| Flamengo (pen.) | Flamengo (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | |

#### Final

* Taça Rio 2011 Champion
* Flamengo 19th Title

## Overall standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flamengo (C) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 37 | 2012 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Fluminense | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 35 | 2012 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Botafogo | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 31 | 2012 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Boavista | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 26 | 2012 Copa do Brasil |
| 5 | Olaria | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 24 | 2012 Copa Libertadores |
| 7 | Resende | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 21 | |
| 8 | Americano | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 19 | |
| 9 | Nova Iguaçu | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Duque de Caxias | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 18 | |
| 11 | Madureira | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 16 | 2012 Copa do Brasil |
| 12 | Volta Redonda | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 16 | Série D |
| 13 | Bangu | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 16 | |
| 14 | Macaé | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 15 | |
| 15 | Cabofriense (R) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 8 | Relegation to Campeonato Carioca Série B |
| 16 | America-RJ (R) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 8 | Relegation to Campeonato Carioca Série B |
* ↑ Flamengo and Fluminense qualified via 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
* ↑ Vasco da Gama qualified as 2011 Copa do Brasil champions
* ↑ Qualified as 2011 Copa Rio champions
* ↑ Volta Redonda qualified for Serie D because all better-placed teams withdrew.