1996 Campeonato Carioca


The 1996 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on March 10, 1996 and ended on June 30, 1996. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Flamengo won the title for the 24th time. no teams were relegated.

System

The tournament would be divided in three stages:

Taça Cidade Maravilhosa

As a commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the first championship, a separate championship involving only the teams from the city of Rio de Janeiro was played.

Taça Guanabara

Taça Rio

Aggregate table

The regulation stipulated that the two bottom teams in the aggregate table would dispute a playoff against the top two teams of the Second Level.

Relegation playouts