2006 Campeonato Carioca


The 2006 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 14 and ended on April 9, 2006. 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. Botafogo won the title for the 18th time. Portuguesa was relegated.

System

The tournament was divided in two stages:
The finalists automatically qualified to the Copa do Brasil of the following year, plus the team with the best season record outside of them.

Championship

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Finals

Taça Rio

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Finals

Championship Finals

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