Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season2000
ChampionsPalmeiras (5th title)
Matches played30
Goals scored96 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerRomário (Vasco da Gama) – 12 goals
Biggest home winPalmeiras 6–2 Fluminense (Jan 30)
Biggest away winSantos 0–3 Botafogo (Jan 22)
São Paulo 0–3 Vasco (Feb 19)
1999
2001

The 2000 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 24th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 22 January to 1 March 2000.

Participants

Team City Ground Nº participations Best result
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 21 Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo Pacaembu 24 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 23 Champions: 1961
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 23 Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo Parque Antártica 24 Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos Vila Belmiro 20 Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo Morumbi 23 Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro São Januário 24 Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999

Format

The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A and Group B, playing a double round-robin in each group, with the two best clubs advanced to semifinals. The winners of semifinals, advanced to the finals.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 6 4 0 2 13 12 +1 12 Qualified to semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 6 2 2 2 14 10 +4 8
4 São Paulo (state) Santos 6 1 1 4 6 14 8 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 6 4 1 1 17 9 +8 13 Qualified to semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
3 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 6 2 1 3 5 7 2 7
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 6 1 0 5 4 12 8 3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo 1–5 Vasco da Gama 0–3 1–2
Palmeiras 3–1 Botafogo 0–0 3–1

Finals

Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro (state)1–2São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Romário 77' Report César Sampaio 15'
Pena 68'
Attendance: 23,484

Palmeiras São Paulo (state)4–0Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
Pena 28'
Argel 32'
Euller 34'
Arce 68'
Report
Referee: Jorge Travassos

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Romário Vasco da Gama 12
2 Euller Palmeiras 7
3 França São Paulo 5

References

  1. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 2000". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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