The 2016 Campeonato Carioca was the 113th edition of the top tier of the Campeonato Carioca, organized by FFERJ. The top four teams not otherwise qualified through national and international tournaments qualified for the 2017 Copa do Brasil. The top two teams not otherwise playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Unlike the previous edition, the 16 teams in the 2016 Campeonato Carioca were divided into two groups of 8, whereby each team played every team from the other group once. The top four teams from each group qualified for the Taça Guanabara, while the bottom four teams qualified for the Taça Rio group stage. The Taça Rio group stage was made up of 8 teams and was contested as a single round-robin, with the top two teams going to the Taça Rio semifinals and the bottom two teams relegated to the 2017 Campeonato Carioca Série B1. The Taça Guanabara consisted of another group of 8 teams which was contested as a single round-robin. The top four teams from the Taça Guanabara qualified for the Campeonato Carioca semifinals, and the 5th and 6th placed teams qualified for the Taça Rio semifinals. The Taça Rio semifinals and final were single-legged; the Campeonato Carioca semifinal was single-legged, while the final was two-legged. Preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics made Maracanã Stadium and Engenhão Stadium unavailable except for the finals. Matches were moved to alternative locations, including out of Rio de Janeiro state.
Participating teams
Club Home city Manager 2015 Result Mesquita Ricardo Cruz and Clóvis de Oliveira Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) and Mário Marques Saquarema Rodrigo Beckham Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Mário Marques and Toninho Andrade Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Ricardo Gomes Cabo Frio Eduardo Hungaro Volta Redonda Muricy Ramalho Volta Redonda Eduardo Baptista, Marcão and Levir Culpi Nova Friburgo Gérson Andreotti Macaé Toninho Andrade and Tita Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Alfredo Sampaio and Gilberto de Souza Coroa Rio de Janeiro (Governador Island) Gaúcho, Didinho and Marcelo Salles Resende Aílton Ferraz and Marcelo Cabo Duque de Caxias Marcelo Cabo and Cássio Barros Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Jorginho Volta Redonda Felipe Surian
League tables The sixteen sides were split into two groups of eight, with the top four from both groups advancing to the Taça Guanabara and the bottom four from both groups advancing to the Taça Rio.
Group A
Group B
Taça Guanabara
Taça Rio
Taça Rio - Final Stage
Semi-finals
Final
Final Stage
Semi-finals
Finals
Awards
Team of the year
Pos. Player Club GK Martín SilvaVasco da Gama DF RodineiFlamengo DF RodrigoVasco da Gama DF LuanVasco da Gama DF Diogo BarbosaBotafogo MF AndrezinhoVasco da Gama MF Willian ArãoFlamengo MF Gustavo ScarpaFluminense MF NenêVasco da Gama FW RibamarBotafogo FW RiascosVasco da Gama
Player of the Season The Player of the Year was awarded to Nenê.
Young Player of the Season The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Ribamar.
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