The 1999 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 23rd edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 23 January to 3 March 1999.
Participants
Team City Ground Nº participations Best resultBotafogo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã20Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998 Corinthians São PauloPacaembu23Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)Flamengo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã22Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de JaneiroMaracanã22Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São PauloParque Antártica23Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993Santos SantosVila Belmiro19Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997 São Paulo São PauloMorumbi22Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998Vasco da Gama Rio de JaneiroSão Januário23Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared)
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 1999 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:
Group A
Note: The match Fluminense vs. Vasco da Gama it was not held because the clubs could not reach an agreement on the stadium where the match would take place.
Group B
Semifinals
Finals
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Alessandro Santos 5Bebeto BotafogoGuilherme Vasco da Gama4Juninho PernambucanoVasco da Gama4Marcos Assunção SantosSerginho São Paulo
References