1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1962 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 15th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 February to 17 March.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best resultAmerica Rio de Janeiro126th (1951)Botafogo Rio de Janeiro12Runners-up: 1960, 1961Corinthians São Paulo15Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954Flamengo Rio de Janeiro14Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro14Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São Paulo15Champions: 1933, 1951Portuguesa São Paulo15Champions: 1952, 1955São Paulo São Paulo15Runners-up: 1933Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro15Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro, and Group B, with the teams of São Paulo. The two clubs with the best performance in this each group were qualified to the final round.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

First round

Group A

Group B

Note: Palmeiras and São Paulo played an extra match to define the first place of the group. As the match ended in a 1–1, the next criteria was used (number of wins).

Final round

Final standings

References