1922 Campeonato Carioca
# 1922 Campeonato Carioca

The 1922 Campeonato Carioca, the seventeenth edition of that championship, kicked off on April 2, 1922 and ended on November 5, 1922. It was organized by LMDT (Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres, or Metropolitan Land Sports League). Fourteen teams participated. América won the title for the 3rd time. No teams were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home location | Previous season |
| - | - | - |
| América | Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | 2nd |
| Americano | Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro | 13th |
| Andarahy | Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro | 4th |
| Bangu | Bangu, Rio de Janeiro | 3rd |
| Botafogo | Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro | 5th |
| Carioca | Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro | 9th |
| Flamengo | Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro | 1st |
| Fluminense | Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro | 7th |
| Mackenzie | Méier, Rio de Janeiro | 12th |
| Mangueira | Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | 11th |
| Palmeiras | São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro | 14th |
| São Cristóvão | São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro | 6th |
| Vasco da Gama | São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro | 10th |
| Villa Isabel | Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro | 8th |

## System

The tournament would be disputed in two stages:

* First stage: The fourteen teams would be divided into two groups of seven: Série A, with the teams that had finished from 1st to 7th in the previous year's championship, and Série B, with those that had finished from 8th to 14th.The teams in each group played each other in a double round-robin format. The champions of Série A and Série B would qualify into the Finals, while the last-placed team in Série B would dispute a playoff against the champions of the Second Level.
* Final stage: However, before the Finals, the champions of Série B would have to play against the last-placed team of Série A. If they won that match, they qualified for the Finals while the other team would be relegated to the Série B. In case of any other result, the Série A champions would win the title automatically, and no relegation or promotion across groups would take place.

## Championship

### Série A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | América | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | Qualified to Finals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 17 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 8 | |
| 6 | Andarahy | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 7 | |
| 7 | São Cristóvão | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 3 | Qualifying Match for Finals |

* 1 2 América lost the points of a tie against Fluminense after that match was annulled and América refused to play a rematch.

### Série B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 21 | Qualifying Match for Finals |
| 2 | Villa Isabel | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | |
| 3 | Americano | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 14 | |
| 4 | Carioca | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 12 | |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 7 | |
| 6 | Mangueira | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 6 | |
| 7 | Mackenzie | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 4 | |

### Final phase

Vasco da Gama eliminated; América declared champions

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | América | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | Flamengo | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 17 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 8 | |
| 6 | Andarahy | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 7 | |
| 7 | São Cristóvão | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 3 | |
| 8 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 21 | |
| 9 | Villa Isabel | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | |
| 10 | Americano | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Carioca | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 12 | |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 7 | |
| 13 | Mangueira | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 6 | |
| 14 | Mackenzie | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 4 | |

### Relegation playoffs

Originally, a playoff would be held between Mackenzie, the last-placed team in Série B and River, the champions of the Second Level. However, LMDT decided to expand the championship to 16 teams for 1923, eliminating the need for a playoff.

