1985 Campeonato Carioca
# 1985 Campeonato Carioca

The 1985 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 25, 1985 and ended on December 18, 1985. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Fluminense won the title for the 27th time. Bonsucesso and Volta Redonda were relegated.

## System

The tournament would be divided in three stages:

* Taça Guanabara: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the final phase.
* Taça Rio: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin format against each other. The champions qualified to the final phase.
* Final phase: The champions of the two stages, plus the team with the best overall record would play that phase. in case three different teams qualified, each team played in a single round-robin format against each other and the team with the most points won the title. in case the same team won one of the states and was the team with the best record, they would hold a three-match final series against the other stage winner.

## Championship

### Taça Guanabara

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fluminense | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 19 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 17 | |
| 3 | Bangu | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Flamengo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 9 | |
| 7 | América | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8 | Olaria | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
| 10 | Americano | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 | |
| 11 | Goytacaz | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Bonsucesso | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 3 | |

### Taça Rio

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Bangu | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 19 | Playoffs |
| 3 | América | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | |
| 6 | Americano | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Bonsucesso | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 10 | |
| 8 | Olaria | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9 | Goytacaz | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 10 | Botafogo | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 | |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 5 | |
| 12 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 3 | |

**Playoffs**

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Flamengo | 1–0 | Bangu |

### Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bangu | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 35 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Fluminense | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 38 | |
| 3 | Flamengo | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 33 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 29 | |
| 5 | América | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25 | |
| 6 | Americano | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 21 | |
| 7 | Olaria | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Botafogo | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Goytacaz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bonsucesso | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 13 | Relegated |
| 12 | Volta Redonda | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 12 | Relegated |

### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Champions |
| 2 | Bangu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
