Preliminary Stage 
Tables:
Group A [city plus Itaperuna]
 1.Madureira      8  5  2  1 16-10 34  [ 7]  [10] [Rio de Janeiro]
 2.América        8  3  4  1 15- 9 24  [ 3]  [ 8] [Rio de Janeiro]
 3.Olaria         8  3  1  4 12-15 20  [ 4]  [ 6] [Rio de Janeiro]
 4.Bangu          8  1  3  4  9-12 16  [ 8]  [ 2] [Rio de Janeiro]
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 5.Itaperuna      8  1  4  3 10-16 13  [ 2]  [ 4] [Itaperuna]        Relegated
Group B [countryside]
 1.Americano      8  5  1  2 12- 7 34  [ 8]  [10] [Campos]
 2.Friburguense   8  4  2  2 13- 7 29  [ 7]  [ 8] [Nova Friburgo]
 3.Volta Redonda  8  3  1  4  7- 9 20  [ 4]  [ 6] [Volta Redonda]
 4.Cabofriense    8  2  2  4  7-11 13  [ 1]  [ 4] [Cabo Frio]
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 5.Serrano        8  2  2  4  8-13 11  [ 1]  [ 2] [Petrópolis]       Relegated
[pre-tournament bonus points between first pair square brackets]
[post-tournament bonus points between second pair square brackets]
NB: post-season bonus points: group winners 10, runners-up 8,
    third-placed teams 6, fourth places teams 4, bottom teams 2
    (according to table w/o bonus points pre-season).
Round 1
[Jan 29]
Madureira        1-1 América         
Olaria           2-2 Itaperuna       
[Jan 30]
Friburguense     2-0 Cabofriense      
Volta Redonda    1-0 Serrano   
Americano        bye
Bangu            bye
Round 2 [Feb 2]
Serrano          2-2 Friburguense   
América          2-2 Bangu     
Cabofriense      1-1 Americano   
Itaperuna        3-1 Madureira    
Olaria           bye
Volta Redonda    bye
Round 3
[Feb 5]
Bangu            1-1 Itaperuna
Madureira        3-0 Olaria
Americano        1-0 Serrano
[Feb 6]
Friburguense     1-0 Volta Redonda 
América          bye
Cabofriense      bye
Round 4 [Feb 9]
Serrano          awd Cabofriense       [awarded 1-0, originally 0-0]
Itaperuna        1-1 América
Olaria           1-0 Bangu
Volta Redonda    0-1 Americano
Friburguense     bye
Madureira        bye
Round 5 
[Feb 12]
Bangu            1-2 Madureira
América          2-0 Olaria
Cabofriense      awd Volta Redonda     [awarded 0-1, originally 3-2]
[Feb 13]
Americano        1-0 Friburguense
Itaperuna        bye
Serrano          bye
Round 6 [Feb 16]
Serrano          2-2 Volta Redonda
América          2-2 Madureira
Itaperuna        1-4 Olaria
Cabofriense      2-2 Friburguense
Americano        bye
Bangu            bye
Round 7
[Feb 19]
Bangu            0-2 América    
Madureira        1-0 Itaperuna   
Americano        3-0 Cabofriense 
[Feb 20]
Friburguense     3-0 Serrano
Olaria           bye
Volta Redonda    bye
Round 8 [Feb 23]
Serrano          3-2 Americano
Itaperuna        1-1 Bangu 
Olaria           2-4 Madureira
Volta Redonda    2-0 Friburguense
América          bye
Cabofriense      bye
Round 9
[Feb 26]
Americano        3-0 Volta Redonda
Bangu            3-1 Olaria
Cabofriense      2-0 Serrano
[Feb 27]
América          5-1 Itaperuna
Friburguense     bye
Madureira        bye
Round 10 [Mar 1]
Madureira        2-1 Bangu
Olaria           2-0 America
Volta Redonda    1-2 Cabofriense
Friburguense     3-0 Americano
Itaperuna        bye
Serrano          bye
Tables:
Group A [city plus Itaperuna]
 1.Madureira      8  5  2  1 16-10 34  [ 7]  [10] [Rio de Janeiro]
 2.América        8  3  4  1 15- 9 24  [ 3]  [ 8] [Rio de Janeiro]
 3.Olaria         8  3  1  4 12-15 20  [ 4]  [ 6] [Rio de Janeiro]
 4.Bangu          8  1  3  4  9-12 16  [ 8]  [ 2] [Rio de Janeiro]
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 5.Itaperuna      8  1  4  3 10-16 13  [ 2]  [ 4] [Itaperuna]        Relegated
Group B [countryside]
 1.Americano      8  5  1  2 12- 7 34  [ 8]  [10] [Campos]
 2.Friburguense   8  4  2  2 13- 7 29  [ 7]  [ 8] [Nova Friburgo]
 3.Volta Redonda  8  3  1  4  7- 9 20  [ 4]  [ 6] [Volta Redonda]
 4.Cabofriense    8  2  2  4  7-11 13  [ 1]  [ 4] [Cabo Frio]
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 5.Serrano        8  2  2  4  8-13 11  [ 1]  [ 2] [Petrópolis]       Relegated
[pre-tournament bonus points between first pair square brackets]
[post-tournament bonus points between second pair square brackets]
NB: post-season bonus points: group winners 10, runners-up 8,
    third-placed teams 6, fourth places teams 4, bottom teams 2
    (according to table w/o bonus points pre-season). 
Itaperuna and Serrano relegated to 2nd level 2000 (!).
First Stage:
Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Botafogo with 8 qualified teams
from Preliminary stage.
Taça Guanabara
Table: 
 1.Vasco da Gama 11 10  1  0 35- 5 31
 2.Botafogo      11  8  2  1 26-10 26
 3.Flamengo      11  7  2  2 31-12 23
 4.Americano     11  4  4  3 19-23 16
 5.Fluminense    11  3  4  4 13-12 13
 6.Madureira     11  3  4  4 14-18 13
 7.Olaria        11  4  1  6 15-23 13
 8.América       11  2  5  4 11-18 11
 9.Bangu         11  3  2  6 11-19 11 
10.Friburguense  11  2  5  4 10-18 11
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11.Volta Redonda 11  1  3  7  9-19  6
12.Cabofriense   11  0  5  6  4-21  5
Vasco win Taça Guanabara.
Round 1 
[Mar 11]
Flamengo         5-0 América     
[Mar 12]
Vasco da Gama    2-0 Madureira   
Fluminense       0-0 Cabofriense
Bangu            0-3 Botafogo    
Friburguense     0-0 Volta Redonda   
Americano        3-0 Olaria  
Round 2
[Mar 18]
Vasco            3-0 Bangu
[Mar 19]
Madureira        0-4 Flamengo
Volta Redonda    2-2 Americano
Olaria           3-1 Friburguense         
Fluminense       2-0 Botafogo
[Mar 20]
Cabofriense      1-1 América           
Round 3
[Mar 21?]
Bangu            2-0 Cabo Frio             
Americano        1-1 Madureira 
Friburguense     0-1 Vasco da Gama          
Flamengo         1-0 Volta Redonda              
[Mar 22?]
Botafogo         2-1 Olaria                     
América          0-1 Fluminense  
Round 4
[Mar 25]                
Vasco da Gama    6-0 Americano     
[Mar 26]
Volta Redonda    2-1 Fluminense    
Friburguense     1-1 América                
Olaria           3-2 Bangu                
Botafogo         2-1 Flamengo           
Madureira        1-1 Cabo Frio 
Round 25
[Mar 29]
Olaria           1-4 Vasco da Gama                
Americano        2-2 Flamengo          
Botafogo         5-1 Friburguense
Cabo Frio        1-1 Volta Redonda     
Bangu            3-0 América       
[Mar 30]
Fluminense       3-1 Madureira        
Round 6
[Apr 1]
Flamengo         2-0 Olaria     
[Apr 2]
Madureira        1-2 Botafogo          
Fluminense       2-3 Vasco da Gama    
América          1-0 Volta Redonda       
Bangu            0-0 Friburguense          
Americano        3-1 Cabo Frio         
Round 7
[Apr 8]
Fluminense       2-3 Americano                
[Apr 9]
Cabo Frio        0-0 Flamengo          
América          3-0 Olaria              
Bangu            1-0 Volta Redonda         
Friburguense     1-1 Madureira      
Vasco da Gama    0-0 Botafogo      
Round 8
[Apr 12]
Volta Redonda    0-3 Vasco da Gama         
Fluminense       0-0 Bangu    
Americano        1-4 Botafogo                  
Olaria           2-0 Cabo Frio            
Madureira        1-1 América           
[Apr 13]
Flamengo         7-1 Friburguense       
Round 9
[Apr 15]
América          1-3 Vasco da Gama
[Apr 16]
Madureira        4-1 Olaria     
Botafogo         4-2 Volta Redonda      
Cabo Frio        0-3 Friburguense              
Americano        2-1 Bangu             
Flamengo         2-1 Fluminense                 
Round 10 [Apr 19]
Bangu            1-6 Flamengo              
Vasco da Gama    5-0 Cabo Frio     
Olaria           1-1 Fluminense           
Volta Redonda    1-2 Madureira     
Friburguense     2-0 Americano      
Botafogo         1-1 América                         
Round 11 
[Apr 22]
Cabo Frio        0-3 Botafogo
Friburguense     0-0 Fluminense
Volta Redonda    1-3 Olaria
Madureira        2-1 Bangu
America          2-2 Americano
[Apr 23]
Vasco da Gama    5-1 Flamengo
Table: 
 1.Vasco da Gama 11 10  1  0 35- 5 31
 2.Botafogo      11  8  2  1 26-10 26
 3.Flamengo      11  7  2  2 31-12 23
 4.Americano     11  4  4  3 19-23 16
 5.Fluminense    11  3  4  4 13-12 13
 6.Madureira     11  3  4  4 14-18 13
 7.Olaria        11  4  1  6 15-23 13
 8.América       11  2  5  4 11-18 11
 9.Bangu         11  3  2  6 11-19 11 
10.Friburguense  11  2  5  4 10-18 11
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11.Volta Redonda 11  1  3  7  9-19  6
12.Cabofriense   11  0  5  6  4-21  5
Vasco win Taça Guanabara.
Taça Rio de Janeiro
Table: 
 1.Flamengo       9  7  1  1 25-12 22
 2.Vasco da Gama  9  5  2  2 21-10 17
 3.Botafogo       9  5  2  2 17-10 17
 4.Fluminense     9  5  1  3 17-16 16
 5.Bangu          9  2  4  3 13-16 10
 6.Americano      9  3  1  5 10-13 10 
 7.Olaria         9  3  1  5 12-18 10
 8.Friburguense   9  2  3  4  9-13  9
 9.América        9  2  3  4 12-17  9
10.Madureira      9  1  2  6  5-16  5
   
Round 1 
[Apr 29]
Botafogo         0-0 Bangu
[Apr 30]
America          1-4 Flamengo
Madureira        1-3 Vasco da Gama
Fluminense       3-2 Friburguense
Olaria           1-0 Americano
Round 2
[May 6]
Vasco da Gama    1-2 América       
[May 7] 
Americano        3-1 Friburguense              
Bangu            2-0 Madureira             
Olaria           3-4 Botafogo                     
Fluminense       2-3 Flamengo 
Round 3
[May 10]
Americano        0-2 Vasco da Gama  
America          0-1 Botafogo 
Olaria           0-1 Friburgense  
[May 11]
Bangu            2-2 Fluminense            
Flamengo         3-0 Madureira  
Round 4
[May 13] 
Vasco da Gama    6-1 Olaria                
[May 14]
Madureira        1-2 Fluminense                
Friburguense     0-0 Bangu          
Americano        1-1 América           
Flamengo         2-1 Botafogo   
Round 5 
[May 17]
Bangu            1-4 Vasco da Gama       
América          1-1 Madureira             
Olaria           2-3 Flamengo             
Americano        1-2 Fluminense
[May 18]       
Friburguense     3-2 Botafogo                       
Round 6
[May 20]
Flamengo         1-2 Americano
[May 21]
Friburguense     1-1 América        
Bangu            1-1 Olaria                 
Botafogo         3-0 Madureira      
Vasco da Gama    0-1 Fluminense                                                 
Round 7 
[May 27]
Fluminense       2-1 Olaria
[May 28]
Madureira        0-0 Friburguense
Botafogo         2-0 Americano
América          3-5 Bangu
Vasco da Gama    3-3 Flamengo
Round 8
[Jun 3]  
Flamengo         3-0 Bangu
Madureira        1-0 Americano       
Olaria           1-0 América          
[Jun 4]
Vasco da Gama    1-0 Friburguense     
Botafogo         3-1 Fluminense       
Round 9 [Jun 7]
Madureira        1-2 Olaria            
Friburguense     1-3 Flamengo
Fluminense       2-3 América         
Americano        3-2 Bangu             
Botafogo         1-1 Vasco da Gama
      
Table: 
 1.Flamengo       9  7  1  1 25-12 22
 2.Vasco da Gama  9  5  2  2 21-10 17
 3.Botafogo       9  5  2  2 17-10 17
 4.Fluminense     9  5  1  3 17-16 16
 5.Bangu          9  2  4  3 13-16 10
 6.Americano      9  3  1  5 10-13 10 
 7.Olaria         9  3  1  5 12-18 10
 8.Friburguense   9  2  3  4  9-13  9
 9.América        9  2  3  4 12-17  9
10.Madureira      9  1  2  6  5-16  5
Flamengo win Taça Rio.
Aggregate Table:
 1.Vasco da Gama 20 15  3  2 56-15 48  Avoid Preliminary Phase 2001
 2.Flamengo      20 14  3  3 56-24 45  Avoid Preliminary Phase 2001
 3.Botafogo      20 13  4  3 43-20 43  Avoid Preliminary Phase 2001
 4.Fluminense    20  8  5  7 30-28 29  Avoid Preliminary Phase 2001
 5.Americano     20  7  5  8 29-36 26  Avoid Preliminary Phase 2001
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 6.Olaria        20  7  2 11 27-41 23
 7.Bangu         20  5  6  9 24-35 21 
 8.América       20  4  8  8 23-35 20
 9.Friburguense  20  4  8  8 19-31 20
10.Madureira     20  4  6 10 19-34 18
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11.Volta Redonda 11  1  3  7  9-19  6
12.Cabofriense   11  0  5  6  4-21  5
Championship Final
First Leg [Jun 11]
Flamengo         3-0 Vasco
  [Athirson, Beto, Fabio Baiano]
Second Leg [Jun 17]
Vasco            1-2 Flamengo
Flamengo champions.
Topscorers:
Romário (Vasco da Gama), 19 gols.
Reinaldo (Flamengo), 14.
Camilo (Americano), 10.
Athirson (Flamengo) e Edmundo (Vasco), 9.
Thanks to Pedro Varanda (florianovaranda@ig.com.br).
Prepared and maintained by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Author: Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (miguelgonzalez@openlink.com.br) 
Last updated: 30 Jun 2000
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