Participants ADRIANINO Atlético Clube (Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin) BARRA MANSA Futebol Clube (Barra Mansa) CENTRAL Sport Club (Barra do Piraí) COROADOS Futebol Clube (Valença) ESPERANÇA Futebol Clube (Nova Iguaçu) FONSECA Atlético Clube (Niterói) In the end of 1951, FFD formed a football department called Divisão Estadual de Profissionais (State Professional Division), the beggining of the professional era in Rio de Janeiro state. The six founders of DEP participated of it's championship in 1952. The championship was decided by lost points. [Apr 27] Fonseca 8-3 Esperança Barra Mansa 2-0 Central Adrianino ?-? Coroados [May 4] Central 4-0 Fonseca Esperança 2-0 Adrianino Barra Mansa 2-3 Coroados [May 11] Fonseca 1-1 Barra Mansa Coroados 6-1 Esperança Adrianino 1-1 Central [May 18] Coroados ?-? Fonseca Esperança 0-4 Central Barra Mansa ?-? Adrianino [May 25] Adrianino 2-2 Fonseca Esperança 5-3 Barra Mansa Central 2-2 Coroados [Jun 1] Esperança 3-2 Fonseca Central 2-3 Barra Mansa Coroados 2-3 Adrianino [Jun 8] Fonseca 3-1 Central Adrianino 3-0 Esperança Coroados 3-2 Barra Mansa [Jun 15] Barra Mansa 4-0 Fonseca Esperança 2-2 Coroados Central 4-2 Adrianino [Jun 22] Fonseca 3-1 Coroados Adrianino 3-1 Barra Mansa Central 5-2 Esperança [Jun 29] Fonseca 1-2 Adrianino Coroados 3-0 Central Barra Mansa 4-0 Esperança Final standings: 1.Adrianino 8 lp Champions 2.Coroados 8 lp 3.Central 10 lp 4.Fonseca 11 lp 5.Barra Mansa 12 lp 6.Esperança 13 lp lp=lost points Adrianino: Mão-de-onça; J. Maria e Martins; Jair, Leléu e Ary; Marinho, Haroldo, Manoel, Mário e Carlos.
Participants Esporte Clube 1º DE MAIO (Piraí) ADRIANINO Atlético Clube (Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin) BARRA MANSA Futebol Clube (Barra Mansa) CENTRAL Sport Club (Barra do Piraí) COROADOS Futebol Clube (Valença) RIACHUELO Esporte Clube (Paraíba do Sul) TUPY Sport Club (Paracambi) Along the year of 1952, many clubs joined the professionalism and inscribed in FFD. In august/1952, FFD decided to organize an extra championship with the new inscribed clubs plus those which played the first championship. The extra championship begun in october; Fonseca, Esperança and Fluminense F.C. (from Vassouras) withdrew from the championship due to reforms in their stadia. Some matches: [Mar 1/1953] Adrianino 3-1 Barra Mansa Tupy 4-3 Riachuelo Final standings: 1.Adrianino Champions 2.Central 3.Barra Mansa 4.Coroados 5.1º de Maio 6.Tupy 7.Riachuelo
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