title: 2015 Campeonato Carioca
text: # 2015 Campeonato Carioca
  
  The 2015 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (branded as 2015 Cariocão Guaraviton for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th edition of the top tier football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). The top four teams competed in the 2016 Copa do Brasil.
  
  This edition was played as a single round-robin, Guanabara Cup, followed by a semifinal and final. After each of the 16 teams played each other once, the four best placed teams qualified to the semifinals.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  | Club | Home city | Manager |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bangu | Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) | Mário Marques |
  | Barra Mansa | Barra Mansa | Manoel Netto |
  | Boavista | Saquarema | Rodrigo Beckham |
  | Bonsucesso | Rio de Janeiro (Bonsucesso) | Marcelo Salles |
  | Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo) | René Simões |
  | Cabofriense | Cabo Frio | Edson Souza |
  | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro (Gávea) | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
  | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro (Laranjeiras) | Ricardo Drubscky |
  | Friburguense | Nova Friburgo | Gerson Andreotti |
  | Macaé | Macaé | Marcelo Cabo |
  | Madureira | Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) | Toninho Andrade |
  | Nova Iguaçu | Nova Iguaçu | Carlos Vitor |
  | Resende | Resende | Alfredo Sampaio |
  | Tigres do Brasil | Duque de Caxias | Rubens Filho |
  | Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) | Doriva |
  | Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda | Elson Roberto |
  
  ## First phase (Taça Guanabara)
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Botafogo | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 36 | Taça GB champions in Semifinals |
  | 2 | Flamengo | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 36 | Advanced in Semifinals |
  | 3 | Vasco da Gama (C) | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 33 | Advanced in Semifinals |
  | 4 | Fluminense | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 31 | Advanced in Semifinals |
  | 5 | Madureira | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 30 | |
  | 6 | Macaé | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 26 | |
  | 7 | Volta Redonda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | |
  | 8 | Bangu | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 22 | |
  | 9 | Resende | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 16 | |
  | 10 | Friburguense | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 | |
  | 11 | Bonsucesso | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 11 | |
  | 12 | Tigres do Brasil | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 | |
  | 13 | Cabofriense | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 12 | |
  | 14 | Boavista | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 8 | Winner of relegation playoffs |
  | 15 | Nova Iguaçu (R) | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 8 | Relegation in Carioca Série B |
  | 16 | Barra Mansa (R) | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | −6 | Relegation in Carioca Série B |
  
  * ↑ Barra Mansa was punished for selecting non-subscribe players. It club lost 15 points.
  
  ### Relegation playoffs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Boavista | 5 – 0 | Nova Iguaçu | 3 – 0 | 2 – 0 |
  
  ## Final Stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Botafogo (p) | Botafogo (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (9) | | | | | |
  | Fluminense | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 (8) | | | | | |
  | Fluminense | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 (8) | Botafogo | Botafogo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Flamengo | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Botafogo | 3 – 3 (9–8 p) | Fluminense | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
  | Flamengo | 0 – 1 | Vasco da Gama | 0 – 0 | 0 – 1 |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Botafogo | 1 – 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0 – 1 | 1 - 2 |
  