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# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fluminense 11 8 1 2 20 4 6 4 1 1 10 2 5 4 0 1 10 2 16 25
2 Vasco da Gama 11 7 2 2 20 6 6 4 1 1 14 3 5 3 1 1 6 3 14 23
3 Flamengo 11 7 2 2 19 6 6 4 0 2 12 4 5 3 2 0 7 2 13 23
4 Volta Redonda 11 6 2 3 27 15 5 3 0 2 11 8 6 3 2 1 16 7 12 20
5 Botafogo 11 6 1 4 13 6 6 2 1 3 4 3 5 4 0 1 9 3 7 19
6 Audax Rio 11 4 4 3 14 13 5 2 3 0 8 5 6 2 1 3 6 8 1 16
7 Nova Iguacu 11 3 4 4 8 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 5 0 2 3 1 8 -3 13
8 Portuguesa RJ 11 3 4 4 9 14 5 2 1 2 5 5 6 1 3 2 4 9 -5 13
9 Bangu 11 3 3 5 6 17 5 2 1 2 3 10 6 1 2 3 3 7 -11 12
10 Madureira 11 2 3 6 5 18 5 1 2 2 2 8 6 1 1 4 3 10 -13 9
11 Boavista 11 1 3 7 11 23 5 1 2 2 6 11 6 0 1 5 5 12 -12 6
12 Resende 11 1 1 9 3 22 6 1 1 4 2 9 5 0 0 5 1 13 -19 4

Carioca Serie A match previews and predictions

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.