| Season | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Botafogo (1st title) |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Amarildo (Botafogo) – 7 goals |
← 1961 1963 → | |
The 1962 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 15th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 February to 17 March.
| Team | City | Nº participations | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|
| America |  Rio de Janeiro
|
12 | 6th (1951) |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro
|
12 | Runners-up: 1960, 1961 |
| Corinthians |  São Paulo
|
15 | Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro
|
14 | Champions: 1961 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro
|
14 | Champions: 1957, 1960 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo
|
15 | Champions: 1933, 1951 |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo
|
15 | Champions: 1952, 1955 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo
|
15 | Runners-up: 1933 |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro
|
15 | Champions: 1958 |
The tournament were disputed in a two stages. In the first, clubs were split in two groups: Group A, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro, and Group B, with the teams of São Paulo. The two clubs with the best performance in this each group were qualified to the final round.
Following is the summary of the 1962 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to final round |
| 2 | Flamengo
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | America
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Fluminense
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to final round |
| 2 | São Paulo
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Corinthians
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Note: Palmeiras and São Paulo played an extra match to define the first place of the group. As the match ended in a 1–1, the next criteria was used (number of wins).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | São Paulo
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Palmeiras
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Flamengo
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo (C)
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | São Paulo
|
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Palmeiras
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Flamengo
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| 5 | America
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 6 | Corinthians
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| 8 | Portuguesa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
| 9 | Fluminense
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
