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The 1953 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 7th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 4 April to 4 June.

Participants

Team	City	Nº participations	Best result
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro	5	3rd (1951)
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	4	6th (1951)
Corinthians	São Paulo	7	Champions: 1950
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	6	4th (1951)
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	6	4th (1952)
Palmeiras	São Paulo	7	Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa	São Paulo	7	Champions: 1952
Santos	Santos	4	5th (1952)
São Paulo	São Paulo	7	Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	7	Runners-up: 1950, 1952

Format

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1953 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Corinthians (C)	9	5	2	2	22	13	+9	12
2	Vasco da Gama	9	4	3	2	13	9	+4	11
3	São Paulo	9	4	2	3	12	9	+3	10
4	Botafogo	9	3	4	2	16	14	+2	10
5	Fluminense	9	3	3	3	18	16	+2	9
6	Bangu	9	4	0	5	17	19	−2	8
7	Palmeiras	9	2	4	3	19	22	−3	8
8	Flamengo	9	1	6	2	14	20	−6	8
9	Santos	9	3	1	5	20	22	−2	7
10	Portuguesa	9	3	1	5	13	20	−7	7

1. ^ Tied in points
2. ^ Tied in points
3. ^ Tied in points

References

1. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1953". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
2. "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1953". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.

• 1953 in Brazilian football
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo