1949 Campeonato Paulista

The 1949 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 48th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 6th time. Comercial was relegated. The top scorer was São Paulo's Friaça with 24 goals.[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista
Season1949
ChampionsSão Paulo
RelegatedComercial
Matches played132
Goals scored528 (4 per match)
Top goalscorerFriaça (São Paulo) – 24 goals
Biggest home winXV de Piracicaba 10-1 Nacional (September 11, 1949)
Biggest away winComercial 1-7 Ypiranga (June 26, 1949)
Highest scoringXV de Piracicaba 10-1 Nacional (September 11, 1949)
1948
1950
São Paulo winners of the 1949 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão

Championship

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The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and the team with the fewest points being relegated.[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 22 16 4 2 70 23 +47 36 Champions
2 Palmeiras 22 12 4 6 40 31 +9 28
3 Portuguesa 22 11 5 6 57 42 +15 27
4 Santos 22 11 4 7 51 40 +11 26
5 Corinthians 22 8 8 6 49 37 +12 24
6 Ypiranga 22 11 2 9 50 42 +8 24
7 Portuguesa Santista 22 9 5 8 38 32 +6 23
8 XV de Piracicaba 22 9 4 9 45 44 +1 22
9 Jabaquara 22 7 3 12 44 53 −9 17
10 Juventus 22 5 5 12 28 41 −13 15
11 Nacional 22 5 2 15 27 70 −43 12
12 Comercial 22 3 4 15 29 63 −34 10 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on December 11, 1949. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) head-to-head points.

Top Scores

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Friaça São Paulo 24
2 Odair Santos 17
Renato Portuguesa
Baltazar Corinthians
5 Pinga Portuguesa 15
6 Nininho 14
7 Leônidas São Paulo 12
8 Gatão XV de Piracicaba 11
9 Noronha Corinthians 10
Texeirinha São Paulo
Leopoldo

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1949". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1949". Retrieved June 8, 2019.