1947 Campeonato Carioca

The 1947 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 3, 1947 and ended on December 28, 1947. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Eleven teams participated. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 7th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1947
Champions	Vasco da Gama
Matches played	110
Goals scored	532 (4.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dimas (Vasco da Gama) – 18 goals
Biggest home win	Vasco da Gama 14-1 Canto do Rio (September 16, 1947)
Biggest away win	Bonsucesso 1-7 Bangu (November 30, 1947)
Highest scoring	Vasco da Gama 14-1 Canto do Rio (September 16, 1947)
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System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.^[2][1]

Torneio Municipal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	10	8	1	1	40	15	+25	17	Champions
2	Botafogo	10	6	2	2	34	11	+23	14
3	Flamengo	10	6	2	2	24	18	+6	14
4	Fluminense	10	4	4	2	24	16	+8	12
5	América	10	5	1	4	30	28	+2	11
6	São Cristóvão	10	4	2	4	19	14	+5	10
7	Madureira	10	4	2	4	24	25	−1	10
8	Canto do Rio	10	4	1	5	20	23	−3	9
9	Bonsucesso	10	3	1	6	13	28	−15	7
10	Olaria	10	1	2	7	13	35	−22	4
11	Bangu	10	1	0	9	17	45	−28	2

Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 1947. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Friaça	Vasco da Gama	13
2	Santo Cristo	Botafogo	11
3	Octávio	Botafogo	9
	Lelé	Vasco da Gama
5	Maneca	Vasco da Gama	7
	Geninho	Botafogo
	Pirillo	Flamengo
	Sa Pinto	Bangu

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	20	17	3	0	68	20	+48	37	Champions
2	Botafogo	20	13	4	3	51	21	+30	30
3	América	20	14	1	5	54	32	+22	29
4	Fluminense	20	11	6	3	65	40	+25	28
5	Flamengo	20	11	4	5	54	38	+16	26
6	Madureira	20	6	5	9	50	43	+7	17
7	Olaria	20	6	5	9	42	44	−2	17
8	Canto do Rio	20	5	2	13	43	87	−44	12
9	São Cristóvão	20	3	4	13	34	61	−27	10
10	Bangu	20	4	2	14	45	71	−26	10
11	Bonsucesso	20	1	2	17	28	77	−49	4

Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 1947. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dimas	Vasco da Gama	18
2	Ademir	Fluminense	16
	Jair	Flamengo
	Durval	Madureira
5	Moacir Bueno	Bangu	15

References

1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1947". Retrieved June 18, 2019.
2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1947". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2019.