1946 Campeonato Paulista

The 1946 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,^[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 45th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 4th time. No teams were relegated. The top scorer was Corinthians's Servílio de Jesus with 19 goals.^[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista

Season	1946
Champions	São Paulo
Matches played	110
Goals scored	444 (4.04 per match)
Top goalscorer	Servílio (Corinthians) – 19 goals
Biggest home win	São Paulo 7-0 Juventus (October 26, 1946)
Biggest away win	Juventus 1-6 Portuguesa Santista (October 12, 1946)
Highest scoring	Corinthians 8-3 Jabaquara (September 14, 1946)
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Championship

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	20	17	3	0	62	20	+42	37	Champions
2	Corinthians	20	18	0	2	62	29	+33	36
3	Portuguesa	20	13	2	5	46	20	+26	28
4	Santos	20	9	4	7	37	32	+5	22
5	Palmeiras	20	8	4	8	37	31	+6	20
6	Portuguesa Santista	20	7	3	10	41	51	−10	17
7	Ypiranga	20	6	2	12	35	48	−13	14
8	Comercial	20	4	6	10	38	55	−17	14
9	São Paulo Railway	20	5	2	13	27	46	−19	12
10	Juventus	20	4	3	13	32	60	−28	11
11	Jabaquara	20	4	1	15	27	52	−25	9

Updated to match(es) played on November 10, 1946. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) head-to-head points.

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Servílio	Corinthians	19
2	Teixeirinha	São Paulo	14
3	Leônidas	São Paulo	12
	Nininho	Portuguesa
5	Cláudio	Corinthians	11
	Antoninho	Santos
	Caxambu
	Pinga	Portuguesa
10	Luisinho	São Paulo	10
	Baltazar	Corinthians

References

1. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1946". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
2. "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1946". Retrieved June 11, 2019.