1947 Campeonato Paulista

The 1947 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,^[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 46th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the title for the 11th time. No teams were relegated. As in the last edition of the tournament, the top scorer was Corinthians's Servílio with 20 goals.^[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista

Season	1947
Champions	Palmeiras
Matches played	110
Goals scored	393 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer	Servílio (Corinthians) – 20 goals
Biggest home win	Corinthians 8-0 Jabaquara (May 17, 1947)
Biggest away win	Nacional 0-4 Corinthians (July 26, 1947) Comercial 1-5 Santos (September 20, 1947)
Highest scoring	São Paulo 7-2 Juventus (June 22, 1947)
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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	Palmeiras	20	17	2	1	51	16	+35	36	Champions
2	Corinthians	20	14	4	2	54	19	+35	32
3	Portuguesa	20	11	5	4	43	28	+15	27
4	São Paulo	20	8	9	3	48	27	+21	25
5	Ypiranga	20	9	3	8	36	26	+10	21
6	Santos	20	6	7	7	33	27	+6	19
7	Juventus	20	5	6	9	29	45	−16	16
8	Portuguesa Santista	20	6	3	11	27	42	−15	15
9	Comercial	20	5	1	14	25	59	−34	11
10	Nacional	20	3	4	13	25	47	−22	10
11	Jabaquara	20	2	4	14	22	57	−35	8

Updated to match(es) played on January 11, 1948. 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	20
2	Lula	Palmeiras	17
3	Pinga	Portuguesa	12
4	Canhotinho	Palmeiras	11
5	Leopoldo	São Paulo	10
	Oswaldinho	Palmeiras
	Simão	Portuguesa
8	Cláudio	Corinthians	9
	Baltazar
	Nininho	Portuguesa
11	Antoninho	Santos	8
	Adolfrises

References

1. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1947". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
2. "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1947". Retrieved June 10, 2019.