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

Season	1949
Champions	São Paulo
Relegated	Comercial
Matches played	132
Goals scored	528 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Friaça (São Paulo) – 24 goals
Biggest home win	XV de Piracicaba 10-1 Nacional (September 11, 1949)
Biggest away win	Comercial 1-7 Ypiranga (June 26, 1949)
Highest scoring	XV de Piracicaba 10-1 Nacional (September 11, 1949)
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São Paulo winners of the 1949 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão

Championship

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

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

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