1929 in Brazilian football explained

The following article presents a summary of the 1929 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 28th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

In 1929 there were two different editions of the Campeonato Paulista. One was organized by the Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (APEA) while the other one was organized by the Liga de Amadores de Futebol (LAF).

APEA's Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1Corinthians14770033825
2Santos117511301317
3Palestra Itália-SP107421211110
4Portuguesa873222022−2
5Guarani6722315150
6Sírio37115921−12
7Sílex27106826−18
8Ypiranga-SP27106828−2

Corinthians declared as the APEA's Campeonato Paulista champions.

LAF's Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1Paulistano30191423531538
2Ponte Preta26201226553619
3SC Internacional de São Paulo2318954342311
4Independência232085742375
5Hespanha2220866463511
6Atlético Santista191975734286
7Germânia18188283845−7
8Portuguesa Santista182174103740−3
9Antártica17215793047−17
10AA São Bento16195682032−12
11AA das Palmeiras111751112850−22
12Paulista de Jundiaí112051142958−29

The LAF's Campeonato Paulista was not concluded as APEA's and LAF's competitions fused, and Paulistano was declared as the LAF's Campeonato Paulista champions.

State championship champions

StateChampionStateChampion
AcreParaíbaCabo Branco
AlagoasCSAParanáAtlético Paranaense
AmapáPernambucoTorre
AmazonasManaus SportingPiauí
BahiaYpiranga-BARio de JaneiroYpiranga
CearáMaguariRio de Janeiro (DF)Vasco
Espírito SantoRio Branco-ESRio Grande do NorteABC
GoiásRio Grande do SulCruzeiro-RS
Maranhãonot disputedRondônia
Mato GrossoSanta CatarinaCaxias-SC
Minas GeraisPalestra Itália-MGSão PauloCorinthians (by APEA)
Paulistano (by LAF)
ParáPaysanduSergipeSergipe

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1929.

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January 6, 1929 BarracasW5–3Pascoal, Nilo, Feitiço, Grané (2)International Friendly (unofficial match)
February 24, 1929 Rampla JuniorsW4–2Nilo (2), Serafini, TeóphiloInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
July 10, 1929W2–0Feitiço, PetronilhoInternational Friendly (unofficial match)

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