1937 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Paulista
Season:	1937
Winners:	Corinthians
League Topscorer:	Teleco (Corinthians) – 15 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Estudantes 8–1 Luzitano (July 11, 1937) Hespanha 9–2 Luzitano (September 19, 1937)
Biggest Away Win:	Hespanha 0–7 Palestra Itália (June 20, 1937)
Highest Scoring:	Hespanha 9–2 Luzitano (September 19, 1937)
Matches:	60
Total Goals:	218
Prevseason:	1936
Nextseason:	1938

The 1937 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,^[1] organized by the LPF (Liga Paulista de Futebol^[2]), was the 36th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the title for the 9th time. No teams were relegated and the top scorer was Corinthians's Teleco, with 15 goals.^[3]

System

The championship was disputed in two stages:

First round: It was to be disputed in a single round-robin format, with the six beat teams advancing to the Second round.
Second round: It was to be disputed in a single round-robin format, and the team with the most points in both stages won the title.

Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1937. June 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106204926/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=4276A2AEB09A42FC8FBC7C260EF5105E&lang=pt_br. November 6, 2017. dead.
Not to be confused with the previous league of the same name that organized the Campeonato Paulista from 1902 to 1917.
Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1937. June 24, 2019.