1939 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:Campeonato Carioca
Season:1939
Winners:Flamengo
League Topscorer:Carvalho Leite (Botafogo) – 22 goals
Biggest Home Win:Fluminense 8-2 Bonsucesso (April 2, 1939)
Flamengo 7-1 América (May 28, 1939)
Botafogo 6-0 Bangu (September 3, 1939)
Biggest Away Win:Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (April 2, 1939)
São Cristóvão 1-5 Flamengo (April 23, 1939)
Flamengo 0-4 Bangu (May 7, 1939)
Bonsucesso 1-5 Flamengo (June 18, 1939)
Vasco da Gama 1-5 Flamengo (December 3, 1939)
Highest Scoring:Fluminense 8-2 Bonsucesso (April 2, 1939)
Matches:108
Total Goals:432
Prevseason:1938
Nextseason:1940

The 1939 Campeonato Carioca was the 34th edition of the tournament. The competition began on April 2, 1939 and ended on December 3. Flamengo won their 7th title in the history of the competition. Botafogo finished runners-up.

Format

The tournament was contested as a triple round-robin with nine teams competing.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1939. July 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1939. July 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213212608/https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=9D5294DB94088AF593B45834CDFBF248&lang=pt_br. December 13, 2019. dead.