1941 Campeonato Carioca Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Carioca
Season:	1941
Winners:	Fluminense
League Topscorer:	Pirillo (Flamengo) – 39 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Botafogo 8-1 São Cristóvão (June 15, 1941)
Biggest Away Win:	São Cristóvão 0-9 Fluminense (July 20, 1941)
Highest Scoring:	Bangu 2-10 Fluminense (October 5, 1941)
Matches:	120
Total Goals:	592
Prevseason:	1940
Nextseason:	1942

The 1941 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on May 4, 1941 and ended on November 23, 1941. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Ten teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 14th time. no teams were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:

First phase: The ten teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format. The six best teams qualified to the Second phase.
Second phase: The remaining six teams all played in a double round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points in the sum of both stages won the title.

Championship

Final standings

Top Scores

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1	Russo	Fluminense	14
2	Pedro Amorim	Fluminense	8
	Lemine	América
	Anito	Bangu
5	Pascoal	Botafogo	6

Notes and References

Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1941. July 6, 2019.
Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1941. July 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707064315/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=0239969E39084C5A9F9E015AC2DA492D&lang=pt_br. July 7, 2017. dead.