| Competition: | Campeonato Carioca |
| Season: | 1946 |
| Winners: | Fluminense |
| League Topscorer: | Rodrigues (Fluminense) – 28 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Botafogo 10-0 Bonsucesso (September 14, 1946) Fluminense 11-1 Bangu (September 21, 1946) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bonsucesso 0-10 Flamengo (November 2, 1946) |
| Highest Scoring: | Fluminense 9-3 Madureira (August 4, 1946) Fluminense 11-1 Bangu (September 21, 1946) Fluminense 8-4 América (November 24, 1946) |
| Matches: | 102 |
| Total Goals: | 498 |
| Prevseason: | 1945 |
| Nextseason: | 1947 |
The 1946 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 6, 1946 and ended on December 28, 1946. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Ten teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 15th time. no teams were relegated.[1] [2]
The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.
| 1 | Vealu | Flamengo | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otávio | Botafogo | ||
| 3 | Ismael | Fluminense | 3 |
| Pascoal |
| 1 | Heleno de Freitas | Botafogo | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Perácio | Flamengo | 8 |
| 3 | Francisco Rodrigues | Fluminense | 7 |
| Ademir de Menezes | Fluminense | ||
| 5 | Zizinho | Flamengo | 6 |
| Lelé | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Isaías |
| 1 | Francisco Rodrigues | Fluminense | 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ademir de Menezes | Fluminense | 25 | |
| 3 | Heleno de Freitas | Botafogo | 24 | |
| 4 | José Perácio | Flamengo | 19 | |
| 5 | Simões | Fluminense | 16 |