1947 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:Campeonato Paulista
Season:1947
Winners:Palmeiras
League Topscorer:Servílio (Corinthians) – 20 goals
Biggest Home Win:Corinthians 8-0 Jabaquara (May 17, 1947)
Biggest Away Win:Nacional 0-4 Corinthians (July 26, 1947)
Comercial 1-5 Santos (September 20, 1947)
Highest Scoring:São Paulo 7-2 Juventus (June 22, 1947)
Matches:110
Total Goals:393
Prevseason:1946
Nextseason:1948

The 1947 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 46th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the title for the 11th time. No teams were relegated. As in the last edition of the tournament, the top scorer was Corinthians's Servílio with 20 goals.[2]

Championship

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.

Top Scores

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1ServílioCorinthians20
2LulaPalmeiras17
3PingaPortuguesa12
4CanhotinhoPalmeiras11
5LeopoldoSão Paulo10
OswaldinhoPalmeiras
SimãoPortuguesa
8CláudioCorinthians9
Baltazar
NininhoPortuguesa
11AntoninhoSantos8
Adolfrises

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1947. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106132542/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=D7F065A482639E2EE4293C5B756C2A2F. November 6, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1947. June 10, 2019.