1948 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:Campeonato Paulista
Season:1948
Winners:São Paulo
League Topscorer:Silas (Ypiranga) – 19 goals
Biggest Home Win:São Paulo 8-0 Juventus (November 13, 1948)
Biggest Away Win:Palmeiras 0-2 Santos (May 30, 1948)
Jabaquara 0-2 Corinthians (June 20, 1948)
Nacional 0-2 Santos (September 12, 1948)
Portuguesa Santista 0-2 São Paulo (October 17, 1948)
Jabaquara 1-3 Portuguesa (October 24, 1948)
Comercial 0-2 Santos (December 5, 1948)
Highest Scoring:Santos 5-4 Comercial (August 29, 1948)
Matches:110
Total Goals:415
Prevseason:1947
Nextseason:1949

The 1948 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 47th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 5th time. No teams were relegated. The top scorer was Ypiranga's Silas with 19 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
1CilasYpiranga19
2OdairSantos14
3NininhoPortuguesa13
4CláudioCorinthians12
5PinhegasSantos11
PingaPortuguesa
Renato
LeônidasSão Paulo
9BaltazarCorinthians10
Ponce de LeónSão Paulo
Mário MilaniJuventus
12PauloSantos9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1948. June 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106210315/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=2DC548CB28CF8AE5662C0AA5B716437D&lang=pt_br. November 6, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1948. June 8, 2019.