1954 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:Campeonato Paulista
Season:1954
Winners:Corinthians
League Topscorer:Humberto Tozzi (Palmeiras) – 36 goals
Biggest Home Win:Santos 9-0 XV de Jaú (October 17, 1954)
Biggest Away Win:São Bento de São Caetano 0-4 Corinthians (October 7, 1954)
Linense 1-5 Santos (January 9, 1955)
Highest Scoring:Santos 8-4 Linense (December 30, 1954)
Matches:182
Total Goals:647
Prevseason:1953
Nextseason:1955

The 1954 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 53rd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the title for the 15th time. Juventus and Ypiranga were relegated. For the second consecutive season, Palmeiras's Humberto Tozzi was the top scorer with 36 goals.[2]

Championship

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and the two teams with the fewest points being relegated. In that season, São Bento de São Caetano entered the championship, that team being the product of a merge between Comercial and São Caetano EC. [3]

Top Scores

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1Humberto TozziPalmeiras36
2GinoSão Paulo18
3RodríguesPalmeiras17
4Walter MarcianoSantos15
OswaldinhoPortuguesa
6ÁlvaroSantos14
LuizinhoCorinthians
BaltasarPonte Preta
9TiteSantos13
NininhoPonte Preta
Américo MuroloLinense

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1954. May 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106042323/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=E2C07EB16F4605284319D3FB04514068. November 6, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1954. May 26, 2019.
  3. Web site: Futebolnacional - São Bento de São Caetano. May 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171104002403/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/teamdetails.jsp?code=820370680F9EDC6D8324B2F0FEF0356F. November 4, 2017. dead.