1955 in Brazilian football explained

Country:Brazil
Soccer:no
Season:1955
Prevseason:1954
Nextseason:1956
Flagicon:yes

The following article presents a summary of the 1955 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 54th season of competitive football in the country.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Standings

PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1Portuguesa139531261511
2Palmeiras139612321913
3Botafogo11943212120
4Flamengo10942316142
5Santos994141721-4|-!6|América|9|9|3|3|3|18|24|-6|-!7|Vasco da Gama|7|9|2|3|4|15|15|0|-!8|Fluminense|7|9|3|1|5|15|21|-8|-!9|São Paulo|6|9|2|2|5|11|16|-5|-!10|Corinthians|5|9|1|3|5|18|23|-5|}

Championship playoff

------------

Portuguesa declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

State championship champions

StateChampionStateChampion
AcreRo Branco-ACParaíbaBotafogo-PB
AlagoasCSAParanáMonte Alegre
AmapáMacapáPernambucoSport Recife
AmazonasFastPiauíRiver
BahiaVitóriaRio de JaneiroFrigorífico
Goytacaz(1)
CearáCalouros do ArRio de Janeiro (DF)Flamengo
Espírito SantoSanto AntônioRio Grande do NorteABC
GoiásAtlético GoianienseRio Grande do SulInternacional
MaranhãoMoto ClubRondôniaFerroviário-RO
Mato GrossoAtlético MatogrossenseSanta CatarinaCaxias-SC
Minas GeraisAtlético MineiroSão PauloSantos
ParáTuna LusoSergipeSergipe

(1)Goytacaz won a competition named Supercampeonato (Superchampionship), which was an extra tournament.

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1955.

width=12%Datewidth=12%Oppositionwidth=1%Resultwidth=7%Scorewidth=26%Brazil scorerswidth=18%Competition
September 18, 1955D1-1PinheiroBernardo O'Higgins Cup
September 20, 1955W2-1Maurinho, ÁlvaroBernardo O'Higgins Cup
November 13, 1955W2-1Zizinho (2), SabaráTaça Oswaldo Cruz
November 17, 1955D3-3Maurinho, Canhoteiro, HumbertoTaça Oswaldo Cruz

References

]