Brazilian Championship´s Predecessor Competitions 1920-1942

State Champions Tournament 1920

All matches played in Rio de Janeiro

Paulistano 7x3 Brasil
Fluminense 6x2 Brasil
Fluminense 1x4 Paulistano
  
                        G       W       D       L       GF      GA      P+
1. Paulistano (SP)      2       2       0       0       11       4       4
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2. Fluminense (RJ)      2       1       0       1        7       6       2
3. Brasil (RS)          2       0       0       2        5      13       0

The Decisive Match:
23-03-1920
Fluminense 1-4 Paulistano
Zezé           Mário (2)
               Friedenreich
               Botelho

Paulistano: Arnaldo, Orlando Pereira, Carlito - Sérgio Pereira, Zito
(Mariano), Clodoaldo - Zonzo, Mário, Friedenreich, Botelho, Cassiano.

Fluminense: Marcos, Otelo, Chico Netto - Laís, Oswaldo Gomes, Fortes -
Zezé, Welfare, Machado, Bacchi.

Referee: Alberto Borgeth.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1933

  
                          G      W      D        L      GF      GA      P+
 1. Palestra Itália (SP) 22     17      2        3      67      25      36
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 2. São Paulo (SP)       22     15      2        5      69      31      32
 3. Portuguesa (SP)      22     12      6        4      57      33      30
 4. Bangu (RJ)           22     13      3        6      65      46      29
 5. Vasco (RJ)           22     10      4        8      44      31      24
 6. Corinthians (SP)     22     10      2       10      31      51      22
 7. Fluminense (RJ)      22      8      4       10      38      41      20
 8. Santos (SP)          22      8      3       11      46      51      19
 9. América (RJ)         22      8      2       12      47      65      18
10. Bonsucesso (RJ)      22      5      6       11      35      50      16
11. São Bento (SP)       22      5      3       14      31      52      13
12. Ypiranga (SP)        22      2      1       19      23      77       5

State Champions Tournament 1937

  
                        G       W       D       L       GF      GA      P+
1. Atlético (MG)        6       4       1       1       18      10       9
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2. Fluminense (RJ)      6       3       0       3       22      16       6
3. Rio Branco (ES)      6       2       1       3       10      20       5
4. Portuguesa (SP)      6       2       0       4       14      18       4

In some publications (like Placar magazine) this tournament appears as
having been played in 1936.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1940

1. Flamengo             13
1. Fluminense           13
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3. Corinthians           9
4. Palmeiras             8
5. Portuguesa            7
6. América               6
7. Botafogo              6 
8. Vasco                 6
9. São Paulo             4

No extra games were played. Flamengo and Fluminense were considered
joint champions.

Torneio Quinela de Ouro 1942

1. Corinthians          6
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2. Flamengo             5
3. Palmeiras            4 
4. São Paulo            3
5. Fluminense           2

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (mlarruda@ime.usp.br)
Last updated: 1 Feb 2000