1946 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1946 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 45th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 São Paulo 37 20 17 3 0 62 20 42
2 Corinthians 36 20 18 0 2 62 29 33
3 Portuguesa 28 20 13 2 5 46 20 26
4 Santos 22 20 9 4 7 37 32 5
5 Palmeiras 20 20 8 4 8 37 31 6
6 Portuguesa Santista 17 20 7 3 10 41 51 -10
7 Ypiranga-SP 14 20 6 2 12 35 48 -13
8 Comercial-SP 14 20 4 6 10 38 55 -17
9 São Paulo Railway 12 20 5 2 13 27 46 -19
10 Juventus 11 20 4 3 13 32 60 -28
11 Jabaquara 9 20 4 1 15 27 52 -25

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre - Paraíba Felipéia
Alagoas Barroso Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Botafogo-PI
Bahia Guarany-BA Rio de Janeiro Internacional de Petrópolis
Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro (DF) Fluminense
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Goiás Goiânia Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Maranhão Moto Club Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Mato Grosso Atlético Matogrossense Santa Catarina not disputed
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro São Paulo São Paulo
Pará not disputed Sergipe Olímpico-SE

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Rio de Janeiro (DF)

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1946.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 5, 1946 UruguayL3-4Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), ZizinhoCopa Rio Branco
January 9, 1946 UruguayD1-1Heleno de FreitasCopa Rio Branco
January 16, 1946 BoliviaW3-0Heleno de Freitas (2), ZizinhoSouth American Championship
January 23, 1946 UruguayW4-3Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), Heleno de Freitas, ChicoSouth American Championship
January 29, 1946 ParaguayD1-1NorivalSouth American Championship
February 3, 1946 ChileW5-1Zizinho (4), ChicoSouth American Championship
February 10, 1946 ArgentinaL0-2-South American Championship

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