1945 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1945 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 44th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 20 17 2 1 70 20 +50 36 Champions
2 Corinthians 20 14 3 3 56 24 +32 31
3 Palmeiras 20 11 7 2 47 17 +30 29
4 Portuguesa 20 10 5 5 44 22 +22 25
5 Jabaquara 20 9 2 9 48 65 −17 20
6 Santos 20 8 2 10 34 46 −12 18
7 Ypiranga 20 8 1 11 37 44 −7 17
8 São Paulo Railway 20 6 2 12 37 52 −15 14
9 Juventus 20 5 2 13 34 45 −11 12
10 Comercial 20 4 3 13 32 60 −28 11
11 Portuguesa Santista 20 2 3 15 23 69 −46 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 1945. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) head-to-head points.

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

Campeonato Carioca

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 18 13 5 0 58 15 +43 31 Champions
2 Botafogo 18 12 3 3 43 14 +29 27
3 América 18 12 1 5 49 29 +20 25
4 Flamengo 18 11 3 4 55 26 +29 25
5 Fluminense 18 8 5 5 37 26 +11 21
6 São Cristóvão 18 5 4 9 27 37 −10 15[a]
7 Canto do Rio 18 5 3 10 29 42 −13 13
8 Bangu 18 5 1 12 29 57 −28 11
9 Madureira 18 2 3 13 21 49 −28 6[a]
10 Bonsucesso 18 3 0 15 22 75 −53 6
Updated to match(es) played on November 18, 1945. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Madureira lost the points of a tie against São Cristóvão for fielding an ineligible player. the points of the match were awarded to São Cristóvão.

Vasco da Gama declared as the Campeonato Carioca champions.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre - Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas Santa Cruz-AL Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Amapá Amapá Pernambuco Náutico
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Botafogo-PI
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Serrano
Ceará Ferroviário Rio de Janeiro (DF) Vasco
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Goiás Goiânia Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Maranhão Moto Club Rondônia Ypiranga-RO
Mato Grosso Mixto Santa Catarina Avaí
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo São Paulo
Pará Paysandu Sergipe Ipiranga-SE

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1945.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 21, 1945  Colombia W 3-0 Heleno de Freitas, Jorginho, Jayme de Almeida South American Championship
January 28, 1945  Bolivia W 2-0 Tesourinha, Ademir Menezes South American Championship
February 7, 1945  Uruguay W 3-0 Heleno de Freitas (2), Rui South American Championship
February 14, 1945  Argentina L 1-2 Ademir Menezes South American Championship
February 21, 1945  Ecuador W 9-2 Ademir Menezes (3), Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), Heleno de Freitas (2), Zizinho (2) South American Championship
February 28, 1945  Chile W 1-0 Heleno de Freitas South American Championship
December 16, 1945  Argentina L 3-4 Zizinho, Salomon (own goal), Ademir Menezes Roca Cup
December 20, 1945  Argentina W 6-2 Ademir Menezes (2), Leônidas da Silva, Chico, Zizinho, Heleno de Freitas Roca Cup
December 23, 1945  Argentina W 3-1 Fonda (own goal), Heleno de Freitas, Eduardo de Lima Roca Cup

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