1949 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1949 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 48th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 São Paulo 36 22 16 4 2 70 23 47
2 Palmeiras 28 22 12 4 6 40 31 9
3 Portuguesa 27 22 11 5 6 57 42 15
4 Santos 26 22 11 4 7 51 40 11
5 Ypiranga-SP 24 22 11 2 9 50 42 8
6 Corinthians 24 22 8 8 6 49 37 12
7 Portuguesa Santista 23 22 9 5 8 38 32 6
8 XV de Piracicaba 22 22 9 4 9 45 44 1
9 Jabaquara 17 22 7 3 12 44 53 -9
10 Juventus 15 22 5 5 12 28 51 -23
11 Nacional-SP 12 22 5 2 15 27 70 -43
12 Comercial-SP 10 22 3 4 15 29 63 -34

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

Relegation

The worst placed team, which is Comercial-SP, was relegated to the following year's second level.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre América-AC Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas CSA Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Amapá not disputed Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Fast Piauí Botafogo-PI
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Cascatinha
Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro (DF) Vasco
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Goiás Atlético Goianiense Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Maranhão Moto Club Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Mato Grosso Mixto Santa Catarina Olímpico
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro São Paulo São Paulo
Pará Remo Sergipe Palestra-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 1949.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 3, 1949  Ecuador W 9-1 Simão (2), Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), Tesourinha (2), Ademir Menezes, Octávio, Zizinho South American Championship
April 10, 1949  Bolivia W 10-1 Nininho (3), Cláudio Pinho (2), Simão (2), Zizinho (2), Jair da Rosa Pinto South American Championship
April 13, 1949  Chile W 2-1 Cláudio Pinho, Zizinho South American Championship
April 17, 1949  Colombia W 5-0 Ademir Menezes (2), Orlando Pingo de Ouro, Tesourinha, Canhotinho South American Championship
April 24, 1949  Peru W 7-1 Arce (own goal), Simão, Orlando Pingo de Ouro, Augusto, Ademir Menezes, Jair da Rosa Pinto (2) South American Championship
April 30, 1949  Uruguay W 5-1 Tesourinha, Zizinho, Danilo Alvim, Jair da Rosa Pinto (2) South American Championship
May 8, 1949  Paraguay L 1-2 Tesourinha South American Championship
May 11, 1949  Paraguay W 7-0 Ademir Menezes (3), Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), Tesourinha (2) South American Championship

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