1942 Campeonato Paulista

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São Paulo Railway 1–9 Corinthians (September 12, 1942)
Highest scoringSantos 10–2 Comercial (June 7, 1942)
1941

The 1942

Palmeiras won the title for the 9th time, its first title under its new name. No teams were relegated. The top scorer was Corinthians's Milani with 24 goals.[1][2]

Championship

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Palestra de São Paulo
20 17 2 1 65 19 +46 36[a] Champions
2 Corinthians 20 15 3 2 78 29 +49 33
3
São Paulo
20 15 2 3 77 28 +49 32
4 Ypiranga 20 10 4 6 55 44 +11 24
5 Juventus 20 9 1 10 42 46 −4 19
6
São Paulo Railway
20 8 3 9 48 61 −13 19
7
Santos
20 7 4 9 59 51 +8 18
8 Portuguesa 20 8 2 10 44 52 −8 18
9 Portuguesa Santista 20 5 0 15 39 60 −21 10
10 Comercial 20 3 1 16 34 94 −60 7
11 Hespanha 20 1 2 17 30 87 −57 4
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 1942. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ Palestra Itália changed its name to Palestra de São Paulo shortly before the start of the championship, and later changed its name again to Palmeiras in September 14.

Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mário Milani Corinthians 24
2 Waldemar de Brito São Paulo 22
3
Pardal
São Paulo 16
4 Lima
Palestra
15
Gradim Santos
Guanabara Portuguesa
7 Luisinho São Paulo 14
8 Leônidas São Paulo 13
9 Cabeção
Palestra
12
Ruy Santos
Servílio Corinthians
12 Jerônimo Corinthians 11
13
Hércules
10

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1942". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1942". Retrieved June 14, 2019.