1954 Campeonato Paulista

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Palmeiras) – 36 goals
Biggest home winSantos 9-0 XV de Jaú (October 17, 1954)
Biggest away winSão Bento de São Caetano 0-4 Corinthians (October 7, 1954)
Linense 1-5 Santos (January 9, 1955)
Highest scoringSantos 8-4 Linense (December 30, 1954)
1953

The 1954

Palmeiras's Humberto Tozzi was the top scorer with 36 goals.[1][2]

Championship

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and the two teams with the fewest points being relegated.[1][2] In that season, São Bento de São Caetano entered the championship, that team being the product of a merge between Comercial and São Caetano EC. [3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 26 18 6 2 55 25 +30 42 Champions
2
Palmeiras
26 17 3 6 84 38 +46 37
3
Santos
26 16 2 8 70 43 +27 34
4
São Paulo
26 14 5 7 41 29 +12 33
5 Portuguesa 26 13 2 11 49 44 +5 28
6 Ponte Preta 26 11 3 12 45 48 −3 25
7 XV de Jaú 26 11 3 12 49 59 −10 25
8
Guarani
26 10 4 12 37 44 −7 24
9 Linense 26 8 5 13 38 53 −15 21
10 São Bento de São Caetano 26 8 4 14 33 50 −17 20
11 Noroeste 26 5 10 11 38 56 −18 20
12 XV de Piracicaba 26 8 4 14 35 54 −19 20
13 Juventus 26 7 5 14 45 53 −8 19 Relegated
14 Ypiranga 26 5 6 15 28 51 −23 16
Updated to match(es) played on February 13, 1955. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Humberto Tozzi
Palmeiras
36
2 Gino São Paulo 18
3 Rodrígues
Palmeiras
17
4 Walter Marciano Santos 15
Oswaldinho Portuguesa
6 Álvaro Santos 14
Luizinho Corinthians
Baltasar Ponte Preta
9 Tite Santos 13
Nininho Ponte Preta
Américo Murolo Linense

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1954". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1954". Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Futebolnacional - São Bento de São Caetano". Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2019.