1944 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1944 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 43rd season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Palmeiras 32 20 15 2 3 50 19 31
2 São Paulo 29 20 13 3 4 69 32 37
3 Corinthians 28 20 12 4 4 55 35 20
4 Ypiranga-SP 23 20 10 3 7 37 29 8
5 São Paulo Railway 21 20 9 3 8 41 48 -7
6 Santos 20 20 8 4 8 39 41 -2
7 Juventus 18 20 7 4 9 39 49 -10
8 Comercial-SP 18 20 8 2 10 37 57 -15
9 Portuguesa 12 20 3 6 11 29 47 -18
10 Jabaquara 10 20 5 0 15 38 50 -12
11 Portuguesa Santista 9 20 3 3 14 37 69 -32

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre - Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas CSA Paraná Ferroviário-PR
Amapá Macapá Pernambuco América-PE
Amazonas Olímpico-AM Piauí Flamengo-PI
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Petropolitano
Ceará Maguari Rio de Janeiro (DF) Flamengo
Espírito Santo Caixas-ES Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Goiás Atlético Goianiense Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Maranhão Moto Club Rondônia -
Mato Grosso Americano-MT Santa Catarina Avaí
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro São Paulo Palmeiras
Pará Paysandu Sergipe Vasco-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 1944.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
May 14, 1944  Uruguay W 6-1 Isaías Benedito da Silva, Tesourinha, Eduardo Lima (2), Rui, Lelé International Friendly
May 17, 1944  Uruguay W 4-0 Jair da Rosa Pinto (3), Heleno de Freitas International Friendly

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