1942 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

Season	1942
Champions	Palmeiras
Matches played	110
Goals scored	571 (5.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Milani (Corinthians) – 24 goals
Biggest home win	Santos 10–2 Comercial (June 7, 1942)
Biggest away win	Hespanha 0–8 Corinthians (May 31, 1942) São Paulo Railway 1–9 Corinthians (September 12, 1942)
Highest scoring	Santos 10–2 Comercial (June 7, 1942)
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The 1942 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,^[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 41st season of São Paulo's top professional football league. 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. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1942". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
2. "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1942". Retrieved June 14, 2019.