1945 Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1945
Champions	Vasco da Gama
Matches played	90
Goals scored	370 (4.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lelé (Vasco da Gama) – 15 goals
Biggest home win	Flamengo 10-1 Bonsucesso (October 13, 1945)
Biggest away win	Bonsucesso 0-9 Vasco da Gama (October 21, 1945)
Highest scoring	Flamengo 10-1 Bonsucesso (October 13, 1945)
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The 1945 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 8, 1945 and ended on November 18, 1945. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Ten teams participated. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 6th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.^[2][1]

Torneio Relâmpago

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	América	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	8	Champions
2	Vasco da Gama	5	3	0	2	13	9	+4	6
3	São Cristóvão	5	2	1	2	8	9	−1	5
4	Fluminense	5	1	2	2	8	9	−1	4
5	Botafogo	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	4
6	Flamengo	5	1	1	3	7	13	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on April 18, 1945. 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	Maneco	America	4
2	Massinha	Vasco da Gama	3
	Elgen
	Simões	Fluminense
	Sylvio Pirillo	Flamengo
	Tião

Torneio Municipal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	9	9	0	0	41	10	+31	18	Champions
2	Fluminense	9	5	2	2	21	18	+3	12
3	Flamengo	9	5	1	3	33	23	+10	11
4	Botafogo	9	4	2	3	23	16	+7	10
5	América	9	3	4	2	26	18	+8	10
6	Canto do Rio	9	4	1	4	18	11	+7	9
7	Madureira	9	2	2	5	16	20	−4	6
8	São Cristóvão	9	2	2	5	16	23	−7	6
9	Bangu	9	3	0	6	15	36	−21	6
10	Bonsucesso	9	1	0	8	7	41	−34	2

Updated to match(es) played on June 24, 1945. 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	Sylvio Pirillo	Flamengo	15
2	Ademir de Menezes	Vasco da Gama	10
3	Maxwell	América	8
	Lelé	Vasco da Gama
	Heleno de Freitas	Botafogo
6	Jorginho	América	7
	Geraldino	Fluminense
	Simões
	Octávio	Botafogo

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	18	13	5	0	58	15	+43	31	Champions
2	Botafogo	18	12	3	3	43	14	+29	27
3	América	18	12	1	5	49	29	+20	25
4	Flamengo	18	11	3	4	55	26	+29	25
5	Fluminense	18	8	5	5	37	26	+11	21
6	São Cristóvão	18	5	4	9	27	37	−10	15[a]
7	Canto do Rio	18	5	3	10	29	42	−13	13
8	Bangu	18	5	1	12	29	57	−28	11
9	Madureira	18	2	3	13	21	49	−28	6[a]
10	Bonsucesso	18	3	0	15	22	75	−53	6

Updated to match(es) played on November 18, 1945. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Madureira lost the points of a tie against São Cristóvão for fielding a ineligible player. the points of the match were awarded to São Cristóvão.

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lelé	Vasco da Gama	15
2	Ademir de Menezes	Vasco da Gama	13
	Heleno de Freitas	Botafogo
	Adílson	Flamengo
5	China	America	12
	Zizinho	Flamengo

References

1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1945". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1945". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.