1942 Campeonato Carioca

Football league season

Campeonato Carioca
Season	1943
Champions	Flamengo
Matches played	135
Goals scored	635 (4.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Heleno (Botafogo) – 28 goals
Biggest home win	Madureira 9-2 Bangu (May 17, 1942) São Cristóvão 7-0 América (June 21, 1942)
Biggest away win	Bonsucesso 0-7 Flamengo (September 20, 1942)
Highest scoring	São Cristóvão 10-4 Bonsucesso (June 6, 1942)
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The 1942 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on April 5, 1942 and ended on October 11. The final standings were delayed 140 days, as Botafogo challenged the result of their loss to São Cristóvão in court, ultimately losing. Flamengo won the tournament for their 8th time. Botafogo finished runners-up.

Format

The tournament was disputed in a triple round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.^[1] No teams were relegated.^[2]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	27	20	5	2	87	29	+58	45	Champions
2	Botafogo	27	18	8	1	83	36	+47	44
3	Fluminense	27	19	4	4	72	42	+30	42
4	São Cristóvão	27	9	8	10	74	58	+16	26
5	Madureira	27	10	6	11	70	67	+3	26
6	América	27	9	7	11	62	62	0	25
7	Vasco da Gama	27	8	6	13	44	52	−8	22
8	Canto do Rio	27	6	8	13	51	72	−21	20
9	Bangu	27	5	2	20	48	94	−46	12
10	Bonsucesso	27	2	4	21	44	123	−79	8

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	Heleno	Botafogo	28
2	Isaías^[3]	Madureira	27
3	Geraldino	Canto do Rio	23
	Anito	Bangu
	Sylvio Pirillo	Flamengo

References

^ "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1942". Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1942". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ tardesdepacaembu (2020-04-20). "Isaías… um forasteiro de tamancos". TARDES DE PACAEMBU (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-19.