Campeonato Paulista
Season1906
ChampionsGermânia
Matches played23
Goals scored91 (3.96 per match)
Top goalscorerHermann Friese (Germânia)
Leônidas (Internacional) – 7 goals
Biggest home winGermânia 6–0 São Paulo A.C. (May 20, 1906)
Biggest away winSão Paulo A.C. 1-9 Internacional (August 5, 1906)
Highest scoringSão Paulo A.C. 1-9 Internacional (August 5, 1906)
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The 1906 Campeonato Paulista, organized by the LPF (Liga Paulista de Football), was the 5th season of São Paulo's top association football league. Germânia won the title for the 1st time. No teams were relegated and the top scorers were Germânia's Hermann Friese and Internacional's Leônidas with 7 goals.[1][2][3]

System

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.[1][2]

Championship

Before the start of the championship, a split happened between the players and officials of Paulistano, with many of the former leaving to join AA das Palmeiras.

The previous champions went out of the running for the title quickly, as Paulistano was still trying to rebuild its team and São Paulo Athletic was in decline, so the title was mostly disputed between Palmeiras and Germânia.

After a string of poor performances, capped with a 1-9 loss to Internacional, São Paulo Athletic withdrew from the championship.[4] Later, Mackenzie also withdrew, after the school shut down its sports department.[5]

After AA das Palmeiras' last match, against Internacional, which would have secured the title for them, Internacional reported AA das Palmeiras to LPF claiming irregularities on ticket sales, and despite the fact that no irregularities were proven, LPF expelled AA das Palmeiras from the league and Germânia were declared champions instead.[6][7][8] As a consequence, AA das Palmeiras broke with LPF, with both only reconciling in 1909, and the 1906 championship being struck from the league's records upon their reconciliation.[9][10][11][12][13][14] However, years later, FPF retroactively declared all of LPF's Paulista championships as official, including the 1906 edition.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Germânia 10 8 0 2 25 9 +16 16 Champions
2 Internacional 10 6 0 4 23 14 +9 12
3 Paulistano 10 3 1 6 10 21 −11 7
4 Mackenzie 10 2 2 6 10 13 −3 6 Withdrew
5 São Paulo Athletic 10 0 1 9 5 26 −21 1
6 AA das Palmeiras 10 9 0 1 18 8 +10 18 Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 1906. Source: Futebolnacional.com.br
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) head-to-head points.

References

  1. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1906". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1906". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Futebolacervo – Championship of Sao Paulo 1906". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Gambeta, Wilson R. (2013). A bola rolou: o velódromo paulista e os espetáculos de futebol (1895/1916) (Social History Doctorate thesis) (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo. pp. 238–240.
  5. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 22 oct. 1906, p. 2.
  6. ^ Figueiredo, Antonio (1918). Historia do football em São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Seção de Obras d'O Estado de São Paulo. pp. 18, 29–30.
  7. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 23 oct. 1906, p. 4.
  8. ^ Correio Paulistano, 23 out. 1906, p. 4.
  9. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 12 mar. 1908, p. 3.
  10. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 22 mar. 1908, p. 3.
  11. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 14 jul. 1908, p. 4.
  12. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 6 ago. 1908, p. 3.
  13. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 5 dec. 1908, p. 3.
  14. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 24 dec. 1908, p. 3.
  15. ^ Mazzoni, Thomaz (1950). História do futebol no Brasil, 1894-1950 (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Leia. p. 61.
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