Football in Brazil
Season1937
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The following article presents a summary of the 1937 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 36th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 1937 Campeonato Paulista

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Corinthians 22 14 10 2 2 33 14 19
2 Palestra Itália-SP 21 14 10 1 3 35 12 23
3 Portuguesa Santista 19 14 8 3 3 27 18 9
4 Estudantes Paulista 15 14 7 1 6 33 22 11
5 Santos 14 14 5 4 5 27 20 7
6 Juventus 11 14 4 3 7 23 28 -5

Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

Campeonato Carioca

Main article: 1937 Campeonato Carioca
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 22 17 4 1 65 22 +43 38 Champions
2 Flamengo 22 15 5 2 83 34 +49 35
3 Vasco da Gama 22 13 4 5 84 42 +42 30
4 Botafogo 22 12 4 6 67 31 +36 28
5 São Cristóvão 22 12 4 6 67 35 +32 28
6 América 22 11 6 5 66 38 +28 28
7 Madureira 22 10 3 9 54 46 +8 23
8 Portuguesa 22 6 3 13 42 70 −28 15
9 Bonsucesso 22 6 3 13 32 77 −45 15
10 Olaria 22 4 3 15 37 90 −53 11
11 Bangu 22 4 2 16 28 61 −33 10
12 Andarahy 22 1 1 20 29 108 −79 3
Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 1938. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Carioca champions.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre - Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas CRB Paraná Ferroviário-PR
Amapá - Pernambuco Tramways-PE
Amazonas Nacional Piauí -
Bahia Galícia Rio de Janeiro Alliança
Ceará Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro (DF) Fluminense
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Goiás - Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio Santanense
Maranhão Maranhão Rondônia -
Mato Grosso - Santa Catarina Figueirense
Minas Gerais Siderúrgica São Paulo Corinthians
Pará Tuna Luso Sergipe Sergipe

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1937.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 3, 1937  Chile W 6-4 Luisinho (2), Patesko (2), Carvalho Leite, Roberto South American Championship
January 13, 1937  Paraguay W 5-0 Luisinho (2), Patesko (2), Carvalho Leite South American Championship
January 19, 1937  Uruguay W 3-2 Bahia, Carvalho Leite, Niginho South American Championship
January 30, 1937  Argentina L 0-1 - South American Championship
February 1, 1937  Argentina L 0-2 - South American Championship

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