1939 Campeonato Carioca

The 1939 Campeonato Carioca was the 34th edition of the tournament. The competition began on April 2, 1939 and ended on December 3. Flamengo won their 7th title in the history of the competition. Botafogo finished runners-up.

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1939
Champions	Flamengo
Matches played	108
Goals scored	432 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Carvalho Leite (Botafogo) – 22 goals
Biggest home win	Fluminense 8-2 Bonsucesso (April 2, 1939) Flamengo 7-1 América (May 28, 1939) Botafogo 6-0 Bangu (September 3, 1939)
Biggest away win	Madureira 1-5 Flamengo (April 2, 1939) São Cristóvão 1-5 Flamengo (April 23, 1939) Flamengo 0-4 Bangu (May 7, 1939) Bonsucesso 1-5 Flamengo (June 18, 1939) Vasco da Gama 1-5 Flamengo (December 3, 1939)
Highest scoring	Fluminense 8-2 Bonsucesso (April 2, 1939)
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Format

The tournament was contested as a triple round-robin with nine teams competing.^[1][2]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	24	16	4	4	67	34	+33	36	Champions
2	Botafogo	24	14	5	5	80	42	+38	33
3	São Cristóvão	24	11	7	6	52	46	+6	29
4	Fluminense	24	11	5	8	60	44	+16	27
5	América	24	10	4	10	45	53	−8	24
6	Vasco da Gama	24	8	7	9	32	34	−2	23
7	Madureira	24	4	9	11	36	56	−20	17
8	Bangu	24	5	4	15	31	62	−31	14
9	Bonsucesso	24	5	3	16	29	61	−32	13

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.