1944 Campeonato Carioca

The 1944 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 1, 1944 and ended on October 29, 1944. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Ten teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 10th time. no teams were relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca

Season	1944
Champions	Flamengo
Matches played	90
Goals scored	379 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Geraldino (Canto do Rio) – 19 goals
Biggest home win	Vasco da Gama 8-1 Bonsucesso (July 23, 1944)
Biggest away win	Bonsucesso 1-6 Fluminense (October 15, 1944)
Highest scoring	Vasco da Gama 8-1 Bonsucesso (July 23, 1944) Vasco da Gama 7-2 Bangu (August 20, 1944) Bonsucesso 5-4 Bangu (October 29, 1944)
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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	Vasco da Gama	4	3	1	0	14	4	+10	7	Champions
2	Botafogo	4	2	1	1	11	8	+3	5
3	América	4	1	2	1	8	11	−3	4
4	Flamengo	4	1	1	2	10	15	−5	3
5	Fluminense	4	0	1	3	4	9	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1944. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Torneio Municipal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vasco da Gama	9	7	1	1	23	12	+11	15	Champions
2	América	9	6	2	1	27	13	+14	14
3	Canto do Rio	9	4	3	2	18	13	+5	11
4	Fluminense	9	4	2	3	14	15	−1	10
5	Flamengo	9	3	3	3	19	18	+1	9
6	São Cristóvão	9	3	3	3	18	19	−1	9
7	Botafogo	9	3	2	4	22	19	+3	8
8	Bangu	9	3	0	6	19	28	−9	6
9	Madureira	9	1	3	5	13	19	−6	5
10	Bonsucesso	9	1	1	7	9	26	−17	3

Updated to match(es) played on June 25, 1944. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	18	13	2	3	50	18	+32	28	Champions
2	Vasco da Gama	18	12	2	4	53	27	+26	26
3	Botafogo	18	12	2	4	38	21	+17	26
4	Fluminense	18	10	4	4	45	27	+18	24
5	América	18	9	3	6	42	37	+5	21
6	Canto do Rio	18	6	5	7	34	37	−3	17
7	Madureira	18	5	2	11	35	44	−9	12
8	São Cristóvão	18	4	2	12	24	36	−12	10
9	Bangu	18	4	2	12	38	66	−28	10
10	Bonsucesso	18	2	2	14	20	66	−46	6

Updated to match(es) played on October 29, 1944. 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	Geraldino	Canto do Rio	23
2	Lelé	Vasco da Gama	16
3	Sylvio Pirillo	Flamengo	13
4	Magnones	Fluminense	12
	Ademir de Menezes	Vasco da Gama