# 1941 Campeonato Carioca

The 1941 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on May 4, 1941 and ended on November 23, 1941. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Ten teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 14th time. no teams were relegated.

## System

The tournament would be divided in two stages:
* First phase: The ten teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format. The six best teams qualified to the Second phase.
* Second phase: The remaining six teams all played in a double round-robin format against each other. The team with the most points in the sum of both stages won the title.

## Championship
### First phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flamengo | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 15 | +46 | 32 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Fluminense | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 28 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 3 | Botafogo | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 26 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 23 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 5 | Madureira | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 6 | Bangu | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 14 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 7 | América | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 12 | |
| 8 | Canto do Rio | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 12 | |
| 9 | São Cristóvão | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 10 | |
| 10 | Bonsucesso | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 8 | |

### Second phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Fluminense | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 17 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 14 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 13 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 12 |
| 5 | Madureira | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 2 |
| 6 | Bangu | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 2 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fluminense | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 48 | +58 | 45 | Champions |
| 2 | Flamengo | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 32 | +53 | 44 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 91 | 65 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 37 | |
| 5 | Madureira | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 84 | −25 | 17 | |
| 6 | Bangu | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 16 | |
| 7 | América | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 12 | |
| 8 | Canto do Rio | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 12 | |
| 9 | São Cristóvão | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 10 | |
| 10 | Bonsucesso | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 8 | |

### Top Scores

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sylvio Pirillo | Flamengo | 39 |
| 2 | Luis María Rongo | Fluminense | 25 |
| 3 | Heleno de Freitas | Botafogo | 24 |
| 4 | Isaías | Madureira | 20 |
| 5 | Lula | Bangu | 19 |
| 5 | Pedro Amorim | Fluminense | 19 |
| 7 | Pascoal | Botafogo | 17 |

## Extra Tournament

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fluminense | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | São Cristóvão | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | América | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 12 | |
| 5 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Botafogo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
| 7 | Bangu | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bonsucesso | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 4 | |
| 9 | Madureira | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 4 | |
| 10 | Canto do Rio | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 1 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Canto do Rio lost the points of its last three matches (ties against Madureira and Botafogo and a win against Flamengo) for fielding a ineligible player.

## Top Scores

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Russo | Fluminense | 14 |
| 2 | Pedro Amorim | Fluminense | 8 |
| 2 | Lemine | América | 8 |
| 2 | Anito | Bangu | 8 |
| 5 | Pascoal | Botafogo | 6 |