# 1945 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1945 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 44th season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Paulista

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 36 | Champions |
| 2 | Corinthians | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 31 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 29 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 25 | |
| 5 | Jabaquara | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 20 | |
| 6 | Santos | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 18 | |
| 7 | Ypiranga | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 17 | |
| 8 | São Paulo Railway | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 14 | |
| 9 | Juventus | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | Comercial | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 11 | |
| 11 | Portuguesa Santista | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 69 | −46 | 7 | |
São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

## Campeonato Carioca

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 31 | Champions |
| 2 | Botafogo | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 27 | |
| 3 | América | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 25 | |
| 4 | Flamengo | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 25 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6 | São Cristóvão | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 15 | |
| 7 | Canto do Rio | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bangu | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 11 | |
| 9 | Madureira | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 6 | |
| 10 | Bonsucesso | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 75 | −53 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Madureira lost the points of a tie against São Cristóvão for fielding an ineligible player. the points of the match were awarded to São Cristóvão.
Vasco da Gama declared as the Campeonato Carioca champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | - | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Alagoas | Santa Cruz-AL | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense |
| Amapá | Amapá | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Piauí | Botafogo-PI |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Serrano |
| Ceará | Ferroviário | Rio de Janeiro (DF) | Vasco |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Rondônia | Ypiranga-RO |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | Santa Catarina | Avaí |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | São Paulo | São Paulo |
| Pará | Paysandu | Sergipe | Ipiranga-SE |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1945.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| January 21, 1945 | Colombia | W | 3-0 | Heleno de Freitas, Jorginho, Jayme de Almeida | South American Championship |
| January 28, 1945 | Bolivia | W | 2-0 | Tesourinha, Ademir Menezes | South American Championship |
| February 7, 1945 | Uruguay | W | 3-0 | Heleno de Freitas (2), Rui | South American Championship |
| February 14, 1945 | Argentina | L | 1-2 | Ademir Menezes | South American Championship |
| February 21, 1945 | Ecuador | W | 9-2 | Ademir Menezes (3), Jair da Rosa Pinto (2), Heleno de Freitas (2), Zizinho (2) | South American Championship |
| February 28, 1945 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Heleno de Freitas | South American Championship |
| December 16, 1945 | Argentina | L | 3-4 | Zizinho, Salomon (own goal), Ademir Menezes | Roca Cup |
| December 20, 1945 | Argentina | W | 6-2 | Ademir Menezes (2), Leônidas da Silva, Chico, Zizinho, Heleno de Freitas | Roca Cup |
| December 23, 1945 | Argentina | W | 3-1 | Fonda (own goal), Heleno de Freitas, Eduardo de Lima | Roca Cup |