1916 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1916 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 15th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Paulista

In 1916 there were two different editions of the Campeonato Paulista. One was organized by the Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (APEA) while the other one was organized by the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball (LPF).

APEA's Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Paulistano 19 12 9 1 2 40 17 23
2 AA São Bento 14 11 6 2 3 26 27 -1
3 Mackenzie 13 12 6 1 5 27 23 4
4 Ypiranga-SP 13 12 6 1 5 19 19 0
5 Santos 9 11 4 1 6 23 31 -8
6 AA das Palmeiras 6 12 4 0 8 20 28 -8
7 Palestra Itália-SP 8 12 2 2 8 16 26 -10

Paulistano declared as the APEA's Campeonato Paulista champions.

LPF's Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Corinthians 16 8 8 0 0 20 3 17
2 União Lapa 10 8 5 0 3 14 18 -4
3 Alumni 10 7 4 2 1 6 8 -2
4 Campos Elíseos 9 8 3 3 2 12 6 6
5 Maranhão 7 7 3 1 3 6 7 -1
6 Minas Gerais 7 7 2 3 2 6 8 -2
7 Payssandu-SP 7 9 2 3 4 4 9 -5
8 Americano-SP 6 5 2 2 1 13 3 10
9 Ítalo 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
10 Vicentino 5 7 2 1 4 7 11 -4
11 SC Luzitano 5 7 2 1 4 4 10 -6
12 Ruggerone 3 11 1 1 9 2 8 -6
13 SC Internacional de São Paulo - - - - - - - -
13 Germânia - - - - - - - -

SC Internacional de São Paulo and Germânia matches were canceled, as both clubs abandoned the competition.

The LPF's Campeonato Paulista was not concluded as APEA's and LPF's competitions fused, and Corinthians declared as the LPF's Campeonato Paulista champions.

State championship champions

State Champion
Amazonas Nacional
Bahia República
Minas Gerais América-MG
Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Sport Recife
Rio de Janeiro (DF) América-RJ
São Paulo Paulistano (by APEA)
Corinthians (by LPF)

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1916.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
July 8, 1916 ChileD1-1DemóstenesSouth American Championship
July 10, 1916 ArgentinaD1-1AlencarSouth American Championship
July 12, 1916 UruguayL1-2FriedenreichSouth American Championship
July 18, 1916 UruguayW1-0Mimi SodréInternational Friendly

References

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