1938 in Brazilian football
# 1938 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1938 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 37th season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Corinthians | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Portuguesa Santista | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Palestra Itália-SP | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 5 | Juventus | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 6 | Santos | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Hespanha | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 9 | São Paulo Railway | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 10 | Ypiranga-SP | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 11 | Luzitano | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -26 |

Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acre | - | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraná | Ferroviário-PR |
| Amapá | - | Pernambuco | Sport Recife |
| Amazonas | Rio Negro | Piauí | - |
| Bahia | Bahia Botafogo-BA | Rio de Janeiro | Fluminense de Niterói |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro (DF) | Fluminense |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Goiás | - | Rio Grande do Sul | Guarany de Bagé |
| Maranhão | Tupan | Rondônia | - |
| Mato Grosso | - | Santa Catarina | CIP |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo | Corinthians |
| Pará | Tuna Luso | Sergipe | not disputed |

In 1938, two different Bahia State Championship competitions were contested. Bahia won one of the competitions while Botafogo-BA won the other.

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| - | - |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais | Rio de Janeiro (DF) |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1938.

| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 5, 1938 | Poland | W | 6-5 | Leônidas da Silva (3), Romeu Pellicciari, Perácio (2) | World Cup |
| June 12, 1938 | Czechoslovakia | D | 1-1 | Leônidas da Silva | World Cup |
| June 14, 1938 | Czechoslovakia | W | 2-1 | Leônidas da Silva, Roberto | World Cup |
| June 16, 1938 | Italy | L | 1-2 | Romeu Pellicciari | World Cup |
| June 19, 1938 | Sweden | W | 4-2 | Leônidas da Silva (2), Romeu Pellicciari, Perácio | World Cup |
