1944 Campeonato Carioca
# 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.

## System

The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.

## 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 | |

## 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 | |

## 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 | |

## 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 |
| 4 | Ademir de Menezes | Vasco da Gama | 12 |
