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
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Paulistano19129124017232AA São Bento14116232627−13Mackenzie1312615272344Ypiranga-SP1312615191905Santos9114162331−86AA das Palmeiras6124082028−87Palestra Itália-SP8122281626−10
Paulistano declared as the APEA's Campeonato Paulista champions.
LPF's Campeonato Paulista
Final Standings
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Corinthians168800203172União Lapa1085031418−43Alumni10742168−24Campos Elíseos9833212665Maranhão7731367−16Minas Gerais7723268−27Payssandu-SP7923449−58Americano-SP65221133109Ítalo5621358−310Vicentino57214711−411SC Luzitano57214410−612Ruggerone31111928−613SC Internacional de São Paulo––––––––13Germânia––––––––
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 StateChampionAmazonasNacionalBahiaRepúblicaMinas GeraisAmérica-MGParanáCoritibaPernambucoSport RecifeRio de Janeiro (DF)América-RJSão PauloPaulistano (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.
DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetitionJuly 8, 1916D1–1DemóstenesSouth American ChampionshipJuly 10, 1916D1–1AlencarSouth American ChampionshipJuly 12, 1916L1–2FriedenreichSouth American ChampionshipJuly 18, 1916W1–0Mimi SodréInternational Friendly
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF 1916 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF