São Paulo State Championship - Second Level 1955

First Phase

Setor Verde

 1 Juventus (São Paulo) 		15 (qualified)
 2 Portuguesa (Santos) 			14 (qualified)
 2 São Bento (Sorocaba) 		14
 4 Estrela da Saúde (São Paulo) 	08
 5 Corinthians (Santo André) 		05
 6 União (Mogi das Cruzes) 		04

Portuguesa qualified after win São Bento in a tie-breaking match.

Setor Amarelo

 1 Ferroviária (Araraquara) 		15 (qualified)
 2 Araraquara (Araraquara) 		12 (qualified)
 3 Catanduva (Catanduva) 		11
 4 Paulista (Jundiaí) 			09
 5 Internacional (Limeira) 		08
 6 Velo Clube (Rio Claro) 		03

Setor Branco

 1 Marília (Marília)                        15 (qualified)
 2 América (São José do Rio Preto)      14 (qualified)
 3 Garça (Garça) 			12
 4 Prudentina (Presidente Prudente) 	07
 5 Rio Preto (São José Rio Preto) 	06
 6 Araçatuba (Araçatuba) 		06

Setor Azul

 1 Comercial (Ribeirão Preto) 		14 (qualified)
 2 Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto) 		13 (qualified)
 3 Barretos (Barretos) 			11
 4 Internacional (Bebedouro) 		10
 5 Radium (Mococa) 			08
 6 Fortaleza (Barretos) 		04

Second Phase - "Torneio dos Finalistas"

 1 Ferroviária (Araraquara) 		24 (champions)
 2 Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto) 		18
 3 Marília (Marília) 			15
 4 América (São José do Rio Preto) 	14
 5 Portuguesa (Santos) 			12
 6 Comercial (Ribeirão Preto) 		12
 7 Juventus (São Paulo) 		09
 8 Araraquara (Araraquara) 		08

Ferroviária promoted to 1st level of 1956

Obs.: São Paulo State FA decided to promote also Nacional (licensed, didn´t play the
2nd level in 1955), Jabaquara (invited to play 1st level in 1955, would be relegated
to 1956 2nd level), Portuguesa (from Santos) and Juventus to 1st level of 1956.

Topscorer: Cardoso (Ferroviária) - 28 goals

Matches of the winner:

First Phase
Ferroviária 4 - 2 Paulista              Paulista 1 - 1 Ferroviária
Catanduva 2 - 4 Ferroviária             Ferroviária 0 - 1 Catanduva
Ferroviária 1 - 1 Internacional (L)     Internacional (L) 1 - 3 Ferroviária
Velo Clube 2 - 6 Ferroviária            Ferroviária 15 - 1 Velo Clube
Ferroviária 5 - 0 Araraquara            Ferroviária 2 - 0 Araraquara

Second Phase
Araraquara 2 - 4 Ferroviária            Ferroviária 4 - 1 Araraquara
Ferroviária 2 - 1 Comercial             Comercial 3 - 4 Ferroviária
Ferroviária 5 - 2 Juventus              Juventus 1 - 2 Ferroviária
Botafogo 2 - 2 Ferroviária              Ferroviária 6 - 3 Botafogo
Ferroviária 1 - 1 Portuguesa            Portuguesa 4 - 5 Ferroviária

1954 (2nd level)

1955 (1st level)

1955 (2nd level)

1956 (2nd level)

list of 2nd level champions

list of 2nd level topscorers

list of participating teams 2nd level

About this document

Source: Futebol do Interior Paulista

Prepared and maintained by Marcos Galves Moreira for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Author: Marcos Galves Moreira (nmoreira@uol.com.br)
Last updated: 28 Aug 2001

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