1972 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1972
ChampionsPalmeiras (16th title)
Campeonato NacionalPalmeiras
São Paulo
Santos
Corinthians
Portuguesa
Guarani
Matches played264
Goals scored568 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorerToninho Guerreiro (São Paulo) – 17 goals
Biggest home winSão Bento 6-1 Marília (September 1, 1971)
São Paulo 5-0 XV de Piracicaba (May 13, 1972)
Corinthians 5-0 Ferroviária (May 18, 1972)
Biggest away winXV de Piracicaba 0-4 Palmeiras (March 19, 1972)
América 0-4 Corinthians (March 26, 1972)
Highest scoringSão Bento 6-1 Marília (September 1, 1971)
Juventus 4-3 Ferroviária (July 23, 1972)
← 1971
1973 →

The 1972 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 71st season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the title for the 16th time. No teams were relegated. São Paulo's Toninho Guerreiro was the top scorer with 17 goals.[1][2]

Championship

Much like in the previous year, a preliminary phase was disputed before the championship proper, in which all teams played against each other twice and the six best teams qualified into the main championship. That phase was to be disputed in the second semester of 1971, by the teams that had been eliminated in that phase in the previous year, the six worst-placed teams in the main championship and Marília, that had been promoted from the Second Level. [3]

In the championship proper, each team played against the others twice, and the team with the most points won the title.[1][2]

Preliminary phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferroviária 22 10 11 1 22 8 +14 31 Qualified
2 Juventus 22 12 6 4 34 21 +13 30
3 América 22 10 6 6 24 17 +7 26
4 São Bento 22 9 7 6 25 18 +7 25
5 Guarani 22 8 8 6 24 17 +7 24
6 XV de Piracicaba 22 9 4 9 23 28 −5 22
7 Comercial 22 7 7 8 28 26 +2 21 Eliminated
8 Botafogo 22 6 8 8 22 27 −5 20
9 Paulista 22 7 4 11 22 26 −4 18
10 Portuguesa Santista 22 6 6 10 20 29 −9 18
11 Marília 22 6 5 11 25 33 −8 17
12 Noroeste 22 3 6 13 22 41 −19 12
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 1972. Source: Brfut.blogspot.com Brfut.blogspot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Results
Home \ Away AME BOT COM FER GUA JUV MAR NOR PAU AAP SBO XVP
América — 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0
Botafogo 1–1 — 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Comercial 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–2
Ferroviária 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 3–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Guarani 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 — 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Juventus 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–0
Marília 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 — 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1
Noroeste 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 — 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–2
Paulista 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
Portuguesa Santista 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 — 1–3 2–0
São Bento 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 6–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–0
XV de Piracicaba 0–0 2–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 1972. Source: Brfut.blogspot.com Brfut.blogspot.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship proper

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 22 15 7 0 33 8 +25 37 Champions
2 São Paulo 22 14 8 0 32 7 +25 36 Campeonato Nacional
3 Santos 22 14 1 7 31 21 +10 29
4 Corinthians 22 10 8 4 28 10 +18 28
5 Portuguesa 22 8 7 7 31 25 +6 23
6 Guarani 22 8 6 8 16 22 −6 22
7 Ponte Preta 22 5 11 6 19 20 −1 21 1973 Preliminary tournament
8 Juventus 22 5 6 11 24 34 −10 16
9 América 22 5 5 12 19 28 −9 15
10 São Bento 22 4 7 11 16 29 −13 15
11 Ferroviária 22 5 4 13 18 37 −19 14
12 XV de Piracicaba 22 1 6 15 10 36 −26 8
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AME COR FER GUA JUV PAL PON POR SAN SBO SPO XVP
América — 0–4 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 0–0
Corinthians 1–0 — 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Ferroviária 3–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–0
Guarani 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1
Juventus 2–3 1–0 4–3 1–0 — 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–1
Palmeiras 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Ponte Preta 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–1
Portuguesa 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 0–3 0–0 — 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–1
Santos 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 — 2–1 0–2 1–0
São Bento 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 0–1 — 0–2 2–0
São Paulo 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 5–0
XV de Piracicaba 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Toninho Guerreiro São Paulo 17
2 César Maluco Palmeiras 11
3 Alcindo Santos 9
Pelé
Basílio Portuguesa

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1972". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1972". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1971". Retrieved April 19, 2019.