1971 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1971
ChampionsSão Paulo
Campeonato NacionalSão Paulo
Palmeiras
Santos
Corinthians
Portuguesa
Matches played242
Goals scored500 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorerCésar Maluco (Palmeiras) – 18 goals
Biggest home winPalmeiras 7-0 São Bento (June 17, 1971)
Biggest away winPaulista 0-5 Portuguesa (April 21, 1971)
Highest scoringPaulista 6-1 Portuguesa Santista (November 28, 1970)
Corinthians 4-3 Palmeiras (April 25, 1971)
Corinthians 6-1 Juventus (May 30, 1971)
Palmeiras 7-0 São Bento (June 17, 1971)
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The 1971 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 70th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 10th time. No teams were relegated. Palmeiras's César Maluco was the top scorer with 18 goals.[1][2]

Championship

As in the previous year, a preliminary phase was contested 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 1970, by the teams that had been eliminated in that phase in the previous year, the four worst-placed teams in the main championship, and Noroeste, 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guarani 20 9 9 2 23 12 +11 27 Qualified
2 Botafogo 20 11 4 5 34 28 +6 26
3 Paulista 20 9 7 4 29 18 +11 25[a]
4 Ferroviária 20 9 4 7 26 19 +7 22
5 Juventus 20 7 7 6 18 17 +1 21
6 São Bento 20 8 4 8 22 21 +1 20
7 Comercial 20 7 6 7 25 25 0 20 Eliminated
8 Noroeste 20 6 6 8 22 25 −3 18[a]
9 América 20 6 5 9 15 27 −12 17
10 Portuguesa Santista 20 4 6 10 23 32 −9 14
11 XV de Piracicaba 20 3 4 13 15 28 −13 10
Updated to match(es) played on December 22, 1970. Source: Brfut.blogspot.com Brfut.blogspot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The score of the December 9 Paulista v. Noroeste match is unknown, although it is known that Paulista won that match.

Results

Home \ Away AME BOT COM FER GUA JUV NOR PAU AAP SBO XVP
América — 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Botafogo 3–0 — 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–2
Comercial 1–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–0
Ferroviária 2–0 4–2 2–0 — 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–1
Guarani 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Juventus 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Noroeste 3–0 0–4 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 — ? 1–1 1–1 2–0
Paulista 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–2 1–2 — 6–1 1–1 2–1
Portuguesa Santista 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 — 1–3 3–0
São Bento 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–0
XV de Piracicaba 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on December 22, 1970. 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 São Paulo 22 17 2 3 39 17 +22 36 Champions
2 Palmeiras 22 15 3 4 55 22 +33 33 Campeonato Nacional
3 Corinthians 22 10 8 4 36 21 +15 28
4 Santos 22 10 8 4 36 21 +15 28
5 Portuguesa 22 12 4 6 40 28 +12 28
6 Ponte Preta 22 9 4 9 22 19 +3 22 1972 Main Championship
7 Ferroviária 22 7 8 7 31 29 +2 22 1972 Preliminary tournament
8 Guarani 22 5 9 8 22 29 −7 19
9 Juventus 22 6 4 12 21 36 −15 16
10 Botafogo 22 3 7 12 19 38 −19 13
11 Paulista 22 3 5 14 19 37 −18 11
12 São Bento 22 2 4 16 14 48 −34 8
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 1971. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BOT COR FER GUA JUV PAL PAU PON POR SAN SBO SPO
Botafogo — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Corinthians 1–1 — 3–0 0–0 6–1 4–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–0
Ferroviária 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2
Guarani 0–0 2–1 3–2 — 3–1 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1
Juventus 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–3
Palmeiras 4–2 0–0 2–3 4–1 2–0 — 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 7–0 1–2
Paulista 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–4 — 1–2 0–5 0–0 2–0 2–3
Ponte Preta 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 5–0 0–1
Portuguesa 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 — 0–1 3–1 3–2
Santos 4–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–0
São Bento 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–3
São Paulo 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 1971. Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Goals
1 César Maluco Palmeiras 18
2 Mirandinha Corinthians 17
3 Toninho Guerreiro São Paulo 16
4 Lance Ferroviaría 15
5 Cabinho Portuguesa 12
6 Basílio 10
7 Leivinha Palmeiras 8
Dicá Ponte Preta

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1971". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1971". Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1970". Retrieved April 22, 2019.