1973 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
1973 season
ChairmanBrazil Henri Couri Aidar
ManagerArgentina José Poy
Campeonato BrasileiroRunners-up
Campeonato Paulista9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Mirandinha (20)
All: Pedro Rocha (21)
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The 1973 football season was São Paulo's 44th season since club's existence.

Statistics

Scorers

Position Nation Playing position Name Campeonato Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Others Total
1 Uruguay MF Pedro Rocha 6 8 7 21
2 Brazil FW Mirandinha 0 20 0 20
3 Brazil FW Terto 3 4 1 8
4 Brazil MF Zé Carlos 4 1 2 7
5 Brazil DF Gilberto Sorriso 1 1 1 3
= Brazil FW Piau 0 3 0 3
= Brazil FW Ratinho 0 3 0 3
= Brazil MF Silva 0 2 1 3
6 Brazil MF Chicão 0 2 0 2
= Uruguay DF Pablo Forlán 1 0 1 2
= Brazil FW Toninho Guerreiro 1 0 1 2
7 Brazil DF Roberto Dias 0 0 1 1
= Brazil MF Édson Cegonha 1 0 0 1
= Brazil FW Jésum 0 0 1 1
= Brazil FW Paulo Nani 1 0 0 1
= Brazil FW Serginho 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 2 0 5
Total 22 46 18 86

Overall

Games played 81 (22 Campeonato Paulista, 40 Campeonato Brasileiro, 19 Friendly match)
Games won 29 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 17 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Friendly match)
Games drawn 36 (9 Campeonato Paulista, 18 Campeonato Brasileiro, 9 Friendly match)
Games lost 16 (7 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Campeonato Brasileiro, 4 Friendly match)
Goals scored 86
Goals conceded 59
Goal difference +27
Best result 1–3 (A) v Botafogo - Campeonato Paulista - 1973.0.22
Worst result 4–1 (A) v Portuguesa Santista - Friendly match - 1973.03.01
4–1 (A) v Moto Club - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1973.10.03
4–1 (H) v Internacional - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1974.02.13
Most appearances
Top scorer Pedro Rocha (21)

Source: São Paulo FC

Friendlies

Jan 21 National Guarani 0–0 São Paulo Campinas
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado
Jan 25 International São Paulo Brazil 0–1 Argentina Independiente São Paulo
Hiachello 55' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 18,681
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
Jan 27 National Santos 1–1 São Paulo Santos
Alcindo 24' Zé Carlos 35' Stadium: Estádio Vila Belmiro
Referee: Wilmar Serra
Feb 4 Taça Prefeitura de Rio Claro Rio Claro 0–1 São Paulo Rio Claro
Pedro Rocha 70' Stadium: Estádio Doutor Álvaro Perin
Referee: Rubens Paullis
Mar 1 National Portuguesa Santista 1–4 São Paulo Santos
David 84' Pedro Rocha 4', 78'
Terto 58'
Silva 88'		 Stadium: Estádio Ulrico Mursa
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Rubens Paullis
Mar 4 National Caldense 0–1 São Paulo Poços de Caldas
Jésum 62' Referee: Joaquim Gonçalves
Mar 31 National São Paulo 1–1 América-SP São Paulo
Toninho Guerreiro 22' Gilberto 61' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Edson Pandozzi
Apr 7 National Operário 0–0 São Paulo Campo Grande
Stadium: Morenão
Jun 6 National Bahia 0–0 São Paulo Salvador
Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira (Fonte Nova)
Referee: Walter Gonçalves
Jun 24 National Marília 0–2 São Paulo Marília
Pedro Rocha 60', 84' Referee: Antonio Gomes
Jul 1 National Barretos 0–0 São Paulo Barretos
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Gomes Martins
Referee: Alcírio Agostinho
Aug 22 National União Bandeirante 0–1 São Paulo Bandeirantes
Stadium: Vila Maria

Torneio Laudo Natel

Feb 7 National Botafogo 1–2 São Paulo Ribeirão Preto
Geraldo 68' Forlán 63'
Zé Carlos 73'		 Stadium: Estádio Doutor Francisco de Palma Travassos
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Feb 10 National São Paulo 3–2 América São Paulo
Pedro Rocha 51'
Dias 58'
Gilberto 73'		 Zuza 4'
Xisté 75'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Feb 24 National Corinthians 1–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Vaguinho 63' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 16,455
Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Taça Estado de São Paulo

May 24 National Juventus 1–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Luiz 76' Pedro Rocha 74' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Jun 2 National São Paulo 0–2 Portuguesa São Paulo
Cabinho 10'
Isidoro 24'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado
Jun 10 National Corinthians 1–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Vaguinho 12' Serginho 9' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 8,899
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Jun 17 National Palmeiras 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antarctica)
Attendance: 7,614
Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Official competitions

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 1973 Campeonato Paulista
Mar 11 First stage 1 São Paulo 3–1 Ponte Preta São Paulo
Pedro Rocha 7'
Marinho 11' (o.g.)
Terto 55'		 Adílson 9' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 12,508
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Mar 18 First stage 2 Guarani 1–0 São Paulo Campinas
Clayton 37' Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Referee: Armando Marques
Mar 21 First stage 3 São Paulo 1–0 América São Paulo
Terto 38' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado
Mar 25 First stage 4 Santos 2–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Pelé 7'
Brecha 33'		 Paulo 5'
Pedro Rocha 59'		 Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antarctica)
Attendance: 33,621
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro
Apr 6 First stage 5 São Paulo 2–0 Ferroviária São Paulo
Zé Carlos 4'
Edson 80'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado
Apr 15 First stage 6 Corinthians 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 40,136
Referee: Armando Marques
Apr 22 First stage 7 Botafogo 3–1 São Paulo Ribeirão Preto
Geraldo 41'
Luís 59'
Alexandre 70'		 Pedro Rocha 11' Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz
Attendance: 9,130
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
May 1 First stage 8 São Paulo 1–1 Juventus São Paulo
Roberto Dias 50' Vanderlei 88' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
May 4 First stage 9 São Paulo 1–0 São Bento São Paulo
Zé Carlos 19' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 361
Referee: Almir Laguna
May 13 First stage 10 São Paulo 1–1 Portuguesa São Paulo
Isidoro 79' (o.g.) Cabinho 55' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 9,207
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
May 20 First stage 11 Palmeiras 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 47,268
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Jul 5 First stage 12 São Paulo 2–1 Botafogo São Paulo
Zé Carlos 34', 56' Maritaca 77' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 666
Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado
Jul 8 First stage 13 São Paulo 1–1 Guarani São Paulo
Toninho Guerreiro 24' Lola 68' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Armando Marques
Jul 11 First stage 14 Portuguesa 1–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Enéas 36' Isidoro 31' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 15,329
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Jul 15 First stage 15 São Paulo 1–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
Forlán 61' Levinha 14' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 19,709
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Jul 21 First stage 16 Ponte Preta 1–0 São Paulo Campinas
Tuta 5' Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 7,302
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Jul 29 First stage 17 São Paulo 0–0 Santos São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Armando Marques
Aug 4 First stage 18 São Paulo 0–1 Juventus São Paulo
Vanderlei 68' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 4,372
Referee: José Favilli Neto
Aug 9 First stage 19 São Paulo 3–0 São Bento São Paulo
Gilberto 14'
Pedro Rocha 58'
Terto 73'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 277
Referee: Antônio Gomes
Aug 12 First stage 20 América 2–1 São Paulo São José do Rio Preto
Turcão 8'
Iaúca 74'		 Pedro Rocha 81' Stadium: Estádio Mário Alves Mendonça
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Aug 15 First stage 21 Ferroviária 1–0 São Paulo Araraquara
Coquinho 47' Stadium: Estádio Doutor Adhemar de Barros (Fonte Luminosa)
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Aug 19 First stage 22 Corinthians 2–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Rivellino 52'
Rodrigues 53'		 Pedro Rocha 23' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 14,911
Referee: Armando Marques

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
9th 21 22 6 9 7 22 20 47%

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Aug 25 First stage 1 Bahia 1–1 São Paulo Salvador
Mário 25' (o.g.) Terto 65' Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira (Fonte Nova)
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Aug 29 First stage 2 CRB 0–1 São Paulo Maceió
Ratinho 84' Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé
Attendance: 11,018
Referee: Agomar Martins
Aug 31 First stage 3 Sport 0–3 São Paulo Recife
Pedro Rocha 22'
Ratinho 83', 89'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Sep 5 First stage 4 Guarani 1–1 São Paulo Campinas
Bezerra 15' Pedro Rocha 12' Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Sep 9 First stage 5 Corinthians 1–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Marco Antônio 17' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Sep 12 First stage 6 São Paulo 1–0 América-MG São Paulo
Terto 30' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Agomar Martins
Sep 16 First stage 7 Fortaleza 0–0 São Paulo Fortaleza
Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas
Attendance: 10,956
Referee: Armando Marques
Sep 23 First stage 8 São Paulo 2–2 Fluminense São Paulo
Pedro Rocha 37'
Mirandinha 77'		 Manfrini 12', 15' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: José Luís Barreto
Sep 26 First stage 9 CEUB 0–0 São Paulo Brasília
Stadium: Estádio Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelezão)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: José Marçal Filho
Sep 30 First stage 10 Botafogo 1–0 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Fischer 79' Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Attendance: 28,330
Referee: José Carlos Morais
Oct 3 First stage 11 Moto Club 1–4 São Paulo São Luís
Agnaldo 75' Piau 28'
Pedro Rocha 40', 69'
Mirandinha 82'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal Nhozinho Santos
Attendance: 9,364
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Oct 7 First stage 12 Tiradentes 0–2 São Paulo Teresina
Gilberto 33'
Mirandinha 44'		 Stadium: Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva (Albertão)
Attendance: 21,816
Referee: Armando Marques
Oct 14 First stage 13 São Paulo 2–1 Cruzeiro São Paulo
Chicão 26'
Mirandinha 86'		 Palhinha 73' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Agomar Martins
Oct 17 First stage 14 Figueirense 0–1 São Paulo Florianópolis
Pedro Rocha 21' Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
Referee: Armando Marques
Oct 21 First stage 15 Internacional 2–2 São Paulo Porto Alegre
Escurinho 22'
Carpegiani 		Mirandinha 15', 72' Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio)
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Oct 24 First stage 16 Paysandu 0–2 São Paulo Belém
Mirandinha 11', 78' Stadium: Estádio Evandro Almeida (Baenão)
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
Oct 27 First stage 17 São Paulo 0–0 Nacional-AM São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: Agomar Martins
Oct 31 First stage 18 America-RJ 0–0 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)
Attendance: 1,336
Referee: Armando Marques
Nov 3 First stage 19 São Paulo 0–0 Coritiba São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 14,519
Referee: Maurício Santiago
Nov 10 First stage 20 São Paulo 2–2 Coritiba São Paulo
Mirandinha 50'
Pedro Rocha 65'		 Zé Roberto 60'
Sérgio Roberto 81'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: José Luís Barreto
Nov 14 First stage 21 São Paulo 1–1 Portuguesa São Paulo
Mirandinha 31' Tatá 4' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro
Nov 18 First stage 22 Internacional 1–2 São Paulo Porto Alegre
Valdomiro 32' Zé Carlos 33', 59' Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio)
Referee: José Marçalo Filho
Nov 25 First stage 23 Palmeiras 1–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Leivinha 64 Mirandinha 5', 43' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 63,411
Referee: José Favilli Neto
Nov 28 First stage 24 São Paulo 0–0 Grêmio São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: José Aldo Pereira
Dec 2 First stage 25 Corinthians 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 59,130
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Dec 8 First stage 26 Atlético Paranaense 0–0 São Paulo Curitiba
Stadium: Estádio Belfort Duarte
Referee: Luís Carlos Félix
Dec 12 First stage 27 Guarani 0–0 São Paulo Campinas
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Referee: José de Assis Aragão
Dec 17 First stage 28 Santos 1–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Pelé 55' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Jan 13, 1974 Second stage 1 Goiás 2–2 São Paulo Goiânia
Lincoln 38', 65' Terto 30'
Piau 90'		 Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico
Attendance: 9,412
Referee: Silvio Acácio Silveira
Jan 20, 1974 Second stage 2 São Paulo 1–0 Grêmio São Paulo
Ancheta 26' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Agomar Martins
Jan 23, 1974 Second stage 3 São Paulo 3–0 Guarani São Paulo
Mirandinha 9', 40', 62' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia
Jan 26, 1974 Second stage 4 Santa Cruz 0–2 São Paulo Recife
Mirandinha 59'
Terto 69'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 13,677
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Jan 29, 1974 Second stage 5 Santos 1–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Pelé 11' Silva 57'
Mirandinha 75'		 Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 41,902
Referee: Armando Marques
Jan 31, 1974 Second stage 6 São Paulo 1–0 Fortaleza São Paulo
Chicão 53' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 33,361
Referee: José Luís Barreto
Feb 3, 1974 Second stage 7 Cruzeiro 1–0 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Dirceu Lopes 54' Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão)
Attendance: 40,006
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho
Feb 6, 1974 Second stage 8 Vitória 0–2 São Paulo Salvador
Silva 18'
Mirandinha 60'		 Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira (Fonte Nova)
Attendance: 10,210
Referee: José Marçal Filho
Feb 9, 1974 Second stage 9 São Paulo 0–0 Botafogo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: José Luís Barreto
Feb 13, 1974 Final stage 1 São Paulo 4–1 Internacional São Paulo
Mirandinha 19', 80'
Pedro Rocha 20'
Piau 36'		 Claudiomiro 56' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 37,439
Referee: Armando Marques
Feb 17, 1974 Final stage 2 Cruzeiro 1–0 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Palhinha 47' Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão)
Attendance: 31,788
Referee: Armando Marques
Feb 20, 1974 Final stage 3 Palmeiras 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 66,549
Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
2nd 52 40 17 18 5 46 22 65%