| Season | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos |
| Relegated | América Corinthians (PP) Ponte Preta |
| Taça Brasil | Santos |
| Matches | 312 |
| Goals | 1,069 (3.43 per match) |
| Best Player | Pelé (Santos) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé (Santos) – 32 goals |
| Biggest home win | Santos 7-0América (October 16, 1960) |
| Biggest away win | Corinthians 1-6Santos (November 30, 1960) Taubaté 1-6Santos (December 4, 1960) |
| Highest scoring | Santos 8-3Jabaquara (July 27, 1960) |
←1959 1961 → | |
The1960Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 59th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.Santos won the title for the 5th time.América,Corinthians (PP) andPonte Preta were relegated. For the fourth consecutive year, the top scorer wasSantos'sPelé with 34 goals.[1][2]
The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and the team with the fewest points being relegated.[1][2] Aside of that, the three teams directly above the last-placed team would dispute a playoff to define the other two relegation berths.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 44 | +56 | 50 | Champions |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 48 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 42 | |
| 5 | Noroeste | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ferroviária | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 39 | |
| 7 | Guarani | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 37 | |
| 9 | XV de Piracicaba | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Botafogo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 33 | |
| 11 | Comercial | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 31 | |
| 12 | Taubaté | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 30 | |
| 13 | Portuguesa Santista | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 28 | |
| 14 | Jabaquara | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 28 | |
| 15 | América | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 27 | Relegation Playouts |
| 16 | Juventus | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 24 | |
| 17 | Corinthians (PP) | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 23 | |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 81 | −37 | 17 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | Corinthians (PP) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Relegated |
| 3 | América | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |