| Season | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Champions | São Paulo |
| Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | São Paulo Palmeiras Santos Corinthians Ponte Preta |
| Matches | 202 |
| Goals | 475 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Toninho Guerreiro (São Paulo) – 13 goals |
| Biggest home win | Guarani 6-0Comercial (May 17, 1970) |
| Biggest away win | Guarani 2-5Santos (July 19, 1970) São Bento 0-3São Paulo (August 30, 1970) |
| Highest scoring | Portuguesa Santista 6-1São Bento (March 15, 1970) Guarani 2-5Santos (July 19, 1970) |
←1969 1971 → | |
The1970Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 69th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.São Paulo won the title for the 9th time. No teams were relegated.São Paulo'sToninho Guerreiro was the top scorer with 13 goals.[1][2]
In that year, a new format was introduced: a preliminary phase was to be contested before the championship proper, in which the teams played against each other twice and the five best teams qualified into the main championship. That phase was to be disputed in the first semester of 1970, by all the teams except for the "big five": Corinthians, Palmeiras, Portuguesa, São Paulo and Santos, who received a direct bye into the championship proper.
In the championship proper, each team played against the others twice, and the team with the most points won the title.[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guarani | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 27 | Qualified |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 26 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 23 | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 22 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Paulista | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 22 | |
| 6 | São Bento | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Comercial | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Portuguesa Santista | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 18 | |
| 9 | América | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 15 | |
| 10 | Juventus | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 13 | |
| 11 | XV de Piracicaba | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 12 |
At the end of the preliminary phase, Paulista, Ponte Preta and São Bento ended up tied in points and had to dispute a playoff to define the two teams that would qualify to the Main championship. Paulista played its matches first and lost both of them, making the third match between Ponte Preta and São Bento unnecessary.
| Ponte Preta | 3–2 | Paulista |
|---|---|---|
Dicá 53',57'Manfrini 62' | Report | Nenê 17' Mazzinho 19' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 27 | Champions |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 22 | Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Santos | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 21 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 1971 Main championship |
| 7 | Ferroviária | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 17 | 1971 Preliminary tournament |
| 8 | Guarani | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 14 | |
| 9 | São Bento | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 11 | |
| 10 | Botafogo | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 8 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toninho Guerreiro | São Paulo | 13 |
| 2 | Douglas | Santos | 9 |
| César Maluco | Palmeiras | ||
| 4 | Pelé | Santos | 7 |
| Manoel Maria | |||
| Vágner | Guaraní | ||
| 7 | Leivinha | Portuguesa | 6 |
| Cabinho | Ferroviaría | ||
| 9 | Edu | Santos | 5 |
| Paulo Borges | Corinthians | ||
| Vanderlei | Guaraní | ||
| Manfrini | Ponte Preta |