| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Champions | São Paulo |
| Campeonato Nacional | São Paulo Palmeiras Santos Corinthians Portuguesa |
| Matches | 242 |
| Goals | 500 (2.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | César Maluco (Palmeiras) – 18 goals |
| Biggest home win | Palmeiras 7-0São Bento (June 17, 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Paulista 0-5Portuguesa (April 21, 1971) |
| Highest scoring | Paulista 6-1Portuguesa Santista (November 28, 1970) Corinthians 4-3Palmeiras (April 25, 1971) Corinthians 6-1Juventus (May 30, 1971) Palmeiras 7-0São Bento (June 17, 1971) |
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The1971Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 70th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.São Paulo won the title for the 10th time. No teams were relegated.Palmeiras'sCésar Maluco was the top scorer with 18 goals.[1][2]
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, andNoroeste, 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]
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |