| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians |
| Relegated | São José |
| Copa Brasil | Corinthians São Paulo Santos Palmeiras Portuguesa Santo André |
| Matches | 410 |
| Goals | 780 (1.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Serginho Chulapa (Santos) – 22 goals |
| Biggest home win | Taubaté 4-0América (June 19, 1983) Portuguesa 4-0XV de Jaú (June 29, 1983) Palmeiras 4-0XV de Jaú (July 13, 1983) Santos 4-0Esporte Clube São Bento (July 21, 1983) Ferroviária 5-1Taubaté (July 24, 1983) Palmeiras 5-1Taquaritinga (August 4, 1983) Inter de Limeira 5-1XV de Jaú (August 7, 1983) Santo André 4-0Juventus (August 28, 1983) Guarani 4-0XV de Jaú (October 19, 1983) São José 4-0Marília (October 23, 1983) Santos 5-1Inter de Limeira (October 25, 1983) |
| Biggest away win | São José 0-5Portuguesa (June 15, 1983) |
| Highest scoring | Marília 5-2Ponte Preta (June 12, 1983) |
←1982 1984 → | |
The1983Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da Série A1[1] was the 82nd season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.Corinthians won the championship for the 19th time.São José was relegated.[2]
The twenty teams of the championship were divided into four groups of five teams, with each team playing twice against all other teams, and the two best teams of each group passing to the Second phase, and the team with the fewest points out of all the twenty being relegated.[2][1]
In the second phase, the eight remaining teams would be divided into two groups of four, each team playing twice against the teams of its own group and the two best teams of each group qualifying to the Semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 48 | Qualified |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 38 | |
| 3 | Marília | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 35 | |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 34 | |
| 5 | São José | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 30 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Bento | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 37 | |
| 3 | Taquaritinga | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 34 | |
| 4 | Botafogo | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 34 | |
| 5 | Ferroviária | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 52 | Qualified |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 44 | |
| 3 | Inter de Limeira | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 34 | |
| 4 | XV de Jaú | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 31 | |
| 5 | Taubaté | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 31 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo André | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 47 | Qualified |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 38 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 45 | |
| 3 | América | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 37 | |
| 4 | Comercial | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 35 | |
| 5 | Guarani | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Qualified |
| 2 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | São Bento | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Qualified |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Santo André | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3–2 | Santos | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Palmeiras | 1–2 | Corinthians | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | 2–1 | São Paulo | 1–0 | 1–1 |