| Season | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Champions | São Paulo |
| Relegated | Linense |
| Matches | 371 |
| Goals | 1,363 (3.67 per match) |
| Best Player | Pelé (Santos) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé (Santos) – 36 goals |
| Biggest home win | Santos 9-1Ypiranga (September 25, 1957) |
| Biggest away win | Linense 0-7Noroeste (July 7, 1957) |
| Highest scoring | Jabaquara 6-4Santos (July 31, 1957) XV de Piracicaba 6-4Guarani (August 25, 1957) Santos 9-1Ypiranga (September 25, 1957) Guarani 8-2Ferroviária (January 22, 1958) |
←1956 1958 → | |
The1957Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 56th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.São Paulo won the title for the 8th time.Linense was relegated. The top scorer wasPelé fromSantos with 36 goals, including 17 of those goals in the Blue Series. In 1957, Pelé started his streak of being the league season's top scorer, which continued unbroken until 1965.[2][1][3]
The championship was disputed in three phases:[1][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 32 | Blue Series |
| 2 | Santos | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 35 | +46 | 27 | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 27 | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 25 | |
| 5 | Jabaquara | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 23 | |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 23 | |
| 8 | XV de Piracicaba | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Portuguesa Santista | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 22 | |
| 10 | Noroeste | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 11 | Botafogo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 21 | |
| 12 | São Bento (SCS) | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | White Series |
| 13 | Juventus | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 17 | |
| 14 | Ferroviária | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 17 | |
| 15 | Taubaté | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 14 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 13 | |
| 17 | XV de Jaú | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 12 | |
| 18 | Nacional | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 11 | |
| 19 | Ypiranga | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 8 | |
| 20 | Linense | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 4–1 | Noroeste |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelé | Santos | 19 |
| 2 | Mazzola | Palmeiras | 17 |
| Aírton | Ponte Preta | ||
| 4 | Grilo | Portuguesa Santista | 14 |
| Pepe | Santos | ||
| Ney Blanco | São Paulo | ||
| 7 | Villalobos | Guarani | 12 |
| 8 | Tite | Santos | 11 |
| Guerra | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 10 | Fifi | Guarani | 10 |
| Wilson Sorio | Jabaquara |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 30 | Champions |
| 2 | Santos | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 29 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 28 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa Santista | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 13 | |
| 8 | Jabaquara | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 9 | |
| 10 | XV de Piracicaba | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 8 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelé | Santos | 17 |
| 2 | Zague | Corinthians | 15 |
| 3 | Gino | São Paulo | 13 |
| Alfeu | Portuguesa | ||
| 5 | Tite | Santos | 11 |
| Pagão | |||
| Índio | Corinthians | ||
| 8 | Nilo | Palmeiras | 9 |
| Amaury | São Paulo | ||
| Maurinho |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taubaté | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 24 | |
| 2 | Noroeste | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 23 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 23 | |
| 4 | Guarani | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 20 | |
| 5 | São Bento (SCS) | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Juventus | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 18 | |
| 7 | Ferroviária | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | XV de Jaú | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ypiranga | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 12 | |
| 10 | Linense | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 11 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 37 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 39 | +51 | 60 | |
| 2 | Santos | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 144 | 65 | +79 | 56 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 99 | 43 | +56 | 55 | Champions |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 47 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa Santista | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 37 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 36 | |
| 8 | Jabaquara | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 35 | |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 32 | |
| 10 | XV de Piracicaba | 37 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 70 | 96 | −26 | 30 | |
| 11 | Noroeste | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 44 | |
| 12 | Taubaté | 37 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 38 | |
| 13 | São Bento (SCS) | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 38 | |
| 14 | Juventus | 37 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 35 | |
| 15 | Ferroviária | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 34 | |
| 16 | Nacional | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Guarani | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 91 | 81 | +10 | 33 | |
| 18 | XV de Jaú | 37 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 24 | |
| 19 | Ypiranga | 37 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 20 | |
| 20 | Linense | 37 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 107 | −78 | 13 | Relegated |