| Season | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos |
| Relegated | Ypiranga |
| Taça Brasil | Santos |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,329 (3.5 per match) |
| Best Player | Pelé (Santos) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé (Santos) – 58 goals |
| Biggest home win | Santos 10-0Nacional (September 11, 1958) |
| Biggest away win | Guarani 2-8Portuguesa (November 30, 1958) Guarani 1-7Santos (December 14, 1958) |
| Highest scoring | Santos 7-3Jabaquara (July 16, 1958) Santos 10-0Nacional (September 11, 1958) Santos 9-1Comercial (November 19, 1958) Guarani 2-8Portuguesa (November 30, 1958) |
←1957 1959 → | |
The1958Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 57th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.Santos won the title for the 4th time.Ypiranga was relegated. For the second consecutive year, the top scorer wasSantos'sPelé, with 58 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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 143 | 40 | +103 | 64 | Champions |
| 2 | São Paulo | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 60 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 56 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 52 | |
| 5 | XV de Piracicaba | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 46 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 96 | 69 | +27 | 45 | |
| 7 | Noroeste | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Botafogo | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 39 | |
| 9 | Taubaté | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Nacional | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | Ferroviária | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Portuguesa Santista | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 35 | |
| 13 | América | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 31 | |
| 15 | Juventus | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 31 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 31 | |
| 17 | Comercial | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 28 | |
| 18 | XV de Jaú | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 23 | |
| 19 | Jabaquara | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 21 | |
| 20 | Ypiranga | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 100 | −62 | 18 | Relegated |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelé | Santos | 58 |
| 2 | Pepe | Santos | 28 |
| 3 | Zague | Corinthians | 23 |
| 4 | Gino | São Paulo | 20 |
| 5 | Zé Carlos | Portuguesa | 18 |
| 6 | Amaury | São Paulo | 17 |
| Paulinho | Palmeiras | ||
| 8 | Servílio | Portuguesa | 16 |
| 9 | Tite | Corinthians | 15 |
| Indio | |||
| Raul Klein | Portuguesa | ||
| Bazzani | Ferroviaría | ||
| 13 | Fifi | Guaraní | 14 |