| Season | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos |
| Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | Santos Palmeiras São Paulo Corinthians Portuguesa |
| Matches | 188 |
| Goals | 523 (2.78 per match) |
| Best Player | Pelé (Santos) |
| Top goalscorer | Pelé (Santos) – 26 goals |
| Biggest home win | Palmeiras 6-1Juventus (April 16, 1969) |
| Biggest away win | XV de Piracicaba 0-5Corinthians (March 5, 1969) |
| Highest scoring | Santos 6-2XV de Piracicaba (February 14, 1969) |
←1968 1970 → | |
The1969Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by theFederação Paulista de Futebol, was the 68th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.Santos won the title for the 12th time. No teams were relegated. After a gap of three years,Santos'sPelé was again the top scorer with 26 goals.Pelé had previously been the league's top goal scorer for nine years in a row, from 1957 to 1965.[1][2]
The championship was divided into two stages:[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 37 | Qualified |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 36 | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Ferroviária | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Portuguesa Santista | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 23 | |
| 6 | XV de Piracicaba | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Juventus | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 20 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 36 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Paulo | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 34 | |
| 3 | Guarani | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 23 | |
| 4 | América | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 | |
| 6 | São Bento | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 19 | |
| 7 | Paulista | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Corinthians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelé | Santos | 26 |
| 2 | Luis Artime | Palmeiras | 20 |
| 3 | Edu | Santos | 19 |
| 4 | Paulo Borges | Corinthians | 15 |
| 5 | Benê | Corinthians | 14 |
| Zé Roberto | São Paulo | ||
| 7 | Rivellino | Corinthians | 11 |
| Babá | São Paulo |