1962 Campeonato Paulista

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Santos
Matches played240
Goals scored820 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé (Santos) – 37 goals
Biggest home winBotafogo 7-0 Esportiva de Guaratinguetá (September 16, 1962)
Biggest away winJuventus 0-7 Guarani (August 18, 1962)
Highest scoringSantos 8-2 Jabaquara (December 2, 1962)
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The 1962

Santos won the title for the 7th time. Taubaté was relegated and the top scorer was Santos's Pelé with 37 goals.[1][2]

Championship

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
 30 24 5 1 105 28 +77 53 Champions
2 Corinthians 30 18 7 5 77 37 +40 43
3
São Paulo
 30 18 5 7 63 39 +24 41
4
Palmeiras
 30 14 6 10 67 28 +39 34
5 Portuguesa 30 12 9 9 42 43 −1 33
6 Botafogo 30 14 4 12 65 52 +13 32
7 Ferroviária 30 13 6 11 51 44 +7 32
8
Guarani
 30 11 7 12 50 45 +5 29
9 Comercial 30 11 5 14 42 51 −9 27
10 Noroeste 30 9 7 14 51 57 −6 25
11 Juventus 30 8 9 13 30 44 −14 25
12 Esportiva de Guaratinguetá 30 9 7 14 30 48 −18 25
13 XV de Piracicaba 30 9 6 15 38 63 −25 24
14 Prudentina 30 9 5 16 38 65 −27 23
15 Jabaquara 30 8 5 17 44 72 −28 21
16 Taubaté 30 4 5 21 27 73 −46 13 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 1962. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pelé Santos 37
2 Coutinho Santos 32
3 Silva Batuta Corinthians 28
4 Ney Oliveira Corinthians 17
Toninho Guerreiro Noroeste
6 Alencar [pt] Palmeiras 16
7 Sílvio Portuguesa 15
Paulo Leão [pt] Guaraní
9 Benê São Paulo 14
Oswaldo Guaraní

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1962". Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1962". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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