1969 Campeonato Paulista

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Palmeiras 6-1 Juventus (April 16, 1969)
Biggest away winXV de Piracicaba 0-5 Corinthians (March 5, 1969)
Highest scoringSantos 6-2 XV de Piracicaba (February 14, 1969)
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The 1969

Santos's Pelé 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]

Championship

The championship was divided into two stages:[1][2]

  • First stage: The fourteen teams were divided into two groups of seven teams, and each played in a double round-robin format against the teams of its own group and the other group. the two best teams in each group qualified to the Final round.
  • Final round: The remaining four teams played in a single round-robin format against each other and the team with the most points won the title.

First stage

Group A

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
Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 1969. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

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
Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 1969. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Final round

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
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 1969. 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 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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1969". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1969". Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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