Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1968
ChampionsSantos
RelegatedComercial
Matches played182
Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé – 20 goals
Biggest home winCorinthians 7-0 Portuguesa Santista (March 23, 1968)
Biggest away winPortuguesa Santista 0-6 Santos (February 11, 1968)
Comercial 2-8 Santos (April 7, 1968)
Highest scoringComercial 2-8 Santos (April 7, 1968)
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The 1968 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 67th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the 11th time. Comercial was relegated and the top scorer was Ferroviária's Téia with 20 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 26 22 1 3 71 22 +49 45 Champions
2 Corinthians 26 14 6 6 46 28 +18 34
3 Ferroviária 26 11 8 7 42 31 +11 30
4 Portuguesa 26 11 6 9 39 31 +8 28
5 São Paulo 26 11 6 9 39 36 +3 28
6 São Bento 26 11 5 10 40 44 −4 27
7 XV de Piracicaba 26 9 6 11 36 36 0 24
8 Botafogo 26 6 11 9 31 39 −8 23
9 Guarani 26 8 6 12 28 29 −1 22
10 Portuguesa Santista 26 10 2 14 31 51 −20 22
11 Palmeiras 26 8 5 13 34 43 −9 21
12 Juventus 26 8 4 14 29 39 −10 20
13 América 26 8 4 14 31 43 −12 20
14 Comercial 26 7 6 13 31 56 −25 20 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 1968. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Season
1 Pelé Santos 20
2 Toninho Guerreiro Santos 19
3 Teía Ferroviária 17
4 Flávio Minuano Corinthians 15
5 Tupãzinho Palmeiras 10
6 Babá São Paulo 9
Edu Santos
Douglas
Leivinha Portuguesa

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1968". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1968". Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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