Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1970
ChampionsSão Paulo
Torneio Roberto Gomes PedrosaSão Paulo
Palmeiras
Santos
Corinthians
Ponte Preta
Matches played202
Goals scored475 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerToninho Guerreiro (São Paulo) – 13 goals
Biggest home winGuarani 6-0 Comercial (May 17, 1970)
Biggest away winGuarani 2-5 Santos (July 19, 1970)
São Bento 0-3 São Paulo (August 30, 1970)
Highest scoringPortuguesa Santista 6-1 São Bento (March 15, 1970)
Guarani 2-5 Santos (July 19, 1970)
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The 1970 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 69th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 9th time. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was São Paulo's Toninho Guerreiro with 13 goals.[1][2]

Championship

In that year, a new format was introduced: a preliminary phase was to be disputed before the championship proper, in which the teams played against each other twice and the five best teams qualified into the main championship. That phase was to be disputed in the first semester of 1970, by all the teams except for the "big five": Corinthians, Palmeiras, Portuguesa, São Paulo and Santos, who received a direct bye into the championship proper.

In the championship proper, each team played against the others twice, and the team with the most points won the title.[1][2]

Preliminary phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guarani 20 11 5 4 36 23 +13 27 Qualified
2 Ferroviária 20 10 6 4 29 13 +16 26
3 Botafogo 20 8 7 5 24 23 +1 23
4 Ponte Preta 20 8 6 6 28 23 +5 22 Playoffs
5 Paulista 20 8 6 6 20 18 +2 22
6 São Bento 20 10 2 8 26 27 −1 22
7 Comercial 20 7 6 7 24 28 −4 20 Eliminated
8 Portuguesa Santista 20 6 6 8 28 27 +1 18
9 América 20 6 3 11 19 32 −13 15
10 Juventus 20 3 7 10 12 22 −10 13
11 XV de Piracicaba 20 3 6 11 21 31 −10 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 24, 1970. Source: Futebolnacional.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

At the end of the preliminary phase, Paulista, Ponte Preta and São Bento ended up tied in points and had to dispute a playoff to define the two teams that would qualify to the Main championship. Paulista played its matches first and lost both of them, making the third match between Ponte Preta and São Bento unnecessary.

Paulista0–2São Bento
Report Patito 33'
Valdir 70', o.g.'
Jayme Cintra, Jundiaí, SP
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro
Ponte Preta3–2Paulista
Dicá 53' 57'
Manfrini 62'		 Report Nenê 17'
Mazzinho 19'
Parque Antarctica, São Paulo, SP
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: José Favilli Neto

Championship proper

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 18 12 3 3 29 15 +14 27 Champions
2 Palmeiras 18 7 8 3 19 13 +6 22 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
3 Ponte Preta 18 7 8 3 17 14 +3 22
4 Santos 18 8 5 5 34 21 +13 21
5 Corinthians 18 6 8 4 22 13 +9 20
6 Portuguesa 18 6 6 6 18 17 +1 18 1971 Main championship
7 Ferroviária 18 6 5 7 14 23 −9 17 1971 Preliminary tournament
8 Guarani 18 4 6 8 19 26 −7 14
9 São Bento 18 3 5 10 15 26 −11 11
10 Botafogo 18 2 4 12 14 33 −19 8
Updated to match(es) played on September 13, 1970. 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 Toninho Guerreiro São Paulo 13
2 Douglas Santos 9
César Maluco Palmeiras
4 Pelé Santos 7
Manoel Maria
Vágner Guaraní
7 Leivinha Portuguesa 6
Cabinho Ferroviaría
9 Edu Santos 5
Paulo Borges Corinthians
Vanderlei Guaraní
Manfrini Ponte Preta

SReferences

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1970". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1970". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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