Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1973
ChampionsPortuguesa
Santos
Campeonato NacionalPalmeiras
Corinthians
São Paulo
Portuguesa
Santos
Guarani
Matches played264
Goals scored533 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé (Santos) – 11 goals
Biggest home winSantos 6-0 Juventus (April 4, 1973)
Biggest away winSão Bento 1-4 América (November 12, 1972)
Highest scoringPalmeiras 6-1 São Bento (April 18, 1973)
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The 1973 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 72nd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Portuguesa and Santos split the title, with the former winning it for the 3rd time and the latter for the 13th. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was Santos' Pelé with 11 goals.[1][2]

Championship

Much like in the previous year, a preliminary phase was disputed before the championship proper, in which all teams played against each other twice and the six best teams qualified into the main championship. That phase was to be disputed in the second semester of 1972, by the teams that had been eliminated in that phase in the previous year and the six worst-placed teams in the main championship[3]

The championship proper was divided into two rounds, in which each team played against each other once, and the winner of each round qualified to the Finals.[1][3]

Preliminary round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ponte Preta 22 12 6 4 31 19 +12 30 Qualified
2 América 22 7 14 1 31 13 +18 28
3 Juventus 22 9 9 4 26 20 +6 27
4 Botafogo 22 12 2 8 29 20 +9 26
5 São Bento 22 10 5 7 28 21 +7 25
6 Ferroviária 22 8 9 5 20 15 +5 25
7 Comercial 21 8 6 7 21 23 −2 22[a] Eliminated
8 Marília 22 7 8 7 17 24 −7 22
9 Portuguesa Santista 22 7 4 11 20 31 −11 18
10 XV de Piracicaba 21 6 4 11 16 23 −7 16[a]
11 Noroeste 22 4 6 12 15 25 −10 14
12 Paulista 22 1 7 14 19 39 −20 9
Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 1972. Source: Brfut.blogspot.com Brfut.blogspot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The result in the December 14 match between Comercial and XV de Piracicaba is not known
Results
Home \ Away AME BOT COM FER JUV MAR NOR PAU PON AAP SBO XVP
América — 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–0 2–0
Botafogo 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 1–2 5–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Comercial 1–1 1–0 — 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 ?
Ferroviária 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Juventus 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1
Marília 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0
Noroeste 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 — 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 0–1
Paulista 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 — 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–2
Ponte Preta 0–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 — 1–0 3–2 1–0
Portuguesa Santista 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 2–1
São Bento 1–4 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 — 2–0
XV de Piracicaba 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 1972. Source: Brfut.blogspot.com Brfut.blogspot.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 11 8 3 0 23 5 +18 19 Qualified to the Finals
2 Palmeiras 11 7 4 0 24 10 +14 18
3 Guarani 11 7 1 3 13 8 +5 15
4 Corinthians 11 5 4 2 12 5 +7 14
5 São Paulo 11 4 5 2 12 9 +3 13
6 América 11 4 3 4 12 10 +2 11
7 Ponte Preta 11 3 5 3 12 13 −1 11
8 Portuguesa 11 2 6 3 11 12 −1 10
9 Ferroviária 11 2 2 7 8 15 −7 6
10 São Bento 11 2 2 7 4 18 −14 6
11 Juventus 11 0 5 6 6 19 −13 5
12 Botafogo 11 1 2 8 13 26 −13 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 1973. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AME BOT COR FER GUA JUV PAL PON POR SAN SBO SPO
América — 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–0
Botafogo — 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1
Corinthians 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0
Ferroviária 0–1 0–2 — 0–1 2–4 0–1
Guarani 2–0 2–1 0–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Juventus 1–2 — 0–2
Palmeiras 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–1 6–1 0–0
Ponte Preta 5–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 0–0
Portuguesa 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 — 1–0
Santos 1–0 3–0 0–0 6–0 5–1 1–0 — 1–0
São Bento 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–1
São Paulo 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 1973. Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portuguesa 11 7 4 0 15 3 +12 18 Qualified to the Finals
2 Corinthians 11 5 4 2 17 10 +7 14
3 Juventus 11 4 5 2 9 4 +5 13
4 Guarani 11 3 7 1 11 7 +4 13
5 Santos 11 4 4 3 8 6 +2 12
6 Palmeiras 11 2 8 1 9 8 +1 12
7 Ponte Preta 11 4 4 3 5 6 −1 12
8 América 11 4 3 4 8 10 −2 11
9 Ferroviária 11 3 5 3 8 10 −2 11
10 São Paulo 11 2 4 5 10 11 −1 8
11 Botafogo 11 2 4 5 7 11 −4 8
12 São Bento 11 0 0 11 3 24 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 4, 1973. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AME BOT COR FER GUA JUV PAL PON POR SAN SBO SPO
América — 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1
Botafogo 1–0 — 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Corinthians — 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–1 2–1
Ferroviária 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Guarani 2–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0
Juventus 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 0–0 5–0
Palmeiras 1–1 — 0–0 0–2
Ponte Preta 0–1 1–0 0–1 — 2–1
Portuguesa 2–0 2–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1
Santos 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 —
São Bento 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 —
São Paulo 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on September 4, 1973. Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The finals would be disputed in an only match, with extra time in case of a tie, and penalties if the tie persisted. However, after Portuguesa's third shot, when Santos led by 2–0, referee Armando Marques mistakenly sounded the whistle, even though there were still two shots left for each team, and there was still the possibility of Portuguesa tying.[4] When the referee realized his mistake, Portuguesa's players had already left the stadium,[5] and in the very same night, the Federation proclaimed both clubs to have won the title.[4]

Santos0–0 (a.e.t.)Portuguesa
Penalties
Zé Carlos soccer ball with red X
Carlos Alberto soccer ball with check mark
Edu soccer ball with check mark		 2–0 Isidoro soccer ball with red X
Calegari soccer ball with red X
Wilsinho soccer ball with red X
Morumbi, São Paulo (SP)
Attendance: 116,156
Referee: Armando Marques

Top Scores

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pelé Santos 11
2 César Maluco Palmeiras 8
Ademar Da Guia
4 Brecha Santos 6
Euzébio

References

  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1973". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1973". Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1972". Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Armando Marques, campeão" [Armando Marques, champion]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. August 27, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Santos e Portuguesa campeões" [Santos and Portuguesa champions]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. August 27, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
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