Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1977
ChampionsCorinthians
Copa BrasilCorinthians
Santos
Comercial
Ponte Preta
XV de Piracicaba
Guarani
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Botafogo
Portuguesa
Noroeste
América
Matches played379
Goals scored875 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorerSerginho Chulapa (São Paulo) – 32 goals
Biggest home winAmérica 5-0 Noroeste (June 5, 1977)
São Bento 6-1 Portuguesa Santista (June 5, 1977)
São Paulo 6-1 Marília (July 13, 1977)
Biggest away winMarília 0-5 Palmeiras (July 20, 1977)
Highest scoringPaulista 6-3 Portuguesa Santista (August 7, 1977)
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The 1977 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 76th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship by the 16th time and no teams were relegated.[2]

Championship

The first phase of the championship was divided into two rounds, in which the nineteen teams of the championship were divided into four groups;five with five teams and one with four, with each team playing once against all other teams, and the best team of each group passing to the Semifinals. The champions of each round qualified to the Third round, along with the six best teams in the aggregate table. Wins by three goals' difference or more were worth an extra point.[2][1]

In the Third round, the eight remaining teams would be divided into two groups of four, each team playing once against the teams of its own group and the other group, and the best teams of each group qualifying to the Finals.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 18 12 5 1 33 13 +20 31 Qualified
2 Ponte Preta 18 5 10 3 29 21 +8 23
3 São Bento 18 4 7 7 12 19 −7 15
4 Ferroviária 18 5 4 9 10 19 −9 14
5 Portuguesa Santista 18 3 8 7 12 23 −11 14
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 18 11 6 1 30 10 +20 32 Qualified
2 Corinthians 18 9 5 4 25 13 +12 26
3 XV de Piracicaba 18 7 8 3 18 13 +5 22
4 Juventus 18 5 7 6 25 23 +2 19
5 XV de Jaú 18 5 1 12 12 25 −13 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 18 10 5 3 30 15 +15 27 Qualified
2 Portuguesa 18 4 7 7 20 22 −2 17
3 Noroeste 18 6 4 8 20 26 −6 16
4 Marília 18 3 6 9 15 27 −12 12
5 Comercial 18 3 4 11 15 33 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guarani 18 8 5 5 22 16 +6 23 Qualified
2 Santos 18 7 6 5 20 18 +2 21
3 América 18 7 3 8 17 23 −6 18
4 Paulista 18 3 8 7 13 19 −6 15
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Botafogo 0–0 [3] Guarani
Palmeiras 1–3 São Paulo

Finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
São Paulo 0–0[3] Botafogo

Second round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portuguesa 18 8 7 3 30 16 +14 26 Qualified
2 Santos 18 9 4 5 23 16 +7 24
3 Comercial 18 6 7 5 23 18 +5 20
4 São Bento 18 6 2 10 21 30 −9 15
5 Noroeste 18 2 3 13 12 35 −23 7
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 18 9 5 4 31 12 +19 28 Qualified
2 Guarani 18 8 7 3 21 13 +8 24
3 América 18 6 4 8 24 18 +6 19
4 Paulista 18 5 3 10 21 32 −11 15
5 Marília 18 5 2 11 15 35 −20 12
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 18 13 0 5 34 17 +17 29 Qualified
2 Ponte Preta 18 12 4 2 25 9 +16 29
3 Juventus 18 7 4 7 20 20 0 20
4 XV de Jaú 18 5 5 8 20 30 −10 16
5 Portuguesa Santista 18 0 3 15 13 45 −32 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 18 9 8 1 39 19 +20 30 Qualified
2 Botafogo 18 8 6 4 25 17 +8 23
3 XV de Piracicaba 18 7 3 8 18 29 −11 17
4 Ferroviária 18 6 3 9 17 20 −3 16
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Palmeiras 2–1 Portuguesa
Corinthians 2–1 São Paulo

Finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Palmeiras 0–1 Corinthians

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 36 21 13 2 72 32 +40 61 Qualified
2 Corinthians 36 22 5 9 59 30 +29 55 Qualified as stage finalists
3 São Paulo 36 19 10 7 61 27 +34 55 Qualified
4 Botafogo 36 19 12 5 55 27 +28 55 Qualified as stage finalists
5 Ponte Preta 36 17 14 5 54 30 +24 52 Qualified
6 Guarani 36 16 12 8 43 29 +14 47
7 Santos 36 16 10 10 43 34 +9 45
8 Portuguesa 38 12 16 10 50 38 +12 45
9 XV de Piracicaba 36 14 11 11 36 42 −6 39
10 Juventus 36 12 11 13 45 43 +2 39
11 América 36 13 7 16 41 41 0 37
12 Ferroviária 36 11 7 18 27 39 −12 30
13 São Bento 36 10 9 17 33 49 −16 30
14 Comercial 36 9 11 16 38 51 −13 30
15 Paulista 36 8 11 17 34 51 −17 30
16 XV de Jaú 36 10 6 20 32 55 −23 28
17 Marília 36 8 8 20 30 62 −32 24
18 Noroeste 36 8 7 21 32 61 −29 23
19 Portuguesa Santista 36 3 11 22 25 68 −43 17
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Third round

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ponte Preta 7 5 2 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualified
2 Botafogo 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 4[a]
3 Santos 7 1 2 4 4 9 −5 4
4 Palmeiras 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4[a]
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Botafogo and Palmeiras didn't play their last match

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 7 4 1 2 8 5 +3 9 Qualified
2 São Paulo 7 3 2 2 8 6 +2 8
3 Portuguesa 7 2 3 2 5 6 −1 7
4 Guarani 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 6
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 1977. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Corinthians 4–2 Ponte Preta 1–0 1–2 1-0

References

  1. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1977". Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1977". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Botafogo won due to a better season record.
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