Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1979
ChampionsCorinthians
RelegatedVelo Clube
Copa BrasilCorinthians
Ponte Preta
Palmeiras
Guarani
Santos
São Paulo
Portuguesa
Taça de PrataAmérica
Inter de Limeira
Noroeste
XV de Piracicaba
Botafogo
Ferroviária
Juventus
Comercial
Matches played416
Goals scored815 (1.96 per match)
Top goalscorerLuís Fernando (América) – 27 goals
Biggest home winCorinthians 5-0 Juventus (July 28, 1979)
Noroeste 5-0 Inter de Limeira (July 29, 1979)
Guarani 5-0 Santos (August 1, 1979)
Biggest away winInter de Limeira 0-4 América (July 18, 1979)
XV de Piracicaba 0-4 Guarani (October 7, 1979)
Highest scoringAmérica 5-2 Comercial (September 5, 1979)
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The 1979 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 78th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship by the 17th time. Velo Clube was relegated.[2]

Championship

The twenty teams of the championship were divided into four groups of five teams, with each team playing twice against all other teams, and the three best teams of each group passing to the Second phase, and the team with the fewest points out of all the twenty being relegated, while the team with the second-fewest points would dispute a playoff against the runner-up of the Second level. [2][1]

In the second phase, the twelve remaining teams would be divided into two groups of six, each team playing once against the teams of its own group and the two best teams of each group qualifying to the Semifinals.

First phase

Série A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 38 15 17 6 48 28 +20 47 Qualified
2 América 39 16 16 7 40 26 +14 48
3 Botafogo 38 13 14 11 32 32 0 40
4 Francana 38 9 16 13 31 42 −11 34
5 São Bento 38 10 12 16 36 46 −10 32
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Série B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guarani 38 18 11 9 55 26 +29 47 Qualified
2 Santos 38 15 14 9 48 37 +11 44
3 Portuguesa 38 11 18 9 43 35 +8 40
4 Inter de Limeira 38 12 15 11 36 46 −10 39
5 Comercial 38 13 12 13 35 38 −3 38
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Série C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 38 15 13 10 42 33 +9 43 Qualified
2 Ponte Preta 38 10 19 9 32 27 +5 39
3 Ferroviária 38 10 17 11 27 33 −6 37
4 XV de Piracicaba 38 12 8 18 32 48 −16 32
5 Velo Clube 38 5 11 22 22 52 −30 21 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Série D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 38 20 12 6 60 30 +30 52 Qualified
2 Juventus 38 13 9 16 33 43 −10 35
3 Noroeste 38 7 21 10 29 30 −1 35
4 XV de Jaú 38 7 17 14 33 45 −12 31
5 Marília 38 7 14 17 25 42 −17 28 Relegation Playoff
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation Playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Marília 4–2 Santo André 2–0 1–2 4–1

Second phase

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ponte Preta 5 4 0 1 7 2 +5 8 Qualified
2 Corinthians 5 3 1 1 5 2 +3 7
3 Ferroviária 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 7
4 São Paulo 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 4
5 América 5 1 0 4 3 7 −4 2
6 Botafogo 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on November 22, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9 Qualified
2 Guarani 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 5
3 Juventus 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 5
4 Santos 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 4
5 Portuguesa 5 1 2 2 7 12 −5 4
6 Noroeste 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on November 22, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 2–1 Palmeiras 1–1 1–0
Ponte Preta 3–1 Guarani 2–1 1–0

Finals

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1979". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1979". Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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