1965 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1965
ChampionsSantos
RelegatedFerroviária
XV de Piracicaba
Taça BrasilSantos
Palmeiras
Matches played240
Goals scored731 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé (Santos) – 50 goals
Biggest home winSão Paulo 8-0 Noroeste (November 7, 1965)
Biggest away winBotafogo 1-7 Santos (September 4, 1965)
Highest scoringNoroeste 6-3 Ferroviária (August 1, 1965)
1964
1966

The 1965 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol da Divisão Especial de Profissionais,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 64th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the 9th time. Ferroviária and XV de Piracicaba were relegated. For the ninth consecutive year, the top scorer was Santos's Pelé, scoring 50 goals.[1][2]

Championship

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The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and the two teams with the fewest points being relegated.[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 30 25 3 2 93 28 +65 53 Champions
2 Palmeiras 30 22 5 3 55 25 +30 49
3 Corinthians 30 21 3 6 74 36 +38 45
4 Portuguesa 30 13 9 8 43 34 +9 35
5 São Paulo 30 13 7 10 52 32 +20 33
6 São Bento 30 12 7 11 46 50 −4 31
7 Guarani 30 13 4 13 45 47 −2 30
8 Comercial 30 12 4 14 50 53 −3 28
9 Prudentina 30 10 7 13 45 47 −2 27
10 América 30 10 6 14 32 45 −13 26
11 Noroeste 30 9 7 14 35 59 −24 25
12 Juventus 30 9 6 15 45 61 −16 24
13 Botafogo 30 8 8 14 37 48 −11 24
14 Portuguesa Santista 30 5 9 16 20 48 −28 19
15 XV de Piracicaba 30 6 6 18 27 60 −33 18 Relegated
16 Ferroviária 30 4 5 21 32 58 −26 13
Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 1965. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Top Scores

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pelé Santos 50
2 Flávio Minuano Corinthians 30
3 Prado São Paulo 26
4 Servílio Palmeiras 18
5 Babá Guaraní 17
6 Ademar Pantera Palmeiras 14
Paulo Bin Comercial
8 Coutinho Santos 13
9 Américo Murolo Guarani 12
10 Toninho Guerreiro Santos 11
Luís Comercial

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1965". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1965". Retrieved May 17, 2019.