1966 Campeonato Paulista

The 1966 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol da Divisão Especial de Profissionais,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 65th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the title for the 15th time. Bragantino and Noroeste were relegated and the top scorer was Santos's Toninho Guerreiro with 27 goals. This was the first time since 1957 that a player other than Pelé emerged as the season's top scorer.[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1966
ChampionsPalmeiras
RelegatedBragantino
Noroeste
Torneio Roberto Gomes PedrosaSantos
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Corinthians
Portuguesa
Taça BrasilPalmeiras
Matches played210
Goals scored689 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerToninho Guerreiro (Santos) – 27 goals
Biggest home winComercial 5-0 Botafogo (August 28, 1966)
Portuguesa Santista 5-0 América (December 3, 1966)
Biggest away winComercial 1-5 Palmeiras (December 7, 1966)
Highest scoringSantos 7-5 Comercial (October 13, 1966)
1965
1967

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 Palmeiras 28 20 3 5 65 31 +34 43 Champions
2 Corinthians 28 17 5 6 57 33 +24 39
3 Santos 28 16 6 6 70 42 +28 38
4 Comercial 28 13 8 7 58 47 +11 34
5 São Paulo 28 12 10 6 45 35 +10 34
6 Portuguesa 28 12 4 12 45 44 +1 28
7 Botafogo 28 11 5 12 53 65 −12 27
8 Prudentina 28 10 6 12 46 46 0 26
9 São Bento 28 8 9 11 38 44 −6 25
10 Portuguesa Santista 28 7 11 10 34 41 −7 25
11 América 28 11 0 17 49 57 −8 22
12 Juventus 28 7 8 13 26 44 −18 22
13 Guarani 28 9 3 16 34 43 −9 21 Playouts
14 Noroeste 28 7 7 14 33 57 −24 21
15 Bragantino 28 7 1 20 36 60 −24 15 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on December 19, 1966. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playouts

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Guarani3 – 1Noroeste
Carlinhos   6'
Wagner   15'
Oswaldo   76'
Report Zé Carlos   5'
Referee: Olten Ayres de Abreu

Top Scores

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Toninho Guerreiro Santos 27
2 Paulo Bin Comercial 22
3 Ademar Pantera Palmeiras 19
4 Flávio Minuano Corinthians 16
5 Servílio Palmeiras 15
6 Babá São Paulo 13
7 Alberto Gallardo Palmeiras 12
Rivellino Corinthians
Prado São Paulo
Pelé Santos
11 Américo Murolo Guarani 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1966". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1966". Retrieved May 17, 2019.