1976 Campeonato Paulista

The 1976 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 75th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the championship by the 18th time. no teams were relegated.[2]

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1976
ChampionsPalmeiras
Copa BrasilCorinthians
Santos
Ponte Preta
XV de Piracicaba
Guarani
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Botafogo
Portuguesa
Matches played219
Goals scored442 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerSócrates (Botafogo) – 15 goals
Biggest home winFerroviária 5-0 Portuguesa Santista (April 21, 1976)
São Paulo 5-0 Noroeste (August 21, 1976)
Biggest away winMarília 0-4 Corinthians (February 22, 1976)
São Bento 0-4 Portuguesa (April 17, 1976)
Portuguesa Santista 2-6 Portuguesa (May 16, 1976)
Highest scoringPortuguesa Santista 2-6 Portuguesa (May 16, 1976)
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Championship

The championship was divided into two rounds; in the first, the eighteen teams of the championship were divided into three groups of six teams,[3] with each team playing once against all other teams, and the four best teams of each group passing to the Second round. The team with the most points in the first phase regardless of group would gain a bonus point for the Second round. In the second round, the remaining twelve teams would all play against each other once, and the team with the most points would be champion.[1][2][4] Although no teams were relegated from last year's championship, Saad, which had been invited into the last two championships, wasn't invited back into the championship for 1976.[5]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 17 9 5 3 24 10 +14 23 Qualified
2 Portuguesa 17 9 2 6 28 21 +7 20
3 XV de Piracicaba 17 3 9 5 15 17 −2 15
4 São Bento 17 6 2 9 10 19 −9 14
5 Comercial 17 4 6 7 13 17 −4 14
6 Paulista 17 2 6 9 7 18 −11 10
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 1976. 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 Guarani 17 10 6 1 30 12 +18 26 Qualified
2 Corinthians 17 10 4 3 29 9 +20 24
3 Ferroviária 17 6 5 6 21 15 +6 17
4 Botafogo 17 4 5 8 21 21 0 13
5 Juventus 17 4 5 8 12 23 −11 13
6 Marília 17 0 5 12 9 31 −22 5
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 1976. 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 Palmeiras 17 9 7 1 24 12 +12 25 Qualified
2 Ponte Preta 17 10 2 5 20 10 +10 22
3 América 17 8 5 4 20 18 +2 21
4 Noroeste 17 6 6 5 17 14 +3 18
5 Santos 17 6 5 6 15 16 −1 17
6 Portuguesa Santista 17 2 5 10 9 41 −32 9
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 1976. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Second round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 11 8 3 0 15 6 +9 19 Champions
2 XV de Piracicaba 11 5 4 2 11 8 +3 14
3 Guarani 11 2 8 1 9 8 +1 13
4 Botafogo 11 4 4 3 12 9 +3 12
5 América 11 3 6 2 8 6 +2 12
6 Ponte Preta 11 4 3 4 10 7 +3 11
7 São Paulo 11 3 5 3 15 8 +7 11
8 Portuguesa 11 3 5 3 10 12 −2 11
9 Noroeste 11 3 3 5 8 13 −5 9
10 São Bento 11 3 3 5 7 12 −5 9
11 Corinthians 11 3 1 7 6 13 −7 7
12 Ferroviária 11 2 1 8 7 16 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on August 28, 1976. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1976". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1976". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. "Clubes, só um jogo por semana" [Only one match a week, clubs!]. O Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. February 13, 1976. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. "Federação decide: final terá 12 times" [Federation decides: Final round will have twelve teams]. O Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. February 14, 1976. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. "Começam contatos com os 'grandes'" [Contacts with the big teams begin]. O Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. January 19, 1976. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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