1965 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season	1965
Champions	Santos
Relegated	Ferroviária; XV de Piracicaba
Taça Brasil	Santos; Palmeiras
Matches played	240
Goals scored	731 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pelé (Santos) – 50 goals
Biggest home win	São Paulo 8-0 Noroeste (November 7, 1965)
Biggest away win	Botafogo 1-7 Santos (September 4, 1965)
Highest scoring	Noroeste 6-3 Ferroviária (August 1, 1965)
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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

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	Relegated

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


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
6	Paulo Bin	Comercial	14
8	Coutinho	Santos	13
9	Américo Murolo	Guarani	12
10	Toninho Guerreiro	Santos	11
10	Luís	Comercial	11

References

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

[futebolnacional-1] "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1965". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

[rsssfbrasil-2] "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1965". Retrieved May 17, 2019.

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