1963 Campeonato Paulista

The 1963 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol da Divisão Especial de Profissionais,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 62nd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the title for the 14th time. Jabaquara was relegated. This year again, the top scorer was Santos's Pelé, with 22 goals. He had been the top scorer in the league championship every year since 1957.[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1963
ChampionsPalmeiras
RelegatedJabaquara
Taça BrasilSantos
Palmeiras
Matches played240
Goals scored765 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerPelé (Santos) – 22 goals
Biggest home winXV de Piracicaba 6-0 Jabaquara (June 23, 1963)
Biggest away winPrudentina 0-4 Santos (October 5, 1963)
Highest scoringSantos 5-3 Jabaquara (December 11, 1963)
1962
1964

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 team with the fewest points being relegated.[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 30 22 6 2 67 28 +39 50 Champions
2 São Paulo 30 18 8 4 56 26 +30 44
3 Santos 30 14 8 8 69 52 +17 36
4 São Bento 30 13 6 11 49 48 +1 32
5 Juventus 30 11 9 10 45 36 +9 31
6 Ferroviária 30 12 6 12 55 47 +8 30
7 Guarani 30 13 4 13 48 48 0 30
8 Comercial 30 12 6 12 45 50 −5 30
9 Corinthians 30 10 9 11 50 47 +3 29
10 Botafogo 30 12 5 13 51 54 −3 29
11 XV de Piracicaba 30 12 5 13 43 47 −4 29
12 Portuguesa 30 8 11 11 36 43 −7 27
13 Noroeste 30 10 6 14 39 53 −14 26
14 Esportiva de Guaratinguetá 30 7 9 14 36 56 −20 23
15 Prudentina 30 6 7 17 35 52 −17 19
16 Jabaquara 30 6 3 21 41 78 −37 15 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 1963. 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 22
2 Servílio Palmeiras 21
3 Silva Batuta Corinthians 17
4 Coutinho Santos 13
5 Marco Antônio Comercial 11
Toninho Guerreiro Santos
7 Felício Guaraní 10
Prado São Paulo

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1963". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1963". Retrieved May 18, 2019.