1972 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
1972 season
Chairman	Henri Couri Aidar
Manager	Alfredo Ramos; Vail Mota; José Poy
Campeonato Brasileiro	Second stage
Copa Libertadores	Second stage
Campeonato Paulista	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Pedro Rocha (18); All: Toninho Guerreiro (28)
	← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 football season was São Paulo's 43rd season since club's existence.

Statistics

Scorers

Position	Playing position	Name	Copa Libertadores	Campeonato Paulista	Campeonato Brasileiro	Others	Total
1	FW	Toninho Guerreiro	7	17	0	4	28
2	MF	Pedro Rocha	3	4	18	0	25
3	FW	Terto	1	4	7	3	15
4	MF	Zé Carlos	2	2	4	2	10
5	FW	Everaldo	0	0	4	2	6
6	FW	Paulo Nani	0	1	3	0	4
=	FW	Toninho	1	0	3	0	4
7	MF	Édson Cegonha	0	0	3	0	3
8	DF	Roberto Dias	0	0	2	0	2
=	MF	Wilton	0	0	0	2	2
=	FW	Zé Roberto	0	0	0	2	2
9	MF	Carlos Alberto	0	0	0	1	1
=	DF	Gilberto Sorriso	0	1	0	0	1
=	DF	Nélson	0	0	1	0	1
=	MF	Nenê	0	0	1	0	1
=	FW	Paraná	0	0	1	0	1
		Own goals	0	3	2	1	6
		Total	14	32	49	21	116

Overall

Games played	71 (10 Copa Libertadores, 22 Campeonato Paulista, 28 Campeonato Brasileiro, 11 Friendly match)
Games won	37 (4 Copa Libertadores, 14 Campeonato Paulista, 13 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Friendly match)
Games drawn	21 (4 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Friendly match)
Games lost	13 (2 Copa Libertadores, 0 Campeonato Paulista, 9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match)
Goals scored	116
Goals conceded	56
Goal difference	+60
Best result	6–0 (A) v Náutico - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1972.11.06
Worst result	0–4 (A) v Coritiba - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1972.10.15
Most appearances	Gilberto Sorriso (68)
Top scorer	Toninho Guerreiro (28)

Source: São Paulo FC

Friendlies

Jan 25 National	São Paulo	2–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 13', 45'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: José Favilli Neto

Feb 9 National	São Paulo	1–1	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
	Zé Roberto 61'		Ditinho 38'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Emídio Marques de Mesquita

Jun 15 National	Comercial	2–1	São Paulo	Ribeirão Preto
	Brim 53' Hélio 89'		Wilton 78'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos Referee: Vilmar Serra

Jun 18 National	Uberaba	1–1	São Paulo	Uberaba
	Gibe 21'		Wilton 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal João Guido (Uberabão) Referee: Juan de La Passion

Jun 25 National	Umuarama	0–2	São Paulo	Umuarama
			Cida 30' (o.g.) Toninho Guerreiro 37'	Referee: José Tait

Jun 29 National	Corinthians (PP)	1–4	São Paulo	Presidente Prudente
	Fioti 82'		Zé Carlos 3', 87' Carlos Alberto 5' Toninho Guerreiro 53'	Referee: José de Oliveira

Jul 2 National	Catanduvense	2–0	São Paulo	Catanduva
	Joãozinho 50' China 86'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Silvio Salles (Caldeirão da Bruxa) Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado

Jul 9 National	Vasco da Gama (Americana)	0–4	São Paulo	Americana
			Everaldo 6', 37' Terto 53', 77'	Stadium: Estádio Vitório Scuro Referee: Dulcidio Wanderley Boschilia

Sep 7 National	Cascavel EC	0–4	São Paulo	Cascavel
				Stadium: Ciro Nardi

Torneio Laudo Natel

Feb 20 National	São Bento	1–2	São Paulo	Sorocaba
	Roberto 87'		Zé Roberto 50' Terto 72'	Stadium: Estádio Humberto Reale Referee: Roberto Nunes Morgado

Feb 25 National	Palmeiras	0–0 (7–6 p)	São Paulo	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: Oscar Scolfaro

Official competitions

Copa Libertadores

Jan 30 First stage	Atlético Mineiro	2–2	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
	Vanderlei 76' Dario 83'		Terto 5' Toninho Guerreiro 58'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Mar 1 First stage	São Paulo	3–1	Olimpia	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 9', 83' Pedro Rocha 75'		Godoy 22'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Angel Coerezza (Argentina)

Mar 5 First stage	São Paulo	4–0	Cerro Porteño	São Paulo
	Toninho 14' Pedro Rocha 48' Zé Carlos 72' Toninho Guerreiro 88'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Eduardo Vilanes (Argentina)

Mar 9 First stage	São Paulo	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Mar 23 First stage	Cerro Porteño	3–2	São Paulo	Asunción
	Marín 13', 28' Arrua 41'		Toninho Guerreiro 65', 74'	Stadium: Estadio de los Defensores del Chaco Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

Mar 26 First stage	Olimpia	0–1	São Paulo	Asunción
			Zé Carlos 9'	Stadium: Estadio de los Defensores del Chaco Referee: Rafael Hormazabal (Chile)

Apr 12 Second stage	Barcelona	0–0	São Paulo	Guayaquil
				Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Apr 21 Second stage	São Paulo	1–1	Barcelona	São Paulo
	Pedro Rocha 31'		Mora 44'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

Apr 27 Second stage	São Paulo	1–0	Independiente	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 81'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Rafael Hormazabal (Chile)

May 4 Second stage	Independiente	2–0	São Paulo	Avellaneda
	Magan 20' Mircole 69'			Stadium: Estadio Almirante Cordero Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
4th	12	10	4	4	2	14	10	60%

Campeonato Paulista

Mar 15 First stage 1	São Paulo	3–1	Ferroviária	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 5', 11' Fernando 74' (o.g.)		Itamar 23'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Emídio Marques de Mesquita

Mar 19 First stage 2	São Paulo	0–0	Corinthians	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: José Favilli Neto

Apr 3 First stage 3	Ponte Preta	0–0	São Paulo	Campinas
				Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Referee: Armando Marques

Apr 7 First stage 4	São Bento	0–2	São Paulo	Sorocaba
			Terto 17' Pedro Rocha 74'	Stadium: Estádio Humberto Reale Referee: Oscar Scolfaro

Apr 16 First stage 5	Santos	1–3	São Paulo	São Paulo
	Alcindo 25'		Oberdã 6' (o.g.) Toninho Guerreiro 44', 79'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: José de Oliveira

Apr 30 First stage 6	São Paulo	1–0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
	Terto 77'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: Armando Marques

May 10 First stage 7	São Paulo	1–0	Juventus	São Paulo
	Gilberto 76'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Dulcidio Wanderley Boschilia

May 13 First stage 8	São Paulo	5–0	XV de Piracicaba	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 33', 45', 84' Pedro Rocha 48' Zé Carlos 60'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Vilmar Serra

May 17 First stage 9	São Paulo	4–0	Guarani	São Paulo
	Zé Carlos 30' Toninho Guerreiro 48', 70', 75'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: José de Oliveira

May 21 First stage 10	São Paulo	0–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Emídio Marques de Mesquita

May 28 First stage 11	São Paulo	2–1	América	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 44' Paulo 53'		Mílton 89'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: José Favilli Neto

Jul 15 Second stage 1	São Paulo	1–0	São Bento	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 18'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Emídio Marques de Mesquita

Jul 19 Second stage 2	XV de Piracicaba	0–0	São Paulo	Piracicaba
				Stadium: Estádio Barão da Serra Negra Referee: José de Oliveira

Jul 23 Second stage 3	São Paulo	2–0	Santos	São Paulo
	Pedro Rocha 14' Altivo 51' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 40,531 Referee: Armando Marques

Jul 26 Second stage 4	São Paulo	1–0	Juventus	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 77'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Dulcidio Wanderley Boschilia

Jul 30 Second stage 5	Guarani	0–1	São Paulo	Campinas
			Toninho Guerreiro 88'	Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa Referee: Armando Marques

Aug 6 Second stage 6	Corinthians	1–1	São Paulo	São Paulo
	Lance 51'		Toninho Guerreiro 75'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: José de Oliveira

Aug 13 Second stage 7	Ferroviária	1–1	São Paulo	Araraquara
	Luizinho 60'		Toninho Guerreiro 21'	Stadium: Estádio Doutor Adhemar de Barros (Fonte Luminosa) Referee: Vilmar Serra

Aug 16 Second stage 8	São Paulo	1–0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
	Toninho Guerreiro 48'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 18,369 Referee: José de Oliveira

Aug 19 Second stage 9	São Paulo	1–1	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
	Terto 61'		Valdomiro 90'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Armando Marques

Aug 27 Second stage 10	América	1–2	São Paulo	São José do Rio Preto
	Milton 19'		Terto 11' Pedro Rocha 84'	Stadium: Estádio Mário Alves Mendonça Attendance: 10,754 Referee: Wilmar Serra

Sep 3 Final	Palmeiras	0–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: Oscar Scolfaro

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
2nd	36	22	14	8	0	32	7	81%

Campeonato Brasileiro

Sep 10 First stage 1	Grêmio	2–0	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
	Oberti 18' Laírton 57'			Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Monumental Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Sep 13 First stage 2	ABC	0–3	São Paulo	Natal
			Paulo 28' Pedro Rocha 50', 70'	Stadium: Estádio Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (Castelão) Attendance: 19,155 Referee: José Marçal Filho

Sep 17 First stage 3	Ceará	1–1	São Paulo	Fortaleza
	Da Costa 86'		Toninho 72'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 23,986 Referee: José Aldo Pereira

Sep 21 First stage 4	São Paulo	1–1	Portuguesa	São Paulo
	Toninho 71'		Enéas 29'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Emídio Marques

Sep 24 First stage 5	São Paulo	0–0	Flamengo	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Agomar Martins

Sep 28 First stage 6	Santos	1–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
	Adilson 78'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 12,440 Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia

Oct 1 First stage 7	Remo	0–1	São Paulo	Belém
			Zé Carlos 61'	Stadium: Estádio Evandro Almeida (Baenão) Attendance: 13,019 Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Oct 4 First stage 8	Nacional-AM	1–1	São Paulo	Manaus
	Campos 86'		Toninho 40'	Stadium: Estádio Vivaldo Lima (Vivaldão) Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Oct 8 First stage 9	Bahia	1–0	São Paulo	Salvador
	Douglas 47'			Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira (Fonte Nova) Referee: Armando Marques

Oct 11 First stage 10	São Paulo	0–1	Vasco da Gama	São Paulo
			Jaílson 58'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 5,938 Referee: Armando Marques

Oct 15 First stage 11	Coritiba	4–0	São Paulo	Curitiba
	Flecha 31' Zé Roberto 61', 76' Cláudio 85'			Stadium: Estádio Belfort Duarte Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Oct 18 First stage 12	São Paulo	3–1	Corinthians	São Paulo
	Paulo 45' Terto 70', 81'		Rivellino 53'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 40,720 Referee: Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilia

Oct 21 First stage 13	São Paulo	0–3	Fluminense	São Paulo
			Jair 31', 79' Rubens 45'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Silvio David

Oct 25 First stage 14	Santa Cruz	2–2	São Paulo	Recife
	Betinho 11' Erb 86'		Terto 28' Édson 30'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Oct 29 First stage 15	São Paulo	2–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
	Pedro Rocha 70', 87'		Dirceu Lopes 53'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 13,625 Referee: Armando Marques

Nov 2 First stage 16	São Paulo	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
	Pedro Rocha 57', 62'		Bibi 37'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 12,326 Referee: Valquir Pimentel

Nov 5 First stage 17	Náutico	0–6	São Paulo	Recife
			Paraná 8' Pedro Rocha 35', 64' Nélson 62' Terto 67' Dias 82'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Carlos Floriano Vidal

Nov 8 First stage 18	CRB	2–6	São Paulo	Maceió
	Édson 65' Orlandinho 89'		Édson 6' Pedro Rocha 26', 28', 63' Terto 38' Everaldo 41'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Referee: Armando Marques

Nov 11 First stage 19	Botafogo	3–2	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
	Jairzinho 11' Dorinho 30' Zequinha 56'		Pedro Rocha 21' Terto 35'	Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 14,141 Referee: José Luís Barreto

Nov 16 First stage 20	São Paulo	2–1	América-MG	São Paulo
	Pedro Rocha 15', 58'		Juca Show 16'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 30,789 Referee: José Mário Vinhas

Nov 19 First stage 21	São Paulo	2–0	America-RJ	São Paulo
	Zé Carlos 4', 61'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 11,628 Referee: Armando Marques

Nov 22 First stage 22	Palmeiras	0–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 26,105 Referee: Oscar Scolfaro

Nov 25 First stage 23	Internacional	3–1	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
	Escurinho 12' Volmir 29' Bráulio 37'		Pedro Rocha 61'	Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borba (Beira-Rio) Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Nov 29 First stage 24	Sergipe	0–5	São Paulo	São Paulo
			João Carlos 34' (o.g.) Pedro Rocha 38', 60' Everaldo 77' Nenê 89'	Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 5,485 Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Dec 3 First stage 25	São Paulo	5–2	Vitória	São Paulo
	Válter 9' (o.g.) Zé Carlos 49' Everaldo 61', 70' Pedro Rocha 90'		Mário Sérgio 15' Giriba 59'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Dec 10 Second stage 1	São Paulo	2–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
	Dias 65' Terto 85'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 42,010 Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Dec 13 Second stage 2	São Paulo	2–0	Coritiba	São Paulo
	Paulo 5' Édson 44'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 46,441 Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Dec 16 Second stage 3	America-RJ	1–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
	Mauro 63'			Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
9th	32	28	13	6	9	49	32	57%

External links

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