1953 Campeonato Paulista

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Campeonato Paulista
Season1953
ChampionsSão Paulo
RelegatedNacional
Portuguesa Santista
Matches played210
Goals scored771 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerHumberto Tozzi (Palmeiras) – 22 goals
Biggest home winSão Paulo 6-1 Comercial (July 19, 1953)
Nacional 6-1 Linense (October 11, 1953)
Palmeiras 6-1 Juventus (December 27, 1953)
Palmeiras 7-2 Linense (January 30, 1954)
Biggest away winJuventus 1-7 Ponte Preta (August 8, 1953)
Highest scoringSantos 6-3 XV de Jaú (August 2, 1953)
Corinthians 6-3 Ypiranga (December 27, 1953)
Palmeiras 6-3 Santos (January 3 1954)
Palmeiras 7-2 Linense (January 30, 1954)
1952
1954

The 1953 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 52nd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the title for the 7th time. Nacional and Portuguesa Santista were relegated. Palmeiras's Humberto Tozzi was the highest scorer with 22 goals.[1][2]

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 São Paulo 28 24 2 2 70 21 +49 50 Champions
2 Palmeiras 28 19 5 4 85 45 +40 43
3 Corinthians 28 15 8 5 60 45 +15 38
4 Portuguesa 28 13 7 8 60 45 +15 33
5 Guarani 28 12 7 9 39 34 +5 31
6 Ponte Preta 28 10 8 10 42 36 +6 28
7 Santos 28 12 3 13 60 52 +8 27[a]
8 XV de Piracicaba 28 10 7 11 58 55 +3 27[a]
9 Comercial 28 10 6 12 45 44 +1 26
10 Linense 28 10 5 13 51 61 −10 25
11 XV de Jaú 28 10 5 13 52 64 −12 24[b]
12 Juventus 28 6 7 15 34 66 −32 19[c]
13 Ypiranga 28 6 7 15 39 64 −25 19[c]
14 Portuguesa Santista 28 6 7 15 34 53 −19 19[c] Relegated
15 Nacional 28 3 4 21 65 79 −14 10
Updated to match(es) played on February 7, 1954. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) wins.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: XV de Piracicaba 1-1 Santos, Santos 3-1 XV de Piracicaba
  2. ^ XV de Jaú lost the points of a tie against Juventus
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Juventus 6 pts, Ypiranga 4 pts, Portuguesa Santista 2 pts

Top Scores

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Humberto Tozzi Palmeiras 22
2 Cláudio Corinthians 17
Maurinho São Paulo
4 Rodrígues Palmeiras 16
Gino São Paulo
Paulo Carvoeiro Nacional
7 Nininho Ponte Preta 15
8 Atis Portuguesa 14
9 Américo Murolo Linense 13
10 Vasconcelos Santos 12
Dino Sani Comercial
Nardo Comercial
13 Carbone Corinthians 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1953". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1953". Retrieved May 30, 2019.