1967 Campeonato Paulista

The 1967 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol da Divisão Especial de Profissionais,^[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 66th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the 10th time. Prudentina was relegated. The top scorer was Corinthians's Flávio, with 21 goals.^[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1

Season	1967
Champions	Santos
Relegated	Prudentina
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa	Santos Palmeiras São Paulo Corinthians Portuguesa
Matches played	182
Goals scored	526 (2.89 per match)
Best Player	Flávio (Corinthians)
Top goalscorer	Flávio (Corinthians) – 21 goals
Biggest home win	Guarani 6-0 Prudentina (July 30, 1967) São Paulo 6-0 Botafogo (November 4, 1967)
Biggest away win	Juventus 0-4 Santos (July 15, 1967) Comercial 2-6 Corinthians (August 27, 1968)
Highest scoring	Comercial 2-6 Corinthians (August 27, 1967)
← 1966 1968 →

Championship

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	São Paulo	26	16	9	1	53	15	+38	41	Playoffs
2	Santos	26	16	9	1	61	32	+29	41
3	Corinthians	26	15	7	4	54	25	+29	37
4	Palmeiras	26	14	7	5	43	35	+8	35
5	Portuguesa	26	12	5	9	40	36	+4	29
6	Ferroviária	26	9	6	11	26	28	−2	24
7	América	26	9	5	12	41	41	0	23
8	Guarani	26	8	5	13	34	36	−2	21
9	São Bento	26	6	8	12	25	38	−13	20
10	Botafogo	26	7	6	13	38	55	−17	20
11	Comercial	26	9	2	15	35	53	−18	20
12	Portuguesa Santista	26	7	5	14	24	38	−14	19
13	Juventus	26	6	6	14	26	43	−17	18
14	Prudentina	26	6	4	16	26	51	−25	16	Relegated

Updated to match(es) played on December 19, 1967. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

21 December 1967

Santos	2 – 1	São Paulo
Edu 10' Toninho Guerreiro 12'		Babá 85'

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 43,627

Referee: Armando Marques

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Flávio Minuano	Corinthians	21
2	Babá	São Paulo	17
3	Toninho Guerreiro	Santos	16
4	Pelé		15
5	Tupãzinho	Palmeiras	10
	Adílson	São Paulo
	Ratinho	Portuguesa
	Parada	Guaraní
	Marco Antônio	Comercial
10	Rivellino	Corinthians	9