1961 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1

Season	1961
Champions	Santos
Relegated	Portuguesa Santista
Taça Brasil	Santos
Matches played	240
Goals scored	878 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pelé (Santos) – 47 goals
Biggest home win	Santos 10-1 Juventus (September 6, 1961)
Biggest away win	Noroeste 1-7 Santos (August 13, 1961)
Highest scoring	Santos 10-1 Juventus (September 6, 1961)
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The 1961 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial, organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 60th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the 6th time. Portuguesa Santista was relegated and the top scorer was Santos's Pelé with 47 goals.

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 least points being relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Santos	30	25	3	2	113	33	+80	53	Champions
2	Palmeiras	30	22	6	2	82	29	+53	50
3	São Paulo	30	18	5	7	73	40	+33	41
4	Portuguesa	30	19	2	9	77	56	+21	40
5	Ferroviária	30	15	8	7	65	45	+20	38
6	Guarani	30	15	3	12	53	42	+11	33
7	Corinthians	30	12	9	9	49	48	+1	33
8	Botafogo	30	10	7	13	38	57	−19	27
9	Comercial	30	10	6	14	38	45	−7	26
10	Esportiva de Guaratinguetá	30	10	4	16	43	64	−21	24
11	XV de Piracicaba	30	9	6	15	49	71	−22	24
12	Juventus	30	10	1	19	35	74	−39	21
13	Taubaté	30	7	6	17	39	62	−23	20
14	Noroeste	30	6	7	17	50	74	−24	19
15	Jabaquara	30	8	3	19	43	69	−26	19
16	Portuguesa Santista	30	5	2	23	31	69	−38	12	Relegated