1982 Campeonato Paulista

The 1982 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 81st season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship for the 18th time. Francana was relegated.[2]

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season1982
ChampionsCorinthians
RelegatedFrancana
Taça de OuroCorinthians
São Paulo
Palmeiras
Ponte Preta
Juventus
Ferroviária
Taça de PrataGuarani
São Bento
Botafogo
Portuguesa
Matches played382
Goals scored757 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerCasagrande (Corinthians) – 28 goals
Biggest home winSantos 6-1 Palmeiras (November 23, 1982)
Biggest away winGuarani 1-6 São Paulo (October 31, 1982)
Highest scoringFerroviária 3-4 XV de Jaú (September 26, 1982)
XV de Jaú 3-4 Palmeiras (October 24, 1982)
1981
1983

Championship

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The twenty teams of the championship would all play twice against each other, with the team with the fewest points being relegated, and the second team with the fewest points going to a relegation playoff against the Second level's runner-up.[3] The best teams of each half of the championship would qualify to the Finals, with the title being awarded automatically if the same team won both rounds. In addition to that, the regulation also had provisions for certain scenarios regarding the champions and runners-up of each round.[2][4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 38 24 8 6 71 32 +39 56 Qualified as stage winners
2 São Paulo 38 23 9 6 63 32 +31 55
3 Palmeiras 38 17 11 10 51 44 +7 45
4 Ponte Preta 38 14 16 8 44 28 +16 44
5 Juventus 38 14 14 10 38 35 +3 42
6 Ferroviária 38 15 11 12 48 54 −6 41
7 Guarani 38 15 11 12 46 43 +3 41
8 São Bento 38 13 14 11 30 35 −5 40
9 Santos 38 10 17 11 37 35 +2 37
10 Botafogo 38 12 13 13 40 40 0 37
11 Portuguesa 38 11 14 13 34 36 −2 36
12 Inter de Limeira 38 10 15 13 36 38 −2 35
13 Marília 38 11 13 14 25 28 −3 35
14 São José 38 13 9 16 28 34 −6 35
15 Taubaté 38 11 12 15 30 46 −16 34
16 América 38 7 18 13 28 35 −7 32
17 Comercial 38 8 15 15 21 36 −15 31
18 Santo André 38 8 14 16 28 42 −14 30
19 XV de Jaú 38 7 14 17 30 45 −15 28 Relegation Playoffs
20 Francana 38 6 14 18 22 42 −20 26 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 1982. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation Playoffs

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According to the original regulation, Francana would be relegated directly to the Second level, being replaced by the champion of the Second level, Taquaritinga, and XV de Jaú would have to play a relegation playoff in neutral ground[5] against Bragantino, runner-up of the Second Level.[3] However, only a few days after the end of the championship, FPF's vice-president declared that the relegation that year would be cancelled, since Taquaritinga and Bragantino's stadiums didn't meet FPF requirements.[6] this sparked a lengthy court battle that ended with the original regulation being upheld, and Bragantino being allowed to play the playoff match against XV de Jaú, with the playoffs beginning only in May 1983.[5] XV de Jaú won the first match by 3-2, and after holding Bragantino to a tie in the return match, managed to remain in the first level.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
XV de Jaú 4–3 Bragantino 3–2 1–1

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo 1–4 Corinthians 0–1 1–3

References

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  1. ^ "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1982". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1982". Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Enfim, um regulamento mais simples" [Finally, a simpler regulation]. O Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. July 18, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Borba, Marco Aurélio (October 8, 1982). "O Inimigo Nº1" [#1 Enemy]. Placar (in Portuguese). No. 646. São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Abril. p. 20. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Rebolo começa em Piracicaba" [Playoff begins at Piracicaba]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. May 3, 1983. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bauab anuncia que ninguém sobe nem cai" [Bauab announces that no one is promoted or relegated]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. December 16, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "15 de Jaú vence e o rebolo está ameaçado" [XV de Jaú wins and playoff is at risk]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. May 4, 1983. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "15 de Jaú empata e continua na 1.ª" [XV de Jaú ties and remains in the first level]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil. May 7, 1983. Retrieved April 7, 2019.