1956 Campeonato Paulista

The 1956 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 55th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the third time. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was São Paulo's Zezinho with 18 goals.[2][1][3]

Campeonato Paulista
Season1956
ChampionsSantos
Matches played300
Goals scored1,156 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorerZezinho (São Paulo) – 18 goals
Biggest home winSantos 9-1 Linense (September 26, 1956)
Biggest away winNacional 0-5 Noroeste (December 2, 1956)
Highest scoringSantos 9-1 Linense (September 26, 1956)
Linense 6-4 Portuguesa Santista (November 25, 1956)
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Championship

The championship was disputed in three phases:[1][3]

  • Qualifying round: All eighteen teams played each other in a single-round robin system, with the ten best teams advancing to the Blue Series and the eight worst going on to dispute the White Series.
  • Blue Series: The ten teams played each other in a double round-robin system, and the team with the most points won the title.
  • White Series: The eight teams played each other in a double round-robin system, and the team with the fewest points was relegated.

Qualifying phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 17 13 4 0 51 16 +35 30 Blue Series
2 Corinthians 17 14 1 2 54 28 +26 29
3 São Paulo 17 12 1 4 56 24 +32 25
4 Portuguesa 17 10 2 5 37 26 +11 22
5 Palmeiras 17 9 3 5 30 18 +12 21
6 São Bento de São Caetano 17 8 3 6 34 24 +10 19
7 XV de Piracicaba 17 7 5 5 29 32 −3 19
8 XV de Jaú 17 7 3 7 29 32 −3 17
9 Taubaté 17 6 5 6 22 22 0 17
10 Juventus 17 7 2 8 32 31 +1 16
11 Ponte Preta 17 6 3 8 27 28 −1 15 White Series
12 Noroeste 17 6 2 9 22 36 −14 14
13 Ferroviária 17 5 2 10 35 45 −10 12
14 Guarani 17 4 4 9 26 39 −13 12
15 Jabaquara 17 4 2 11 28 47 −19 10
16 Nacional 17 2 6 9 17 40 −23 10
17 Portuguesa Santista 17 3 3 11 20 39 −19 9
18 Linense 17 3 3 11 27 55 −28 9
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1956. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Blue Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 18 15 0 3 43 18 +25 30 Playoffs
2 São Paulo 18 13 4 1 56 21 +35 30
3 Corinthians 18 9 7 2 41 22 +19 25
4 Palmeiras 18 9 4 5 39 34 +5 22
5 Portuguesa 18 5 5 8 23 29 −6 15
6 XV de Jaú 18 6 2 10 23 43 −20 14
7 XV de Piracicaba 18 4 5 9 36 46 −10 13
8 Juventus 18 4 3 11 24 38 −14 11
9 Taubaté 18 3 5 10 23 41 −18 11
10 São Bento de São Caetano 18 1 7 10 25 41 −16 9
Updated to match(es) played on December 30, 1956. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs
Santos4 – 2São Paulo
Feijó  20'
Tite  63'
Del Vecchio  68'  79'		 Report Zezinho  8'  42'
Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 51,600
Referee: Erwin Hieger

White Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Noroeste 14 10 1 3 43 20 +23 21
2 Ferroviária 14 9 2 3 35 16 +19 20
3 Ponte Preta 14 7 4 3 27 19 +8 18
4 Portuguesa Santista 14 6 2 6 36 27 +9 14
5 Linense 14 5 3 6 32 42 −10 13
6 Nacional 14 5 0 9 28 41 −13 10
7 Guarani 14 4 1 9 19 39 −20 9
8 Jabaquara 14 3 1 10 22 38 −16 7
Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 1957. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 35 28 4 3 94 34 +60 60 Champions
2 São Paulo 35 25 5 5 112 42 +70 55
3 Corinthians 35 23 8 4 95 50 +45 54
4 Palmeiras 35 18 7 10 69 52 +17 43
5 Portuguesa 35 15 7 13 60 55 +5 37
6 XV de Piracicaba 35 11 10 14 67 74 −7 32
7 XV de Jaú 35 13 5 17 52 75 −23 31
8 São Bento de São Caetano 35 9 10 16 57 65 −8 28
9 Taubaté 35 9 10 16 45 63 −18 28
10 Juventus 35 11 5 19 55 69 −14 27
11 Noroeste 31 16 3 12 65 56 +9 35
12 Ferroviária 31 14 4 13 70 61 +9 32
13 Ponte Preta 31 13 7 11 54 47 +7 33
14 Portuguesa Santista 31 9 5 17 56 66 −10 23
15 Linense 31 8 6 17 59 97 −38 22
16 Nacional 31 7 6 18 45 81 −36 20
17 Guarani 31 8 5 18 45 78 −33 21
18 Jabaquara 31 7 3 21 50 85 −35 17
Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 1957. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1956". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. Only the goals scored in the Blue Series were counted
  3. "RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1956". Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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