1953 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

Season	1953
Champions	São Paulo
Relegated	Nacional Portuguesa Santista
Matches played	210
Goals scored	771 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Humberto Tozzi (Palmeiras) – 22 goals
Biggest home win	São 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 win	Juventus 1-7 Ponte Preta (August 8, 1953)
Highest scoring	Santos 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)
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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

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. 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. Head-to-head record: Juventus 6 pts, Ypiranga 4 pts, Portuguesa Santista 2 pts

Top Scores

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

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