1955 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:Campeonato Paulista
Season:1955
Winners:Santos
League Topscorer:Del Vecchio (Santos) – 23 goals
Biggest Home Win:Portuguesa 8-0 Santos (November 13, 1955)
Biggest Away Win:XV de Piracicaba 0-6 Palmeiras (October 9, 1955)
Highest Scoring:Santos 6-3 Ponte Preta (August 7, 1955)
XV de Jaú 5-4 Corinthians (December 4, 1955)
Matches:182
Total Goals:699
Prevseason:1954
Nextseason:1956

The 1955 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 54th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the second time. No teams were relegated. The top scorer was Santos's Del Vecchio with 23 goals.[2] [3]

Championship

The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.

Top Scores

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1Emanuele Del VecchioSantos23
2Humberto TozziPalmeiras15
3ZezinhoSão Paulo14
4VasconcelosSantos13
GinoSão Paulo
6ÁlvaroSantos12
Paulo CarvoeiroCorinthians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Sao Paulo 1955. May 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106072710/http://www.futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=1F0F7C2D37463495E096EC8F5D9DF3D6. November 6, 2017. dead.
  2. Only the goals scored in the Blue Series were counted
  3. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Sao Paulo 1955. May 24, 2019.