| Competition: | Campeonato Paulista – Série A1 |
| Season: | 1965 |
| Winners: | Santos |
| Relegated: | Ferroviária XV de Piracicaba |
| Continentalcup1: | Taça Brasil |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Santos Palmeiras |
| League Topscorer: | Pelé (Santos) – 50 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | São Paulo 8-0 Noroeste (November 7, 1965) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Botafogo 1-7 Santos (September 4, 1965) |
| Highest Scoring: | Noroeste 6-3 Ferroviária (August 1, 1965) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 731 |
| Prevseason: | 1964 |
| Nextseason: | 1966 |
The 1965 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol da Divisão Especial de Profissionais,[1] organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 64th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the 9th time. Ferroviária and XV de Piracicaba were relegated. For the ninth consecutive year, the top scorer was Santos's Pelé, scoring 50 goals.[2]
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 | Pelé | Santos | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Flávio Minuano | Corinthians | 30 |
| 3 | Prado | São Paulo | 26 |
| 4 | Servílio | Palmeiras | 18 |
| 5 | Babá | Guaraní | 17 |
| 6 | Ademar Pantera | Palmeiras | 14 |
| Paulo Bin | Comercial | ||
| 8 | Coutinho | Santos | 13 |
| 9 | Américo Murulo | Guaraní | 12 |
| 10 | Toninho Guerreiro | Santos | 11 |
| Luís | Comercial |