| Season: | 1971 |
| Manager: |  Osvaldo Brandão José Poy |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Laudo Natel Henri Couri Aidar |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League: | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| League Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup1: | Campeonato Paulista |
| Cup1 Result: | Champions (10th title) |
| League Topscorer: | Toninho Guerreiro (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Toninho Guerreiro (31) |
| Prevseason: | 1970 |
| Nextseason: | 1972 |
The 1971 football season was São Paulo's 42nd season since club's existence.
| width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Playing position | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Campeonato Brasileiro | width=80 | Campeonato Paulista | width=80 | Others | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FW | Toninho Guerreiro | 10 | 15 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||
| 2 | | FW | Terto | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | Pedro Rocha | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | | MF | Édson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | | MF | Gérson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Paraná | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | | MF | Carlos Alberto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Everaldo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | DF | Pablo Forlán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| = | | FW | Zé Roberto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 7 | | FW | Téia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| = | | MF | Teodoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Own goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 39 | 19 | 84 |
| Games played | 60 (22 Campeonato Paulista, 27 Campeonato Brasileiro, 11 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 36 (17 Campeonato Paulista, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro, 8 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 13 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 11 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 7 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 84 |
| Goals conceded | 50 |
| Goal difference | +34 |
| Best result | 4–1 (H) v Portuguesa - Campeonato Paulista - 1971.06.19 4–1 (H) v Botafogo - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1971.12.15 |
| Worst result | 0–3 (H) v Grêmio - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1971.08.07 |
| Most appearances | Gilberto Sorriso (59) |
| Top scorer | Toninho Guerreiro (31) |