| Season: | 1972 |
| Manager: |  Alfredo Ramos Vail Mota José Poy |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Henri Couri Aidar |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League: | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| League Result: | Second stage |
| Cup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Cup1 Result: | Second stage |
| Cup2: | Campeonato Paulista |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Pedro Rocha (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Toninho Guerreiro (28) |
| Prevseason: | 1971 |
| Nextseason: | 1973 |
The 1972 football season was São Paulo's 43rd season since club's existence.
| width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Playing position | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Copa Libertadores | width=80 | Campeonato Paulista | width=80 | Campeonato Brasileiro | width=80 | Others | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FW | Toninho Guerreiro | 7 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2 | MF | Pedro Rocha | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | FW | Terto | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||
| 4 | | MF | Zé Carlos | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| 5 | | FW | Everaldo | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | | FW | Paulo Nani | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| = | | FW | Toninho | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | | MF | Édson Cegonha | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | | DF | Roberto Dias | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| = | | MF | Wilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| = | | FW | Zé Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | | MF | Carlos Alberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| = | | DF | Gilberto Sorriso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| = | | DF | Nélson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| = | | MF | Nenê | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| = | | FW | Paraná | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goals | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 32 | 49 | 21 | 116 |
| Games played | 71 (10 Copa Libertadores, 22 Campeonato Paulista, 28 Campeonato Brasileiro, 11 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 37 (4 Copa Libertadores, 14 Campeonato Paulista, 13 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 21 (4 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 13 (2 Copa Libertadores, 0 Campeonato Paulista, 9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 116 |
| Goals conceded | 56 |
| Goal difference | +60 |
| Best result | 6–0 (A) v Náutico - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1972.11.06 |
| Worst result | 0–4 (A) v Coritiba - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1972.10.15 |
| Most appearances | Gilberto Sorriso (68) |
| Top scorer | Toninho Guerreiro (28) |