| Season: | 1979 |
| Manager: |  Rubens Minelli Mário Juliato |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League: | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| League Topscorer: | Serginho (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Serginho (14) |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 season was São Paulo's 50th season since club's existence.
| width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Playing position | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Campeonato Paulista | width=80 | Others | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FW | Serginho | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| 2 | | MF | Neca | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | | FW | Zé Sérgio | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | | MF | Mug | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | | FW | Edu Bala | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| = | DF | Darío Pereyra | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | MF | Vilson Tadei | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | | DF | Antenor | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Chicão | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | DF | Getúlio | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | DF | Estevam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Fernando | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | FW | Jaiminho | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Leivinha | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Luís Müller | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Muricy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Teodoro | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| = | | MF | Viana | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 51 |
| Games played | 45 (43 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 17 (16 Campeonato Paulista) |
| Games drawn | 18 (15 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 13 (12 Campeonato Paulista) |
| Goals scored | 51 |
| Goals conceded | 42 |
| Goal difference | +9 |
| Best result | 3–0 (H) v Portuguesa - Campeonato Paulista - 1979.07.22 3–0 (H) v Velo Clube - Campeonato Paulista - 1979.09.26 |
| Worst result | 0–3 (H) v Santos - Campeonato Paulista - 1979.10.28 |
| Top scorer | Serginho (14) |