# 1986 São Paulo FC season

The 1986 season was São Paulo's 57th season since club's existence.

## Statistics
### Scorers

| Position | Playing position | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Brasileiro | Others | Total |
| 1 | FW | Careca | 7 | 26 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | FW | Müller | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | MF | Silas | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | FW | Manu | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | MF | Pita | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | MF | Bernardo | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Pianelli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Freitas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | FW | Sídney | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| = | DF | Wagner Basílio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | DF | Zé Teodoro | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | Nelsinho | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | Capone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | Darío Pereyra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | Falcão | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | FW | Marcelo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | Oscar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | Wagner Lopes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Total | 50 | 62 | 8 | 120 |

### Managers performance

| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % |
| Cilinho | Brazil | 2 February | 13 July | 33 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 53% |
| José Carlos Serrão (caretaker) | Brazil | 9 March | 6 September | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 55% |
| Pepe | Brazil | 14 September | 25 February 1987 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 69% |

### Overall

| Games played | 80 (38 Campeonato Paulista, 34 Campeonato Brasileiro, 8 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 30 (11 Campeonato Paulista, 17 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 38 (20 Campeonato Paulista, 13 Campeonato Brasileiro, 5 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 12 (7 Campeonato Paulista, 4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 120 |
| Goals conceded | 64 |
| Goal difference | +56 |
| Best result | 6–1 (H) v Ponte Preta - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1986.12.10 |
| Worst result | 1–4 (A) v Juventus - Campeonato Paulista - 1986.4.16 |
| Top scorer | Careca (33) |
Source: São Paulo FC

## Official competitions
### Campeonato Paulista
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 26 | Qualified as stage winners |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 23 | |
| 4 | Juventus | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 22 | |
| 6 | Inter de Limeira | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 21 | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 21 | |
| 9 | São Bento | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 20 | |

##### Matches
#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter de Limeira | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 28 | Qualified as stage winners |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 24 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 24 | |
| 4 | América | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Novorizontino | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 22 | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 21 | |

##### Matches
#### Record

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 43 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 42 | |
| 7 | Santo André | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 38 | Qualified as stage winners |
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 6th | 42 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 55% |

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### First round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | São Paulo | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 17 |
| 2 | Internacional | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sport | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 |
| 5 | Bangu | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 |

##### Matches
#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 21 |
| 3 | Joinville | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 |
| 4 | America-RJ | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Santos | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 15 |

#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 1st | 47 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 62 | 22 | 69% |