| Season | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians (20th title) |
| Copa do Brasil | Corinthians Guarani |
| Matches played | 217 |
| Goals scored | 497 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Evair (Guarani) – 19 goals |
| Biggest home win | Guarani 5–0 Botafogo (March 6, 1988) São Paulo 5-0 América (March 9, 1988) |
| Biggest away win | Mogi Mirim 0-4 São Paulo (June 4, 1988) |
| Highest scoring | Ferroviária 4–4 Santo André (May 29, 1988) |
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The 1988 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 87th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship for the 20th time. No teams were relegated.[2]
The twenty teams of the championship were divided into two groups of ten teams, with each team playing once against the teams of its own group and the other group. The four best teams of each group would qualify to the Second phase, where the eight teams would be divided into two groups of four, with the winner of each group qualifying to the Finals. [2][1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter de Limeira | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 26 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Paulo | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 25 | |
| 3 | Santos | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 24 | |
| 4 | XV de Jaú | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 21 | |
| 5 | Noroeste | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | Botafogo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 18 | |
| 7 | Mogi Mirim | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 17 | |
| 8 | Juventus | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Novorizontino | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 11 | |
| 10 | União São João | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 26 | Qualified |
| 2 | Guarani | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 26 | |
| 3 | São José | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 26 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 23 | |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Ferroviária | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 18 | |
| 7 | XV de Piracicaba | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | Santo André | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 | |
| 9 | São Bento | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 13 | |
| 10 | América | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guarani | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Qualified |
| 2 | São José | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Inter de Limeira | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | XV de Jaú | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Santos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | 2–1 | Guarani | 1–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t) |
