1986 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista – Série A1
Season	1986
Champions	Inter de Limeira
Relegated	Comercial; Paulista
Série B	Inter de Limeira; Juventus; Santo André
Matches played	386
Goals scored	814 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kita (Inter de Limeira) – 23 goals
Biggest home win	Portuguesa 5–0 São Bento (June 14, 1986); Inter de Limeira 5-0 XV de Piracicaba (July 23, 1986)
Biggest away win	Novorizontino 0–3 Palmeiras (June 28, 1986); Ponte Preta 0-3 Palmeiras (July 13, 1986); XV de Piracicaba 0-3 Portuguesa (July 20, 1986); Santo André 0-3 Palmeiras (July 23, 1986)
Highest scoring	São Paulo 4-5 Comercial (July 9, 1986)
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Season1986

The 1986 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional^[1] was the 85th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Inter de Limeira won the championship for the first time. Comercial and Paulista were relegated.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Inter de Limeira	38	18	13	7	53	31	+22	49	Qualified as stage winners
2	Palmeiras	38	17	13	8	54	31	+23	47	Qualified due to best season record
3	Corinthians	38	18	10	10	49	34	+15	46	Qualified due to best season record
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
9	São Bento	38	13	11	14	31	40	−9	37
10	América	38	9	18	11	27	29	−2	36
11	Novorizontino	38	12	11	15	42	47	−5	35
12	Ponte Preta	38	11	13	14	41	43	−2	35
13	Ferroviária	38	10	15	13	33	33	0	35
14	XV de Piracicaba	38	10	15	13	32	43	−11	35
15	Botafogo	38	12	11	15	37	51	−14	35
16	Mogi Mirim	38	8	19	11	36	38	−2	35
17	Guarani	38	10	14	14	40	47	−7	34
18	XV de Jaú	38	11	11	16	31	40	−9	33
19	Comercial	38	10	13	15	38	49	−11	33	Relegated
20	Paulista	38	9	13	16	39	53	−14	31	Relegated

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Corinthians	1–3	Palmeiras	1–0	0–3 (a.e.t)
Santos	1–4	Inter de Limeira	0–2	1–2

First phase