The 1978 season was São Paulo's 49th season since club's existence.
Statistics
Scorers
Overall
{ |class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 87 (6 Copa Libertadores, 26 Campeonato Brasileiro, 52 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Friendly match) |- |Games won || 36 (1 Copa Libertadores, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro, 24 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Friendly match) |- |Games drawn || 28 (3 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 15 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Friendly match) |- |Games lost || 23 (2 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 13 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Friendly match) |- |Goals scored || 126 |- |Goals conceded || 80 |- |Goal difference || +46 |- |Best result || 6–1 (H) v Ríver - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1978.04.06 |- |Worst result || 1–4 (A) v Santos - Campeonato Paulista - 1979.01.28 |- |Most appearances || |- |Top scorer || Milton (22) |-