Campeonato Paulista

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Campeonato Paulista
Founded1902
StateSão Paulo
ConfederationCONMEBOL
CBF
FPF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSérie A2
Domestic cup(s)Copa Paulista
Current championsPalmeiras (25th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsCorinthians (30 titles)
Top goalscorerPelé (468)
TV partnersRecordTV
TNT Sports
Paulistão Play
YouTube
Premiere
Websitewww.futebolpaulista.com.br
Current: 2024 Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typically lasts from January to April. Rivalries amongst four of the best-known Brazilian teams (Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo) have marked the history of the competition. The Campeonato Paulista is the oldest established league in Brazil, being held since 1902 and professionally since 1933.

Format[edit]

Campeonato Paulista is held annually by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo State Football Federation), or FPF, amongst teams residing within the state of São Paulo. 20 clubs compete in the highest level of the championship (Série A1). In a new format starting in 2007, each team plays the others once in a round-robin format, followed by a four-team playoff with home-and-away series. In addition, teams that finish the regular season in places 5 through 8 (that do not reside within the city of São Paulo or Santos) will compete in a playoff for the title of "Campeão do Interior" (Upstate Champion). The four lowest placed teams are relegated to the lower competition (Série A2) for the following year.

Série A2 is contested by 20 teams in three separate phases. In Phase One, the teams are split into two groups, playing each other twice in a home-and-home series. The bottom two from each group are relegated to Série A3; the top four advance to Phase Two. Phase two consists of the eight advancing teams organized into groups, repeating the home-and-home series within the group. The top two placed teams from each group are promoted to Série A1; each top team advances to Phase Three, a single championship game to determine the tournament winner.

Série A3 consists of 20 teams competing in a three phase format similar to Série A2. Promotion and relegation rules are the same as in this higher level.

The Second Division (Série B) matches are held by minor teams during the Brazilian league. The number of teams involved varies, with 45 participants in 2011. Top four teams are promoted to Série A3.

History[edit]

Founding[edit]

Charles Miller was responsible for the creation of the first São Paulo state tournament. Miller introduced the football association rules to Brazil upon his return from England, where he attended college and discovered the sport. On December 14, 1901, the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball (Paulista Football League), or LPF was founded, comprising five initial teams: São Paulo Athletic Club, Internacional, Mackenzie, Germânia, and Paulistano. Between April and October 1902, those teams competed in the first edition of the tournament, with São Paulo AC winning the title and Miller himself as the leading goalscorer. Unlike in Argentina and Uruguay, football was restricted to elitist clubs in its early days in Brazil.

Football popularity grew in following years. Paulistano, a club composed of the children of the richest families of São Paulo, became the strongest team. However, the popularity base of the sport started to change after a brilliant exhibition tour by the Corinthians, a London amateur team, in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. They easily defeated the best Brazilian teams of the time and made a very favorable impression amongst the younger fans. Shortly thereafter, a group of workers were inspired to found the city's first popular team, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

1910s–1930s[edit]

Growth of football popularity amongst lower classes generated a rift in the LPF. Their directors had defended that football should remain an elitist sport. This difference in opinion led to creation of another competing league, the Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (Paulista Association of Athletic Sports), APEA, which promoted the sport among all social classes. Corinthians and Palestra Itália (a new club founded by Italian immigrants), and Paulistano helped to comprise the new league.[citation needed]

The LPF ceased operation in 1917. Until 1926, the APEA remained the only league in São Paulo. Stronger teams, larger crowds and players such Neco (Corinthians) and Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano) contributed to the footballmania that converted football from "foreigner's fun" to Brazil's most popular sport. Debates surrounded the issue of whether football should professionalize or remain a purely amateur endeavor. Paulistano, the most trophied team at the time, refused to become professional and departed in 1925 to create the Liga de Amadores de Futebol (League of Football Amateurs) [LAF]. Competition between the two leagues fueled expansion of the teams, as clubs from upstate began to join.

By 1930, the LAF and Paulistano had folded, and a new era for São Paulo football began. Players became professionals in 1933 when Bandeirante Football League was created. Corinthians and Palestra Itália assumed their positions as the most powerful and popular teams. A new club emerges to compete for the hearts of supporters. Some dissidents from Paulistano, favorable to professionalization, along with the directors of AA Palmeiras united to form São Paulo Futebol Clube, the third force of the city.

Modern era[edit]

The APEA had ceased operations in 1938, and after several name changes, the original Bandeirante Football League officially became the Federação Paulista de Futebol (Paulista Football Federation), [FPF] on April 22, 1941. São Paulo signed Leonidas da Silva in the following year and won five of the next eight championships. Palestra Itália change its name to Palmeiras in 1943 due to a World War II period law that banned Axis Powers's references in sport. Football grows within the state and a second division is created in 1948, allowing upstate teams to take part in major league competition. XV de Novembro from Piracicaba was the first team promoted to the top flight.

São Paulo, Palmeiras and Corinthians dominated titles in early 1950s. Santos, although having competed consistently, would need to wait a few more years to gain top status. 1957 saw the debut of one of football's greatest players, Pelé. His goals helped Santos to win nine of the next twelve championships. Pelé was the league top scorer in every year between 1957 and 1965 including a record 58 goals in a single season. Santos won numerous competitions at the state, national, regional and international level. Palmeiras's "Academia" teams were the only ones able to break such dominance in the sixties.

Since the 1960s, Brazil began to develop more mature national competitions which competed with the state and regional tournaments for supporter's attention. In 1977, Corinthians' were able to win a title after a 24-year drought, and the early eighties saw the battle between Corinthians (led by Sócrates) and São Paulo's (Serginho Chulapa). The "Corinthians Democracy" won in 1982 and 1983 while introducing a new philosophy in club management, where players participate in all decisions with management. São Paulo became the most successful team of the decade, winning the championship in 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987 and 1989. The last years saw the emergence of players such as Müller and Silas (known as the "Menudos do Morumbi") on that team. Internacional from Limeira accomplished a great upset in 1986 by defeating Palmeiras to win the final.

Bragantino vs. Novorizontino was the final in the 1990 championship in the Paulistão's biggest ever upset. Palmeiras' fans saw their club win the 1993, 1994 and 1996 championships with the greatest Brazilian squad of the decade. Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Edmundo, César Sampaio are among the members of the "Green Machine" which scored 100 goals in the 1996 tournament. Corinthians conquered the trophy five times in the 1995–2003 period, thus becoming the most successful team in the first 100 years of the Campeonato Paulista, with 25 titles.

Since 2000, Campeonato Paulista has lost popularity with each year. The main São Paulo state teams treat the tournament as tune-ups for the more lucrative Copa Libertadores and Brazilian National Championship. However, the Paulistão, as well as the other state tournaments in Brazil, still hold significance by providing developing talent and sustaining grass-roots soccer within the state.

Due to the COVID-19 death toll, the government decided to suspend the championship from 15 March 2021 till 30 March 2021, aiming to stop the spread of the coronavirus.[1]

On September 23, 2021, the São Paulo Football Federation recognizes the São Paulo titles of 1933 and 1934, to Albion and Juventus respectively.[2]

Clubs[edit]

2024 Série A1

Team City Ground 2022 result
Água Santa Diadema Inamar 2nd
Botafogo Ribeirão Preto Santa Cruz 9th
Corinthians São Paulo (Tatuapé) Neo Química Arena 6th
Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 8th
Inter de Limeira Limeira Major José Levy Sobrinho 13th
Ituano Itu Novelli Júnior 12th
Mirassol Mirassol José Maria de Campos Maia 7th
Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi 2nd (Série A2)
Palmeiras São Paulo (Perdizes) Allianz Parque 1st
Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 1st (Série A2)
Portuguesa São Paulo (Pari) Canindé 14th
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista Nabi Abi Chedid 5th
Santo André Santo André Bruno José Daniel 10th
Santos Santos Vila Belmiro 11th
São Bernardo FC São Bernardo do Campo Primeiro de Maio 3rd
São Paulo São Paulo (Morumbi) Morumbi 4th

Champions[edit]

Season League Champions Runners-up
1902 LPF SPAC (1) Paulistano
1903 LPF SPAC (2) Paulistano
1904 LPF SPAC (3) Paulistano
1905 LPF Paulistano (1) Germânia
1906 LPF Germânia (1) SC Internacional
1907 LPF SC Internacional (1) Paulistano
SC Americano
1908 LPF Paulistano (2) Germânia
1909 LPF AA das Palmeiras (1) Paulistano
1910 LPF AA das Palmeiras (2) SC Americano
1911 LPF SPAC (4) SC Americano
1912 LPF SC Americano (1) Paulistano
1913 APEA Paulistano (3) Mackenzie
LPF SC Americano (2) Ypiranga
1914 APEA AA São Bento (1) Paulistano
LPF Corinthians (1) Campos Elíseos
1915 APEA AA das Palmeiras (3) Mackenzie
LPF Germânia (2) Campos Elíseos
1916 APEA Paulistano (4) AA São Bento
LPF Corinthians (2) União Lapa
1917 APEA Paulistano (5) Palestra Itália
1918 APEA Paulistano (6) Corinthians
1919 APEA Paulistano (7) Palestra Itália
1920 APEA Palestra Itália (1) Paulistano
1921 APEA Paulistano (8) Palestra Itália
1922 APEA Corinthians (3) Palestra Itália
1923 APEA Corinthians (4) Palestra Itália
1924 APEA Corinthians (5) Paulistano
1925 APEA AA São Bento (2) Corinthians
1926 APEA Palestra Itália (2) Auto SC
LAF Paulistano (9) Germânia
1927 APEA Palestra Itália (3) Santos
LAF Paulistano (10) Hespanha
1928 APEA Corinthians (6) Santos
LAF SC Internacional (2) Paulistano
1929 APEA Corinthians (7) Santos
LAF Paulistano (11) SC Internacional
1930 APEA Corinthians (8) São Paulo
1931 APEA São Paulo (1) Palestra Itália
1932 APEA Palestra Itália (4) São Paulo
1933 APEA Palestra Itália (5) São Paulo
FPF Albion (1) União Guarany
1934 APEA Palestra Itália (6) São Paulo
FPF Fiorentino (1) Hespanha
1935 APEA Portuguesa (1) Ypiranga
LPF Santos (1) Palestra Itália
1936 APEA Portuguesa (2) Ypiranga
LFP Palestra Itália (7) Corinthians
1937 LFESP Corinthians (9) Palestra Itália
1938 LFESP Corinthians (10) São Paulo
1939 LFESP Corinthians (11) Palestra Itália
1940 LFESP Palestra Itália (8) Portuguesa
1941 FPF Corinthians (12) São Paulo
1942 FPF Palmeiras (9) Corinthians
1943 FPF São Paulo (2) Corinthians
1944 FPF Palmeiras (10) São Paulo
1945 FPF São Paulo (3) Corinthians
1946 FPF São Paulo (4) Corinthians
1947 FPF Palmeiras (11) Corinthians
1948 FPF São Paulo (5) Santos
1949 FPF São Paulo (6) Palmeiras
1950 FPF Palmeiras (12) Santos
São Paulo
1951 FPF Corinthians (13) Palmeiras
1952 FPF Corinthians (14) São Paulo
1953 FPF São Paulo (7) Palmeiras
1954 FPF Corinthians (15) Palmeiras
1955 FPF Santos (2) Corinthians
1956 FPF Santos (3) São Paulo
1957 FPF São Paulo (8) Santos
1958 FPF Santos (4) São Paulo
1959 FPF Palmeiras (13) Santos
1960 FPF Santos (5) Portuguesa
1961 FPF Santos (6) Palmeiras
1962 FPF Santos (7) Corinthians
São Paulo
1963 FPF Palmeiras (14) São Paulo
1964 FPF Santos (8) Palmeiras
1965 FPF Santos (9) Palmeiras
1966 FPF Palmeiras (15) Corinthians
1967 FPF Santos (10) São Paulo
1968 FPF Santos (11) Corinthians
1969 FPF Santos (12) Palmeiras
1970 FPF São Paulo (9) Palmeiras
Ponte Preta
1971 FPF São Paulo (10) Palmeiras
1972 FPF Palmeiras (16) São Paulo
1973 FPF Portuguesa (3) Palmeiras
Santos (13)
1974 FPF Palmeiras (17) Corinthians
1975 FPF São Paulo (11) Portuguesa
1976 FPF Palmeiras (18) XV de Piracicaba
1977 FPF Corinthians (16) Ponte Preta
1978 FPF Santos (14) São Paulo
1979 FPF Corinthians (17) Ponte Preta
1980 FPF São Paulo (12) Santos
1981 FPF São Paulo (13) Ponte Preta
1982 FPF Corinthians (18) São Paulo
1983 FPF Corinthians (19) São Paulo
1984 FPF Santos (15) Corinthians
1985 FPF São Paulo (14) Portuguesa
1986 FPF Inter de Limeira (1) Palmeiras
1987 FPF São Paulo (15) Corinthians
1988 FPF Corinthians (20) Guarani
1989 FPF São Paulo (16) São José
1990 FPF Bragantino (1) Novorizontino
1991 FPF São Paulo (17) Corinthians
1992 FPF São Paulo (18) Palmeiras
1993 FPF Palmeiras (19) Corinthians
1994 FPF Palmeiras (20) São Paulo
1995 FPF Corinthians (21) Palmeiras
1996 FPF Palmeiras (21) São Paulo
1997 FPF Corinthians (22) São Paulo
1998 FPF São Paulo (19) Corinthians
1999 FPF Corinthians (23) Palmeiras
2000 FPF São Paulo (20) Santos
2001 FPF Corinthians (24) Botafogo
2002 FPF Ituano (1) União São João
2003 FPF Corinthians (25) São Paulo
2004 FPF São Caetano (1) Paulista
2005 FPF São Paulo (21) Corinthians
2006 FPF Santos (16) São Paulo
2007 FPF Santos (17) São Caetano
2008 FPF Palmeiras (22) Ponte Preta
2009 FPF Corinthians (26) Santos
2010 FPF Santos (18) Santo André
2011 FPF Santos (19) Corinthians
2012 FPF Santos (20) Guarani
2013 FPF Corinthians (27) Santos
2014 FPF Ituano (2) Santos
2015 FPF Santos (21) Palmeiras
2016 FPF Santos (22) Audax
2017 FPF Corinthians (28) Ponte Preta
2018 FPF Corinthians (29) Palmeiras
2019 FPF Corinthians (30) São Paulo
2020 FPF Palmeiras (23) Corinthians
2021 FPF São Paulo (22) Palmeiras
2022 FPF Palmeiras (24) São Paulo
2023 FPF Palmeiras (25) Água Santa
  • LPF — Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball (Paulista Football League)
  • APEA — Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (Paulista Association of Athletic Sports)
  • LAF — Liga Amadores de Futebol (Amateur Football League)
  • FPF (1933–1934) — Federação Paulista de Football (Paulista Football Federation), affiliate to the Federação Brasileira de Football (Brazilian Football Federation)
  • LFP — Liga de Futebol Paulista (Paulista Football League)
  • LFESP — Liga de Futebol do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Football League)
  • All editions starting in 1941 organized by the FPF — Federação Paulista de Futebol (Paulista Football Federation)

Names change[edit]

  • Due to the World War II (and the fact of Brazil integrating the allied forces), during the year of 1942 Palestra Itália changed the name to the currently SE Palmeiras.
  • For the same motive as Palestra Itália, SC Germânia also was changed to the currently EC Pinheiros, but never has competed in a Campeonato Paulista edition with that name.
  • After changed their affiliation from APEA to FPF in 1994, CA Juventus changed its name to CA Fiorentino. Previously the club was also named CA Cotonificio Rodolfo Crespi, name of the textile company that gave rise to the club. Upon returning to APEA, it was used the name CA Juventus again.
  • Hespanha/Espanha is the currently Jabaquara AC.
  • São Paulo Railway (SPR) is the currently Nacional AC.
  • After partnering with the energy drinks company Red Bull in 2020, CA Bragantino as changed the name to "Red Bull Bragantino" (or RB Bragantino) how did it happen with RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg.

Supercampeonato Paulista[edit]

In 2002, the FPF organized the Super Championship with the top 3 teams in the 2002 Rio-São Paulo Tournament (Corinthians, São Paulo and Palmeiras) and the 2002 Paulista Champions (Ituano). São Paulo won the Championship.[3]

Semi-finals

Held on May 19 and 22

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ituano 4–3 Corinthians 2–0 2–3
São Paulo 4–2 Palmeiras 2–0 2–2
Final matches
Ituano2 – 2São Paulo
Fernando Gaúcho 39'
Basílio 77'
Report[4] 68' Reinaldo
89' Júlio Baptista
Topscorer
Basílio (Ituano) – 4 goals

Titles by team[edit]

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Corinthians
30
21
1914 (LPF), 1916 (LPF), 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928 (APEA), 1929 (APEA), 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Palmeiras
25
27
1920, 1926 (APEA), 1927 (APEA), 1932, 1933 (APEA), 1934 (APEA), 1936 (LFP), 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023
São Paulo
23
25
1931, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002 (Supercampeonato), 2005, 2021
Santos
22
12
1935 (LFP), 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 (shared), 1978, 1984, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Paulistano
11
10
1905, 1908, 1913 (APEA), 1916 (APEA), 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1926 (LAF), 1927 (LAF), 1929 (LAF)
SPAC
4
0
1902, 1903, 1904, 1911
Portuguesa
3
4
1935 (APEA), 1936 (APEA), 1973 (shared)
AA das Palmeiras
3
0
1909, 1910, 1915 (APEA)
Germânia
2
3
1906, 1915 (LPF)
SC Americano
2
3
1912, 1913 (LPF)
SC Internacional
2
2
1907, 1928 (LAF)
Ituano
2
1
2002, 2014
AA São Bento
2
1
1914 (APEA), 1925
São Caetano
1
1
2004
Inter de Limeira
1
0
1986
Bragantino
1
0
1990
Juventus
1
0
1934 (FPF)
Albion
1
0
1933 (FPF)

Titles by city[edit]

City Championships Clubs
São Paulo 109 Corinthians (30), Palmeiras (25), São Paulo (23), Paulistano (11), SPAC (4), AA das Palmeiras (3), Portuguesa (3), AA São Bento (2), Germânia (2), SC Americano (2), SC Internacional (2), Albion (1), Juventus (1)
Santos 22 Santos (22)
Itu 2 Ituano (2)
Bragança Paulista 1 Bragantino (1)
Limeira 1 Inter de Limeira (1)
São Caetano do Sul 1 São Caetano (1)

Most appearances[edit]

As of 2024 season

Below is the list of clubs that have more than 40 appearances in the competition.

Club App First Last
Corinthians 112 1913 2024
Palmeiras 109 1916 2024
Santos 109 1913 2024
Portuguesa 94 1920 2024
São Paulo 94 1930 2024
Juventus 73 1928 2008
Guarani 71 1927 2024
Ponte Preta 61 1928 2024
Botafogo 59 1957 2024
Portuguesa Santista 50 1929 2006
Ferroviária 48 1956 2023
Ypiranga 46 1910 1958
XV de Piracicaba 46 1949 2016
América 44 1958 2007
Notes
  • Includes 2002 Supercampeonato Paulista.
  • Portuguesa includes Mackenzie/Portuguesa participations (1920, 1921, 1922).
  • In 1927, Corinthians has disputed both LAF and APEA championships.

Top scorers[edit]

Season League Player Goals
1902 LPF Charles Miller (SPAC) 10
1903 LPF Herbert Boyes (SPAC) 5
1904 LPF Charles Miller (SPAC)
Hebert Boyes (SPAC)
9
1905 LPF Hermann Friese (Germânia) 14
1906 LPF Hermann Friese (Germânia)
Léo (SC Internacional)
7
1907 LPF Léo (SC Internacional) 8
1908 LPF Léo (SC Internacional)
Peres (Paulistano)
7
1909 LPF Bibi (Paulistano) 11
1910 LPF Hebert Boyes (SPAC)
Eurico (AA das Palmeiras)
Rubens Salles (Paulistano)
10
1911 LPF Décio (SC Americano) 9
1912 LPF Arthur Friedenreich (Mackenzie) 16
1913 APEA Gilberto (AA das Palmeiras) 6
LPF Décio (SC Americano) 7
1914 APEA Arthur Friedenreich (Ypiranga) 12
LPF Neco (Corinthians) 12
1915 APEA Nazaré (AA das Palmeiras) 13
LPF Facchini (Campos Elíseos) 17
1916 APEA Ary (Santos)
Mariano (Paulistano)
Zacchi (Ypiranga)
8
LPF Apparício (Corinthians) 7
1917 APEA Arthur Friedenreich (Ypiranga) 20
1918 APEA Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano) 25
1919 APEA Mário Andrada (Paulistano) 22
1920 APEA Neco (Corinthians) 24
1921 APEA Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano) 33
1922 APEA Gambarotta (Corinthians) 19
1923 APEA Feitiço (AA São Bento) 18
1924 APEA Feitiço (AA São Bento) 14
1925 APEA Feitiço (AA São Bento) 10
1926 APEA Araken Patusca (Santos) 13
LAF Filó (Paulistano) 16
1927 APEA Araken Patusca (Santos) 31
LAF Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano) 13
1928 APEA Heitor (Palestra Itália) 16
LAF Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano) 29
1929 APEA Feitiço (Santos) 13
LAF Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano)
Nabor (Ponte Preta)
16
1930 APEA Feitiço (Santos) 37
1931 APEA Feitiço (Santos) 39
1932 APEA Romeu (Palestra Itália) 18
1933 APEA Waldemar de Brito (São Paulo) 21
FPF Miguel (AA das Palmeiras) 13
1934 APEA Romeu (Palestra Itália) 13
FPF Euclydes (Fiorentino) 9
1935 APEA Figueiredo (Ypiranga) 19
LPF Teleco (Corinthians) 9
1936 APEA Carioca (Portuguesa) 19
LFP Teleco (Corinthians) 28
1937 LFESP Teleco (Corinthians) 15
1938 LFESP Elyseo (São Paulo) 13
1939 LFESP Teleco (Corinthians) 35
1940 LFESP Peixe (Ypiranga) 21
1941 FPF Teleco (Corinthians) 26
1942 FPF Mário Milani (Corinthians) 24
1943 FPF Mário Milani (Corinthians) 20
1944 FPF Luisinho (São Paulo) 22
1945 FPF Passarinho (São Paulo Railway)
Servílio (Corinthians)
17
1946 FPF Servílio (Corinthians) 19
1947 FPF Servílio (Corinthians) 20
1948 FPF Cilas (Ypiranga) 19
1949 FPF Friaça (São Paulo) 24
1950 FPF Pinga (Corinthians) 22
1951 FPF Rodolfo Carbone (Corinthians) 30
1952 FPF Baltazar (Corinthians) 27
1953 FPF Humberto Tozzi (Palmeiras) 22
1954 FPF Humberto Tozzi (Palmeiras) 36
1955 FPF Emanuele Del Vecchio (Santos) 23
1956 FPF Paulo Pisaneschi (Corinthians) 26
1957 FPF Pelé (Santos) 36
1958 FPF Pelé (Santos) 58
1959 FPF Pelé (Santos) 44
1960 FPF Pelé (Santos) 33
1961 FPF Pelé (Santos) 47
1962 FPF Pelé (Santos) 37
1963 FPF Pelé (Santos) 22
1964 FPF Pelé (Santos) 34
1965 FPF Pelé (Santos) 49
1966 FPF Toninho Guerreiro (Santos) 27
1967 FPF Flávio Minuano (Corinthians) 21
1968 FPF Téia (Ferroviária) 20
1969 FPF Pelé (Santos) 26
1970 FPF Toninho Guerreiro (São Paulo) 13
1971 FPF César Maluco (Palmeiras) 18
1972 FPF Toninho Guerreiro (São Paulo) 17
1973 FPF Pelé (Santos) 11
1974 FPF Geraldão (Botafogo) 23
1975 FPF Serginho (São Paulo) 22
1976 FPF Sócrates (Botafogo) 15
1977 FPF Serginho (São Paulo) 32
1978 FPF Juary (Santos) 29
1979 FPF Luís Fernando (América) 21
1980 FPF Edmar (Taubaté) 17
1981 FPF Jorge Mendonça (Guarani) 38
1982 FPF Walter Casagrande (Corinthians) 28
1983 FPF Serginho (Santos) 22
1984 FPF Chiquinho (Botafogo)
Serginho (Santos)
16
1985 FPF Careca (São Paulo) 23
1986 FPF Kita (Inter de Limeira) 23
1987 FPF Edmar (Corinthians) 19
1988 FPF Evair (Guarani) 19
1989 FPF Toni (São José)
Toninho (Portuguesa)
12
1990 FPF Alberto (Ituano)
Rubem (Guarani)
Volnei (Ferroviária)
12
1991 FPF Raí (São Paulo) 20
1992 FPF Válber (Mogi Mirim) 17
1993 FPF Viola (Corinthians) 20
1994 FPF Evair (Palmeiras) 23
1995 FPF Bentinho (São Paulo)
Paulinho McLaren (Portuguesa)
20
1996 FPF Giovanni (Santos) 24
1997 FPF Dodô (São Paulo) 19
1998 FPF França (São Paulo) 12
1999 FPF Alex (Mogi Mirim) 12
2000 FPF França (São Paulo) 18
2001 FPF Washington (Ponte Preta) 16
2002 FPF Alex Alves (Juventus) 17
2003 FPF Luís Fabiano (São Paulo) 8
2004 FPF Vágner Love (Palmeiras) 12
2005 FPF Finazzi (América) 17
2006 FPF Nilmar (Corinthians) 18
2007 FPF Somália (São Caetano) 13
2008 FPF Alex Mineiro (Palmeiras) 15
2009 FPF Pedrão (Grêmio Barueri) 15
2010 FPF Ricardo Bueno (Oeste) 16
2011 FPF Elano (Santos)
Liédson (Corinthians)
11
2012 FPF Neymar (Santos) 20
2013 FPF William (Ponte Preta) 13
2014 FPF Alan Kardec (Palmeiras)
Cícero (Santos)
Léo Costa (Rio Claro)
Luís Fabiano (São Paulo)
9
2015 FPF Ricardo Oliveira (Santos) 11
2016 FPF Roger (Red Bull Brasil) 11
2017 FPF Gilberto (São Paulo)
William Pottker (Ponte Preta)
9
2018 FPF Colombia Miguel Borja (Palmeiras) 7
2019 FPF Jean Mota (Santos) 7
2020 FPF Ytalo (Red Bull Bragantino) 7
2021 FPF Bruno Mezenga (Ferroviária) 9
2022 FPF Ronaldo (Inter de Limeira) 9
2023 FPF Argentina Giuliano Galoppo (São Paulo)
Róger Guedes (Corinthians)
8

All-time topscorers[edit]

Following is the list with the top 10 topscorers of all-time in the Campeonato Paulista:[6]

# Player Years Goals
1 Pelé 1956–1974 466
2 Arthur Friedenreich 1909–1933 338
3 Serginho 1973–1991 206
4 Feitiço 1921–1939 197
5 Heitor 1916–1931 195
6 Toninho Guerreiro 1960–1975 189
7 Cláudio 1942–1960 183
8 Pepe 1954–1969 176
9 Neco 1913–1930 167
10 Baltazar 1944–1959 156

Winning managers[edit]

Professional era
Season Manager
1937 Neco
1938 Armando Del Debbio
1939 Armando Del Debbio
1940 Italy Gaetano De Domenico
1941 Armando Del Debbio
1942 Armando Del Debbio
1943 Portugal Joreca
1944 Bianco Gambini
1945 Portugal Joreca
1946 Portugal Joreca
1947 Osvaldo Brandão
1948 Vicente Feola
1949 Vicente Feola
1950 Uruguay Ventura Cambón
1951 Rato Castelli
1952 Rato Castelli
1953 Argentina Jim López
1954 Osvaldo Brandão
1955 Lula
1956 Lula
1957 Hungary Béla Guttmann
1958 Lula
1959 Osvaldo Brandão
1960 Lula
1961 Lula
1962 Lula
1963 Sylvio Pirillo
1964 Lula
1965 Lula
1966 Mário Travaglini
1967 Antoninho
1968 Antoninho
1969 Antoninho
1970 Zezé Moreira
1971 Osvaldo Brandão
1972 Osvaldo Brandão
1973 Otto Glória
Pepe
1974 Osvaldo Brandão
1975 Argentina José Poy
1976 Dudu
1977 Osvaldo Brandão
1978 Chico Formiga
1979 Jorge Vieira
1980 Carlos Alberto Silva
1981 Chico Formiga
1982 Mário Travaglini
1983 Jorge Vieira
1984 Castilho
1985 Cilinho
1986 Pepe
1987 Cilinho
1988 Jair Pereira
1989 Carlos Alberto Silva
1990 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
1991 Telê Santana
1992 Telê Santana
1993 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
1994 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
1995 Eduardo Amorim
1996 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
1997 Nelsinho Baptista
1998 Nelsinho Baptista
1999 Oswaldo de Oliveira
2000 Levir Culpi
2001 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2002 Ademir Fonseca
2003 Geninho
2004 Muricy Ramalho
2005 Émerson Leão
2006 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2007 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2008 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2009 Mano Menezes
2010 Dorival Júnior
2011 Muricy Ramalho
2012 Muricy Ramalho
2013 Tite
2014 Doriva
2015 Marcelo Fernandes
2016 Dorival Júnior
2017 Fábio Carille
2018 Fábio Carille
2019 Fábio Carille
2020 Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2021 Argentina Hernán Crespo
2022 Portugal Abel Ferreira
2023 Portugal Abel Ferreira

Campeonato Paulista do Interior[edit]

Format[edit]

The competition, held since 2007, is played in two-legged semifinals and final by the four best placed countryside São Paulo state clubs that did not reach the semifinal stage of the Campeonato Paulista in the season. Which in turn, is the 5th to 8th place of the first stage of Campeonato Paulista, except the teams from the city of São Paulo and also including Santos.

Past tournaments[edit]

Winners[edit]

Season Winner Runner-up
2007 Guaratinguetá Noroeste
2008 Grêmio Barueri Noroeste
2009 Ponte Preta Grêmio Barueri
2010 Botafogo São Caetano
2011 Oeste Ponte Preta
2012 Mogi Mirim Bragantino
2013 Ponte Preta Penapolense
2014 Penapolense Botafogo
2015 Ponte Preta Red Bull Brasil
2016 Not held
2017 Ituano Santo André
2018 Ponte Preta Mirassol
2019 Red Bull Brasil Ponte Preta
2020 Red Bull Bragantino Guarani
2021 Novorizontino Ponte Preta
2022 Ituano Botafogo
2023 São Bernardo Mirassol

Titles by club[edit]

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Ponte Preta
4
2
2009, 2013, 2015, 2018
Ituano
2
0
2017, 2022
Botafogo
1
2
2010
Grêmio Barueri
1
1
2008
Penapolense
1
1
2014
Red Bull Brasil
1
1
2019
Red Bull Bragantino
1
1
2020
Guaratinguetá
1
0
2007
Oeste
1
0
2011
Mogi Mirim
1
0
2012
Novorizontino
1
0
2021
São Bernardo
1
0
2023
Mirassol
0
2
Noroeste
0
2
Santo André
0
1
São Caetano
0
1
Guarani
0
1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sao Paulo suspends football as COVID-19 deaths rise". Reuters. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "87 anos depois... Federação Paulista reconhece o Juventus como campeão estadual de 1934". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ RSSSF. "São Paulo State Superchampionship 2002". Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "São Paulo empata com o Ituano e decide o título em casa" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. May 26, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Em 17 dias, Oswaldo dá ao São Paulo primeiro título do ano" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. May 30, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. ^ Luiz Signor (March 29, 2020). "Quais são os maiores artilheiros do Campeonato Paulista?". OneFootball (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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