2008 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1
Season2008
ChampionsPalmeiras (22nd title)
RelegatedJuventus
Rio Preto
Sertãozinho
Rio Claro
Matches played202
Goals scored530 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Mineiro (15)
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The 2008 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 107th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional association football league. The competition began on January 16 and ended on May 4. Palmeiras won their 22nd title with a 6–0 victory on aggregate in the finals over Ponte Preta. Palmeiras' Alex Mineiro was the top scorer, with 15 goals.

First phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guaratinguetá 19 13 1 5 27 14 +13 40 Advances to Semifinals
2 Palmeiras 19 12 4 3 36 16 +20 40
3 São Paulo 19 11 5 3 31 22 +9 38
4 Ponte Preta 19 10 5 4 36 23 +13 35
5 Corinthians 19 9 6 4 24 15 +9 33
6 Barueri 19 10 2 7 34 24 +10 32 Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
7 Santos 19 9 4 6 28 23 +5 31
8 Mirassol 19 9 2 8 29 28 +1 29 Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
9 Noroeste 19 8 5 6 29 23 +6 29
10 Portuguesa 19 7 7 5 21 17 +4 28
11 Ituano 19 8 2 9 24 32 −8 26 Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
12 Paulista 19 7 4 8 24 24 0 25
13 Bragantino 19 7 4 8 26 27 −1 25
14 Marília 19 7 1 11 21 20 +1 22
15 São Caetano 19 5 5 9 16 30 −14 20
16 Guarani 19 5 4 10 20 31 −11 19
17 Juventus 19 4 5 10 21 36 −15 17 Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2
18 Rio Preto 19 4 3 12 16 28 −12 15
19 Sertãozinho 19 4 3 12 16 30 −14 15
20 Rio Claro 19 3 4 12 16 32 −16 13
Updated to match(es) played on April 6, 2008. Source: RSSSF Brazil
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BAR BRG COR GUA GRA ITU JUV MAC MIR NOR PAL PTA PON POR RCL RPR SAN SCA SPA SER
Barueri 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0
Bragantino 3–0 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–5 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 3–1
Corinthians 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Guarani 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Guaratinguetá 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0
Ituano 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Juventus 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–1
Marília 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–2
Mirassol 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2
Noroeste 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 4–0
Palmeiras 3–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–1
Paulista 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2
Ponte Preta 0–1 4–2 4–2 5–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0
Portuguesa 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
Rio Claro 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Rio Preto 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0
Santos 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–2
São Caetano 1–6 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–1
São Paulo 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1
Sertãozinho 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2008. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Guaratinguetá 0 1 1
4 Ponte Preta 1 2 3
2 Ponte Preta 0 0 0
3 Palmeiras 1 5 6
2 São Paulo 2 0 2
3 Palmeiras 1 2 3

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ponte Preta Brazil 3–1 Brazil Guaratinguetá 1–0 2–1
São Paulo Brazil 2–3 Brazil Palmeiras 2–1 0–2

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ponte Preta Brazil 0–6 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 0–5

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Alex Mineiro Palmeiras 15
2 Brazil Kléber Pereira Santos 13
3 Brazil Adriano São Paulo 11
Brazil Pedrão Barueri 11
5 Brazil Otacílio Neto Noroeste 10
Brazil Borges São Paulo 10