2018 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1
Season2018
ChampionsCorinthians
RelegatedLinense
Santo André
Matches played96
Goals scored193 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorerMiguel Borja (7 goals)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 117th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.

Format

  • In the first stage the sixteen teams are drawn, with seeding, into four groups of four teams each, with each team playing once against the twelve clubs from the other three groups. After each team has played twelve matches, the top two teams of each group qualify for the quarter-final stage.
  • After the completion of the first stage, the two clubs with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, will be relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
  • Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are played in a two-legged home and away fixture, with the best placed first stage team playing the second leg at home.[1]
  • In case of a draw in any knockout stage, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. Higher number of wins;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received;
  6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.

[2]

Teams

Club Home city Manager 2017 result
Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Léo Condé 6th
Bragantino Bragança Paulista Marcelo Veiga 2nd (Série A2)
Corinthians São Paulo (Tatuapé) Fábio Carille 1st
Ferroviária Araraquara PC Oliveira 14th
Ituano Itu Vinícius Bergantin 10th
Linense Lins Márcio Fernandes 7th
Mirassol Mirassol Moisés Egert 9th
Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Doriva 8th
Palmeiras São Paulo (Perdizes) Roger Machado 3rd
Ponte Preta Campinas Eduardo Baptista 2nd
Red Bull Brasil Campinas Ricardo Catalá 13th
Santo André Santo André Sérgio Soares 11th
Santos Santos Jair Ventura 5th
São Bento Sorocaba Paulo Roberto Santos 12th
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul Pintado 1st (Série A2)
São Paulo São Paulo (Morumbi) Diego Aguirre 4th

Source: Futebol Paulista

First stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals
Two bottom teams (independent of group) are relegated

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Corinthians 12 7 2 3 17 8 +9 23 knockout stage
2 Bragantino 12 4 5 3 9 8 +1 17
3 Ituano 12 4 5 3 13 13 0 17
4 Linense 12 2 4 6 13 20 −7 10
Source: Soccerway


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo 12 5 2 5 12 11 +1 17 knockout stage
2 São Caetano 12 4 3 5 8 14 −6 15
3 Ponte Preta 12 2 6 4 6 8 −2 12
4 Santo André 12 1 5 6 11 18 −7 8
Source: Soccerway


Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Palmeiras 12 8 2 2 19 8 +11 26 knockout stage
2 Novorizontino 12 6 2 4 18 17 +1 20
3 São Bento 12 4 5 3 11 8 +3 17
4 Ferroviária 12 2 7 3 11 12 −1 13
Source: Soccerway


Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos 12 5 3 4 17 13 +4 18 knockout stage
2 Botafogo-SP 12 4 4 4 9 11 −2 16
3 Red Bull Brasil 12 2 7 3 10 11 −1 13
4 Mirassol 12 2 6 4 9 13 −4 12
Source: Soccerway


Knockout stage

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
C1 Palmeiras 3 5 8
C2 Novorizontino 0 0 0
C1 Palmeiras 1 1 2 (5)
D1 Santos 0 2 2 (3)
D1 Santos 0 0 0 (3)
D2 Botafogo-SP 0 0 0 (1)
C1 Palmeiras 1 0 1 (3)
A1 Corinthians 0 1 1 (4)
A1 Corinthians 2 2 4
A2 Bragantino 3 0 3
A1 Corinthians 0 1 1 (5)
B1 São Paulo 1 0 1 (4)
B1 São Paulo 0 2 2
B2 São Caetano 1 0 1
Campeonato Paulista
2018 Champion
Corinthians
29th Title

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 18 10 2 6 23 13 +10 32 Finals
2 Palmeiras 18 12 2 4 30 11 +19 38
3 São Paulo 16 7 2 7 15 13 +2 23 Eliminated in the semifinals
4 Santos 16 6 5 5 19 15 +4 23
5 Novorizontino (B) 14 6 2 6 18 25 −7 20 Eliminated in the quarterfinals
6 Bragantino 14 5 5 4 12 12 0 20
7 São Caetano (B) 14 5 3 6 9 16 −7 18
8 Botafogo-SP 14 4 6 4 9 11 −2 18
9 São Bento 12 4 5 3 11 8 +3 17
10 Ituano (B) 12 4 5 3 13 13 0 17
11 Ferroviária 12 2 7 3 11 12 −1 13
12 Red Bull Brasil 12 2 7 3 10 11 −1 13
13 Ponte Preta 12 2 6 4 6 8 −2 12
14 Mirassol 12 2 6 4 9 13 −4 12
15 Linense (R) 12 2 4 6 13 20 −7 10 Relegation to Paulista Série A2
16 Santo André (R) 12 1 5 6 11 18 −7 8
Updated to match(es) played on April 8, 2018. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st stage 2nd points; 3rd wins; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th head-to-head results; 7th least red cards received; 8th least yellow cards received; 9th draw.
(B) Qualification for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D; (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Awards

Team of the year

Player of the Season

The Player of the Year was awarded to Jailson.[3]

Young Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rodrygo.[3]

Countryside Best Player of the Season

The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Bruno Moraes.[3]

Top scorer of the Season

The top scorer of the season was Miguel Borja, who scored seven goals.[3]

Top scorers

As of 17 April 2019[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1. Colombia Miguel Borja Palmeiras 7
2. Brazil Bruno Moraes Botafogo-SP 5
Brazil Matheus Peixoto Bragantino
3. Brazil Dudu Palmeiras 4
Brazil Gabriel Santos
Brazil Juninho Novorizontino
Brazil Keno Palmeiras
Brazil Rodriguinho Corinthians
Brazil Safira Novorizontino
Brazil Willian Palmeiras
Brazil Wilson Linense

References

  1. ^ "Sorteio: veja como ficaram os grupos do Campeonato Paulista de 2018". Globo Esporte.
  2. ^ "Regulamento do Paulistão 2018" (PDF). FPF.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" (in Portuguese). FPF. 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Paulistão 2018 - Campeonato Paulista". Futebol Interior.