2015 Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1
Season2015
DatesJanuary 31 – May 03, 2015
ChampionsSantos
RelegatedPenapolense
Portuguesa
Bragantino
Marília
Série DRed Bull Brasil
Botafogo
Matches played158
Goals scored330 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Oliveira (11 goals)
Biggest home winSão Paulo 4–0 Audax
(21 February)
São Bernardo 4–0 Marília Atlético Clube
(8 April)
Biggest away winRed Bull Brasil 1–6 Audax
(6 March)
Highest scoringCorinthians 5–3 Penapolense
(26 March)
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The 2015 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the 2015 Paulistão Itaipava for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 114th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.

Format

  • In the first stage the twenty teams are drawn, with seeding, into four groups of five teams each, with each team playing once against the fifteen clubs from the other three groups. After each team has played fifteen matches, the top two teams of each group qualify for the quarter-final stage.
  • After the completion of the first stage, the four clubs with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, will be relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
  • If all four clubs with the lowest number of points are from the same group, the best third-placed club from the other groups will qualify for the quarter-final stage.

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.

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Teams

Club Home city 2014 result
Botafogo Ribeirão Preto 5th
Bragantino Bragança Paulista 8th
Capivariano Capivari 1st (Série A2)
Corinthians São Paulo (Tatuapé) 9th
Audax Osasco 11th
Ituano Itu 1st
Linense Lins 16th
Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim 15th
Marília Marília 4th (Série A2)
Palmeiras São Paulo (Perdizes) 3rd
Penapolense Penápolis 4th
Ponte Preta Campinas 7th
Portuguesa São Paulo (Pari) 12th
Red Bull Brasil Campinas 2nd (Série A2)
Rio Claro Rio Claro 13th
Santos Santos 2nd
São Bento Sorocaba 3rd (Série A2)
São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 10th
São Paulo São Paulo (Morumbi) 6th
XV de Piracicaba Piracicaba 14th

Source: Futebol Paulista

First stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (A) 15 10 2 3 30 10 +20 32 Advance to the quarter-finals
2 Red Bull Brasil (A) 15 7 3 5 20 19 +1 24
3 Mogi Mirim 15 5 5 5 17 20 −3 20
4 Ituano 15 4 8 3 12 13 −1 20
5 São Bernardo 15 5 3 7 13 13 0 18
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Corinthians (A) 15 11 4 0 28 10 +18 37 Advance to the quarter-finals
2 Ponte Preta (A) 15 8 3 4 22 17 +5 27
3 Audax 15 6 4 5 23 19 +4 22
4 São Bento 15 4 9 2 17 13 +4 21
5 Rio Claro 15 4 4 7 11 16 −5 16
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Palmeiras (A) 15 10 1 4 23 10 +13 31 Advance to the quarter-finals
2 Botafogo (A) 15 6 4 5 16 14 +2 22
3 Linense 15 4 4 7 12 25 −13 16
4 Portuguesa 15 2 7 6 13 22 −9 13
5 Marília 15 0 2 13 6 35 −29 2
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos (A) 15 10 4 1 29 12 +17 34 Advance to the quarter-finals
2 XV de Piracicaba (A) 15 5 3 7 17 20 −3 18
3 Capivariano 15 4 4 7 20 23 −3 16
4 Penapolense 15 4 3 8 17 22 −5 15
5 Bragantino 15 2 1 12 8 22 −14 7
Source: Globo Esporte
(A) Advance to a further round

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
           
D1 Santos 3
D2 XV de Piracicaba 0
D1 Santos 2
A1 São Paulo 1
A1 São Paulo 3
A2 Red Bull Brasil 0
D1 Santos (p) 0 2 2 (4)
C1 Palmeiras 1 1 2 (2)
B1 Corinthians 1
B2 Ponte Preta 0
B1 Corinthians 2 (5)
C1 Palmeiras (p) 2 (6)
C1 Palmeiras 1
C2 Botafogo 0

Note: Semifinal bracket depended on the general table: 1 vs 4; 2 vs 3

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 19 13 4 2 36 15 +21 43 Champion and 2016 Copa do Brasil
2 Palmeiras 19 12 2 5 28 14 +14 38 Runner-up and 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[a]
3 Corinthians 17 12 5 0 31 12 +19 41 Eliminated in Semifinals and 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[a]
4 São Paulo 17 11 2 4 34 12 +22 35
5 Ponte Preta 16 8 3 5 22 18 +4 27 Eliminated in Quarterfinals and 2016 Copa do Brasil
6 Red Bull Brasil 16 7 3 6 20 22 −2 24 Eliminated in Quarterfinals, Série D and 2016 Copa do Brasil
7 Botafogo 16 6 4 6 16 15 +1 22 Eliminated in Quarterfinals and Série D
8 XV de Piracicaba 16 5 3 8 17 23 −6 18 Eliminated in Quarterfinals
9 Audax 15 6 4 5 23 19 +4 22 Eliminated in the group stage
10 São Bento 15 4 9 2 17 13 +4 21
11 Ituano 15 4 8 3 12 13 −1 20
12 Mogi Mirim 15 5 5 5 17 20 −3 20
13 São Bernardo 15 5 3 7 13 13 0 18
14 Capivariano 15 4 4 7 20 23 −3 16
15 Rio Claro 15 4 4 7 11 16 −5 16
16 Linense 15 4 4 7 13 25 −12 16
17 Penapolense (R) 15 4 3 8 17 22 −5 15 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Paulista Série A2
18 Portuguesa (R) 15 2 7 6 13 22 −9 13
19 Bragantino (R) 15 2 1 12 8 22 −14 7
20 Marília (R) 15 0 2 13 6 35 −29 2
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2015. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the third stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions. Corinthians and São Paulo has a berth guaranteed to the third stage as 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions and 3rd

Top scorers

As of 3 May 2015
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Santos 11
2 Brazil Crislan Penapolense 9
3 Brazil Alexandre Pato São Paulo 8
Brazil Rafael Longuine Audax
4 Brazil Alan Kardec São Paulo 7
Brazil Edmilson Red Bull Brasil
Brazil Paulinho XV de Piracicaba
5 Brazil Biro-Biro Ponte Preta 6
Peru Paolo Guerrero Corinthians
Brazil Rafael Marques Palmeiras

Awards

Team of the year

Player of the Season

The Player of the Year was awarded to Ricardo Oliveira.[4]

Young Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rafael Longuine.[4]

Countryside Best Player of the Season

The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Crislan.[4]

Top scorer of the Season

The top scorer of the season was Ricardo Oliveira, who scored 11 goals.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Por R$ 8 milhões, cervejaria compra nome do Campeonato Paulista". Folha de S.Paulo.
  2. ^ "Regulamento do Paulistão 2015" (PDF). FPF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  3. ^ a b "Campeonato Paulista 2015: Artilharia". globoesporte. Rede Globo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Finalistas, Santos e Palmeiras dominam a seleção do Paulistão". Globo Esporte.