The 2019 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 118th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians became the champion.
Format In the first stage the sixteen teams were 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 had played twelve matches, the top two teams of each group qualified 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, were relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played in a two-legged home and away fixture, with the best placed first stage team playing the second leg at home. In case of a draw in any knockout stage match, the winner was decided via a penalty shoot-out. The two highest-placed teams not otherwise qualified qualified for the 2020 Copa do Brasil. The top three highest-placed teams in the general table at the end of the competition who were not playing in any level of the national Brazilian football league system qualified for the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The clubs eligible for promotion were Red Bull Brasil, São Caetano, Novorizontino, Ferroviária, Mirassol, and Ituano.
Tiebreakers The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings: Higher number of wins; Superior goal difference; Higher number of goals scored; Fewest red cards received; Fewest yellow cards received; Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.
Teams Club Home city Manager 2018 result Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Roberto Cavalo Bragantino Bragança Paulista Marcelo Veiga Corinthians São Paulo (Tatuapé) Fábio Carille Ferroviária Araraquara Vinicius Munhoz Guarani Campinas Osmar Loss Ituano Itu Vinícius Bergantin Mirassol Mirassol Moisés Egert Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Roberto Fonseca Oeste Itápolis Renan Freitas Palmeiras São Paulo (Perdizes) Felipão Ponte Preta Campinas Jorginho Red Bull Brasil Campinas Antônio Carlos Zago Santos Santos Jorge Sampaoli São Bento Sorocaba Silas São Caetano São Caetano do Sul Pintado São Paulo São Paulo (Morumbi) Vágner Mancini Source: Regulamento do Paulistão 2019
First stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Campeonato do Interior
Overall table
Awards Team of the Year
Pos. Player Club GK CássioCorinthians DF Victor FerrazSantos DF Gustavo HenriqueSantos DF Bruno AlvesSão Paulo DF Danilo AvelarCorinthians MF Júnior UrsoCorinthians MF Diego PitucaSantos MF Jean MotaSantos FW Gabriel MartinelliItuano FW GustavoCorinthians FW DuduPalmeiras Manager Antônio Carlos ZagoRed Bull Brasil
Player of the Year The Player of the Year was awarded to Jean Mota of Santos.
Young Player of the Year The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Gabriel Martinelli of Ituano.
Countryside Best Player of the Year The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Gabriel Martinelli of Ituano.
Top Scorer of the Season The top scorer of the season was Jean Mota, who scored seven goals for Santos.
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Diego CardosoGuarani7 Jean MotaSantos Rafael CostaBotafogo-SP YtaloRed Bull Brasil5 Gabriel MartinelliItuano6 Matheus JesusOeste MoratoItuano8 Derlis GonzálezSantos5 ThallesPonte Preta
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