# 2019 Campeonato Paulista

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 | 8th |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Marcelo Veiga | 6th |
| Corinthians | São Paulo (Tatuapé) | Fábio Carille | 1st |
| Ferroviária | Araraquara | Vinicius Munhoz | 11th |
| Guarani | Campinas | Osmar Loss | 1st (Série A2) |
| Ituano | Itu | Vinícius Bergantin | 10th |
| Mirassol | Mirassol | Moisés Egert | 14th |
| Novorizontino | Novo Horizonte | Roberto Fonseca | 5th |
| Oeste | Itápolis | Renan Freitas | 2nd (Série A2) |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo (Perdizes) | Felipão | 2nd |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Jorginho | 13th |
| Red Bull Brasil | Campinas | Antônio Carlos Zago | 12th |
| Santos | Santos | Jorge Sampaoli | 4th |
| São Bento | Sorocaba | Silas | 9th |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Pintado | 7th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo (Morumbi) | Vágner Mancini | 3rd |
Source: Regulamento do Paulistão 2019

## First stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Bull Brasil | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 27 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Santos | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 23 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 19 | |
| 4 | São Caetano (R) | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to Série A2 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 25 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 20 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | |
| 4 | São Bento (R) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | Relegation to Série A2 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 21 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bragantino | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 10 | |
| 4 | Mirassol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ituano | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 17 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Paulo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Oeste | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Botafogo–SP | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 11 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 | A2 | Santos | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | | | | | |
| C1 | Corinthians | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | C1 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | | | | | |
| C2 | Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | C1 | Corinthians | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | D2 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| B1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D2 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| B2 | Novorizontino | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Novorizontino | 1 | 0 | 1 | B1 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | D2 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| D1 | Ituano | 1 | 0 | 1 | D2 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| D2 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Campeonato do Interior

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | Red Bull Brasil | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Mirassol | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 10 | Guarani | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Mirassol | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 13 | Mirassol | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mirassol | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ponte Preta | 0 (1) |
| 9 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ponte Preta | 0 (1) |
| 14 | Bragantino | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bragantino | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ponte Preta | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Oeste | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 11 | Oeste | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | 11 | Oeste | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Botafogo–SP | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | | | | | | | | |

## Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians (C) | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 26 | Finalists |
| 2 | São Paulo | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 23 | Finalists |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 31 | Eliminated in the semifinals |
| 4 | Santos | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | Eliminated in the semifinals |
| 5 | Red Bull Brasil | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 28 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Novorizontino (B) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 21 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Ferroviária (B) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 20 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Ituano | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | |
| 11 | Oeste | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Botafogo-SP | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 11 | |
| 13 | Mirassol (B) | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 | |
| 14 | Bragantino | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 10 | |
| 15 | São Caetano (R) | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to Série A2 |
| 16 | São Bento (R) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | Relegation to Série A2 |

## Awards
### Team of the Year
#### 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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Cardoso | Guarani | 7 |
| 1 | Jean Mota | Santos | 7 |
| 1 | Rafael Costa | Botafogo-SP | 7 |
| 1 | Ytalo | Red Bull Brasil | 7 |
| 5 | Gabriel Martinelli | Ituano | 6 |
| 5 | Matheus Jesus | Oeste | 6 |
| 5 | Morato | Ituano | 6 |
| 8 | Derlis González | Santos | 5 |
| 8 | Thalles | Ponte Preta | 5 |