# 2009 Campeonato Paulista

The 2009 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 108th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 21 and ended on May 3. Corinthians were crowned the league champion after going through the competition undefeated. Grêmio Barueri was the top scorer with 16 goals.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city |
| Botafogo | Ribeirão Preto |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista |
| Corinthians | São Paulo (Tatuapé) |
| Grêmio Barueri | Barueri |
| Guarani | Campinas |
| Guaratinguetá | Guaratinguetá |
| Ituano | Itu |
| Marília | Marília |
| Mirassol | Mirassol |
| Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim |
| Noroeste | Bauru |
| Oeste | Itápolis |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo (Perdizes) |
| Paulista | Jundiaí |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo (Pari) |
| Santo André | Santo André |
| Santos | Santos |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul |
| São Paulo | São Paulo (Morumbi) |

## First phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 44 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 2 | São Paulo | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 40 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 3 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 39 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 4 | Santos | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 37 | |
| 6 | Santo André | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 33 | Qualification for Interior Championship of São Paulo |
| 7 | Mirassol | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for Interior Championship of São Paulo |
| 8 | Grêmio Barueri | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 27 | Qualification for Interior Championship of São Paulo |
| 9 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 24 | Qualification for Interior Championship of São Paulo |
| 10 | Bragantino | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 23 | |
| 11 | São Caetano | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 | |
| 12 | Paulista | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 20 | |
| 13 | Ituano | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 20 | |
| 14 | Oeste | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 20 | |
| 15 | Botafogo-SP | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 19 | |
| 16 | Mogi Mirim | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 19 | |
| 17 | Guaratinguetá | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 19 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 18 | Marília | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 19 | Guarani | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 14 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 20 | Noroeste | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 14 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |

## Knockout phase
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santos | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santos | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Santos | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 4–2 | Palmeiras | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Corinthians | 4–1 | São Paulo | 2–1 | 2–0 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 2–4 | Corinthians | 1–3 | 1–1 |

## Campeonato do Interior
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio Barueri | 7–6 | Mirassol | 2–3 | 5–3 |
| Ponte Preta | 4–3 | Santo André | 3–2 | 1–1 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ponte Preta | 3–1 | Grêmio Barueri | 2–0 | 1–1 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Pedrão | Grêmio Barueri | 16 |
| 2 | Keirrison | Palmeiras | 13 |
| 3 | Washington | São Paulo | 12 |
| 4 | Edno | Portuguesa | 11 |
| 4 | Kléber Pereira | Santos | 11 |
| 5 | Danilo Neco | Ponte Preta | 10 |
| 5 | Zé Carlos | Paulista | 10 |