# 2016 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino

The Paulista Football Championship of 2016 was the 18th edition of this championship women's football organized by the Paulista Football Federation (FPF). Played between April and August, the competition had fourteen participants.

## Format

The 2016 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino was held in four stages:
In the first, the fourteen were divided into 2 groups of 7 teams, facing each other home and away, with the four best in each group qualifying to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, semifinals and the final were played in home and away eliminatory games.

## Teams

| Team | City | 2015 result |
| Centro Olímpico | São Paulo | First stage |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | – |
| Ferroviaria | Araraquara | Second stage |
| Francana | Franca | First stage |
| Guarani | Campinas | First stage |
| Independente | Limeira | – |
| Juventus | São Paulo | – |
| Rio Preto | São José do Rio Preto | Second stage |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | First stage |
| Santos | Santos | Semifinal |
| São José | São José dos Campos | 1st |
| Taubaté | Taubaté | Second stage |
| União Mogi | Mogi das Cruzes | – |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Second stage |
Source: "Regulamento específico do campeonato paulista de futebol feminino primeira divisão - 2016" (PDF). futebolpaulista.com.br. Federação Paulista de Futebol. 18 March 2016.

## First stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rio Preto | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 31 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 2 | Corinthians | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 26 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 21 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 18 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 5 | Francana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Guarani | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 8 | |
| 7 | Independente | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 92 | −92 | 0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 6 | +41 | 29 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 2 | Centro Olímpico | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 26 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 3 | São José | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 25 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 5 | Taubaté | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Juventus | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | |
| 7 | União Mogi | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 93 | −93 | −2 | |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Rio Preto | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rio Preto | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | Centro Olímpico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Centro Olímpico | 1 | 1 | 2 | Centro Olímpico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| XV de Piracicaba | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| XV de Piracicaba | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | Rio Preto | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santos | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferroviaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ferroviaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Corinthians | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Corinthians | 3 | 3 | 6 | Corinthians | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| São José | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rio Preto | 6 - 1 | Portuguesa | 1-3 | 3-0 |
| Centro Olímpico | 2 - 2 | XV de Piracicaba | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Corinthians | 6 - 3 | São José | 2-3 | 3-1 |
| Santos | 6 - 2 | Ferroviaria | 1-2 | 4-1 |
Rio Preto won 6-1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinal.
Centro Olímpico advanced to the semifinal due to better campaign.
Corinthians won 6-3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinal.
Santos won 6-2 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinal.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rio Preto | 3 - 1 | Centro Olímpico | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Santos | 3 - 3 | Corinthians | 1-1 | 2-2 |
Rio Preto won 3-1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Santos advanced to the final due to better campaign.

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rio Preto | 1 – 0 | Santos | 0–0 | 1-0 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 30 August 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sole Jaimes | Santos | 16 |
| 2 | Ottilia Grassetti | Centro Olímpico | 15 |
| 3 | Adriana | Rio Preto | 13 |
| 4 | Millene | Rio Preto | 11 |
| 5 | Renata Pelegatti | Guarani | 10 |
| 5 | Gabi Portilho | São José | 10 |
Source: Federação Paulista de Futebol