# 2008 Campeonato Paulista

The 2008 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 107th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional association football league. The competition began on January 16 and ended on May 4. Palmeiras won their 22nd title with a 6–0 victory on aggregate in the finals over Ponte Preta. Palmeiras' Alex Mineiro was the top scorer, with 15 goals.

## First phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guaratinguetá | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 40 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 40 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 3 | São Paulo | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 38 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 | Advances to Semifinals |
| 5 | Corinthians | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Barueri | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for Campeonato do Interior |
| 7 | Santos | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Mirassol | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 29 | Qualification for Campeonato do Interior |
| 9 | Noroeste | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | Qualification for Campeonato do Interior |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 28 | |
| 11 | Ituano | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | Qualification for Campeonato do Interior |
| 12 | Paulista | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 13 | Bragantino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 25 | |
| 14 | Marília | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 22 | |
| 15 | São Caetano | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 20 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 19 | |
| 17 | Juventus | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 18 | Rio Preto | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 15 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 19 | Sertãozinho | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 15 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 20 | Rio Claro | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 13 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BRG | COR | GUA | GRA | ITU | JUV | MAC | MIR | NOR | PAL | PTA | PON | POR | RCL | RPR | SAN | SCA | SPA | SER |
| Barueri | | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | 3–2 | | | | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | | 3–0 |
| Bragantino | | | | | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–5 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Corinthians | | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Guarani | 3–2 | 0–2 | | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Guaratinguetá | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Ituano | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | | | | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Juventus | 0–0 | | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | | |
| Marília | 1–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | 3–2 | |
| Mirassol | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | | | | | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | |
| Noroeste | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | | | 4–0 |
| Palmeiras | | | | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Paulista | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 3–2 |
| Ponte Preta | | | 0–1 | 4–2 | | 4–2 | 5–2 | | 3–2 | 3–2 | | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Portuguesa | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rio Claro | | | | | 0–3 | | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Rio Preto | | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | | | | 0–2 | | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 |
| Santos | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | |
| São Caetano | 1–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | |
| São Paulo | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | | | 3–1 | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 |
| Sertãozinho | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | |

## Knockout phase
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Guaratinguetá | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ponte Preta | 3–1 | Guaratinguetá | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| São Paulo | 2–3 | Palmeiras | 2–1 | 0–2 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ponte Preta | 0–6 | Palmeiras | 0–1 | 0–5 |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Alex Mineiro | Palmeiras | 15 |
| 2 | Kléber Pereira | Santos | 13 |
| 3 | Adriano | São Paulo | 11 |
| 3 | Pedrão | Barueri | 11 |
| 5 | Otacílio Neto | Noroeste | 10 |
| 5 | Borges | São Paulo | 10 |