# 2020 Campeonato Paulista Série A2

The 2020 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 was the 27th season of the second level of the São Paulo state league under its current title and the 97th season overall.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was indefinitely suspended on 16 March. Play was resumed on 19 August. São Caetano and São Bento, two sides relegated from the first division in the previous season, won promotion back after one year. São Caetano were crowned champions on 12 October, after defeating the Sorocaba team 4–3 on penalties in the final, following a 3–3 aggregate score. São Caetano had already won the trophy in their last appearance in the second level, in 2017.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

## Stadiums

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atibaia | Atibaia | Décio Vitta | 8,712 |
| Audax | Osasco | Prefeito José Liberatti | 12,158 |
| Juventus | São Paulo (Mooca) | Rua Javari | 5,256 |
| Monte Azul | Monte Azul Paulista | Otacília Patrício Arroyo | 8,000 |
| Penapolense | Penápolis | Tenente Carriço | 9,998 |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo (Pari) | Canindé | 22,375 |
| Portuguesa Santista | Santos | Ulrico Mursa | 12,578 |
| Red Bull Brasil | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,221 |
| Rio Claro | Rio Claro | Augusto Schmidt | 5,900 |
| São Bento | Sorocaba | Walter Ribeiro | 11,861 |
| São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | 1º de Maio | 12,578 |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 17,530 |
| Sertãozinho | Sertãozinho | Frederico Dalmaso | 6,000 |
| Taubaté | Taubaté | Joaquinzão | 9,600 |
| Votuporanguense | Votuporanga | Plínio Marin | 7,560 |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Barão da Serra Negra | 18,000 |
* ↑ Atibaia plays at Americana, 90 kilometres away from Atibaia, as their home stadium Estádio Salvador Russani does not meet the minimum criteria for hosting Série A2 matches

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Caetano (C) | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | Promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A1 |
| 2 | São Bento (P) | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 35 | Promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A1 |
| 3 | São Bernardo | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 33 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 4 | XV de Piracicaba | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 30 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 27 | Eliminated the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Taubaté | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 26 | Eliminated the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Monte Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 25 | Eliminated the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Juventus | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 24 | Eliminated the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Portuguesa Santista | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Rio Claro | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | Atibaia | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sertãozinho | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 17 | |
| 13 | Audax | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 15 | |
| 14 | Red Bull Brasil | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 | |
| 15 | Votuporanguense (R) | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 13 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 |
| 16 | Penapolense (R) | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 12 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 8 | Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | São Bernardo (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | São Bernardo (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | 3 | São Bento | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | São Bernardo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Taubaté | 0 | 1 | 1 (7) | 2 | São Bernardo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | São Bento (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (8) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | São Bento (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (8) | | | | | | 2 | São Bento | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | São Caetano (p) | 3 | 0 | 3 (4) |
| 7 | Monte Azul | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | São Caetano (p) | 3 | 0 | 3 (4) |
| 2 | São Caetano (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | São Caetano (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | 4 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | São Caetano | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | XV de Piracicaba | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | São Caetano | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 29 October 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Léo Castro | Juventus | 9 |
| 1 | Bambam | São Bento | 9 |
| 3 | Marcos Paulo | Monte Azul | 8 |
| 3 | Marlyson | São Bernardo | 8 |
| 5 | Kalil | Portuguesa Santista | 6 |