# 2022 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino

The Paulista Football Championship of 2022 was the 30th edition of this championship women's football organized by the Paulista Football Federation (FPF). Played between August and December, the competition had twelve participants.

## Format

The 2022 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino was held in three stages:
In the first stage, the twelve teams were placed in a single group. Each team in the group played each other, and the four teams at the top of the table advanced to the semifinals. The teams that finished 5th through 8th place competed in the Copa Paulista.
In the semifinal phase, the top 4 teams were placed in two groups of two, with the first group containing the 2nd and 3rd placed teams and the second group containing the first and fourth placed teams. Each team played one home match and one away match. The teams from each group with the most points after two matches qualified for the finals. The semifinal groups followed the same tiebreaker criteria as the group stage.
The final phase was disputed by the top finishers of the two semifinal groups. The two teams each played a home and away match to determine the winner. The final group phase followed the same tiebreaker criteria as the semifinal phase and the group stage.

### Tiebreaker criteria

In the case of tie between two and more teams the following criteria was used:
* Number of wins
* Goal difference
* Goals Scored
* Fewer red cards received
* Fewer yellow cards received
* Drawing of lots

## Teams

| Team | City | 2021 result |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | 1st |
| EC São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | – |
| Ferroviaria | Araraquara | 4th |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | 5th |
| Pinda | Pindamonhangaba | 10th |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | 12th |
| Realidade Jovem | São José do Rio Preto | 9th |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | 7th |
| Santos | Santos | 3rd |
| São José | São José dos Campos | 6th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | 2nd |
| Taubaté | Taubaté | 8th |
Source: "Guia do Paulistão Feminino" (PDF). FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 28 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 2 | São Paulo | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 27 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 3 | Santos | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 25 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 24 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 5 | Corinthians | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 24 | |
| 6 | RB Bragantino | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | |
| 7 | Taubaté | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 11 | |
| 8 | EC São Bernardo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 9 | |
| 9 | São José | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | |
| 10 | Pinda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 6 | |
| 11 | Realidade Jovem | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 2 | |
| 12 | Portuguesa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 2 | |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Palmeiras | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ferroviária | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Ferroviária | 4 | 0 | 4 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Santos | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

## Semifinals
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Palmeiras | 5 - 4 | Ferroviária | 4-4 | 1-0 |
| São Paulo | 2 - 4 | Santos | 1-0 | 2-3 |
Palmeiras won 5-4 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Santos won 4-2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Palmeiras | 3 – 1 | Santos | 0-1 | 2–1 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 22 December 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cristiane | Santos | 19 |
| 2 | Ariel | Red Bull Bragantino | 10 |
| 2 | Ary Borges | Palmeiras | 10 |
| 2 | Bia Zaneratto | Palmeiras | 10 |
| 2 | Jheniffer | Corinthians | 10 |
| 2 | Laryh | Ferroviária | 10 |
| 7 | Ketlen | Santos | 8 |
Source: Federação Paulista de Futebol