# 2010 Campeonato Paulista

The 2010 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 109th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.
Santos were crowned champions after a 5–5 tie on aggregate score against Santo André in the finals, which were held at Pacaembu. As they had ended with best campaign in the first stage, they took the trophy.

## Format

The top four teams in the first stage qualify for the semi-finals. The bottom four teams are relegated to the Série A2. Semi-finals and finals are played in two-legged matches. The four top ranked teams that did not qualify to the semi-finals and from outside the city of São Paulo or Santos FC, would contest each other in the Campeonato do Interior (Interior Championship).

## Teams

| Club | Home city | 2009 result |
| Botafogo–SP | Ribeirão Preto | 15th |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | 10th |
| Corinthians | São Paulo (Tatuapé) | 1st |
| Grêmio Prudente | Presidente Prudente | 8th |
| Ituano | Itu | 13th |
| Mirassol | Mirassol | 7th |
| Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim | 16th |
| Monte Azul | Monte Azul Paulista | 1st (Série A2) |
| Oeste | Itápolis | 14th |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo (Perdizes) | 3rd |
| Paulista | Jundiaí | 12th |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | 9th |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo (Pari) | 5th |
| Rio Branco–SP | Americana | 2nd (Série A2) |
| Rio Claro | Rio Claro | 3rd (Série A2) |
| Santo André | Santo André | 6th |
| Santos | Santos | 2nd |
| Sertãozinho | Sertãozinho | 4th (Série A2) |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | 11th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo (Morumbi) | 4th |

## First stage
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 47 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | Santo André | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 37 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 3 | Grêmio Prudente | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 37 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 5 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 35 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Botafogo–SP | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 31 | Advanced to the Campeonato do Interior |
| 8 | São Caetano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 27 | Advanced to the Campeonato do Interior |
| 9 | Oeste | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 26 | Advanced to the Campeonato do Interior |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 25 | Advanced to the Campeonato do Interior |
| 11 | Palmeiras | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Mogi Mirim | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 24 | |
| 13 | Ituano | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 22 | |
| 14 | Mirassol | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
| 15 | Paulista | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 20 | |
| 16 | Bragantino | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 20 | |
| 17 | Rio Claro | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 19 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 18 | Monte Azul | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 15 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 19 | Sertãozinho | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 14 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 20 | Rio Branco-SP | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 12 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOT | BRA | COR | ITU | MIR | MMI | MAZ | OES | PAL | PAU | PPR | POR | PRU | RBR | RCL | SAD | SAN | SER | SCT | SPA |
| Botafogo–SP | | | | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bragantino | 2–0 | | | 3–4 | | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | | | | | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Corinthians | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | | 4–0 | | 4–3 |
| Ituano | | | 0–2 | | 4–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–4 | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mirassol | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Mogi Mirim | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | | | | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | |
| Monte Azul | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | | | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 0–4 | | | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | | |
| Oeste | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Palmeiras | | | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | | 0–0 | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Paulista | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | 0–2 | | | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | | | |
| Ponte Preta | | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | | 0–2 |
| Portuguesa | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Prudente | 0–4 | | 2–0 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | | 1–0 | |
| Rio Branco–SP | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | | | | 1–4 | 0–4 | | | |
| Rio Claro | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | |
| Santo André | 4–1 | 4–1 | | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | | 2–0 | | | | | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Santos | | 6–3 | 2–1 | 9–1 | | | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | | 1–1 | | 5–0 | | 2–1 | | | 4–2 | | |
| Sertãozinho | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | | | 2–2 |
| São Caetano | | | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 | 5–1 | | |
| São Paulo | 5–0 | | | | | 3–0 | 5–1 | | | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 3–0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Santos | Santos | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | Santos | Santos | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | Santo André | Santo André | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Santo André | Santo André | 2 | 1 | 3 | Santo André | Santo André | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Grêmio Prudente | Grêmio Prudente | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 6–2 | São Paulo | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Santo André | 3–3 | Grêmio Prudente | 2–1 | 1–2 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 5–5 | Santo André | 3–2 | 2–3 |
* Santos were crowned champions due to the best campaign in the first stage.

## Campeonato do Interior
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Botafogo–SP | Botafogo–SP | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | Ponte Preta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | Ponte Preta | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botafogo–SP | Botafogo–SP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | São Caetano | São Caetano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| São Caetano | São Caetano | 0 | 3 | 3 | São Caetano | São Caetano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oeste | Oeste | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Botafogo–SP | 2–2 | Ponte Preta | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| São Caetano | 3–2 | Oeste | 0–1 | 3–1 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Botafogo–SP | 1–1 | São Caetano | 0–1 | 1–0 |
* Botafogo–SP were crowned champions due to the best campaign in the first stage.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ricardo Bueno | Oeste | 16 |
| 2 | Rodriguinho | Santo André | 15 |
| 3 | Neymar | Santos | 14 |
| 4 | André | Santos | 13 |
| 5 | Héverton | Portuguesa | 11 |
| 5 | Ganso | Santos | 11 |
| 6 | Robert | Palmeiras | 10 |
| 6 | Eduardo | São Caetano | 10 |
Source: UOL Esporte

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Rodriguinho | Santo André | Paulista | 4–2 | 24 January 2010 |
| Ricardo Bueno | Oeste | Mogi Mirim | 3–1 | 13 February 2010 |
| Fernandinho$^1$ | São Paulo | Monte Azul | 5–1 | 28 February 2010 |
| Geovane | Mogi Mirim | Ituano | 3–0 | 13 March 2010 |
| Robert | Palmeiras | Santos | 4–3 | 14 March 2010 |
| André | Santos | Ituano | 9–1 | 21 March 2010 |
| Araújo | Grêmio Prudente | Mogi Mirm | 3–0 | 25 March 2010 |
| Borebi | Monte Azul | Mogi Mirim | 5–3 | 4 April 2010 |
* $^1$ Fernandinho scored 4 goals.

## Awards
### Player of the Season

The Player of the Season was awarded to Neymar.

### Coach of the Season

The Coach of the Season award went to Dorival Júnior.

### Top scorer of the Season

The Top scorer award went to Ricardo Bueno, who scored 16 goals.

### Young Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Season was awarded to Bruno César.

### Countryside Best Player of the Season

The Countryside Best Player of the Season was awarded to Rodriguinho.

### Best Goalkeeper of the Season

The Best Goalkeeper of the Season was awarded to Felipe, who conceded 14 goals in 12 matches.