# 2017 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino

The Paulista Football Championship of 2017 was the 19th edition of this championship women's football organized by the Paulista Football Federation (FPF). Played between April and October, the competition had sixteen participants.

## Format

The 2017 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino was held in four stages:
In the first, the sixteen were divided into 2 groups of 8 teams, facing each other home and away, with the four best in each group qualifying to the next round. In the second, the eight teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams, facing each other home and away, with the two best in each group qualifying to the semifinals. The semifinals and the final were played in home and away eliminatory games.

## Teams

| Team | City | 2016 result |
| Audax | Osasco | – |
| Botafogo–SP | Ribeirão Preto | – |
| Centro Olímpico | São Paulo | Semifinal |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Semifinal |
| Embu das Artes | Embu das Artes | – |
| Ferroviaria | Araraquara | Second stage |
| Francana | Franca | First stage |
| Juventus | São Paulo | First stage |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | – |
| Rio Branco | Americana | – |
| Rio Preto | São José do Rio Preto | 1st |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | Second stage |
| Santos | Santos | 2nd |
| São José | São José dos Campos | Second stage |
| Taubaté | Taubaté | First stage |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Second stage |
Source: "Regulamento específico do campeonato paulista de futebol feminino primeira divisão - 2017" (PDF). futebolpaulista.com.br. Federação Paulista de Futebol. 28 March 2017.

## First stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rio Preto | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 10 | +45 | 39 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 29 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 3 | Ferroviaria | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 28 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 4 | Audax | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 5 | XV de Piracicaba | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 19 | |
| 6 | Francana | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 11 | |
| 7 | Botafogo–SP | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 9 | |
| 8 | Rio Preto | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 57 | −47 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 6 | +64 | 38 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 2 | Santos | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 38 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 3 | São José | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 26 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 21 | Advanced to Second stage |
| 5 | Embu das Artes | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 11 | |
| 6 | Taubaté | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 10 | |
| 7 | Juventus | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 9 | |
| 8 | Centro Olímpico | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 64 | −54 | 6 | |

## Second stage
### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 2 | Rio Preto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 3 | São José | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Audax | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 14 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 3 | Ferroviaria | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santos | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | Rio Preto | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rio Preto | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Rio Preto | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 3 - 0 | Ponte Preta | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| Corinthians | 0 - 2 | Rio Preto | 2-0 | 0-0 |
Santos won 3-0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Rio Preto won 2-0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 2 – 4 | Rio Preto | 1-1 | 1–3 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 7 October 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tábatha | Ferroviária | 17 |
| 2 | Adriana | Rio Preto | 13 |
| 3 | Byanca Brasil | Corinthians | 11 |
| 3 | Lucélia | Portuguesa | 11 |
| 3 | Millene | Rio Preto | 11 |
| 3 | Karen | Santos | 11 |
Source: Federação Paulista de Futebol