2011 Campeonato Paulista Explained

Competition:Campeonato Paulista - Série A1
Season:2011
Winners:Santos (19th title)
Relegated:São Bernardo
Prudente
Noroeste
Santo André
Continentalcup1:Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup2:Série D
League Topscorer:Liédson
Elano (11)
Biggest Home Win:São Caetano 6–1 São Bernardo
Biggest Away Win:Ituano 1–5 Americana
Santo André 0–4 Paulista
Botafogo–SP 0–4 Linense
Highest Scoring:Americana 3–4 São Paulo (7 goals)
Matches:202
Total Goals:513
Longest Wins:5 games
Palmeiras
(2nd round - 7th round)
Ponte Preta
(8th round - 12th round)
Longest Unbeaten:11 games
Corinthians
(1st round - 11th round)
Palmeiras
(8th round - 18th round)
Ponte Preta
(3rd round - 13th round)
Longest Winless:11 games
Santo André
(1st round - 11th round)
Longest Losses:6 games
Americana
(10th round - 15th round)
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the Paulistão Chevrolet 2012 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 110th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.

Santos won the championship after beating Corinthians 2–1 on aggregate in the finals, winning their 19th title.[2]

Format

The top eight teams in the First Stage qualifies to the Quarter-Finals. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the Série A2. Quarter and Semi-Finals will be played in one-legged matches.The best-four teams not qualified to the Semi-Finals not from the city of São Paulo or Santos FC, will compete in the Campeonato do Interior.[3]

Teams

Club Home city 2010 result
São Paulo (Tatuapé)
São Paulo (Perdizes)
São Paulo (Pari)
São Paulo (Morumbi)

First stage

League table

Results

Knockout stage

See main article: 2011 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage.

Finals

Campeonato do Interior

Semifinals

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Finals

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Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 ElanoSantos11
LiédsonCorinthians11
2 Anselmo RamonOeste10
Fábio SantosOeste10
3 DagobertoSão Paulo9
4 XuxaMirassol8
KléberPalmeiras8
EduardoSão Caetano8
5 AnselmoBotafogo–SP7
HernanePaulista7
Maikon LeiteSantos7
Zé EduardoSantos7
6 Juninho QuixadáBragantino6
PatrikPalmeiras6
JaelPortuguesa6
KeirrisonSantos6
Rogério CeniSão Paulo6

Source: UOL Esporte
Last updated: 15 May 2012

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
3–0[4]
Charles 5–1[5]
3–0[6]
4–1[7]
Eduardo1 6–1[8]
3–0[9]

Awards

Team of the year

Pos.PlayerClub
GK Rogério CeniSão Paulo
DF CicinhoPalmeiras
DF Edu DracenaSantos
DF ChicãoCorinthians
DF LéoSantos
MF RalfCorinthians
MF LucasSão Paulo
MF ElanoSantos
FW NeymarSantos
FW LiédsonCorinthians
FW KléberPalmeiras


Player of the Season

The Player of the Year was awarded to Neymar.[10]

Young Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Lucas.

Countryside Best Player of the Season

The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Fábio Santos.

Top scorer of the Season

The Top scorer award went to Liédson and Elano, who scored 11 goals.

Coach of the Season

The Coach of the Season award went to Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chevrolet patrocina Campeonato Paulista de futebol. Quatro Rodas. 2013-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120114014/http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/chevrolet-patrocina-campeonato-paulista-futebol-311892_p.shtml. 2012-01-20. dead.
  2. Web site: Campeonato Paulista: Santos crowned champions. Soccerway.
  3. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Regulamento. Futebol Paulista. 2011-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921051158/http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/arquivos/REGULAMENTO_A1_2011.pdf. 2011-09-21. dead.
  4. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Oeste 3x1 São Caetano. O Gol.
  5. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Noroeste 1x5 Guaratinguetá. O Gol.
  6. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Bragantino 3x0 São Bernardo. O Gol.
  7. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Botafogo 1x4 Portuguesa. O Gol.
  8. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - São Caetano 6x1 São Bernardo. O Gol.
  9. Web site: Campeonato Paulista 2011 - Botafogo 3x0 Mirassol. O Gol.
  10. Web site: Jogadores do Santos são maioria entre os premiados do Paulistão. Globo Esporte.