2011 Copa Paulista Explained

Copa Paulista
Year:2011
Country: São Paulo (state), Brazil
Num Teams:36
Champions:Paulista
Runner-Up:Comercial
Top Goal Scorer:João Paulo (Linense)
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Copa Paulista was the 13th edition of São Paulo State Cup. 32 teams participated in the tournament. The winner qualified for 2011 Recopa Sul-Brasileira and 2012 Copa do Brasil.

Format

First stage: the 36 clubs were divided into four groups of nine according to their locations. The top four of each group advanced to the second stage.

Second stage: the 16 clubs were divided into four groups of four. The winner and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Each stage was played in a double round-robin format.[1]

Qualified teams

Campeonato Paulista Serie A1 (9 Teams+4 withdrew)
Palmeiras(2nd) Corinthians (3rd) Oeste (6th)Paulista(10th) Botafogo-SP (13th) São Bernardo (17th)
Linense (14th) Ituano (16th) Noroeste (19th)
Campeonato Paulista A2 (12+1 Teams)
São José (1st) XV de Piracicaba (2nd) Catanduvense (3rd) Rio Preto (5th)Comercial (7th) Red Bull Brasil (8th)
Pão de Açúcar (9th) Monte Azul (10th) União São João (11th) Rio Claro (12th)Ferroviária (13th)São Bento(18th) Rio Branco-SP (20th)
Campeonato Paulista A3 (11+3 Teams)
Penapolense(1st) Santacruzense(2nd) Velo Clube (3rd)São Carlos (4th)Grêmio Osasco (5th)XV de Jaú (6th)Taubaté(7th)
Juventus-SP (9th) Taboão da Serra (13th) Batatais (11th) Inter Bebedouro (16th)FrancanaInter Limeira Itapirense
(Positions after first stage)

First stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Federação Paulista de Futebol Copa Paulista 2011