2008 Campeonato Paulista
| Season | 2008 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Palmeiras (22nd title) | 
| Relegated | Juventus Rio Preto Sertãozinho Rio Claro | 
| Matches played | 202 | 
| Goals scored | 530 (2.62 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Alex Mineiro (15) | 
| ← 2007  2009 →  | |
The 2008 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 107th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional association football league. The competition began on January 16 and ended on May 4. Palmeiras won their 22nd title with a 6–0 victory on aggregate in the finals over Ponte Preta.
First phase
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaratinguetá | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 40 | Advances to Semifinals | 
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 40 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 38 | |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Barueri | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 32 | Qualification to Campeonato do Interior | 
| 7 | Santos | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Mirassol | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 29 | Qualification to Campeonato do Interior | 
| 9 | Noroeste | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 28 | |
| 11 | Ituano | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | Qualification to Campeonato do Interior | 
| 12 | Paulista | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 13 | Bragantino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 25 | |
| 14 | Marília | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 22 | |
| 15 | São Caetano | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 20 | |
| 16 | Guarani | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 19 | |
| 17 | Juventus | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 
| 18 | Rio Preto | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 15 | |
| 19 | Sertãozinho | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 15 | |
| 20 | Rio Claro | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 13 | 
Updated to games played on April 6, 2008.
Source: RSSSF Brazil
Rules for classification: 
1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | BAR | BRG | COR | GUA | GRA | ITU | JUV | MAC | MIR | NOR | PAL | PTA | PON | POR | RCL | RPR | SAN | SCA | SPA | SER | 
| Barueri | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| Bragantino | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Guarani | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Guaratinguetá | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Ituano | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Juventus | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Marília | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |||||||||||
| Mirassol | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Noroeste | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| Palmeiras | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Paulista | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Ponte Preta | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Ponte Preta | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Rio Claro | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Rio Preto | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Santos | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| São Caetano | 1–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| São Paulo | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Sertãozinho | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 
Updated to games played on 6 April 2008.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout phase
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Guaratinguetá | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponte Preta  | 3–1 |  Guaratinguetá | 1–0 | 2–1 | 
| São Paulo  | 2–3 |  Palmeiras | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponte Preta  | 0–6 |  Palmeiras | 0–1 | 0–5 | 
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alex Mineiro | Palmeiras | 15 | 
| 2 |  Kléber Pereira | Santos | 13 | 
| 3 |  Adriano | São Paulo | 11 | 
|  Pedrão | Barueri | 11 | |
| 5 |  Otacílio Neto | Noroeste | 10 | 
|  Borges | São Paulo | 10 | 
External links
- Official webpage (Portuguese)
- Championship on RSSSF Brazil
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