Copa Paulista

Copa Paulista
Founded 1999
Region São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Number of teams 27
Current champions Linense (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Paulista (3 titles)
Television broadcasters RedeTV!
2015 season

The Copa Paulista de Futebol, formerly known as Copa FPF, also sometimes called Copa Federação Paulista de Futebol or, in English, São Paulo State Cup, is a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol every second half of the season. It is played by São Paulo state teams not playing in the Brazilian League and by reserve teams of Paulista teams playing in the Brazilian League.

The competition has already had several different names. In 2001, it was named Copa Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola Cup), due to the company's sponsorship.[1] In 2002, it was named Copa Futebol Interior (São Paulo Countryside Football Cup).[2] In 2003 it was named Copa Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Cup).[1] From 2004 to 2007 it was named Copa FPF.[1] Since 2008 it is named Copa Paulista de Futebol.[3]

Since 2005, the competition winner gained the right to compete in the following year's Copa do Brasil. Since 2007, the Copa Paulista de Futebol winner competes in Recopa Sul-Brasileira.[4]

Format

In 2005, the competition was contested by 28 clubs divided in four groups of seven clubs each. The clubs played against the other teams of their respective group twice. The four best placed clubs of each group qualified to the second stage. The second stage, as well as the following stages, including the final, were played in two leg matches.[5]

In 2006, the competition was contested by 32 clubs divided in four groups of eight clubs each. The clubs played against the other teams of their respective group twice. The four best placed clubs of each group qualified to the second stage. The second stage, as well as the following stages, including the final, were played in two leg matches.[6]

List of champions

Season Winner Scores Runner-up
2001
Copa Coca-Cola
 Bandeirante 2–0
0–1		 União Barbarense
2002
Copa Futebol Interior
 São Bento 2–2
0–0		 Jaboticabal
2003
Copa Estado de São Paulo		 Santo André 0–1
4–1		 Ituano
2004
Copa FPF		 Santos 3–3
0–0		 Guarani
2005
Copa FPF		 Noroeste 3–2
4–2		 Rio Claro
2006
Copa FPF		 Ferroviária 1–0
1–1		 Bragantino
2007
Copa FPF		 Juventus 2–1
2–3		 Linense
2008
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Atlético Sorocaba 1–1
3–2		 XV de Piracicaba
2009
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Votoraty 1–2
5–1		 Paulista
2010
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Paulista 1–1
1–1		 Red Bull Brasil
2011
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Paulista 2–0
1–2		 Comercial
2012
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Noroeste 2–1
1–0		 Audax São Paulo
2013
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 São Bernardo 1–1
0–0
(4–3p)		 Audax São Paulo
2014
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Santo André 1–1
1–0		 Botafogo
2015
Copa Paulista de Futebol		 Linense 2–2
0–0
(4–1p)		 Ituano

Similar competitions

There were other competitions similar to the Copa Paulista which were played in the last 20 years and were, in essence, the same as the Copa Paulista. The first one, played in 1999, was the Copa Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Cup).[7] Another one, played in 2002, was the Copa Mauro Ramos (Mauro Ramos Cup).[8]

Season Winner Scores Runner-up
1999
Copa Estado de São Paulo		 Etti Jundiaí(1) 2–1
0–0		 Ituano
2002
Copa Mauro Ramos
 Ituano 5–0
1–2		 Santo André
(1) Currently named Paulista Futebol Clube.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Campeões" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  2. ↑ "São Paulo Countryside Cup 2002 (Copa Futebol Interior)". RSSSF official website. 2002-02-09. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Copa FPF é, agora, Copa Paulista de Futebol" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol official website. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Recopa Sul-brasileira começa com Juventus em campo" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  5. ↑ "São Paulo State Cup 2005". RSSSF. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  6. ↑ "São Paulo State Cup 2006". RSSSF official website. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  7. ↑ "Sao Paulo Cup 1999". RSSSF. 2000-01-26. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  8. ↑ "São Paulo State Mauro Ramos Cup 2002". RSSSF. 2002-12-09. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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