2018 Campeonato Paulista
The 2018 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 117th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.
Format
- In the first stage the sixteen teams are drawn, with seeding, into four groups of four teams each, with each team playing once against the twelve clubs from the other three groups. After each team has played twelve matches, the top two teams of each group qualify for the quarter-final stage.
- After the completion of the first stage, the two clubs with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, will be relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
- Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are played in a two-legged home and away fixture, with the best placed first stage team playing the second leg at home.
- In case of a draw in any knockout stage, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Tiebreakers
- Higher number of wins;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Fewest red cards received;
- Fewest yellow cards received;
- Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.
Teams
First stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Campeonato Paulista 2018 Champion |
Corinthians 29th Title |
General table
Awards
Team of the year
Pos. | Player | Club |
GK | Jailson | Palmeiras |
DF | Marcos Rocha | Palmeiras |
DF | Fabián Balbuena | Corinthians |
DF | Antônio Carlos | Palmeiras |
DF | Victor Luis | Palmeiras |
MF | Felipe Melo | Palmeiras |
MF | Rodriguinho | Corinthians |
MF | Lucas Lima | Palmeiras |
FW | Dudu | Palmeiras |
FW | Miguel Borja | Palmeiras |
FW | Gabriel | Santos |
MAN | Roger Machado | Palmeiras |
;Player of the Season
The Player of the Year was awarded to Jailson.
;Young Player of the Season
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rodrygo.
;Countryside Best Player of the Season
The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Bruno Moraes.
;Top scorer of the Season
The top scorer of the season was Miguel Borja, who scored seven goals.
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1. | Miguel Borja | Palmeiras | 7 |
2. | Bruno Moraes | Botafogo-SP | 5 |
2. | Matheus Peixoto | Bragantino | 5 |
2. | Dudu | Palmeiras | 4 |
2. | Gabriel | Santos | 4 |
2. | Juninho | Novorizontino | 4 |
2. | Keno | Palmeiras | 4 |
2. | Rodriguinho | Corinthians | 4 |
2. | Safira | Novorizontino | 4 |
2. | Willian | Palmeiras | 4 |
2. | Wilson | Linense | 4 |