The 2007 Campeonato Paulista|Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 106th edition of São Paulo's top professional football league. The competition began on 17 January and ended on 22 April, with the finals, and was held at the Morumbi in São Paulo. Santos successfully defended its 16th title to add to its cache the 2007 Cam 17th title and 2nd consecutive after a 2–2 aggregate score in the finals against São Caetano.[1] As Santos had the best campaign in the first phase, they were crowned champions. This season marked the return of the Campeonato do Interior (Interior Championship), where the clubs from the countryside of the state of São Paulo that did not qualify to the knockout phase would contest among themselves to determine the champion club from the countryside.
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santos (17th title) |
| Relegated | América São Bento Rio Branco Santo André |
| Matches played | 202 |
| Goals scored | 603 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Somália (13) |
| Average attendance | the |
← 2006 2008 → | |
First phase edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 50 | Advanced to the Semi-finals |
| 2 | São Paulo | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 44 | |
| 3 | São Caetano | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 36 | |
| 4 | Bragantino | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 35 | |
| 6 | Paulista | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Noroeste | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Corinthians | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 29 | |
| 10 | Guaratinguetá | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Ituano | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 | |
| 12 | Rio Claro | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 22 | |
| 13 | Juventus-SP | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 20 | |
| 14 | Marília | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 20 | |
| 15 | Barueri | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 19 | |
| 16 | Sertãozinho | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | |
| 17 | América-SP | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 17 | Relegated to the Série A2 |
| 18 | São Bento | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 16 | |
| 19 | Rio Branco-SP | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 13 | |
| 20 | Santo André | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored
Results edit
Knockout phase edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Santos | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | São Caetano | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | São Caetano | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santos 
|
0–0 | Bragantino
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| São Paulo
|
2–5 | São Caetano
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
Finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos
|
2–2 | São Caetano
|
0–2 | 2–0 |
Campeonato do Interior edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Paulista | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | Guaratinguetá | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 | Guaratinguetá | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Noroeste | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Noroeste | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulista
|
1–3 | Guaratinguetá
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Noroeste
|
3–2 | Ponte Preta
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guaratinguetá
|
2–1 | Noroeste
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somália
|
São Caetano | 13 |
| 2 | Edmundo
|
Palmeiras | 12 |
| Finazzi
|
Ponte Preta | 12 | |
| 3 | Edno
|
Noroeste | 11 |
| Cléber Santana
|
Santos | 11 | |
| 4 | Sorato
|
Ituano | 10 |
| 5 | Marcos Denner
|
Paulista | 9 |
| 6 | Alex Afonso
|
Bragantino | 8 |
| Thiago Humberto
|
Grêmio Barueri | 8 | |
| Osmar
|
Palmeiras | 8 | |
| Gílson
|
Paulista | 8 | |
| Roberto Santos
|
São Bento | 8 |
Source: [2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Santos win Campeonato Paulista" (in Portuguese). UOL.
- ^ "2007 Campeonato Paulista top scorers". UOL.
External links edit
- Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese)