2000 Campeonato Paulista

The 2000 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 99th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the championship by the 20th time. América and Araçatuba were relegated.[1]

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1
Season2000
ChampionsSão Paulo
RelegatedAmérica
Araçatuba
Matches played170
Goals scored535 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerFrança (São Paulo) - 18 goals
Biggest home winMatonense 7-0 Araçatuba (February 6, 2000)
Biggest away winMogi Mirim 1-5 Portuguesa (April 23, 2000)
Highest scoringMogi Mirim 4-7 União São João (February 13, 2000)
1999
2001

Championship

First phase

The first phase was disputed by all the teams of the championship, save for Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo, which would dispute the Rio-São Paulo tournament at the time and would only enter in the second phase. The teams would be divided in two groups of six teams, and all would qualify for the second phase, except for the team with the fewest points out of the twelve, which would be relegated to the second phase of second level of that year, and replaced by the team that won the first phase of the second level.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ponte Preta 107212010+1023
2 Portuguesa 105322312+1118
3 Matonense 105142213+916
4 Portuguesa Santista 103431515013
5 Araçatuba 10226925-166
6 Inter de Limeira 101271125-145

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Guarani 105411710+719
2 União Barbarense 105231712+517
3 União São João 105141815+316
4 Rio Branco 104331610+615
5 Mogi Mirim 103251720-311
6 América 10046826-184

Second phase

In the second phase, the 11 qualified teams were joined by Botafogo, winner of the first phase of the second level, and the four participants of the Rio-São Paulo tournament. The 16 teams were divided in four groups of four teams, with each team playing twice against the teams of its own group, and once against the teams of other group (3 against 5 and 4 against 6), with the two best teams in each group qualifying to the Quarterfinals and the team with the fewest points among all the 16 being relegated to the Second level of the following year.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Paulo 108112512+1325
2 Guarani 104241011-114
3 União Barbarense 103341116-512
4 Portuguesa Santista 103161214-210

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Corinthians 108022910+1924
2 Ponte Preta 104331413+115
3 Matonense 103521512+314
4 Araçatuba 10118727-20-16[2]

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Palmeiras 106221914+520
2 Rio Branco 104151922-313
3 União São João 101631518-39
4 Botafogo 10226913-48

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Portuguesa 104511813+517
2 Santos 104421915+416
3 Inter de Limeira 103251315-211
4 Mogi Mirim 103071020-109

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Santos 641195+413
2 São Paulo 6321137+611
3 Portuguesa 62131011-17
4 Guarani 6105514-93

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Corinthians 63301610+612
2 Palmeiras 63211411+311
3 Ponte Preta 6204914-56
4 Rio Branco 6033610-43

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos 3–2 Palmeiras 0-0 3–2
São Paulo 4–1 Corinthians 2-1 2-0

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos 2–3 São Paulo 0-1 2–2

References

  1. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablessz/sp2000.htm
  2. Araçatuba lost 20 points for fielding three ineligible players in four matches
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