Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the two worst teams are relegated to Série A3.
| Founded | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Confederation | CBF Federação Paulista de Futebol |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Promotion to | Série A1 |
| Relegation to | Série A3 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Paulista Copa do Brasil |
| Current champions | São Caetano (2020) |
| Most championships | XV de Piracicaba (5 titles) |
| TV partners | SporTV and MyCujoo |
| Website | futebolpaulista.com.br |
| Current: 2020 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | |
Current format
The 20 teams are divided into two groups of ten teams. Teams then play a double round-robin tournament, after with the bottom two are relegated and the top four advance to the semi-finals, which are again two groups of four. Those play a double-round robin again, after which the top two in each group gain promotion. The winners of those semi-final groups play each other in a one-legged tie to crown a champion.
Top scorers
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Gilson Batata |
União Barbarense | 18 |
| 1999 | Roberto Carlos |
América | 16 |
| 2000 | Túlio |
São Caetano | 18 |
| 2001 | Guin |
Rio Preto | 20 |
| 2002 | Tico Mineiro |
Francana | 16 |
| 2003 | Ricardo Xavier |
Atlético Sorocaba | 12 |
| Clóvis |
Francana | ||
| 2004 | Reginaldo |
Bandeirante | 15 |
| 2005 | Didi |
Bragantino | 13 |
| 2006 | Everton |
Barueri | 17 |
| 2007 | Anderson |
Rio Preto | 12 |
| 2008 | Márcio Mixirica |
Santo André | 13 |
| 2009 | Lincom |
Rio Branco | 20 |
| 2010 | Fausto |
Linense | 24 |
| 2011 | Bruno Nunes |
Rio Preto | 15 |
| 2012 | Martins |
Pão de Açúcar | 17 |
| 2013 | Romão |
Capivariano | 17 |
| 2014 | Nunes |
Santo André | 10 |
| 2015 | Marcelo Toscano |
Mirassol | 13 |
| Jobinho |
Rio Branco | ||
| Diogo Acosta |
São Caetano | ||
| 2016 | Thiago Santos |
Bragantino | 12 |
| 2017 | Carlão |
São Caetano | 10 |
| 2018 | Bruno Xavier |
Nacional | 10 |
| 2019 | Alvinho |
Água Santa | 11 |
| 2020 | Léo Castro |
Juventus | 9 |
| Bambam |
São Bento |
List of champions
Amateur era
The Second Level was created in 1917 to accommodate the 1916 Campeonato Paulista clubs who had participated in the league organized by the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball. It was last held in 1935, and winning it did not give automatic promotion to the First Level.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1906 to 1916 | Unknown |
| 1917 | Minas Gerais |
| 1918 | União Flumminense |
| 1919 | União Fluminense |
| 1920 | Sírio |
| 1921 | Audax |
| 1922 | Gráphica |
| 1923 | Independência |
| 1924 | Audax |
| 1925 | Sílex |
| 1926 to 1928 | Not held |
| 1929 | Cotonifício Rodolfo Crespi |
| 1930 | Estrela de Ouro |
| 1931 | Alpargatas |
| 1932 | Albion |
| 1933 | Humberto I |
| 1934 | São Caetano |
| 1935 | Luzitano |
| 1936 to 1937 | Not held |
| 1938 | Tramway Cantareira |
| 1939 | Ordem e Progresso |
| 1940 | São Caetano |
Professional era
Champions of the professional era were:
Titles by club
Amateur era
- 2 titles
- Albion(1)
- Audax
- União Fluminense
- São Caetano
- 1 title
- Cotonifício Rodolfo Crespi
- Estrela de Ouro
- Gráphica
- Humberto I
- Independência
- Luzitano
- Minas Gerais
- Ordem e Progresso
- São Bernardo
- Sílex
- Sírio
- Tramway Cantareira
Professional era
- 5 titles
- 4 titles
- 3 titles
- 2 titles
- 1 title
- Bandeirante
- Botafogo
- Capivariano
- Catanduvense
- Comercial
- Corinthians de Presidente Prudente
- Francana
- Grêmio Barueri
- Guarani
- Guaratinguetá
- Ituano(4)
- Juventus
- Matonense
- Monte Azul
- Oeste
- Olímpia
- Paraguaçuense
- Ponte Preta
- Portuguesa Santista
- Prudentina
- Radium
- São Bento
- União Barbarense
- União São João
1Albion used to be known as Alpargatas.
2Paulista used to be known as Etti Jundiaí.
3São José EC used to be known as EC São José.
4Ituano used to be known as Ferroviário Ituano.