Copa Paulista

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.

Copa Paulista
Founded1999
Region São Paulo
Number of teams24 (2020)
Current championsPortuguesa (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Paulista (3 titles)
Television broadcastersFox Sports

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]

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.

List of champions
Season Winner Scores Runner-up
2001 Bandeirante 2–0
0–1		 União Barbarense
2002 São Bento 2–2
0–0		 Jaboticabal
2003 Santo André 0–1
4–1		 Ituano
2004 Santos 3–3
0–0		 Guarani
2005 Noroeste 3–2
4–2		 Rio Claro
2006 Ferroviária 1–0
1–1		 Bragantino
2007 Juventus 2–1
2–3		 Linense
2008 Atlético Sorocaba 1–1
3–2		 XV de Piracicaba
2009 Votoraty 1–2
5–1		 Paulista
2010 Paulista 1–1
1–1		 Red Bull Brasil
2011 Paulista 2–0
1–2		 Comercial
2012 Noroeste 2–1
1–0		 Audax São Paulo
2013 São Bernardo 1–1
0–0
(4–3 p)		 Audax São Paulo
2014 Santo André 1–1
1–0		 Botafogo
2015 Linense 2–2
0–0
(4–1 p)		 Ituano
2016 XV de Piracicaba 2–0
1–3
(4–2 p)		 Ferroviária
2017 Ferroviária 0–0
2–2
(7–6 p)		 Inter de Limeira
2018 Votuporanguense 1–1
1–1
(5–3 p)		 Ferroviária
2019 São Caetano 3–2
1–1		 XV de Piracicaba
2020 Portuguesa 2–1
3–2		 Marília

References
  1. "Campeões" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  2. "São Paulo Countryside Cup 2002 (Copa Futebol Interior)". RSSSF official website. February 9, 2002. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  3. "Copa FPF é, agora, Copa Paulista de Futebol" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol official website. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  4. "Recopa Sul-brasileira começa com Juventus em campo" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  5. "São Paulo State Cup 2005". RSSSF. November 27, 2005. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  6. "São Paulo State Cup 2006". RSSSF official website. December 6, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  7. "Sao Paulo Cup 1999". RSSSF. January 26, 2000. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  8. "São Paulo State Mauro Ramos Cup 2002". RSSSF. December 9, 2002. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
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