2018 Campeonato Paulista

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

1. Higher number of wins;
2. Superior goal difference;
3. Higher number of goals scored;
4. Fewest red cards received;
5. Fewest yellow cards received;
6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.

   Teams

First stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

General table

Awards

Team of the year

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