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 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série A3.

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

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.
YearChampion
1906 to 1916Unknown
1917Minas Gerais
1918União Flumminense
1919União Fluminense
1920Sírio
1921Audax
1922Gráphica
1923Independência
1924Audax
1925Sílex
1926 to 1928Not held
1929Cotonifício Rodolfo Crespi
1930Estrela de Ouro
1931Alpargatas
1932Albion
1933Humberto I
1934São Caetano
1935Luzitano
1936 to 1937Not held
1938Tramway Cantareira
1939Ordem e Progresso
1940São Caetano

Professional era

Champions of the professional era were:

Amateur era

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.