| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | January 31 – May 03, 2015 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Champions | Santos |
| Relegated | Penapolense Portuguesa Bragantino Marília |
| Série D | Red Bull Brasil Botafogo |
| Matches | 158 |
| Goals | 330 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ricardo Oliveira (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | São Paulo 4–0Audax (21 February) São Bernardo 4–0Marília Atlético Clube (8 April) |
| Biggest away win | Red Bull Brasil 1–6Audax (6 March) |
| Highest scoring | Corinthians 5–3Penapolense (26 March) |
←2014 2016 → | |
The2015Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the2015 PaulistãoItaipava for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 114th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league.
The teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
| Club | Home city | 2014 result |
|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | Ribeirão Preto | 5th |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | 8th |
| Capivariano | Capivari | 1st (Série A2) |
| Corinthians | São Paulo(Tatuapé) | 9th |
| Audax | Osasco | 11th |
| Ituano | Itu | 1st |
| Linense | Lins | 16th |
| Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim | 15th |
| Marília | Marília | 4th (Série A2) |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo(Perdizes) | 3rd |
| Penapolense | Penápolis | 4th |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | 7th |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo(Pari) | 12th |
| Red Bull Brasil | Campinas | 2nd (Série A2) |
| Rio Claro | Rio Claro | 13th |
| Santos | Santos | 2nd |
| São Bento | Sorocaba | 3rd (Série A2) |
| São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | 10th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo(Morumbi) | 6th |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | 14th |
Source:Futebol Paulista
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo(A) | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 32 | Advance to thequarter-finals |
| 2 | Red Bull Brasil(A) | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 3 | Mogi Mirim | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Ituano | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 20 | |
| 5 | São Bernardo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians(A) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 37 | Advance to thequarter-finals |
| 2 | Ponte Preta(A) | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 3 | Audax | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | |
| 4 | São Bento | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Rio Claro | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras(A) | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 31 | Advance to thequarter-finals |
| 2 | Botafogo(A) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Linense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 13 | |
| 5 | Marília | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos(A) | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 34 | Advance to thequarter-finals |
| 2 | XV de Piracicaba(A) | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 18 | |
| 3 | Capivariano | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Penapolense | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bragantino | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 7 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| D1 | Santos | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| D2 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| D1 | Santos | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | São Paulo | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | São Paulo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| D1 | Santos (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Corinthians | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | Ponte Preta | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Corinthians | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras (p) | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| C2 | Botafogo | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Note: Semifinal bracket depended on the general table: 1 vs 4; 2 vs 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 43 | Champion and2016 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 38 | Runner-up and2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[a] |
| 3 | Corinthians | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 41 | Eliminated inSemifinals and2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[a] |
| 4 | São Paulo | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 35 | |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 27 | Eliminated inQuarterfinals and2016 Copa do Brasil |
| 6 | Red Bull Brasil | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 24 | Eliminated inQuarterfinals,Série D and2016 Copa do Brasil |
| 7 | Botafogo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 22 | Eliminated inQuarterfinals andSérie D |
| 8 | XV de Piracicaba | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 | Eliminated inQuarterfinals |
| 9 | Audax | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 10 | São Bento | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | |
| 11 | Ituano | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 20 | |
| 12 | Mogi Mirim | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 13 | São Bernardo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 14 | Capivariano | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Rio Claro | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 16 | |
| 16 | Linense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 16 | |
| 17 | Penapolense(R) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 15 | Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 |
| 18 | Portuguesa(R) | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 13 | |
| 19 | Bragantino(R) | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 7 | |
| 20 | Marília(R) | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 11 | |
| 2 | Penapolense | 9 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 8 | |
| Audax | |||
| 4 | São Paulo | 7 | |
| Red Bull Brasil | |||
| XV de Piracicaba | |||
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 6 | |
| Corinthians | |||
| Palmeiras |
The Player of the Year was awarded toRicardo Oliveira.[4]
The Young Player of the Year was awarded toRafael Longuine.[4]
The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded toCrislan.[4]
The top scorer of the season wasRicardo Oliveira, who scored 11 goals.[3]