| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | Corinthians |
| Relegated | Linense Santo André |
| Matches | 96 |
| Goals | 193 (2.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Miguel Borja (7 goals) |
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 117th 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:
Source:Futebol Paulista
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to thequarter-finals |
| Two bottom teams (independent of group) are relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 23 | knockout stage |
| 2 | Bragantino | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 17 | |
| 3 | Ituano | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | Linense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | knockout stage |
| 2 | São Caetano | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 15 | |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Santo André | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 26 | knockout stage |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 20 | |
| 3 | São Bento | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Ferroviária | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | knockout stage |
| 2 | Botafogo-SP | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 16 | |
| 3 | Red Bull Brasil | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Mirassol | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Novorizontino | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Santos | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Botafogo-SP | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Corinthians | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Bragantino | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | São Caetano | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campeonato Paulista 2018 Champion |
|---|
| Corinthians 29th Title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians(C) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 32 | Finals |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 23 | Eliminated in the semifinals |
| 4 | Santos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Novorizontino(B) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Bragantino | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | São Caetano(B) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 18 | |
| 8 | Botafogo-SP | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 18 | |
| 9 | São Bento | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Ituano(B) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | |
| 11 | Ferroviária | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Red Bull Brasil | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 12 | |
| 14 | Mirassol | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | |
| 15 | Linense(R) | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 10 | Relegation toPaulista Série A2 |
| 16 | Santo André(R) | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 8 |
The Player of the Year was awarded toJailson.[3]
The Young Player of the Year was awarded toRodrygo.[3]
The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded toBruno Moraes.[3]
The top scorer of the season wasMiguel Borja, who scored seven goals.[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Palmeiras | 7 | |
| 2. | Botafogo-SP | 5 | |
| Bragantino | |||
| 3. | Palmeiras | 4 | |
| Santos | |||
| Novorizontino | |||
| Palmeiras | |||
| Corinthians | |||
| Novorizontino | |||
| Palmeiras | |||
| Linense |