| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians (24th title) |
| Relegated | Guarani Mogi Mirim |
| Matches | 126 |
| Goals | 459 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Washington (Ponte Preta) - 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Portuguesa 6-1União São João (January 21, 2001) Santos 5-0Portuguesa Santista (January 28, 2001) União São João 7-2Portuguesa Santista (February 18, 2001) Corinthians 5-0Santos (March 18, 2001) Matonense 5-0Portuguesa Santista (April 22, 2001) São Caetano 5-0União Barbarense (April 28, 2001) |
| Biggest away win | Guarani 0-4Rio Branco (March 18, 2001) União Barbarense 1-5 Palmeiras (March 18, 2001) Botafogo 1-5Corinthians (April 15, 2001) Mogi Mirim 1-5Santos (April 28, 2001) |
| Highest scoring | União São João 7-2Portuguesa Santista (February 18, 2001) Matonense 4-5Santos (April 7, 2001) |
←2000 2002 → | |
The2001Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 100th season ofSão Paulo's top professional football league. The first stage of the championship was played in a round-robin, with all the teams playing each other once; ties were broken through penalty shootouts, with ties with goals being worth two points for the winner and one for the loser, and goalless ties netting one point for the winner and no points for the loser. the four best-placed teams advanced to the semifinals.Corinthians won the championship for the 24th time.Guarani andMogi Mirim were relegated, however, their relegations were cancelled as both teams were invited into the Rio-São Paulo league in the following year.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PWG | PWL | PLG | PLL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 |
| 2 | Santos | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 29 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 26 |
| 5 | São Caetano | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 25 |
| 6 | Rio Branco | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 21 |
| 10 | União São João | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Portuguesa Santista | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 20 |
| 12 | Inter de Limeira | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 18 |
| 13 | Matonense | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 17 |
| 14 | União Barbarense | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 16 |
| 15 | Guarani | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 15 |
| 16 | Mogi Mirim | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 15 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | 3–2 | Santos | 1-1 | 2–1 |
| Botafogo | 5–4 | Ponte Preta | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 0–3 | Corinthians | 0-0 | 0–3 |