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Campeonato Paulista - Série A1

Season	2010
Goals scored	35
Average goals/game	3.18
Top goalscorer	Diego Souza (Palmeiras) Héverton (Portuguesa) Paulo Henrique (Santos) Neymar (Santos) (2 Goals)
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The 2010 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 is the 109th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional football league. The competition began January 16 and will end May 2.

Participating Teams

Club	Home city	2009 Result	Titles (Most Recent)
Barueri	Presidente Prudente	8th (Série A1)	0
Botafogo	Ribeirão Preto	15th (Série A1)	0
Bragantino	Bragança Paulista	10th (Série A1)	1 (1990)
Corinthians	São Paulo	1st (Série A1)	26 (2009)
Ituano	Itu	13th (Série A1)	1 (2002)
Mirassol	Mirassol	7th (Série A1)	0
Mogi Mirim	Mogi Mirim	16th (Série A1)	0
Monte Azul	Monte Azul Paulista	1st (Série A2)	0
Oeste	Itápolis	14th (Série A1)	0
Palmeiras	São Paulo	3rd (Série A1)	22 (2008)
Paulista	Jundiaí	12th (Série A1)	0
Ponte Preta	Campinas	9th (Série A1)	0
Portuguesa	São Paulo	5th (Série A1)	3 (1973)
Rio Branco	Americana	2nd (Série A2)	0
Rio Claro	Rio Claro	3rd (Série A2)	0
Santo André	Santo André	6th (Série A1)	0
Santos	Santos	2nd (Série A1)	17 (2007)
Sertãozinho	Sertãozinho	4th (Série A2)	0
São Caetano	São Caetano do Sul	11th (Série A1)	1 (2004)
São Paulo	São Paulo	4th (Série A1)	21 (2005)

Format

First Phase

The "Paulistão" will be contested by 20 clubs in round one. All teams play each other once. The top four qualify for the finals and the last four will be demoted to Serie A2, 2011.

Tie-breaking Criteria

If two teams are tied in points, tie-breaking criteria will be applied in the following order:

1. Total number of wins
2. Goal Difference
3. Goals Scored
4. Head-to-head result
5. Total number of red cards
6. Total number of yellow cards

Playoffs

Semi Final

The top four teams from the First Phase will advance to the Semi Final Round. The Semi Final Round will consist of a two-leg home/away playoff between the top team and the 4th team, and a two-leg home/away playoff between the 2nd ranked team and 3rd ranked team.

Final

The final will consist of a two-leg, home/away playoff between the winners of the Semi Final Round.

Tie-breaking Criteria

The tie breaking criteria for the Semifinal and Final rounds will be applied in the following order:

1. Number of goals scored
2. Number of away goals scored
3. Result in the First Phase

First Phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ituano	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4	Advances to Semifinals
2	Botafogo	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	Palmeiras	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	3
4	Bragantino	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
5	Santos	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
6	Portuguesa-SP	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
7	São Caetano	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
8	Barueri	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Corinthians	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
10	Monte Azul	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
11	Ponte Preta	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
12	Santo Andre	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
13	Sertaozinho	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
14	Rio Claro	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
15	São Paulo	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
16	Paulista	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
17	Mogi Mirim	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	0	Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2
18	Mirassol	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0
19	Oeste	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0
20	Rio Branco	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on January 20, 2010. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Bracket

Semifinal

Final

1st Place team

4th Place team

2nd Place team

3rd Place team

External Links

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