1995 Campeonato Paulista

The 1995 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 94th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship and with it their 21st Campeonato Paulista title. Bragantino, Ponte Preta and XV de Piracicaba were relegated.

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1

Season	1995
Champions	Corinthians
Relegated	Bragantino Ponte Preta XV de Piracicaba
Matches played	266
Goals scored	645 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bentinho (São Paulo) Paulinho McLaren (Portuguesa) - 20 goals
Biggest home win	Palmeiras 5-0 Guarani (February 8, 1995) Corinthians 5-0 Araçatuba (February 11, 1995) Corinthians 5-0 Ponte Preta (February 22, 1995)
Biggest away win	Ponte Preta 0-6 XV de Piracicaba (February 8, 1995)
Highest scoring	Portuguesa 5-3 Araçatuba (March 22, 1995)
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Championship

The championship was disputed in a double round-robin format, with the seven best teams qualifying to the Final phase, and being joined by the champion of that year's Second level. then, the teams were divided into two groups of four, and the winner of each group would play the Finals. The bottom three in the First phase would be relegated.

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Portuguesa	30	16	10	4	47	29	+18	58	Qualified
2	São Paulo	30	15	9	6	45	27	+18	54
3	Santos	30	13	11	6	49	30	+19	50
4	Palmeiras	30	12	9	9	47	30	+17	45
5	Guarani	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	45
6	Corinthians	30	10	12	8	42	32	+10	42
7	União São João	30	10	9	11	35	38	−3	39
8	Araçatuba	30	11	5	14	30	41	−11	38
9	Juventus	30	9	9	12	28	33	−5	36
10	Rio Branco	30	8	12	10	39	42	−3	36
11	Novorizontino	30	8	11	11	26	36	−10	35
12	América	30	7	14	9	26	32	−6	35
13	Ferroviária	30	9	7	14	24	32	−8	34
14	XV de Piracicaba	30	8	10	12	38	44	−6	34	Relegated
15	Bragantino	30	7	11	12	27	36	−9	32
16	Ponte Preta	30	7	8	15	30	55	−25	29

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 1995. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Final phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras	6	3	3	0	10	4	+6	12	Qualified
2	Mogi Mirim	6	3	1	2	9	11	−2	10
3	São Paulo	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7
4	Guarani	6	1	1	4	6	8	−2	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 July 1995. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Corinthians	6	5	1	0	13	5	+8	16	Qualified
2	Portuguesa	6	3	0	3	8	5	+3	10
3	Santos	6	1	2	3	10	14	−4	5
4	União São João	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 July 1995. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record
Notes:

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Corinthians	3–2	Palmeiras	1-1	2–1 (a.e.t)

Top Scores

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bentinho	São Paulo	20
	Paulinho McLaren	Portuguesa
3	Giovanni	Santos	19
4	Marcelo Passos	Santos	17
5	Marcelinho Carioca	Corinthians	14
6	Flávio	Portuguesa	13
7	Tupãzinho	Corinthians	12
8	Djalminha	Guaraní	11
9	Rivaldo	Palmeiras	10
	Válber
11	Gaúcho	Ponte Preta	9