The 2001 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 100th season of São 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 and Mogi Mirim were relegated, however, their relegations were cancelled as both teams were invited into the Rio-São Paulo league in the following year.[1]
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians (24th title) |
| Relegated | Guarani Mogi Mirim |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 459 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Washington (Ponte Preta) - 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Portuguesa 6-1 União São João (January 21, 2001) Santos 5-0 Portuguesa Santista (January 28, 2001) União São João 7-2 Portuguesa Santista (February 18, 2001) Corinthians 5-0 Santos (March 18, 2001) Matonense 5-0 Portuguesa Santista (April 22, 2001) São Caetano 5-0 União Barbarense (April 28, 2001) |
| Biggest away win | Guarani 0-4 Rio Branco (March 18, 2001) União Barbarense 1-5 Palmeiras (March 18, 2001) Botafogo 1-5 Corinthians (April 15, 2001) Mogi Mirim 1-5 Santos (April 28, 2001) |
| Highest scoring | União São João 7-2 Portuguesa Santista (February 18, 2001) Matonense 4-5 Santos (April 7, 2001) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
Championship
edit| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | 3–2 | Santos | 1-1 | 2–1 |
| Botafogo | 5–4 | Ponte Preta | 2-1 | 3-3 |
Finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 0–3 | Corinthians | 0-0 | 0–3 |
References
edit- ^ "2001 Campeonato Paulista rules". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 6 February 2015.