The 2016 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 115th season of

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's top professional football league.

Format

*In the first stage the twenty teams are drawn, with seeding, into four groups of five teams each, with each team playing once against the fifteen clubs from the other three groups. After each team has played fifteen matches, the top two teams of each group qualify for the quarter-final stage. *After the completion of the first stage, the six clubs with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, will be relegated to the

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. *If the four clubs with the lowest number of points are from the same group, the best third-placed club from the other groups will qualify for the quarter-final stage. *Quarter-finals and semi-finals are played in a single match, with the best placed first stage team playing at home. The finals are played in a two-legged home and away fixture, with the best placed first stage team playing the second leg at home. *In case of a draw in any knockout stage, the match will be decided by a

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Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to

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(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: #Higher number of wins; #Superior

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; #Higher number of goals scored; #Fewest red cards received; #Fewest yellow cards received; #Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.

Teams

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First stage

Group winners and runners-up advance to the

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. Six bottom teams (independent of group) are relegated.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Note: Semifinal bracket depend on general table: 1 vs 4 ; 2 vs 3

General table

Top scorers

Awards

Team of the year

;Player of the Season The Player of the Year was awarded to Lucas Lima. ;Young Player of the Season The Young Player of the Year was awarded to

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. ;Countryside Best Player of the Season The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to

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. ;Top scorer of the Season The top scorer of the season was

, who scored 11 goals.

References

External links

{{2016 in Brazilian football Campeonato Paulista seasons

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