The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20

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teams (until the 2006 edition, it was contested by under-21 teams), most of them from the

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. It is organized by the Paulistan Football Federation and is considered one of the most traditional and important under-20 sport competitions in Brazil. Its final is usually held on January 25, the anniversary of

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's founding.

Format

In the first stage, the 128 teams are divided in 32 groups. The top 2 of each group qualify to the knockout stage. The final is always played on 25 January, the date of the foundation of the city of

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. All matches are played in the São Paulo state.

List of champions

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Titles by team

Titles by state

Individual records

Following is some of individual records of Copa São Paulo editions, year by year.

Topscorers

Player of the Tournament

Following is the list with the award for best player in the competition:

Winning managers

Supercopa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior

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teams. It was held in 1994 and 1995.

List of Champions

Titles by team

Titles by state

Copinha Feminina

Organized for the first time in December 2023 with 16 participating clubs, the women's version of the competition was held for the first time, for players under 20 years old. Flamengo became champions of the first edition by beating Botafogo.

List of Champions

References

External links

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