2002 Campeonato Paulista

The 2002 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 101st season of São Paulo's top professional football league. The championship proper only had the presence of the smaller teams of the state, since the Rio-São Paulo tournament took up most of the first semester for the bigger teams. The champions would get a berth in the Superchampionship, which would also feature the three best Paulista teams in the Rio-São Paulo. Ituano won the championship for the 1st time, and subsequently, lost the finals of the Superchampionship to São Paulo. Matonense was relegated.^[1][2]

Campeonato Paulista - Série A1

Season	2002
Champions	Ituano (Championship) São Paulo (Superchampionship)
Relegated	Matonense
Matches played	140
Goals scored	447 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alex Alves (Juventus) - 17 goals
Biggest home win	América 7-0 Portuguesa Santista (January 27, 2002)
Biggest away win	América 0-4 Inter de Limeira (April 7, 2002)
Highest scoring	União São João 8-3 América (March 16, 2002)
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Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ituano (C, A)	22	11	7	4	39	26	+13	40	Qualified to Superchampionship
2	União São João	22	12	3	7	49	35	+14	39
3	Rio Branco	22	10	7	5	37	28	+9	37
4	Juventus	22	10	7	5	38	34	+4	37
5	Santo André	22	9	6	7	28	25	+3	33
6	Mogi Mirim	22	8	7	7	33	35	−2	31
7	Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto	22	8	6	8	34	37	−3	30
8	Inter de Limeira	22	8	5	9	34	26	+8	29
9	União Barbarense	22	6	10	6	33	36	−3	28
10	América de Rio Preto	22	7	4	11	37	42	−5	25
11	Portuguesa Santista (O)	22	5	4	13	29	47	−18	19	Relegation Playoffs
12	Matonense (R)	22	3	5	14	29	45	−16	14	Relegated to 2003 Série A2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation Playoffs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Francana	4–4 (2-3 pen.)	Portuguesa Santista	2-2	2–2

Superchampionship

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ituano	4–3	Corinthians	2-0	2–3
São Paulo	4–2	Palmeiras	2-0	2-2

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ituano	3–6	São Paulo	2-2	1–4