Copa FPF

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The Copa FPF, also sometimes called Copa Federação Paulista de Futebol or São Paulo State Cup, is a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol every second half of the season. It is played by São Paulo state teams not playing in the Brazilian League and by reserve teams of Paulista teams playing in the Brazilian League.

The competition has already had several different names. In 2001, it was named Copa Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola Cup), due to the company's sponsorship. In 2002, it was named Copa Futebol do Interior (São Paulo Countryside Football Cup). In 2003 and 2004 it was named Copa Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Cup).

Since 2005, the competition winner gained the right the dispute the following year's Copa do Brasil and the runner-up disputes the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

1 Format
2 List of Champions
3 Similar competitions
4 External links

[edit] Format

In 2005, the competition was disputed by 28 clubs divided in four groups of seven clubs each. The clubs played against the other teams of their respective group twice. The four best placed clubs of each group qualified to the second stage. The second stage, as well as the following stages, including the final, were disputed in two leg matches.

In 2006, the competition was disputed by 32 clubs divided in four groups of eight clubs each. The clubs played against the other teams of their respective group twice. The four best placed clubs of each group qualified to the second stage. The second stage, as well as the following stages, including the final, were disputed in two leg matches.

[edit] List of Champions

Season	Winner	Scores	Runner-up
2001 Copa Coca-Cola	Bandeirante	2-0 0-1	União Barbarense
2002 Copa Futebol do Interior	São Bento	2-2 0-0	Jaboticabal
2003 Copa Estado de São Paulo	Santo André	0-1 1-4	Ituano
2004 Copa Estado de São Paulo	Santos	3-3 0-0	Guarani
2005	Noroeste	3-2 4-2	Rio Claro
2006	Ferroviária	1-0 1-1	Bragantino

[edit] Similar competitions

There were other similar competitions. In 1999 was disputed the Copa Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Cup). In 2002, the Copa Mauro Ramos (Mauro Ramos Cup) was disputed.