2015 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2015 Campeonato Paulista will begin on 11 April with the quarter-final and will be concluded on 3 May 2015 with the final.[1] A total of eight teams compete in the knockout stage.

Round and draw dates

All draws held at Federação Paulista de Futebol headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 9 April 2015[2] 11–12 April 2015
Semi-finals 13 April 2015[3] 19 April 2015
Finals 20 April 2015[4] 26 April 2015 3 May 2015

Format

With the exception of the final, which is played over two legs, each tie is played over a single leg, with the team with the best placing in the general table playing at home. The quarterfinals are played between the winners and runners-up of each group. In the semifinals the best team (first) will face the team with the worst campaign (fourth), while the second will face the team with the third best campaign.[5]

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up
A São Paulo Red Bull Brasil
B Corinthians Ponte Preta
C Palmeiras Botafogo–SP
D Santos XV de Piracicaba

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
  D1  Santos 3  
D2  XV de Piracicaba 0  
  D1  Santos 2  
  A1  São Paulo 1  
A1  São Paulo 3
  A2  Red Bull Brasil 0  
    D1  Santos 0
  C1  Palmeiras 1
  B1  Corinthians 1  
B2  Ponte Preta 0  
  B1  Corinthians 2 (5)
  C1  Palmeiras 2 (6)  
C1  Palmeiras 1
  C2  Botafogo 0  

Quarterfinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Corinthians 1–0 Ponte Preta
São Paulo 3–0 Red Bull Brasil
Palmeiras 1–0 Botafogo
Santos 3–0 XV de Piracicaba

11 April 2015
16:20 (UTC−03)
Corinthians 1 – 0 Ponte Preta
Renato Augusto  56' Report
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 32,438
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

11 April 2015
18:30 (UTC−03)
São Paulo 3 – 0 Red Bull Brasil
Rogério Ceni  44'
Alexandre Pato  51'
Paulo Henrique Ganso  63'
Report
Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 18,221
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

12 April 2015
11:00 (UTC−03)
Palmeiras 1 – 0 Botafogo
Leandro Pereira  72' Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 35,437
Referee: Marcelo Rogério

12 April 2015
16:00 (UTC−03)
Santos 3 – 0 XV de Piracicaba
Robinho  18'
Ricardo Oliveira  81'
Lucas Lima  90'
Report
Vila Belmiro, Santos
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Corinthians 2–2 (5–6 p) Palmeiras
Santos 2–1 São Paulo

April 19
16:00 (UTC−03)
Corinthians 2 – 2 Palmeiras
Danilo  34'
Mendoza  44'
Report  14' Victor Ramos
 74' Rafael Marques
  Penalties  
Fábio Santos
Renato Augusto
Fagner
Ralf
Elias
Gil
Petros
5 – 6 Robinho
Rafael Marques
Victor Ramos
Cleiton Xavier
Dudu
Kelvin
Jackson
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 38,457
Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto

April 19
18:30 (UTC−03)
Santos 2 – 1 São Paulo
Geuvânio  36'
Ricardo Oliveira  76'
Report  87' Luís Fabiano
Vila Belmiro, Santos
Attendance: 13,459
Referee: Raphael Claus

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Palmeiras 0–1

April 26
16:00 (UTC−03)
Palmeiras 1 – 0 Santos
Leandro Pereira  30' Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 39,479
Referee: Vinicius Furlan

References