The 2018 Copa Paulista was the 20th edition of São Paulo State Cup. 27 teams participate in the tournament. The winner gets to choose between a qualification spot for the 2019 Copa do Brasil or the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The spot not chosen by the winners will be taken by the second-placed team. [1]
Votuporanguense defeated Ferroviária on the finals to win their first title. [2] As champions, Votuporanguense chose to qualify to the 2019 Copa do Brasil and thus Ferroviária qualified to the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
First Stage: The clubs will be divided into four groups according to their location. The top four of each group will advance to the second stage.
Second Stage: The 16 clubs will be divided into four groups of four. The winner and runners-up of each group will advance to the Knockout stage.
Each stage will be played in a double round-robin format.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirassol | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 21 |
| 2 | Olímpia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 | Votuporanguense | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Novorizontino | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 |
| 5 | Penapolense | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 7 |
| 6 | Batatais | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviária | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 22 |
| 2 | Red Bull Brasil | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 | Rio Claro | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 14 |
| 5 | Inter de Limeira | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 13 |
| 6 | Noroeste | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 13 |
| 7 | Desportivo Brasil | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Caetano | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 26 |
| 2 | Taubaté | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | Santo André | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 21 |
| 4 | São Bernardo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 18 |
| 5 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 10 |
| 7 | Água Santa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ituano | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 26 |
| 2 | Atibaia | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 22 |
| 3 | Juventus | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 20 |
| 4 | Audax | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 19 |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
| 6 | Nacional | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 13 |
| 7 | Taboão da Serra | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirassol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Red Bull Brasil | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Santo André | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 4 | Audax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviária | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 |
| 2 | Olímpia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 |
| 3 | São Bernardo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | Juventus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Votuporanguense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | Atibaia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Rio Claro | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
| 4 | São Caetano | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novorizontino | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 |
| 2 | Taubaté | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Ituano | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Novorizontino | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferroviária (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferroviária | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Brasil | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Brasil | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mirassol | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Votuporanguense (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Atibaia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Olímpia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Atibaia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Votuporanguense | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Votuporanguense | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Taubaté | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
