| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| State | São Paulo |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Série A2 |
| Relegation to | Série A4 |
| Current champions | Capivariano (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Estrella de Ouro Sertãozinho Nacional (3 titles each) |
| Current: 2024 Série A3 | |
Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships.
The tournament has been known as Série A3 since the 1993–94 season.
Structure
The current format of the Paulistão A3 was introduced in 2018, after the number of teams was decreased from 20 to 16. Two teams are promoted to Série A2, and the bottom two teams are relegated to Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.
First stage
Each of the 16 competitors play each other once in the first stage of the competition, for a total of 15 matches between mid-January and early-April. A win earns three points and a draw earns one point. Teams are ranked by total points, then by total wins and finally by goal difference, number of scored goals, lower number of yellow and red cards taken. If teams are still level, a random draw is made to determine the final order in the standings. The 15th and 16th-placed teams are relegated to the state league fourth division.
Knockout phase
The top 8 teams from the first stage qualify for the knockout phase. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format. The eight teams are seeded 1 to 8 according to their first stage table positions, The top seed team plays the eight-seeded, the second plays the seventh, the third plays the sixth and the fourth plays the fifth. The winning teams are then reseeded, taking into account their quarterfinals results.
In the semifinals, the highest-seeded team plays the lowest, and the other two winners from the previous round play each other. The winners of those contests win promotion to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 and go on to face one another in the finals, which are also played in a two-legged format.
Clubs
2024 Série A3
| Team | City | Ground | 2023 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandeirante | Birigui | Pedro Berbel | 9th |
| Catanduva FC | Catanduva | Sílvio Salles | 2nd (Segunda Divisão) |
| Desportivo Brasil | Porto Feliz | Ernesto Rocco | 5th |
| EC São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | Primeiro de Maio | 4th |
| Grêmio Prudente | Presidente Prudente | Prudentão | 3rd |
| Itapirense | Itapira | Coronel Francisco Vieira | 12th |
| Lemense FC | Leme | Bruno Lazzarini | 16th (Série A2) |
| Marília | Marília | Bento de Abreu | 7th |
| Matonense | Matão | Hudson Buck Ferreira | 8th |
| Red Bull Bragantino II | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 10th |
| Rio Preto | São José do Rio Preto | Anísio Haddad | 11th |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 15th (Série A2) |
| Sertãozinho | Sertãozinho | Frederico Dalmaso | 14th |
| União São João | Araras | Hermínio Ometto | 1st (Segunda Divisão) |
| União Suzano | Suzano | Francisco Marques Figueira | 6th |
| CA Votuporanguense | Votuporanga | Plínio Marin | 13th |
- Note
- Red Bull Brasil changed their name to Red Bull Bragantino II
List of champions
There are all the championship editions, officially recognized by Federação Paulista de Futebol.[1][2]
- Federations
Amateur Era (1919-1947)
- APEA - Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos
- LAF - Liga dos Amadores de Football
- FPFA - Federação Paulista de Futebol Amador
Professional Era (1954-)
- Names change
- EC Vasco da Gama was changed the name to Americana EC.
- SC Atibaia is the currently Lemense FC.
- Cities change
- Oeste FC has moved from Itápolis to Barueri.
- Red Bull Brasil has moved from Campinas to Bragança Paulista, due to the partnership between Red Bull and CA Bragantino (Red Bull Bragantino). Red Bull Brasil became the B team.
Titles by club
Teams in bold stills active.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estrella de Ouro | 3 | 1920, 1925, 1928 |
| Nacional | 1994, 2000, 2017 | ||
| Sertãozinho | 1971, 2004, 2016 | ||
| 4 | Açucena | 2 | 1945 FPFA, 1946 FPFA |
| Capivariano | 1984, 2023 | ||
| CA Ituano | 1954, 1955 | ||
| Noroeste | 1995, 2022 | ||
| Oeste | 1992, 2012 | ||
| Rio Preto | 1963, 1999 | ||
| São Bento | 2001, 2013 | ||
| AD São Caetano | 1991, 1998 | ||
| Taubaté | 2003, 2015 | ||
| 13 | CE América | 1 | 1941 FPFA |
| Atlético Brasil | 1927 LAF (Capital) | ||
| Barra Bonita | 1982 | ||
| Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto) | 2006 | ||
| Botafogo (Santos) | 1927 LAF (Santos) | ||
| Cruzeiro | 1981 | ||
| Descalvadense | 1986 | ||
| Estrada Sorocabana | 1961 | ||
| Expresso São Carlos | 1957 | ||
| Flamengo | 2008 | ||
| Flor do Belém | 1923 | ||
| Garça | 1969 | ||
| Grêmio Audax | 2019 | ||
| Grêmio Barueri | 2005 | ||
| Guairense | 1976 | ||
| Guarani (Adamantina) | 1974 | ||
| Independência | 1919 | ||
| Independente | 1973 | ||
| Inter de Limeira | 1966 (shared) | ||
| Irmãos Romano | 1959 | ||
| Ituveravense | 1966 (shared) | ||
| Jabaquara | 1993 | ||
| Jaboticabal | 1990 | ||
| Jacareí | 1988 | ||
| Jardim América | 1933 | ||
| José Bonifácio | 1972 | ||
| EC Lemense | 1980 | ||
| Lemense FC | 2018 | ||
| Lençoense | 1983 | ||
| Linense | 2021 | ||
| Luzitano | 1931 | ||
| Matonense | 1996 | ||
| Mauaense | 1985 | ||
| Mirassol | 1997 | ||
| Nevense | 1958 | ||
| Novorizontino | 2014 | ||
| Olímpia | 2007 | ||
| Ordem e Progresso | 1929 | ||
| Palmeiras (SJBV) | 1979 | ||
| Palmital | 1986 (shared) | ||
| Parque da Mooca | 1932 | ||
| Penapolense | 2011 | ||
| Penhense | 1943 FPFA | ||
| Pinhalense | 1977 | ||
| Prudentina | 1960 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2010 | ||
| República | 1924 | ||
| Rio Branco (Americana) | 2012 | ||
| Rio Branco (Ibitinga) | 1970 | ||
| Rio Pardo | 1947 FPFA (Countryside) | ||
| Sanjoanense | 1986 (shared) | ||
| Santacruzense | 1962 | ||
| São Caetano EC | 1930 | ||
| São Cristovão | 1944 FPFA | ||
| São Geraldo | 1922 | ||
| São José | 1965 | ||
| Sãocarlense | 1989 | ||
| Scarpa | 1926 APEA | ||
| Spartanos | 1921 | ||
| Tanabi | 1956 | ||
| Taquaritinga | 1964 | ||
| Touring | 1926 LAF | ||
| União Barbarense | 1967 | ||
| União Silva Teles | 1947 FPFA (Capital) | ||
| União Vasco da Gama | 1942 FPFA | ||
| Vasco da Gama (Americana) | 1968 | ||
| Velo Clube | 2020 | ||
| Votoraty | 2009 | ||
| AA Votuporanguense | 1978 |
Titles by city
| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 São Paulo |
25 | Estrella de Ouro (3), Nacional (3), Açucena (2), CE América (1), Atlético Brasil (1), Flor do Belém (1), Independência (1), Jardim América (1), Luzitano (1), Ordem e Progresso (1), Parque da Mooca (1), Penhense (1), República, São Cristovão (1), São Geraldo (1), Scarpa (1), Spartanos (1), Touring (1), União Silva Teles (1), União Vasco da Gama (1) |
 São Caetano do Sul |
3 | AD São Caetano (2), São Caetano EC (1) |
 Sertãozinho |
3 | Sertãozinho (3) |
 Sorocaba |
3 | São Bento (2), Estrada Sorocabana (1) |
 Americana |
2 | Rio Branco (1), Vasco da Gama (1) |
 Bauru |
2 | Noroeste (2) |
 Capivari |
2 | Capivariano (2) |
 Itápolis |
2 | Oeste (2) |
 Itu |
2 | CA Ituano (2) |
 Limeira |
2 | Independente (1), Inter de Limeira (1) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Santos |
2 | Botafogo (1), Jabaquara (1) |
 São Carlos |
2 | Expresso São Carlos (1), Sãocarlense (1) |
 São João da Boa Vista |
2 | Palmeiras (1), Sanjoanense (1) |
 São José do Rio Preto |
2 | Rio Preto (2) |
 Taubaté |
2 | Taubaté (2) |
 Adamantina |
1 | Guarani (1) |
 Atibaia |
1 | Atibaia (1) |
 Barra Bonita |
1 | Barra Bonita (1) |
 Barueri |
1 | Grêmio Barueri (1) |
 Campinas |
1 | Red Bull Brasil |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cruzeiro |
1 | Cruzeiro (1) |
 Descalvado |
1 | Descalvadense (1) |
 Espírito Santo do Pinhal |
1 | Pinhalense (1) |
 Garça |
1 | Garça (1) |
 Guaíra |
1 | Guairense (1) |
 Guarulhos |
1 | Flamengo (1) |
 Ibitinga |
1 | Rio Branco (1) |
 Ituverava |
1 | Ituveravense (1) |
 Jaboticabal |
1 | Jaboticabal (1) |
 Jacareí |
1 | Jacareí (1) |
 José Bonifácio |
1 | José Bonifácio (1) |
 Leme |
1 | EC Lemense (1) |
 Lençóis Paulista |
1 | Lençoense (1) |
 Lins |
1 | Linense (1) |
 Matão |
1 | Matonense (1) |
 Mauá |
1 | Mauaense (1) |
 Mirassol |
1 | Mirassol (1) |
 Neves Paulista |
1 | Nevense (1) |
 Novo Horizonte |
1 | Novorizontino (1) |
 Olímpia |
1 | Olímpia (1) |
 Osasco |
1 | Grêmio Audax (1) |
 Palmital |
1 | Palmital (1) |
 Penápolis |
1 | Penapolense (1) |
 Presidente Prudente |
1 | Prudentina (1) |
 Ribeirão Preto |
1 | Botafogo (1) |
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1 | Velo Clube (1) |
 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste |
1 | União Barbarense (1) |
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1 | Santacruzense (1) |
 São Bernardo do Campo |
1 | Irmãos Romano (1) |
 São José do Rio Pardo |
1 | Rio Pardo (1) |
 São José dos Campos |
1 | São José (1) |
 Tanabi |
1 | Tanabi (1) |
 Taquaritinga |
1 | Taquaritinga (1) |
 Votorantim |
1 | Votoraty (1) |
 Votuporanga |
1 | AA Votuporanguense (1) |
Teams promoted from Série A3
- ↑ Olímpia were first stage champions and played in Série A2 the same year
- ↑ due to the 2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo five teams were promoted for the 2002 season
Relegated teams
a São Bento were saved from relegation due to the withdrawal of Novorizontino in the 2nd level.
b No teams were relegated due to the 2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo.
Top scorers
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Marcelo Nicácio |
Votoraty | 19 |
| 2008 | Fausto |
Linense | 25 |
| 2009 | Magrão |
Penapolense | 16 |
| 2010 | Viola |
Penapolense | 18 |
| 2011 | Reginaldo |
Velo Clube | 16 |
| 2012 | Silas Brindeiro |
Capivariano | 15 |
| Billy |
Guaçuano | ||
| 2013 | Jackson |
Flamengo de Guarulhos | 20 |
| 2014 | Dairo |
Independente de Limeira | 11 |
| 2015 | Anderson Cavalo |
Votuporanguense | 16 |
| 2016 | Ermínio |
Rio Preto | 14 |
| 2017 | Léo Castro |
Nacional | 11 |
| 2018 | Bill |
Capivariano | 16 |
| 2019 | Matheus Marcondele |
Audax | 11 |
| Lucas Pajeú |
Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2020 | Lucas Duni |
Velo Clube | 9 |
| 2021 | Éder Paulista |
Nacional | 13 |
| 2022 | Yuri |
Capivariano | 10 |
| 2023 | Vinícius Popó |
Capivariano | 18 |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Rodolfo Kussarev, Bernardo Itri (2021). 125 Anos de História - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Paulista (in Portuguese). FPF. pp. 12–15. ISBN 659960630X.
- ↑ "Enciclopédia homologa 104 títulos estaduais; confira os principais". Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese). September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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