The knockout stage of the 2018 Campeonato Paulista began on 17 March with the quarter-final and concluded on 8 April 2018 with the final.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage. Corinthians were the champions.

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 13 March 2018[2] 17–18 March 2018 20–22 March 2018
Semi-finals 22 March 2018[3] 24–25 March 2018 27–28 March 2018
Finals – 31 March 2018 8 April 2018

Format

Each tie is played over two legs, with the team with the best placing in the general table playing the second leg 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.

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up
A Corinthians Bragantino
B São Paulo São Caetano
C Palmeiras Novorizontino
D Santos Botafogo

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
C1 Palmeiras 3 5 8
C2 Novorizontino 0 0 0
C1 Palmeiras 1 1 2 (5)
D1 Santos 0 2 2 (3)
D1 Santos 0 0 0 (3)
D2 Botafogo-SP 0 0 0 (1)
C1 Palmeiras 1 0 1 (3)
A1 Corinthians 0 1 1 (4)
A1 Corinthians 2 2 4
A2 Bragantino 3 0 3
A1 Corinthians 0 1 1 (5)
B1 São Paulo 1 0 1 (4)
B1 São Paulo 0 2 2
B2 São Caetano 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 4–3 Bragantino 2–3 2–0
São Paulo 2–1 São Caetano 0–1 2–0
Palmeiras 8–0 Novorizontino 3–0 5–0
Santos 0–0 (3–1 p) Botafogo 0–0 0–0

Quarterfinal A

Bragantino3 – 2Corinthians
Matheus Peixoto 45+2'
Vitinho 71'
Italo 76'		 Report 66' Balbuena
88' Pedrinho
Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo
Attendance: 15,525
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho
Corinthians2 – 0Bragantino
Sidcley 30'
Maycon 45'		 Report
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 32,930
Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

Quarterfinal B

São Caetano1 – 0São Paulo
Chiquinho 53' Report
Estádio Anacleto Campanella, São Caetano do Sul
Attendance: 4,791
Referee: Vinicius Furlan
São Paulo2 – 0São Caetano
Tréllez 64'
Diego Souza 85'		 Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 17,899
Referee: Salim Fende Chavez

Quarterfinal C

Novorizontino0 – 3Palmeiras
Report 21' Dudu
77' Willian
89' Keno
Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, Novo Horizonte
Attendance: 8,121
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
Palmeiras5 – 0Novorizontino
Bruno Henrique 6'
Keno 19'
Willian 35'
Dudu 45+1'
Rafael Papagaio 80'		 Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 25,446
Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Quarterfinal D

Botafogo0 – 0Santos
Report
Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto
Attendance: 11,933
Referee: Raphael Claus
Santos0–0Botafogo
Report
Penalties
Gabriel soccer ball with check mark
Vitor Bueno soccer ball with red X
Diogo Vitor soccer ball with check mark
Lucas Veríssimo soccer ball with red X
Arthur Gomes soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with check mark Jheimy
soccer ball with red X Bruno Moraes
soccer ball with red X Dodô
soccer ball with red X Willian
Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos
Attendance: 6,209
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palmeiras 2–2 (5–3 p) Santos 1–0 1–2
Corinthians 1–1 (5–4 p) São Paulo 0–1 1–0

Semifinal 1

Santos0–1Palmeiras
Report 12' Willian
Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 19,546
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
Palmeiras1–2Santos
Bruno Henrique 17' Report 13' Eduardo Sasha
39' Rodrygo
Penalties
Dudu soccer ball with check mark
Tchê Tchê soccer ball with check mark
Victor Luis soccer ball with check mark
Moisés soccer ball with check mark
Guerra soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Gabriel
soccer ball with check mark Jean Mota
soccer ball with red X Diogo Vitor
soccer ball with check mark Arthur Gomes
Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 36,591
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Semifinal 2

São Paulo1–0Corinthians
Nenê 45+3' Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 42,830
Referee: Raphael Claus
Corinthians1–0São Paulo
Rodriguinho 90+3' Report
Penalties
 5–4
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 43,367
Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palmeiras 1–1 (3–4 p) Corinthians 1–0 0–1
Corinthians0 - 1Palmeiras
Report 6' Miguel Borja
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 43,905
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho
Palmeiras0–1Corinthians
Report 2' Rodriguinho
Penalties
 3–4
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 41,227
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

References

  1. ^ "CAMPEONATO PAULISTA DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO A1 - 2018" (PDF). Federação Paulista de Futebol.
  2. ^ "FPF divulga datas e locais das quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista". Globo Esporte.
  3. ^ "FPF divulga datas e horários para todos os cenários das semifinais do Paulistão". Globo Esporte.
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