The 2011 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the Paulistão Chevrolet 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th season of São Paulo's top professional football league.
Santos won the title after beating Corinthians 2–1 on aggregate in the finals.
Format
The top eight teams in the First Stage qualifies to the Quarter-Finals. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the Série A2. Quarter and Semi-Finals will be played in one-legged matches. The best-four teams not qualified to the Semi-Finals not from the city of São Paulo or Santos FC, will compete in the Campeonato do Interior.
Teams
First stage
League table
Results
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Campeonato do Interior
Semifinals
Finals
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: UOL Esporte
Last updated: 15 May 2012
Hat-tricks
1 Player scored 5 goals.
Awards
Team of the year
Player of the Season
The Player of the Year was awarded to Neymar.
Young Player of the Season
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Lucas.
Countryside Best Player of the Season
The Countryside Best Player of the Year was awarded to Fábio Santos.
Top scorer of the Season
The Top scorer award went to Liédson and Elano, who scored 11 goals.
Coach of the Season
The Coach of the Season award went to Luiz Felipe Scolari.