Campeonato Paulista 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.

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.

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.

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.

2025 Série A3

Notes

• Red Bull Bragantino II, 6th place in 2024 edition, withdrew from the dispute. XV de Jaú, 3rd place in 2024 Série A4, were also promoted.

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-)

• FPF - Federação Paulista de Futebol

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.

Teams in bold stills active.

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)
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)
Votuporanga	2	AA Votuporanguense (1), CA Votuporanguense (1)
Adamantina	1	Guarani (1)
Atibaia	1	Atibaia (1)
Barra Bonita	1	Barra Bonita (1)
Barueri	1	Grêmio Barueri (1)
Campinas	1	Red Bull Brasil
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)
Rio Claro	1	Velo Clube (1)
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste	1	União Barbarense (1)
Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo	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)

^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.

• Campeonato Paulista
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
• Campeonato Paulista Série A4
• Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
• Campeonato Paulista Série B3
• Federação Paulista de Futebol

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