Copa São Paulo de Juniores

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The Copa São Paulo de Juniores (or São Paulo Youth Cup, in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (São Paulo Junior Football Cup) and Copinha (Little Cup), is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams (until the 2006 edition, it was contested by under-21 teams), most of them from São Paulo state. It is organized by the Paulista Football Federation.

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[edit] Format

In the first stage the 88 teams are divided in 22 groups. 32 of them qualify to the knockout stage. The final is always played on January 25, city of São Paulo foundation date. All matches are played in São Paulo state.

[edit] List of Champions

Year Champion Runner-up
1969 Corinthians Nacional (SP)
1970 Corinthians Palmeiras
1971 Fluminense Botafogo
1972 Nacional (SP) Internacional
1973 Fluminense Corinthians
1974 Internacional Ponte Preta
1975 Atlético Mineiro Corinthians
1976 Atlético Mineiro Corinthians
1977 Fluminense Ponte Preta
1978 Internacional Corinthians
1979 Marília Fluminense
1980 Internacional Atlético Mineiro
1981 Ponte Preta São Paulo
1982 Ponte Preta Santos
1983 Atlético Mineiro Botafogo
1984 Santos Corinthians
1985 Juventus Guarani
1986 Fluminense Ponte Preta
1987
Not held
1988 Nacional (SP) América (SP)
1989 Fluminense Juventus
1990 Flamengo Juventus
1991 Portuguesa Grêmio
1992 Vasco da Gama São Paulo
1993 São Paulo Corinthians
1994 Guarani São Paulo
1995 Corinthians Ponte Preta
1996 América (MG) Cruzeiro
1997 Lousano Paulista(1) Corinthians
1998 Internacional Ponte Preta
1999 Corinthians Vasco da Gama
2000 São Paulo Juventus
2001 Roma Barueri(2) São Paulo
2002 Portuguesa Cruzeiro
2003 Santo André Palmeiras
2004 Corinthians São Paulo
2005 Corinthians Nacional (SP)
2006 América (SP) Comercial (Ribeirão Preto)
2007 Cruzeiro São Paulo
2008 Figueirense Rio Branco
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