Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo and Santos discover Copinha groups | OneFootball

The groups for the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Feminino are set. On the evening of this Tuesday, the FPF (São Paulo Football Federation) drew the groups for the women's youth competition at an event held at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu, in São Paulo (SP).

Corinthians, São Paulo, Palmeiras, and Santos learned their respective groups. Timão is the top seed of Group A and will compete for a spot with Flamengo, Aliança, and Criciúma. Meanwhile, the São Paulo Tricolor is in Group C and will play against Red Bull Bragantino, América-MG, and Remo.

Meanwhile, Palmeiras fell into Group D and will face Botafogo, Grêmio, and União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA). Finally, Santos was drawn into Group E and will duel with Sport, Vila Nova, and the current champion Fluminense.

The women's Copinha will begin on the upcoming December 3rd (Wednesday). The grand final, in turn, is already scheduled for December 20th (Saturday), at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu.

Notable figures were present at the event, such as Mayor Ricardo Nunes and the president of the FPF, Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos. Also in attendance were the municipal secretary of Sports and Leisure of São Paulo, Rogério Lins, and Kin Saito, executive director of women's football at the FPF.

Competition Format

In total, 20 clubs from nine different states will compete in the 2025 women's Copinha. They are: Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Ferroviária, Red Bull Bragantino, and Centro Olímpico (SP), Flamengo, Fluminense, and Botafogo (RJ), Grêmio and Internacional (RS), Criciúma (SC), Minas Brasília (Brasília), Aliança Futebol Clube and Vila Nova (GO), América-MG (MG), Sport (PE), Remo (PA), and União Desportiva Alagoana (AL).

All teams will face each other in a single round within their respective groups. The leaders of each group advance directly to the quarterfinals, along with the three best second-placed teams overall.

Quarterfinals, semifinals, and the grand final will be held in a single match.

See below all the groups for the 2025 women's Copinha:

GROUP A Pau-Brasil – Clube Recreativo Ceret

GROUP B Jequitibá Rosa – Estádio Nicolau Alayon

GROUP C Ipê Amarelo – Estádio do Canindé

GROUP D Araucária – Clube Recreativo Ceret

GROUP E Embaúba – Arena Ibrachina

The names of the groups refer to species of trees, in an action by the FPF that aligns with sustainability and environmental preservation.

The Champions of the Women's Copinha

The women's Copinha is heading into its third edition, which will be held between December 3rd and 20th, 2025.

In the first two editions of the competition, Rio de Janeiro came out on top. The first champion was Flamengo, who defeated Botafogo in the grand final by 2-0, at the Estádio do Canindé, in São Paulo (SP).

Subsequently, it was Fluminense's turn to lift the trophy, overcoming Internacional on penalties in 2024. The two teams tied 0-0 in regular time, but the Tricolor from Rio won the penalty shootout 5-3 at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu.

Women's Copinha 2025

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