The Torneio Início Paulista () was a traditional tournament that took place in Brazil marking the start date of the state championships.
Format
The matches were held with 20 or 30 minutes, and many times, corners served as a tiebreaker.
These matches, as they do not follow the criteria established by FIFA, are not considered official, only the tournaments are endorsed by the respective organizing federations of the state championships (such as APEA and LFESP in São Paulo).
List of champions
Following is the list with all the champions of the Torneio Início Paulista:
SeasonChampionsRunners-up1919Corinthians (1)Minas Gerais1920Corinthians (2)Palestra Itália1921Corinthians (3)Unknown1922AA das Palmeiras (1)Corinthians1923AA das Palmeiras (2)Santos1924Paulistano (1)AA São Bento1925AA das Palmeiras (3)AA São Bento1926 Paulistano (2)AA das Palmeiras1926 Auto (1)SC Internacional1926 Extra Santos (1)Siléx1927 Palestra Itália (1)República1927 Paulistano (3)AA das Palmeiras1928 Santos (2)Guarani1928 SC Internacional (1)Paulistano 1929 Corinthians (4)Santos 1929 Portuguesa Santista (1)Independência1930Palestra Itália (2)São Paulo1931Atlético Santista (1)Sírio1932São Paulo (1)Palestra Itália1933Not held1934 Cama Patente (1)Albion1935 Portuguesa (1)Estudantes 1935 Palestra Itália (3)Corinthians1936 Humberto I (1)Portuguesa1936 Corinthians (5)Estudantes 1936 Piratininga (1)Sírio1937Santos (3)Palestra Itália1938Corinthians (6)Portuguesa Santista1939Palestra Itália (4)São Paulo Railway1940São Paulo (2)Corinthians1941Corinthians (7)Portuguesa1942Palestra Itália (5)Santos1943São Paulo Railway (1)Portuguesa1944Corinthians (8)Ypiranga1945São Paulo (3)Ypiranga1946Palmeiras (6)São Paulo1947Portuguesa (2)São Paulo1948Ypiranga (1)Portuguesa Santista1949XV de Piracicaba (1)São Paulo1950Ypiranga (2)XV de Piracicaba 1951Not held1952Santos (4)Portuguesa 1953Guarani (1)Palmeiras1954Guarani (2)São Paulo1955Corinthians (9)Linense1956Guarani (3)Noroeste1957Botafogo (1)Guarani 1958América (1)Palmeiras1959–1968Not held1969Palmeiras (7)Guarani 1970–1983Not held1984Santos (5)XV de Jaú1985Not held1986Juventus (1)Santo André1987–1990Not held1991Bragantino (1)Botafogo1992–1995Not held1996Portuguesa (3)Rio Branco
Titles by team
Rank Club Winners Winning years1Corinthians91919, 1920, 1921, 1929 , 1936 , 1938, 1941, 1944, 19552Palmeiras 71927 , 1930, 1935 , 1939, 1942, 1946, 19693Santos 51926 Extra , 1928 , 1937, 1952, 19844AA das Palmeiras31922, 1923, 1925Guarani1953, 1954, 1956Paulistano1924, 1926 , 1927 Portuguesa1935 , 1947, 1996São Paulo1932, 1940, 19459Ypiranga21948, 195010América11958Atlético Santista1931Botafogo1957Bragantino 1991Humberto I1936 Juventus1986Minas Gerais 1926 Nacional1943Portuguesa Santista1929 XV de Piracicaba1949
Women's tournament
In 1997, an edition of the Torneio Início was held for the women's 1997 Campeonato Paulista.
SeasonChampionsRunners-up1997São PauloPortuguesa
See also
Torneio Início Carioca
References