The Copa Energil C was a football competition organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF)[2] created for clubs that failed to qualify for the 2007 Copa FPF edition.[3] The competition did not serve as a qualifier for any national championship, with only a prize of R$30,000 for the champions and R$10,000 for the runner-up.[4]

2007 Copa Energil C
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates4 Aug – 2 Dec
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsIndependente[1] (Limeira)
Runner-upFlamengo (Guarulhos)
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Edson Souza (Portuguesa Santista)
Paulinho (Inter de Limeira)
6 goals each

Participants

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Participation was open to all clubs not classified for the FPF Cup, however only 8 clubs were interested in the dispute:

Club City Criteria
Comercial Ribeirão Preto 13º place in 2007 Série A2
Taquaritinga Taquaritinga 14º place in 2007 Série A2
Inter de Limeira Limeira 15º place in 2007 Série A2
Portuguesa Santista Santos 16º place in 2007 Série A2
Flamengo Guarulhos 11º place in 2007 Série A3
Independente Limeira 13º place in 2007 Série A3
SEV Hortolândia 14º place in 2007 Série A3
Francana Franca 15º place in 2007 Série A3

Format

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The championship was disputed in a double round-robin system, with the four best placed team advancing to the semifinals (1°×4°, 2°×3°) and the two winners advancing to the finals.[4]

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portuguesa Santista 14 9 3 2 26 11 +15 30 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Independente 14 7 3 4 20 16 +4 24
3 SEV 14 6 6 2 15 7 +8 24
4 Flamengo 14 5 6 3 15 13 +2 21
5 Inter de Limeira 14 6 2 6 17 18 −1 20
6 Francana 14 4 4 6 8 12 −4 16
7 Comercial 14 3 1 10 8 22 −14 4[a]
8 Taquaritinga 14 1 5 8 13 23 −10 2[a]
Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2022. Source: RSSSF.com, Futebol Nacional
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Comercial and Taquaritinga lost 6 points due for fielding an ineligible player

Knockout stage

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Semifinals Finals
          
1 Portuguesa Santista 1 1 2
4 Flamengo 2 1 3
Flamengo 0 1 1
Independente 3 1 4
2 Independente[b] 1 1 1
3 SEV 1 1 1
  1. ^
    Independente has advanced due to the best campaign

References

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  1. ^ "Independente Futebol Clube de Limeira". Encontre Limeira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Independente Futebol Clube - História". Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "COPA "ENERGIL C" - 2007". campeoesdofutebol.com.br (in Portuguese). 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Definido modelo de disputa da Copa Energil C". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 5 July 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2022.