The biggest grassroots tournament in Brazil, the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior is notable for revealing players for major Brazilian clubs. The last edition had Jardel, from Grêmio, as top scorer with 9 goals. This season, the competition is fierce.
The main training teams participate in the competition and some athletes can compete in the professional ranks.
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Copinha Artillery: who is the scorer?
With the quarter-finals approaching, three players share the top scorer of Copinha 2025: Ryan Francisco, from São Paulo, Riquelme Filipi, from Palmeiras and Filipinho, from Bragantino, with six goals.
| Player | Club | Number of goals |
| Ryan Francisco | São Paulo | 6 |
| Riquelme Filipi | Palm trees | 6 |
| Filipinho | Bragantino | 6 |
| Kauã Lira | Criciúma | 5 |
| John Marcelo | Guarani | 5 |
| Matheus Galdino | Operário-PR | 5 |
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Who was the last Copinha champion?
The last champion of the Copa São Paulo was Corinthians, who beat Cruzeiro 1-0 in the final in 2024. The duel was played at the Neo Química Arena.
List of Cupinha champions year by year
- 1969: Corinthians
- 1970: Corinthians
- 1971: Fluminense
- 1972: National
- 1973: Fluminense
- 1974: International
- 1975: Atlético-MG
- 1976: Atlético-MG
- 1977: Fluminense
- 1978: International
- 1979: Marília-SP
- 1980: International
- 1981: Ponte Preta
- 1982: Ponte Preta
- 1983: Atlético-MG
- 1984: Santos
- 1985: Juventus-SP
- 1986: Fluminense
- 1987: Not contested
- 1988: Nacional-SP
- 1989: Fluminense
- 1990: Flamengo
- 1991: Portuguese
- 1992: Vasco
- 1993: São Paulo
- 1994: Guarani
- 1995: Corinthians
- 1996: América-MG
- 1997: Lousano Paulista-SP
- 1998: International
- 1999: Corinthians
- 2000: São Paulo
- 2001: Roma Barueri-SP
- 2002: Portuguese
- 2003: Santo André
- 2004: Corinthians
- 2005: Corinthians
- 2006: América-SP
- 2007: Cruzeiro
- 2008: Figueirense
- 2009: Corinthians
- 2010: São Paulo
- 2011: Flamengo
- 2012: Corinthians
- 2013: Santos
- 2014: Santos
- 2015: Corinthians
- 2016: Flamengo
- 2017: Corinthians
- 2018: Flamengo
- 2019: São Paulo
- 2020: International
- 2021: Not contested
- 2022: Palmeiras
- 2023: Palmeiras
- 2024: Corinthians
