Copa Energil C

2007 Copa Energil C

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	4 Aug – 2 Dec
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Independente[1] (Limeira)
Runner-up	Flamengo (Guarulhos)
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Edson Souza (Portuguesa Santista) Paulinho (Inter de Limeira) 6 goals each

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]

Participants

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

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

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. Comercial and Taquaritinga lost 6 points due for fielding an ineligible player

Knockout stage

	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

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. "Definido modelo de disputa da Copa Energil C". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 5 July 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2022.