The knockout stage of the 2015 Campeonato Paulista will begin on 11 April with the quarter-final and will be concluded on 3 May 2015 with the final.[1] A total of eight teams compete in the knockout stage.
With the exception of the final, which is played over two legs, each tie is played over a single leg, with the team with the best placing in the general table playing at home. The quarterfinals are played between the winners and runners-up of each group. In the semifinals the best team (first) will face the team with the worst campaign (fourth), while the second will face the team with the third best campaign.[5]
^"CAMPEONATO PAULISTA DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO A1 - 2015" (PDF). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
^"FPF define datas e horários das quartas de final do Paulistão 2015". Globo Esporte.
^"FPF anuncia datas, locais e horários das semifinais com os quatro grandes". Globo Esporte.
^"Nova arena do Verdão e Vila Belmiro recebem as finais do Paulistão 2015". Globo Esporte.
^"Entenda o regulamento do Paulistão 2014". Folha de S.Paulo.