The 2027 edition of the São Paulo State Championship will feature a change: halftime breaks will last 18 minutes instead of the traditional 15.
The announcement was made during the championship’s launch event on Tuesday (11).
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In addition, as in this year’s Paulistão matches, there will be a three-minute hydration break in each half.
The change was accepted by the clubs participating in the state championship, which also approved keeping the 2026 competition format.
The 16 teams were divided into four pots. Each team faces the other three teams in its pot and five other randomly drawn opponents, for a total of eight matchdays in the opening stage.
The eight teams with the most points advance to the knockout stage, while the bottom two teams are relegated.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
