2001 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino

Women's football competition in Brazil Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino 2001 14 October – 16 December 2001 Palmeiras 69 283 BRA Alessandra (Guarani) BRA Tiganinha (Portuguesa)(10 goals each) Santos 7–0 São Bento São Bento 1–10 Portuguesa Portuguesa 9–4 São Paulo 2000 2004 The 2001 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino was the sixth edition of the São Paulo state championship for women's football, and the first to be organized directly by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF). This edition was organized in conjunction with Pelé Sports & Marketing. Played between October and December 2001, the competition had twelve participant clubs made up of under-23 players, who were selected partly on the basis of their beauty. Palmeiras was the champion after beating Matonense in the final, winning their first ever title on this tournament.Palmeiras vence o Paulista feminino de futebol https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u31206.shtml 22 January 2023 Folha de S.Paulo 16 December 2001 Brazilian Portuguese Competition Background In the aftermath of the Brazil women's national football team's failure to secure a medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, several leading players moved from domestic Brazilian clubs to the new Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in the United States. An attendant collapse in sponsorship and funding led to clubs including São Paulo FC closing their professional women's sections. The women's football scene in Brazil remained conspicuously underdeveloped: lacking visibility, resources and proper structure.Amadorismo marca a modalidade no Brasil https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/esporte/fk1609200120.htm 22 January 2023 Folha de S.Paulo 16 September 2001 Brazilian PortugueseKnijnik Jorge Visions of Gender Justice: Untested Feasibility on the Football Fields of Brazil Journal of Sport & Social Issues 21 September 2012 37 1 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0193723512455924? 7 January 2023 SAGE Publications 10.1177/0193723512455924 144452615 subscription Tomaz Kleber Sem patrocínio, clubes do país abandonam futebol feminino https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u77906.shtml 22 January 2023 Folha de S.Paulo 14 July 2004 Brazilian Portuguese The previous four editions of the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino had been run by a private company, Sport Promotion. Relatively high player wages and unbalanced competition caused by all the top players clustering at small number of clubs contributed to the discontinuation of that arrangement in 2000.de Oliveira Luciana Governo regionaliza Paulista feminino e aguarda aval da FPF https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas/2004/09/22/ult59u87562.jhtm 22 January 2023 Universo Online 22 September 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20210211084327/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas/2004/09/22/ult59u87562.jhtm 11 February 2021 Brazilian Portuguese The Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) partnered with Pelé Sports & Marketing to run the 2001 competition,Arruda Eduardo FPF institui jogadora-objeto no Paulista https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/esporte/fk1609200119.htm 22 January 2023 Folha de S.Paulo 16 September 2001 Brazilian Portuguese although the latter was closed by Pelé during the season due to an unrelated scandal.Pele slips from Brazil pedestal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/nov/25/worldcupfootball2002.football 22 January 2023 The Guardian 25 November 2001 Player selection The revamped 2001 edition of the Campeonato Paulista became notorious as "one of the most discriminatory sports championships ever" and "the most sexist championship ever".Rabeux Thibault [Littérature 5/5] Footballeuses sexy pour saison sexiste https://www.lequipiere.com/litterature-5-5-footballeuses-sexy-pour-saison-sexiste/ 22 January 2023 L'Equipiere 29 January 2022 French The FPF arranged for 1,620 players aged between 16 and 23 years old to attend a two-day trial at Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo, from which 280 successful players would be assigned to the 12 teams.Arruda Eduardo Atributos físicos superam capacidade técnica no início da seleção da FPF - Paulista feminino acha o "futebol bonito" em peneira https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/esporte/fk2109200104.htm 22 January 2023 Folha de S.Paulo 21 September 2001 Brazilian Portuguese An FPF 'technical commission', including retired ex-professionals Basílio, Wladimir and Clodoaldo, selected players on criteria which included their perceived physical attractiveness.Fontenelle André Mininas Superpoderosas Placar 27 September 2001 26 42 https://books.google.com/books?id=HVN2Vc6K06oC&pg=PA42 22 January 2023 Super powerful girls Brazilian Portuguese Although organizers insisted that was not necessarily the only, or the overriding, factor which was considered. FPF Vice President Renato Duprat offered his reassurance: "If we have to choose an ugly girl who plays well or a pretty girl who plays so-so, we'll choose the ugly one. You can be sure." To ensure competitive balance, the three clubs who still had adult women's football departments were only allowed to use players from their 'base categories' (youth teams), while all teams were only allowed one national team player each. The three clubs (Matonense, Guarani and Portuguesa) had wanted to keep their existing rosters instead of using the young players assigned to them from the FPF trials.Futebol feminino: clubes não querem as 'belas' de Farah https://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/413998/futebol-feminino-clubes-nao-querem-as-belas-de-farah 22 January 2023 Diário do Grande ABC 4 October 2001 Brazilian Portuguese Players older than 23 years old, with short hair, and/or with dark skin were excluded,Jorge Marcos Mulheres querem o direito de exibir seu talento http://www.usp.br/jorusp/arquivo/2005/jusp717/pag06.htm 22 January 2023 Jornal de USP University of São Paulo 14 March 2005 Brazilian Portuguese 22 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122224627/http://www.usp.br/jorusp/arquivo/2005/jusp717/pag06.htm dead even national team players. This meant that some experienced professional players who had not moved to the United States and were now excluded at home were forced out of football altogether. Some were consigned to poverty, including Solange "Soró" Bastos who took a job as a cleaner.Knijnik Jorge From the Cradle to Athens: The Silver-Coated Story of a Warrior in Brazilian Soccer Sporting Traditions May 2011 28 1 63–83 https://ludopedio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/153918_Knijnik%20-%20From%20the%20Cradle%20to%20Athens.pdf 7 January 2023 Australian Society for Sports History Official promotional materials for the competition prominently featured actress Patrícia de Sabrit on the cover, alongside the slogan: "novo futebol feminino" (en new women's football). Other exclusively young, white, long-haired girls appeared alongside Sabrit in the literature. One was shown embracing a man, apparently to emphasise her heterosexuality.Almeida dos Santos Izabela Fernando de Oliveira Ailton Brandão Wichi Rogerio As formas de preconceito no futebol feminino https://www.efdeportes.com/efd180/preconceito-no-futebol-feminino.htm EFDeportes 22 January 2023 Brazilian Portuguese May 2013 Some participants openly criticized the selection policy: organizers' poster girl Talita Cassiano, a 20-year-old student selected on the basis of a 20-minute trial appearance where she hardly touched the ball, called the process "preconceituoso" (en prejudiced). Other players, coaches and administrators within women's football were more supportive as they felt public perceptions of women's football in Brazil had been negatively affected by a prevalence of unattractive lesbians. Ten years later Juliana Cabral recalled that players had been given tight, revealing kit to wear, which was both "indecentes" and impractical in that it inhibited the players' movement.Juliana Cabral (parte 2) https://ludopedio.org.br/entrevista/juliana-cabral-parte-2/ 7 January 2023 Ludopédio 21 September 2011 Brazilian Portuguese A September 2001 Placar magazine article described the tournament as "estranho" (en weird), outlining an outside perception that a "Ninfetão" (en big championship of nymphets) had been created to ward off women's football's enduring image as an "esporte de sapatão" (en sport for "big shoes" [i.e. butch lesbians]). Finances The FPF sourced around R$2m of funding for the tournament. The "big four" clubs (Santos, São Paulo, Corinthians and Palmeiras) got R$40,000 each and the other eight clubs R$20,000 each. Players were paid a maximum of R$2,000 and a minimum of R$300. The players' kits and the balls were provided by the Topper sportswear company.FPF quer revolução no futebol feminino https://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/futebol/fpf-quer-revolucao-no-futebol-feminino/ 22 January 2023 O Estado de S. Paulo 13 September 2001 Brazilian Portuguese Format In the first stage, the twelve teams were placed in a single group. Each team in the group played each other once, and the four teams at the top of the table advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinal phase, the top four teams were placed in two groups of two, with the first group containing the second and third placed teams and the second group containing the first and fourth placed teams. Each team played one match. The winner of each semifinal qualified for the final. The semifinal groups followed the same tiebreaker criteria as the group stage. Each team was allowed to call one time-out per half, and drawn matches were followed by a penalty shootout to decide the points. A score draw gave the shootout winner two points and the loser one; a scoreless draw gave the shootout winner one point and the loser none. Matches still level after the shootout had the extra point assigned by a coin toss.Nacional é o 1º desafio do Bentão no Paulistana http://paginasmemoria.cruzeirodosul.inf.br/paginas/2001/10/13/20011013028819espc0800cruz.pdf 22 January 2023 Cruzeiro do Sul 13 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20180921074532/http://paginasmemoria.cruzeirodosul.inf.br/paginas/2001/10/13/20011013028819espc0800cruz.pdf 8 Brazilian Portuguese 21 September 2018 Tiebreaker criteria In the case of tie between two and more teams the following criteria was used: Number of wins Goal difference Goals Scored Fewer red cards received Fewer yellow cards received Head-to-head record Standings main WL PK RSSSF 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw. MAT COR PAL GUA JUV POR SAN PON SPO NAC TUB SAO FS FS FS FS 16 December 2001 9 0 1 1 41 6 7 1 1 2 24 12 -1 2 1 0 8 15 32 6 3 0 2 22 11 -2 2 3 0 6 18 33 3 2 2 4 25 20 -1 0 0 0 11 7 54 3 1 3 4 19 26 -2 3 0 3 5 16 19 -2 4 2 2 3 38 28 6 1 1 3 21 15 -1 6 1 2 2 28 18 -1 Corinthians Guarani Juventus Matonense Nacional-SP Palmeiras Ponte Preta Portuguesa Santos São Bento São Paulo Taubaté Q green1 Advance to Semi-final noflag FBR grey Bracket N4 white-space:nowrap yes high no Semi-finals Final 9 December Corinthians 1 Palmeiras 4 9 December Matonense 2 Guarani 0 16 December – Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo, São Paulo Matonense 0 Palmeiras 1 Semifinals 9 December 2001 Corinthians 1–4 Palmeiras 9 December 2001 Matonense 2–0 Guarani Final A late goal from the captain, midfielder Zangão, secured the title for Palmeiras.Bottura Matheus Heleno Sundfeld João Pedro Técnico e atletas campeões paulistas em 2001 relembram vitória sobre o Corinthians e título histórico pelo Palmeiras Feminino https://nossopalestra.com.br/palmeiras/noticias/tecnico-e-atletas-campeoes-paulistas-em-2001-relembram-vitoria-sobre-o-corinthians-e-titulo-historico-pelo-palmeiras-feminino-1/ 22 January 2023 Nosso Palestra 26 September 2021 Brazilian Portuguese thumb | right | Trophy awarded to the champion Palmeiras 16 December 2001 Matonense 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180921114614/http://paginasmemoria.cruzeirodosul.inf.br/paginas/2001/12/18/20011218028885espb0600cruz.pdf Palmeiras Zangão 88 Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo, São Paulo, Brazil Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1BRA AlessandraGuarani 10BRA TiganinhaPortuguesa2BRA BabyMatonense9BRA BiaMatonenseBRA FabiPortuguesaBRA PernalongaPalmeiras Aftermath The tournament entered "pt falência" (en bankruptcy) after 2001 and was not held again until 2004. In September 2017 the FPF publicly acknowledged that the 2001 edition had been "pt uma experiência ruim" (en a bad experience), but stressed that it had been presided over by a previous administration.Carvalho Bruno Sensualidade e beleza eram prioridades no regulamento do Paulistão feminino https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2017/09/24/sensualidade-e-beleza-eram-prioridades-no-regulamento-do-paulistao-feminino.htm 22 January 2023 Universo Online 24 September 2017 Brazilian Portuguese Also speaking in 2017, one of the victorious Palmeiras players – Liése Brancão – raised the possibility of punishment for the organizers, stating that the "pt absurdo" player selection criteria had escaped proper scrutiny at the time due to a lack of publicity around women's football. Nevertheless, the winning Palmeiras coach Marcello Frigério remained proud of the success, particularly since it was achieved with an inexperienced team put together at very short notice. In 2021 he described it as one of the most important titles of his long coaching career: "It's something that, in a hundred years, people will still talk about". References External links Results at RSSSF Footage of the winning goal at YouTube Category:Women's football leagues in Brazil Category:Campeonato Paulista seasons Category:Control (social and political) Category:Politics and sports Category:Employment discrimination Category:LGBTQ-related controversies in sports Category:Sexism in Brazil Category:Misogyny Category:2001 in Brazilian football