Copinha defines headquarters and groups for 2024; check out

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The groups of São Paulo Junior Football Cup were defined this Wednesday (22), in São Paulo. There are 128 teams, which are divided into 32 venues. The 54th edition of Copinha is scheduled to start on January 2nd and the grand final will take place on January 25th, on the 470th anniversary of the capital of São Paulo.

The representatives from Paraná are Athletico, Coritiba, Operário and Patriotas. Furacão fell into Group 2, based in the city of Catanduva, and will face the teams from Catanduva (SP), Portuguesa (RJ) and Sparta (TO). Coxa will play against Juventus-SP, Monte Azul-SP and Canaã-DF, in Group 31, in the capital of São Paulo, at the Juventus da Mooca stadium.

Fantasma is in Group 9, based in Tupã, and faces Tupã-SP, Atlético-GO and Guarani. Finally, Patriotas, a team from Curitiba, entered Group 22 along with Taubaté, Cuiabá and Inter de Limeira-SP, and will play in Taubaté in the first phase. The table with the dates and times of the games will be published in the coming days.

The country’s main grassroots competition continues with the same competition formula as in previous years. The best two from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, which will be decided in a single game until the big decision. In case of a draw, the match will be decided on penalties.

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Just like in 2022, the Paraná Club is out of contention for the São Paulo Junior Football Cup. At the time, Tricolor had been left out after 17 consecutive years of participation in the dispute. This year, Paraná only participated in the Copinha due to an invitation from the São Paulo Football Federation. Find out what the criteria were for choosing the teams from Paraná.

See the venues and all groups for Copinha 2024

Group 1 (Tanabi): Tanabi-SP, Vila Nova-GO, Ponte Preta and Atlético Gloriense-SE;
Group 2 (Catanduva): Catanduva-SP, AthleticoPortuguesa-RJ and Sparta-TO;
Group 3 (Balm): Mirassol, ABC-RN, Sampaio Corrêa-MA and Coimbra Sports-MG;
Group 4 (Drinking Fountain): Inter Bebedouro-SP, Grêmio, Figueirense and Serra Branca-PB;
Group 5 (France): Francana, Botafogo, Rio Claro-SP and Tiradentes-PI;
Group 6 (Cravinhos): Comercial-SP, Chapecoense, Grêmio Novorizontino and Jacuipense-BA;
Group 7 (Araraquara): Railway, São Paulo, Carajás-PA and Porto Vitória-ES;
Group 8 (Rudder): Lemense-SP, Ceará, Gama-DF and Rondoniense-RO;
Group 9 (Tupã): Tupã-SP, Atlético-GO, Guarani and Operário-PR;
Group 10 (Marília): Marília-SP, Corinthians, Bangu-RJ and Ji Paraná-RO;
Group 11 (Assisi): VOCEM-SP, Fortaleza, CRB and Castanhal-PA;
Group 12 (Jaú): XV of Jaú-SP, Internacional, Velo Clube-SP and Santa Cruz-SE;
Group 13 (São Carlos): São-Carlense, Fluminense, Lagarto-SE and São Raimundo-RR;
Group 14 (Itapira): Itapirense-SP, Criciúma, Ituano and Atlético-CE;
Group 15 (Tietê): Comercial Tietê-SP, América-MG, Ivinhema-MS and Capital-DF;
Group 16 (Porto Feliz): Desportivo Brasil-SP, Santa Cruz, Capivariano-SP and Rio Branco-AC;
Group 17 (Jump): Sfera-SP, América-RN, Botafogo-SP and Fast Clube-AM;
Group 18 (Santana de Parnaíba): SKA Brasil-SP, Atlético-MG, Floresta-CE and Timon-MA;
Group 19 (Osasco): Audax-SP, Flamengo, São Bento-SP and São José-RS;
Group 20 (Aluminum): Sharjah Brasil-SP, Náutico, XV de Piracicaba and Trindade-GO;
Group 21 (Guaratinguetá): Guaratinguetá, Bahia, Red Bull Bragantino and Joinville;
Group 22 (Taubaté): Taubaté, Cuiabá, Inter de Limeira-SP and Patriotas-PR;
Group 23 (Itaquaquecetuba): Aster Brasil-SP, Sport, Santo André and Cruzeiro-AL;
Group 24 (Barueri): Oeste-SP, Palmeiras, União ABC-MS and Queimadense-PB;
Group 25 (São Bernardo do Campo): São Bernardo-SP, Juventude, Portuguesa Santista and Conquista-BA;
Group 26 (Diadema): Água Santa, Santos, Nova Venecia-ES and Remo;
Group 27 (Suzano): União Suzano, Goiás, Portuguesa and Madureira;
Group 28 (Mogi das Cruzes): União Mogi-SP, Cruzeiro, Nova Mutum-MT and Capital-TO;
Group 29 (Guarulhos): Flamengo-SP, Vasco, Potyguar Seridoense-RN and Macapá;
Group 30 (São Paulo – Ibrachina): Ibrachina-SP, Vitória, CSA and Picos-PI;
Group 31 (São Paulo – Juventus): Juventus-SP, CoritibaMonte Azul-SP and Canaã-DF;
Group 32 (São Paulo – National): Nacional-SP, Avaí, São Caetano and Retrô-PE.