São Paulo FC

brazilian professional football club
This article is about the men ‘s football club. For the women ‘s football club, see São Paulo FC ( women ) football club
São Paulo Futebol Clube ( brazilian portuguese : [ sɐ̃w ˈpawlu futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi ] ( ) ), normally referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi zone of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista ( the State of São Paulo ‘s premier department of state league ) and Campeonato Brasileiro ( the exceed tier of the brazilian football league system ). It is one of just three clubs to have never been relegated from the Série A, aboard Flamengo and Santos.

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São Paulo is the most successful team from Brazil, with 12 international titles. It is besides one of the most successful south american clubs with 22 state titles, 6 Brasileirão titles, 3 Copa Libertadores titles, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 1 Supercopa Libertadores, 1 Copa CONMEBOL, 1 Copa Masters CONMEBOL, 2 Recopa Sudamericanas, 2 Intercontinental Cup and 1 FIFA Club World Cup. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] São Paulo was an inaugural member of the Clube dos 13, group of Brazil ‘s leading football clubs. The club ‘s most consistent spell of success came in the 1990s under passenger car Telê Santana when it won 2 state titles, one national championship, 2 Copa Libertadores, 2 Recopa Sudamericanas, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 Supercopa Sudamericana, 1 Copa CONMEBOL and 1 Copa Masters CONMEBOL. São Paulo is the third best-supported club in Brazil, with over 16 million supporters. [ 6 ] The team ‘s traditional home kit is a white shirt with two horizontal stripes ( one crimson and one blacken ), white shorts, and white socks. [ 7 ] Its home grind is the 72,039-seater [ 1 ] Morumbi football stadium in São Paulo, [ 8 ] where it has played since 1960. [ 9 ] The stadium was the venue for the Copa Libertadores finals of 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006. São Paulo is the moment rich brazilian football golf club in terms of tax income, with an annual gross of $ 111.9m ( €78.2m ), and the state ‘s second most valuable club, worth over $ 353.4m ( €246.9m ) in 2011. [ 10 ]

history [edit ]

1930–1934 : Origins of the golf club : “ São Paulo district attorney Floresta ” ( “ São Paulo of the Forest ” ) [edit ]

The foundations of the team in 1930 and 1935 at the memorial Cássio Luiz act Santos Werneck . The backing team of 1931 São Paulo FC was founded on 25 January 1930 by 60 early officials, players, members, and friends of the football clubs Club Athletico Paulistano and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras of São Paulo. Club Athletico Paulistano, founded in 1900 and one of the oldest clubs in town and 11-time champions of São Paulo, abandoned football due to the professionalization of the sport. Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, founded in 1902 and three-time champions of São Paulo, intended after the end of the season 1929 to set up a professional team, but failed to do indeed. [ 11 ] The jersey of the new club were derived from Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, which were white and sported a black ring across the chest of drawers. To the black-and-white of Associação Atlética das Palmeiras was added the red-and-white of Club Athletico Paulistano, and the gang became bolshevik, white, and blacken. [ 12 ] Club Athletico Paulistano brought to the union star topology players Arthur Friedenreich [ 13 ] and Araken Patusca. [ 14 ] Associação Atlética das Palmeiras ‘ contribution was the stadium Estádio district attorney Floresta, broadly known as Chácara da Floresta. [ 15 ] Internal arguments and tumult led to fiscal problems. The clubhouse merged with Clube de Regatas Tietê, another sports club from the township, and the football department was disbanded on 14 May 1935. [ 15 ]

1935–1939 : The Rebirth of São Paulo FC [edit ]

just after the amalgamation with Tietê, the founders and re-founders created the Grêmio Tricolor, which formed Clube Atlético São Paulo on 4 June 1935, and, finally, São Paulo Futebol Clube on 16 December of the lapp class. [ 16 ] The new club ‘s first gear game was against Portuguesa Santista on 25 January 1936. The match was about cancelled, owing to the city ‘s anniversary, but Porphyrio da Paz, the football film director and composer of the club ‘s hymn, obtained license from the Board of Education Office for the game to continue. [ 17 ] Another amalgamation occurred in 1938, this time with Clube Atlético Estudantes Paulista, from the region of Moóca, and the club finished as runner-up in the Campeonato Paulista .

1940–1950 : The Steam Roller [edit ]

In 1940, when the Estádio do Pacaembu was inaugurated, a newly era began in São Paulo express football. São Paulo Futebol Clube finished as runner-up once again in the Campeonato Paulista in 1941, and a year late the club paid 200 and a year late the cabaret paid 200 conto de réis ( equivalent to approximately R $ 162,000 today ) to acquire Leônidas from Flamengo. During this period, São Paulo besides acquired the argentine António Sastre and Brazilians Noronha, José Carlos Bauer, Zezé Procópio, Luizinho, Rui and Teixeirinha. With these new additions, Tricolor became known as the Steam Roller, winning the Paulista championship five times, in 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949. The club sold its Canindé prepare ground to Portuguesa to raise money for their new stadium, the Estádio do Morumbi, for which construction began in 1952 .
New team after being reformed in 1936

1951–1957 : The Dry Spell [edit ]

The campaign of success of the 1940s, came to an end in the early 1950s, and the club alone won two state championships in the raw decade, in 1953 and 1957. The 1957 championship was won with the avail of the 35-year-old brazilian external Zizinho, and Hungarian coach Béla Guttmann, both of them becoming idols. Guttmann took load of the team in 1957 and won the São Paulo State Championship that year. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] While in Brazil he helped popularise the 4–2–4 formation, which was subsequently used by Brazil as they won the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the years that followed, the club struggled to compete with the resurrect of Pelé and his baseball club, Santos. With the construction of the Morumbi stadium still ongoing, São Paulo entered its longest period without a championship in its history, which was to death 13 years .

1958–1969 : equitable the stadium [edit ]

Since São Paulo ‘s budget planning was focused on the Estádio do Morumbi construction quite than the sign of modern players, few expensive players were bought during the 1960s, although the baseball club did acquire brazilian internationals Roberto Dias and Jurandir. In 1960, the Estádio do Morumbi was inaugurated, named after the former Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, the cabaret ‘s chair during most of the stadium construction. [ 20 ] One of the few happy moments for the fans during this period was the 1963 Paulista Championship 4–1 victory against Pelé ‘s Santos .

1970–1979 : Campeonato Brasileiro ( brazilian Championship ) [edit ]

In 1970, the Estádio do Morumbi was last completed and the baseball club purchased Gérson from Botafogo, Uruguayan midfielder Pedro Rocha from Peñarol and striker Toninho Guerreiro from Santos. The club was managed by Zezé Moreira, who was the coach of Brazil at the World Cup in 1954, and won the Paulista Championship after beating Guarani 2–1 in the Campinas a week before the end of the competition .
In 1971, the baseball club beat Palmeiras 1–0 with a goal from Toninho Guerreiro in the final examination to capture another state style. That year saw the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro, with the golf club complete as runner-up to Atlético Mineiro, managed by Telê Santana. In the follow years, São Paulo and Palmeiras gradually overtook Pelé ‘s Santos and Corinthians as the dominant allele clubhouse sides in São Paulo submit. In 1972, Palmeiras won the state championship title, only one point ahead of São Paulo, and the adopt year the clubs finished in the same positions in the brazilian Championship. In 1974, São Paulo took separate in the Copa Libertadores losing in the final examination to Independiente in a replay. In 1975, former goalkeeper José Poy took over as coach, and São Paulo won the Paulista Championship after defeating Portuguesa in a punishment shoot-out. Valdir Peres, Chicão, Serginho Chulapa and Zé Sérgio were the cabaret ‘s most influential players when São Paulo last secured the brazilian Championship for the first time in 1977 following a penalty shoot-out victory over Atlético Mineiro at the Mineirão. however, they failed to win another trophy until the reclaimed the Paulista Championship in 1980 .

The 1980s : trichromatic decade [edit ]

In the 1980s, São Paulo won four Paulista and one brazilian titles, helped by the impressive central defensive match of Oscar and Dario Pereyra. 1980 and 1981, the club won the Paulista Championship in consecutive seasons for the foremost time since the 1940s. [ 21 ] In 1985, the head coach Cilinho introduced to the universe the Menudos of Morumbi, a team that included Paulo Silas, Müller and Sidney, and the club once again won the Paulista Championship. The main striker was Careca, a centre-forward who besides played for Brazil in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The midfield featured Falcão, brought in from italian club Roma and becoming a bad separate in winning the Campeonato Paulista in 1985 . In 1986, director Pepe led the club to its second gear brazilian Championship deed, defeating Guarani in a punishment shoot-out. In 1987, Dario Pereyra left the club, but in that year the Menudos team won its last title, another Paulista entitle. The alleged Tricolor Decade ended with the 1989 Paulista Championship claim and a second-place complete in the brazilian Championship, when São Paulo lost to Vasco district attorney Gama in the final match. [ 21 ]

1990–1995 : The Telê Era and CONMEBOL Treble [edit ]

Telê Santana, won two Copa Libertadores and two Club World Cups with São Paulo. In 1990, after a inadequate begin to the campaign in Championship Paulista, Telê Santana was hired as the club ‘s bus, and São Paulo went on to finish runner-up in the brazilian Championship. [ 22 ] In 1991, Santana won his foremost claim after winning the Paulista championship. In 1991, São Paulo won the brazilian backing after beating Carlos Alberto Parreira ‘s Bragantino, and the club began a period of reproducible accomplishment both nationally and internationally. The pursue year they reached the Copa Libertadores final examination, where they faced Newell ‘s Old Boys of Argentina. São Paulo lost the first stage 1–0, but reversed the scoreline in the second branch in Brazil, and then won the rival in the penalty shoot-out to take the title for the first base prison term. [ 23 ]
In the same year, in Tokyo the club won its inaugural Intercontinental Cup, beating Johan Cruyff ‘s Barcelona 2–1. After returning to Brazil, the club beat Palmeiras 2–1 to win its 18th state of matter championship title. In 1993, São Paulo retained the Copa Libertadores, beating Universidad Católica of Chile in the finals 5–3 on sum, including a 5–1 first peg win. After the competition, influential midfielder Raí left the club. The Copa Libertadores win allowed the club to play the Recopa Sudamericana that class, beat 1992 Supercopa Libertadores winners and chap brazilian side Cruzeiro. The cabaret besides won the 1993 Supercopa Libertadores, beating Flamengo on penalties in the final. The Supercopa Libertadores title meant the club has completed an unprecedented CONMEBOL double ( Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Libertadores ). São Paulo was able to defend its Intercontinental Cup title again, beating Fabio Capello ‘s Milan 3–2. Müller scored the winning goal in the 86th moment of the match, from an assist by Toninho Cerezo. [ 24 ] This meant the club had completed a quadruple. In 1994, the club reached the Copa Libertadores finals for the third base class in a quarrel, and faced Argentina ‘s Vélez Sársfield. On this occasion they lost on penalties to the Argentine side at the Morumbi stadium. But by the end of this year, São Paulo won the Copa CONMEBOL, defeating Peñarol of Uruguay in the concluding .

1996–2004 : Post-Telê years [edit ]

At the begin of 1996, owing to health issues, Telê Santana left São Paulo, ending the clubhouse ‘s golden era. between 1995 and 2004, the club had fourteen managers. Among the most celebrated titles during those ten years were the 2000 Paulista Championship and the cabaret ‘s first Rio-São Paulo Tournament title in 2001. Rogério Ceni, Júlio Baptista, Luís Fabiano and Kaká were the club ‘s stars. Raí concisely returned to the club between 1998 and 2000, and with him, the baseball club won the Paulista Championship twice, in 1998 and 2000, after beating Corinthians and Santos, respectively. In 2004 São Paulo were back in the Copa Libertadores and reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by underdog Once Caldas from Colombia. At the end of that class, Émerson Leão was hired as the clubhouse ‘s passenger car. In 2003, São Paulo made a softwood with spanish amateur side Santangelo Club Aficionado that resulted in the spanish clubhouse changing its mention to São Paulo Madrid. [ 25 ]

2005–2009 : Three brazilian Championships and Copa Libertadores entitle [edit ]

In 2005, with Leão as the club ‘s coach, São Paulo won the Paulista Championship. Leão, however, would soon leave the club with Paulo Autuori, former director of the Peru national team, hired to replace him. São Paulo won the Libertadores Cup for the third meter, beating another brazilian side, Atlético Paranaense, in the concluding. Atlético switched the first leg of the final to Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, their own anchor not having sufficient capacitance for a final, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg, at the Morumbi, São Paulo won 4–0 to become the first brazilian club to win three Copa Libertadores titles. In December 2005, São Paulo competed in the FIFA Club World Championship in Japan. After beating Saudi Arabia ‘s Al-Ittihad 3–2, they faced european champions Liverpool in the final. A 1–0 victory over the English team gave São Paulo its third gear intercontinental title. The single goal was scored by Mineiro in the first one-half of the match. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] other players in that class ‘s team included centre-back Diego Lugano, full-back Cicinho, forward Amoroso, and the record-breaking goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, who was selected Man of the Match at the FIFA Club World Championship style meet, equally well as the tournament ‘s MVP. [ 28 ]

2010–present : A tough period [edit ]

In 2010 São Paulo lost once again to Internacional in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, this clock time in the semifinals, ending Ricardo Gomes ‘ spell as director. The club finished ninth in the league, not qualifying for the international rival for the first time since 2003. In 2011, the club signed Rivaldo and brought back Luís Fabiano for a club-record €7.6 million from Sevilla. [ citation needed ] Goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, meanwhile, scored his hundredth career goal, against Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista. Despite these events, it was another very disappoint season, finishing sixth in the league and failing to qualify for the Libertadores once again. In research conducted by brazilian sports web site GloboEsporte.com, São Paulo, during the eight years between 2003 and 2011, were precisely the second brazilian cabaret to earn more money than losses in the transfer marketplace – Tricolor paulista received R $ 287 million, behind merely Internacional, which earned R $ 289 million. [ 29 ] For the 2013 season, after seven years wearing kits produced by Reebok, São Paulo signed with brazilian trade name Penalty. The contract was valid until 2015 and the club earned R $ 35 million per year. [ 30 ] This contract was the second-most lucrative kit cover in Brazil, fair exceeded by Flamengo and Adidas ‘ distribute of R $ 38 million. [ 31 ] In May 2015 São Paulo presented its fresh kits, made by Under Armour. In 2018 the team became sponsored by Adidas. [ 32 ] In 2012, São Paulo won the Copa Sudamericana ( its only entitle in the 2010 decade ) and qualified for next season ‘s Libertadores, finishing fourth in the league under Ney Franco. however, after that season, the golf club hit a second massive dry spell and struggled to regain its authority in the brazilian and south american stage. In 2014, 2018 and 2020 the cabaret was one of the contenders for the national league championship, but did not win it ; São Paulo finished runner-up in 2014, fifth in 2018, and fourth in 2020, the death two being marked by massives drops of form in the second half. In contrast to this, they struggled hard in 2013 and 2017, fighting ( and finally saving themselves ) against delegating to the second tier. Continentally, in 2016 the club reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, losing to Atlético Nacional. In the integral 2010 ten, São Paulo did n’t win a unmarried Campeonato Paulista title, the first in its history. In 2021, São Paulo last ended its second biggest dry enchantment in its history ( 8 years ) ; under raw director Hernán Crespo, the club defeated rivals Palmeiras in the Campeonato Paulista finals, winning the competition for the first time since 2005. however, after a continuing form of hapless results, Crespo was sacked about five months late, with the club involved in another relegation battle in the league, being replaced by club legend Rogério Ceni .

Colours and badge [edit ]

When Club Athletico Paulistano and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras merged, their colours ( red and white for Paulistano and black and whiten for Palmeiras ) were inherited by São Paulo. The color match those of São Paulo ‘s state sag, and besides represent the three main races that lived in Brazil during that period : the native Americans ( represented by the bolshevik ), the Europeans ( represented by the white ) and the Africans ( represented by the black ). The clubhouse ‘s home strip is a white shirt, with two horizontal stripes at chest flat, the upper berth one crimson and the lower one black, and with a badge in the center of the chest of drawers. The shorts and socks are all-white. The away strip consists of a red shirt with red, total darkness and whiten vertical stripes, black shorts and socks. The badge consists of a carapace with a black rectangle in the amphetamine section bearing the initials SPFC in white. Below the rectangle is a red, flannel and black triangulum. The badge besides has five stars, two gold and three red ones. The amber ones denote Adhemar Ferreira da Silva ‘s populace and Olympic records and the red ones represent each of the Intercontinental and Club World Cups won by São Paulo. [ 33 ]

stadium [edit ]

Estádio do Morumbi ( Morumbi Stadium ), inwardly scene São Paulo ‘s stadium is officially named Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo ( Cicero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium ) and normally known by the nickname Estádio do Morumbi ( Morumbi Stadium ). It was inaugurated in 1960, with a maximal sitting capacity of 120,000 people, but nowadays its maximum capacity is 72,039 seats. [ 1 ] Its record attendance for a football match, set in 1977, is 146,082. The club besides owns two training grounds, one named Centro de Treinamento Frederico Antônio Germano Menzen ( Frederico Antônio Germano Menzen Training Center ), nicknamed Centro de Treinamento (CT) da Barra Funda ( Barra Funda ‘s Training Center ), which is used largely by the professional team. [ 34 ] The early is the Centro de Formação de Atletas Presidente Laudo Natel ( President Laudo Natel Athletes Formation Center ), nicknamed Centro de Treinamento (CT) de Cotia ( Cotia ‘s Training Center ), which is used by the youth teams. [ 35 ]

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

For a list of all former and current São Paulo FC players with a Wikipedia article, see category : São Paulo FC players

As of 24 November 2021[36]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

youth players with first team numbers [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

other players under compress [edit ]

note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on lend [edit ]

notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

put out numbers [edit ]

Personnel [edit ]

current technical staff [edit ]

last updated : 29 November 2021
Source : São Paulo Futebol Clube

Club rivalries [edit ]

São Paulo vs. Palmeiras [edit ]

This fixture is nicknamed the “ Choque Rei ”, and has seen 103 wins by São Paulo, 99 wins by Palmeiras and 99 draws. [ 38 ]

São Paulo vs. Santos [edit ]

besides known as “ San-São ”, this fastness was first played in 1936. Since then, São Paulo have won it 114 times, Santos 92, and there have been 62 draws. [ 39 ]

São Paulo vs. Corinthians [edit ]

The game between these clubs is besides known as “ Majestoso ”, a name coined by Thomas Mazzoni. The first base “ Majestoso ” occurred on 25 May 1930. [ 40 ] The fixture has seen 79 wins for São Paulo, 88 wins for Corinthians and 84 draws. [ 41 ]

Honours [edit ]

friendly Tournaments [edit ]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record [edit ]

Year
Position
Year
Position
Year
Position
Year
Position
Year
Position

1971
2º
1981
2º
1991
1º
2001
7th
2011
6th

1972
9th
1982
6th
1992
6th
2002
5º
2012
4th

1973
6th
1983
5º
1993
4th
2003
3º
2013
9th

1974
10th
1984
17º
1994
6th
2004
3º
2014
2º

1975
5º
1985
22º
1995
12º
2005
11th
2015
4th

1976
25º
1986
1º
1996
11º
2006
1º
2016
10th

1977
1º
1987
6th
1997
12º
2007
1º
2017
13th

1978
19º
1988
11th
1998
15º
2008
1º
2018
5º

1979
–
1989
2º
1999
4th
2009
3º
2019
6th

1980
9th
1990
2º
2000
12th
2010
9th
2020
4th