The 2016 season was the 107th season in the history of
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian sports club based in the Tatuapé district of São Paulo. Although competing in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team that plays ...
.
Background
Kit
* Home (May 2016 onward): White shirt, black shorts and white socks;
* Away (2016): Black shirt, white shorts and black socks;
* Third (September 2016 onward): Purple/blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks.
Previous kits
* Home (Until May 2016): White shirt, black shorts and white socks.
* Third (Until September 2016): Orange shirt, orange shorts and orange socks.
Squad
As of ''20 November 2016''
''(on loan from
Ponte Preta)''
''(on loan from
Botafogo-SP
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...
)''
Managerial changes
On 15 June,
Tite accepted an invitation to become
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
's manager. Assistant manager
Fábio Carille
Fábio Luiz Carille de Araújo (born 26 September 1973), known as Fábio Carille, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played either as a central defender or a left back. He is the manager of Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Pla ...
assumed the role as a caretaker until 19 June, managing the club against
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...
and
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
. On the same day, Corinthians announced
Cristóvão Borges as the new manager.
On 17 September, Borges was fired after losing a home match against Corinthians's biggest rival
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
, which ended a 34-match unbeaten run at
Arena Corinthians
Neo Química Arena, previously known as Arena Corinthians, is a sports stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil, owned, operated and used by Corinthians. It has a seating capacity of , making it the fifth-largest stadium used by teams in the t ...
. On the same day, Carille was announced as interim manager. This time, until the end of the season. However, on 14 October it was announced that former two-time manager
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho (born 5 December 1950), known as Oswaldo de Oliveira, is a Brazilian football manager.
Manager career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo de Oliveira became the first team coach for Corinthians in 1999 when Vanderlei Luxemb ...
signed as the new head coach.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Squad statistics
Overview
Pre-season and friendlies
Last updated: 23 January 2016
Source:
Campeonato Paulista
For the 2016 Campeonato Paulista, the 20 teams are divided in four groups of 5 teams (A, B, C, D). They will face all teams, except those that are in their own group, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals. The six overall worst teams will be relegated.
Statistics
First stage
Knockout stages
Libertadores
Second stage
Knockout stages
''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals.''
Campeonato Brasileiro
Results
Copa do Brasil
Due to being qualified to the
2016 Copa Libertadores
The 2016 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
...
, Corinthians entered the competition on the round of 16, in August.
Knockout stages
''Corinthians won 2–1 on aggregate.''
''Cruzeiro won 5–4 on aggregate.''
See also
*
List of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista seasons
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian multisport club based in Tatuapé, a ''bairro'' in the city of São Paulo. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its association football team. The clu ...
Notes
References
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista seasons
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...