The 2016 season was

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's 87th year since the club's existence. During the season São Paulo played 4 championships, 3 nationals (

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, Série A) and 1 continental (

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). The club took his best performance in the continental tournament reaching the semifinals being defeated by Colombian club

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in two legs (0–2 Home; 1–2 Away). In

, championship of

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, ''Tricolor'' fall in the quarterfinals against Audax, losing the single leg in the opponent's home. Playing the national cup,

, ''The Dearest'' was eliminated by Juventude in

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after an aggregated final score of 2–2 (1–2 Home; 1–0 Away). São Paulo ended the year reaching the 10th place in the league with the same number of wins, 14, and 10 draws. A fewer weeks after the end of

, the Argentine head coach,

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was chosen by

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to lead the

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, leaving the club at the beginning of August.

Players

Reserve players

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" , ''Players who are on loan/left São Paulo this season:''

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

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Clean sheets

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, 5 , 3 , 10 , 1 , 19 , - , 2 , GK , 22 , align=left,

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Managers performance

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Overview

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Friendlies

Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

;Group C

First stage

Knockout stage

Copa Libertadores

Results Summary

First stage

Group stage

Knockout stage

=Round of 16

=Quarterfinals

=Semifinals

Campeonato Brasileiro

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa do Brasil

Results Summary

Round of 16

References

External links

official website
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