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São Paulo Futebol Clube () is a professional
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club in the Morumbi district of
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil. It plays in
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,
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
's premier
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and
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, the top tier of
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. Despite being primarily a football club, São Paulo competes in a wide variety of sports. Its home ground is the multipurpose 72,039-seater MorumBIS Stadium, the biggest private-owned field in Brazil. São Paulo is part of the Big Twelve of Brazilian football, South America’s biggest worldwide champion — with three world titles, along
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,
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, and
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— and one of the only two clubs that have never been relegated from Brazil's top division, the other being
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. Founded in 1930 as merge between the
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and the
Associação Atlética das Palmeiras Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, A. A. das Palmeiras or simply AA das Palmeiras was a football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded on November 9, 1902, its colors were black and white. It was São Paulo champion of three times: 1909, 19 ...
, the club has used its traditional home kit of a white shirt with two horizontal stripes (one red and one black), white shorts, and white socks since its inception; the color choice was made in honour of its parent-clubs primary colors, and also to represent the colors of the state of
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. Although its main affiliation is with the state and city where it was founded, São Paulo is a national team and the third best-supported club in Brazil, with over 22 million supporters, covering around 9.9% of its population. Their supporters are called ''são-paulinos'' and are often nicknamed ''Torcida que conduz'' (Supporters who lead), due to their importance in maintaining São Paulo’s long lasting relevance in South America’s football. São Paulo ranked fifth in Brazil with a market value of R$ 2.214 billion in 2023. São Paulo is one of the most successful teams in Brazil with 44 official titles, that includes 23 state titles, 1 inter-state title, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro titles, 1
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title, 1
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title, 3
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titles, 1
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, 1
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, 1
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, 1 Copa Masters CONMEBOL, 2
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s, 2 Intercontinental Cup and 1
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. It is the only club in the country to have won all available titles, earning the nickname “Champions of All”, an honour achieved after winning the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil. All five
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s won by
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contained at least one São Paulo player, an honour shared with cross-city rivals
Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
.


History


1930–1934: Origins: "São Paulo da Floresta" ("São Paulo of the Forest")

The São Paulo Futebol Clube was founded on 25 January 1930 by 60 former officials, players, members, and friends of the football clubs
Club Athletico Paulistano Club Athletico Paulistano –generally known as just Paulistano– is a sports club, sports and social club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo located in the quarter of Jardins, Jardim América, close to the city. The club was founded on ...
and
Associação Atlética das Palmeiras Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, A. A. das Palmeiras or simply AA das Palmeiras was a football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded on November 9, 1902, its colors were black and white. It was São Paulo champion of three times: 1909, 19 ...
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 so. The jerseys of the new club were derived from Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, which were white and sported a black ring across the chest. To the black-and-white of Associação Atlética das Palmeiras was added the red-and-white of Club Athletico Paulistano, and the ring became red, white, and black. The Club Athletico Paulistano brought to the union star players
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and Araken Patusca. Associação Atlética das Palmeiras' contribution was the stadium Estádio da Floresta, generally known as ''Chácara da Floresta''. Internal arguments and turmoil led to financial problems. The club merged with Clube de Regatas Tietê, another sports club from the town, and the football department was disbanded on 14 May 1935.


1935–1939: The rebirth of São Paulo FC

Just after the merger 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 same year. The new club's first game was against
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on 25 January 1936. The match was almost cancelled, owing to the city's anniversary, but Porphyrio da Paz, the football director and composer of the club's anthem, obtained permission from the Board of Education Office for the game to continue. Another merger occurred in 1938, this time with Clube Atlético Estudantes Paulista, from the neighborhood of Moóca, and the club finished as runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista.


1940–1950: "The Steam Roller"

In 1940, when the
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was inaugurated, a new era began in
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football. São Paulo Futebol Clube finished as runners-up once again in the Campeonato Paulista in 1941, and a year later the club paid 200
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(equivalent to approximately R$162,000 today) to acquire
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from
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. During this period, São Paulo also acquired the
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António Sastre and
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Noronha,
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, 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 training ground to Portuguesa to raise money for their new stadium, the
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, for which construction began in 1952.


1951–1957: The dry spell

The run of success of the 1940s, came to an end in the early 1950s, and the club only won two state championships in the new decade, in 1953 and 1957. The 1957 championship was won with the help of the 35-year-old Brazilian international
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, and Hungarian manager
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, both of them becoming idols. Guttmann took charge of the team in 1957 and won the
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that year. While in Brazil he helped popularise the 4–2–4 formation, which was subsequently used by
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as they won the
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. In the years that followed, the club struggled to compete with the rise of
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and his club, Santos. With the construction of the Morumbi stadium still ongoing, São Paulo entered its longest period without a title in its history, which was to last 13 years.


1958–1969: Just the stadium

Since São Paulo's budget planning was focused on the Estádio do Morumbi construction rather than the signing of new players, few expensive players were bought during the 1960s, although the club did acquire Brazilian internationals Roberto Dias and Jurandir. In 1960, the Estádio do Morumbi was inaugurated, named after the late Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, the club's chairman during most of the stadium construction. 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)

In 1970, the Estádio do Morumbi was finally completed and the club purchased Gérson from
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, Uruguayan midfielder Pedro Rocha from
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and striker
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from Santos. The club was managed by
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, who was the manager of
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at the
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in
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, and won the Paulista Championship after beating Guarani 2–1 in the
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a week before the end of the competition. In 1971, the club beat
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1–0 with a goal from
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in the final to capture another state title. That year saw the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro, with the club finishing as runners-up to
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, managed by
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. In the following years, São Paulo and Palmeiras gradually overtook Pelé's Santos and
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as the dominant club sides in São Paulo state. In 1972, Palmeiras won the state championship title, only one point ahead of São Paulo, and the following year the clubs finished in the same positions in the Brazilian Championship. In 1974, São Paulo took part in the
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losing in the final to Independiente in a replay. In 1975, former goalkeeper José Poy took over as manager, and São Paulo won the Paulista Championship after defeating Portuguesa in a penalty shoot-out.
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, Chicão,
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and Zé Sérgio were the club's most influential players when São Paulo finally secured the Brazilian Championship for the first time in
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following a penalty shoot-out victory over Atlético Mineiro at the
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. However, they failed to win another trophy until the reclaimed the Paulista Championship in 1980.


The 1980s: Tricolor decade

In the 1980s, São Paulo won four Paulista and one Brazilian titles, helped by the impressive central defensive pair of
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and Dario Pereyra. 1980 and 1981, the club won the Paulista Championship in successive seasons for the first time since the 1940s. In 1985, the head coach
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introduced to the world the '' Menudos of Morumbi'', a team that included
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,
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and Sidney, and the club once again won the Paulista Championship. The main striker was
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, a centre-forward who also played for
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in the
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. The midfield featured Falcão, brought in from Italian club
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and becoming a big part in winning the Campeonato Paulista in 1985''.'' In
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, manager
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led the club to its second Brazilian Championship title, defeating Guarani in a penalty shoot-out. In 1987, Dario Pereyra left the club, but in that year the ''Menudos'' team won its last title, another Paulista title. The so-called ''Tricolor Decade'' ended with the 1989 Paulista Championship title and a second-place finish in the Brazilian Championship, when São Paulo lost to
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in the final match.


1990–1995: The Telê Era: Libertadores and Intercontinental Cups

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's
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, and the club began a period of consistent achievement both nationally and internationally. The following year they reached the
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final, where they faced
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of Argentina. São Paulo lost the first leg 1–0, but reversed the scoreline in the second leg in Brazil, and then won the competition in the penalty shoot-out to take the title for the first time. In the same year, in
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the club won its first Intercontinental Cup, beating
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's
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2–1. After returning to Brazil, the club beat Palmeiras 2–1 to win its 18th state championship title. In 1993, São Paulo retained the Copa Libertadores, beating Universidad Católica of
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in
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5–3 on aggregate, including a 5–1 first leg win. After the competition, influential midfielder
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left the club. The Copa Libertadores win allowed the club to play the
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that year, beating
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winners and fellow Brazilian side Cruzeiro. The club also won the
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, beating Flamengo on penalties in the final. The Supercopa Libertadores title meant the club has completed an unprecedented CONMEBOL treble (Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Libertadores). São Paulo was able to defend its Intercontinental Cup title again, beating
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's
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3–2. Müller scored the winning goal in the 86th minute of the match, from an assist by
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. This meant the club had completed a quadruple. In 1994, the club reached the Copa Libertadores finals for the third year in a row, 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
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, defeating Peñarol of Uruguay in the final.


1996–2004: Post-Telê years

At the beginning of 1996, owing to health issues, Telê Santana left São Paulo, ending the club's golden era. Between 1995 and 2004, the club had fourteen managers. Among the most notable titles during those ten years were the 2000 Paulista Championship and the club's first Rio-São Paulo Tournament title in 2001.
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,
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,
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and
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were the club's stars. Raí briefly returned to the club between 1998 and 2000, and with him, the 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 underdogs
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from Colombia. At the end of that year,
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was hired as the club's coach. In 2003, São Paulo made a deal with Spanish amateur side Santangelo Club Aficionado that resulted in the Spanish club changing its name to ''
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''.


2005–2009: Three Brazilian Championships, Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup

In 2005, with Leão as the club's manager, São Paulo won the Paulista Championship. Leão, however, would soon leave the club with
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, former manager of the Peru national team, hired to replace him. São Paulo won the Libertadores Cup for the third time, beating another Brazilian side,
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, in the final. Atlético switched the first leg of the final to
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,
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, their own ground not having sufficient capacity 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
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in Japan. After beating
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's
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3–2, they faced European champions
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in the final. A 1–0 victory over the English team gave São Paulo its third intercontinental title. The single goal was scored by
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in the first half of the match. Other players in that year's squad included centre-back
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, full-back
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, forward Amoroso, and the record-breaking goalkeeper
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, who was selected
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at the
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title match, as well as the tournament's
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. After the success of the 2005 season, Paulo Autuori left the team to coach
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in the J. League.
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was signed up as the new coach, having led Internacional to the runners-up position in the 2005 Brazilian Championship. In his first tournament as a manager, Ramalho reached second place in the Paulista Championship, losing to Santos by one point. São Paulo reached the final of the
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, but lost 4–3 on aggregate to Brazilian rivals Internacional. However, they went on to win their fourth Campeonato Brasileiro trophy, becoming the first team to become national champions in the new
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format. After being eliminated from the
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round of 16 to Grêmio in 2007, São Paulo won the Brazilian title for the second year in a row, fifteen points ahead of second-placed Santos. They won the title for the third season running in 2008 season, overturning an 11-point deficit behind Grêmio in the second half, to win its sixth league title. Manager Muricy Ramalho was the first manager to win three league titles in a row with the same team. Despite this feat, Muricy was sacked the following year after São Paulo was eliminated in the
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quarter-finals to Cruzeiro, its fourth consecutive elimination to a Brazilian side.
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took over as manager. The club was very close to winning the league for the fourth time in a row, however, after struggling in the final 4 games, they ended up finishing in third.


2010–2020: Copa Sudamericana and a tough period

In 2010 São Paulo lost once again to Internacional in the
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, this time in the semifinals, ending
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' spell as manager. The club finished ninth in the league, not qualifying for the international competition for the first time since 2003. In 2011, the club signed
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and brought back
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for a club-record €7.6 million from
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. Goalkeeper
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, meanwhile, scored his 100th career goal, against Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista. Despite these events, it was another very disappointing season, finishing sixth in the league and failing to qualify for the Libertadores once again. In research conducted by Brazilian sports website GloboEsporte.com, São Paulo, during the eight years between 2003 and 2011, were just the second Brazilian club to earn more money than losses in the transfer market – ''Tricolor paulista'' received R$287 million, behind only Internacional, which earned R$289 million. In 2012, São Paulo won the
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(its only title in the 2010 decade) and qualified for next season's Libertadores, finishing fourth in the league under Ney Franco. However, after that season, the club hit a second massive dry spell and struggled to regain its dominance in the Brazilian and South American stage. For the 2013 season, after seven years wearing kits produced by
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, São Paulo signed with Brazilian brand
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. The contract was valid until 2015 and the club earned R$35 million per year. This contract was the second-most lucrative kit deal in Brazil, just exceeded by Flamengo and
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' deal of R$38 million. In May 2015 São Paulo presented its new kits, made by
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. In 2018 the team became sponsored by Adidas. In
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,
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and
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the club was one of the contenders for the national league title, but did not win it; São Paulo finished runners-up in 2014, fifth in 2018, and fourth in 2020, the last two being marked by massives drops of form in the second half. In contrast to this, they struggled hard in
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and
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, fighting (and eventually saving themselves) against relegation to the second tier. Continentally, in 2016 the club reached the semi-finals of the
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, losing to
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. During the 2010s, São Paulo did not win a single
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title, the first time since the 1960s.


2021–present: Champions of All

In 2021, São Paulo finally ended its second biggest dry spell in its history (8 years); under new manager
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, the club defeated
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at the
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finals, winning the competition for the first time since 2005. However, after a continuing sequence of poor results, which included quarter-final exits in the
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and in the
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to Palmeiras and
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, respectively, Crespo was sacked in October, with the club being involved in another relegation battle at the Campeonato Brasileiro, eventually finishing 13th, after Crespo was replaced by club legend
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in his second managerial spell. In 2022, under Ceni, the club reached once again the
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finals, reaching their third state finals in four years; a progress, since São Paulo didn't reach the state finals between 2007 (when the knock-out second phase was re-established) and 2018. São Paulo ended the competition as runners-up to Palmeiras; despite winning the first leg 3–1 at the Morumbi, they suffered a heavy 4–0 comeback defeat at Allianz Parque. Also in 2022, the club reached the semifinals of the 2022 Copa do Brasil, being eliminated by eventual winners
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, and suffered another final defeat, this time in the
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, losing to Ecuadorian side
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in
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; It was the first time since 2005 the club reached two finals in the same year. In the Campeonato Brasileiro, however, São Paulo finished in 9th place, one position outside Copa Libertadores qualification. In 2023, just like six years before, Rogério Ceni was sacked and replaced by
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after getting eliminated in the quarter-final of the
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to underdogs and eventual runners-up Água Santa. Under the guidance of Dorival, São Paulo won its first
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title in a memorable run, defeating along the way Ituano,
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and, most notably, city rivals Palmeiras and Corinthians and defending champions Flamengo in the finals, winning the first leg 1–0 in the Maracanã and drawing 1–1 at the second leg in the Morumbi. The club finished 11th in the Campeonato Brasileiro and reached the quarter-finals of the
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, being eliminated by eventual champions
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. After a successful year, Dorival Júnior left São Paulo in January 2024 to manage the Brazil national team; it was the third time the club lost their manager to a national team in more than eight years (the others being
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to
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in 2015 and in the following year,
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to
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). Juventude manager Thiago Carpini was appointed as Dorival's replacement, guiding the club to the 2024 Supercopa Rei defeating Palmeiras on penalties at the
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in
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.


Colors and badge

When the Club Athletico Paulistano and the Associação Atlética das Palmeiras merged, their colours (red and white for CA Paulistano and black and white for AA das Palmeiras) were inherited by São Paulo. The colours match those of São Paulo's state flag, and also represents the three main races that lived in Brazil during that period: the
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(represented by the red), the
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(represented by the white) and the
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(represented by the black). The club's home kit is a white shirt, with two horizontal stripes at chest level, the upper one red and the lower one black, and the badge in the centre of the chest; the shorts and socks are white. The away kit consists of a shirt with red, white and black vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. The badge, representing a
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with five points, consists of a shield with a black rectangle in the upper section bearing the initials SPFC in white; below the rectangle there's a red, white and black triangle. It was designed by the
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graphic designer Walter Ostrich and one of the founders, Firmiano de Morais Pinto Filho. The badge also has five stars, two gold and three red ones: the gold ones denote
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's World and Olympic records at the
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in
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and at the
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in
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; the red ones represent each of the two Intercontinental Cups and the
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won by the club.


Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Although São Paulo's kit has been supplied by several different manufacturers, the club's traditional home and away kit suffered very few changes and variations throughout the years, making it one the most recognizable kits in Brazil.


Stadium

São Paulo's iconic 72,039 seater stadium is officially named ''Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo'' (Cicero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium) and commonly known by the nickname ''Estádio do Morumbi'' (Morumbi Stadium). It was designed by architect Vilanova Artigas and it’s considered a monument in Brazilian modernism. Due to its significant cultural and architectural importance,
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‘s administration chose to include the stadium in its cultural preservation list, effectively eliminating any chance of modification and modernization in the stadium. MorumBIS has been on the list since 2018, but after the signature of a multi-million refurbishment deal with , São Paulo’s prefecture agreed to withdraw the stadium’s name for the list, paving the way for a R$800 million modernization to be complete by 2030. In late 2023,
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bought the
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to the stadium for a record R$25 million a year, on a 5-year contract, temporarily changing the stadium’s name to "MorumBIS". Also in 2023,
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signed a R$ 60 million 5-year deal with the club for concerts and events in the Stadium, the deal being the most expensive of its kind. The first game played at the stadium was on 2 October 1960, when São Paulo win 1–0 in a friendly match against
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from Portugal. It was inaugurated in with a maximum sitting capacity of 120,000 people, but now its maximum capacity is 72,039 seats. The club also 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 mostly by the professional team. The other 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.


Players


First-team squad


Youth players with first team numbers


Other players under contract


Out on loan


Retired numbers


Notable players

The most famous and beloved players that have played for the club since its foundation in 1930.


Personnel


Current technical staff


Club rivalries


''São Paulo vs. Corinthians''

The game between these clubs is also known as "Majestoso", a name coined by Thomas Mazzoni. The first "Majestoso" occurred on 25 May 1930. The fixture has seen 110 wins for São Paulo, 131 wins for Corinthians and 114 draws.


''São Paulo vs. Palmeiras''

This fixture is nicknamed the "Choque Rei", and has seen 114 wins by São Paulo, 113 wins by Palmeiras and 110 draws.


''São Paulo vs. Santos''

Also known as "San-São", this fixture was first played in 1936. Since then, São Paulo have won it 137 times, Santos 106, and there have been 75 draws.


Honours

São Paulo FC is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil, having won a total of 32 domestic honours, in addition to their 12 international successes. It is the Brazilian club with the most international titles. By winning the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil, São Paulo became the first Brazilian club to win all available trophies.


Official tournaments

* Undefeated title


Others tournaments


International

* Small Club World Cup (2):
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* Pentagonal Tournament of Guadalajara (1): 1960 * Cali Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1960 * Sporting Club de Portugal Cup (1): 1960 * Sport Lisboa e Benfica Trophy (1): 1968 * Trofeo Colombino (1): 1969 * Nabi Abi Chedid Trophy (1): 1981 * International Summer Tournament (1): 1982 * Real Madrid Trophy (1): 1986 * Jamaica Cup (1): 1987 * Super Soccer Cup (2): 1988, 1989 * Leon Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1990 *
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(2): 1991, 1992 *
Ramón de Carranza Trophy The Ramón de Carranza Trophy () is a pre-season association football, football tournament organised by Cádiz City Hall, in memory of its former mayor, Ramón de Carranza – after whom Estadio Ramón de Carranza, the Cádiz F.C. stadium used to ...
(1): 1992 *
Teresa Herrera Trophy The Teresa Herrera Trophy () is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. Established in 1946, the tournament is usually held in August, and since 1990 it always features local club Deportivo. ...
(1): 1992 * Trofeo Ciudad de Santiago (1): 1993 * Trofeo Bortolotti (1): 1995 * Copa Euro-América (1): 1999 *
Copa Pachuca The Copa Pachuca, sometimes referred to as La Cuna de Futbol is a short tournament in preparation for the Primera División de México. La Copa Pachuca is always held in C.F. Pachuca's stadium, which has been the Estadio Hidalgo. History Copa P ...
(1): 1999 * Torneio Constantino Cury (1): 2000 *
Eusébio Cup The Eusébio Cup is a pre-season friendly Association football, football match hosted by Portuguese club S.L. Benfica since 2008. It has been played mostly at their home stadium, Estádio da Luz, with the two exceptions being the 2015 and 2018 ...
(1): 2013 * Florida Cup (1):
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National

* Taça Dr. Cunha Bueno (1): 1930 * Taça General Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1): 1943 * Olimpíada Tricolor (1): 1944 * Troféu Dr. Ademar de Barros (1): 1948 * Pentagonal Rio-São Paulo (1): 1949 * Taça Armando Arruda Pereira (1): 1952 * Troféu O Mais Querido (1): 1968 * Torneio Independência do Brasil (1): 1971 * Torneio Nunes Freire (1): 1976 * Copa São Paulo - Taça Governador Laudo Natel (1): 1976 *
Torneio Rei Dadá The Torneio Rei Dadá (), was a friendly tournament organized by municipality of Uberlândia to celebrate the reopening of the Estádio Parque do Sabiá. The name of the competition was a tribute to Dadá Maravilha, one of the greatest players of ...
(1): 1995 * Copa dos Campeões Mundiais (2):
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* Troféu Osmar Santos (4): 2006, 2007, 2018, 2020 *
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(4): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012


Inter-state

* Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio–São Paulo (11): 1931, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987


State

* Torneio dos Cinco Clubes (1): 1934 *
Taça Cidade de São Paulo The Taça Cidade de São Paulo () was a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF), reuniting the three best placed teams of previously season Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeona ...
(1): 1944 *
Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes The Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes () was a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) realized in 1950, with the objective of checking the last preparations for the Estádio do Pacaembu, which was to host the 1950 FIFA World Cup ...
(1): 1950 *
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was an association football competition contested in Brazil between 1967 and 1970 among soccer teams from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas ...
(1): 1956 * Taça Charles Miller (1): 1956 * Taça Piratininga (4): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971 * Torneio Eduardo José Farah (1): 1988 * Torneio Início (3): 1932, 1940, 1945


Runners-up

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Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer The Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer was an intercontinental club football tournament held in Brazil in 1953. It was organised by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (''Confederação Brasileira de Desportos'') as a successor of Copa Rio, ...
(1): 1953 *
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(3):
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (; ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club com ...
(1):
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Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It ...
(2):
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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Supercopa Libertadores The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually b ...
(1):
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
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Copa de Oro The Copa de Oro (English: ''Gold Cup'', Portuguese: ''Copa Ouro''), or Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz, was a football cup winners' cup competition contested on three occasions by the most recent winners of all CONMEBOL continental competitions. These i ...
(2):
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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Suruga Bank Championship The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. The tournament was previously officially called the ...
(1):
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
* Campeonato Brasileiro (6):
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
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Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...
(1):
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
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Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil The Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil (Copa Brasil Champions Cup) was an official football competition organized in 1978 by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD), predecessor of the Brazilian Football Confederation, and contested by past winner ...
(1): 1978 *
Copa dos Campeões Copa dos Campeões (Portuguese for Brazilian Champions Cup) was a Brazilian football competition, organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), contested by the best teams from each one of the regional cups. The Copa dos Campeões wi ...
(1): 2001 * Torneio Rio – São Paulo (4): 1933, 1962, 1998, 2002 * Campeonato Paulista de Futebol (25):
1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...
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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
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1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
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1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
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1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
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1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
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1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
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1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...


Youth team

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U-20 Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Under-20 Libertadores ( Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub 20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian ...
(1): 2016 *
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-23 The Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-23, also knowly has Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol de Aspirantes is the official Brazilian national football tournament for U-23 teams. List of champions Following there are all the championship editions: Tit ...
(1): 2020 *
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 The Copa do Brasil Sub-20 () is a Brazilian football competition run by the Brazilian Football Confederation The Brazilian Football Confederation (, CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, a ...
(4): 2015, 2016, 2018, 2024 * Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 (1): 2018 * Copa do Brasil Sub-17 (2): 2013, 2020 * Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17 (1): 2020 *
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...
(5): 1993, 2000, 2010, 2019, 2025 *
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores The Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (or ''Belo Horizonte Youth Cup'', in English), also known as Taça Belo Horizonte de Futebol Júnior or Taça BH, is a cup competition usually played by 36 Brazilian under-20 football teams, most of them from ...
(4): 1987, 1997, 2016, 2017 * Copa Rio Grande do Sul de Futebol Sub-20 (3): 2015, 2016, 2017 * Copa Votorantim Sub-15 (6): 1991, 1992, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2024


Awards

* Fita Azul (1): 1964 Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.


Seasons


Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

;Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa ;Campeonato Brasileiro


Campeonato Paulista record


See also

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São Paulo FC (youth) The São Paulo FC Youth Squads () are the youth academy of São Paulo FC, a Brazilian football club based in São Paulo. The youth sector is composed of various squads divided by age groups. All the youth teams currently train at the club's main tr ...
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São Paulo FC (basketball) São Paulo FC is the basketball section of the São Paulo FC club, based in São Paulo, Brazil. The men's first team plays professionally in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Home games are played at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes ...
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References


External links

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Article that explains the difference between 1930 and 1935
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