São Paulo FC

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

The foundations of the team in 1930 and 1935 at the memorial Cássio Luiz dos Santos Werneck.

The championship team of 1931

São Paulo FC was founded on 25 January 1930 by 60 former 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 so.^[12]

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.^[13]

Club Athletico Paulistano brought to the union star players Arthur Friedenreich^[14] and Araken Patusca.^[15] Associação Atlética das Palmeiras' contribution was the stadium Estádio da Floresta, generally known as Chácara da Floresta.^[16]

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.^[16]

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.^[17]

The new club's first game was against Portuguesa Santista 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.^[18]

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 Estádio do Pacaembu was inaugurated, a new era began in São Paulo state 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 and a year later the club paid 200 contos de réis (equivalent to approximately R$162,000 today) to acquire Leônidas from Flamengo. During this period, São Paulo also acquired the Argentinian 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 training 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

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 Zizinho, and Hungarian manager Béla Guttmann, both of them becoming idols. Guttmann took charge of the team in 1957 and won the São Paulo State Championship that year.^[19][20] 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 rise of Pelé 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.

Leônidas with another Tricolor legend, Arthur Friedenreich

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.^[21] 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 Botafogo, Uruguayan midfielder Pedro Rocha from Peñarol and striker Toninho Guerreiro from Santos. The club was managed by Zezé Moreira, who was the manager 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.

View of the Morumbi Stadium, January 23, 1970. National Archives of Brazil.

In 1971, the club beat Palmeiras 1–0 with a goal from Toninho Guerreiro in the final to capture another state title. That year saw the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro, with the club finishing as runners-up to Atlético Mineiro, managed by Telê Santana.

In the following years, São Paulo and Palmeiras gradually overtook Pelé's Santos and Corinthians 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 Copa Libertadores 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.

Valdir Peres, Chicão, Serginho Chulapa and Zé Sérgio were the club's most influential players when São Paulo finally 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: Tricolor decade

In the 1980s, São Paulo won four Paulista and one Brazilian titles, helped by the impressive central defensive pair of Oscar and Dario Pereyra. 1980 and 1981, the club won the Paulista Championship in successive seasons for the first time since the 1940s.^[22]

In 1985, the head coach Cilinho introduced to the world 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 also played for Brazil in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The midfield featured Falcão, brought in from Italian club Roma and becoming a big part in winning the Campeonato Paulista in 1985. In 1986, manager Pepe 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 Vasco da Gama in the final match.^[22]

1990–1995: The Telê Santana Era, CONMEBOL and Intercontinental cups

Telê Santana, won two Copa Libertadores and two Club World Cups with São Paulo.

In 1990, after a poor start to the campaign in Championship Paulista, Telê Santana was hired as the club's coach, and São Paulo went on to finish runners-up in the Brazilian Championship.^[23] In 1991, Santana won his first title after winning the Paulista championship.

In 1991, São Paulo won the Brazilian championship after beating Carlos Alberto Parreira's Bragantino, and the club began a period of consistent achievement both nationally and internationally. The following year they reached the Copa Libertadores final, where they faced Newell's Old Boys 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.^[24]

Raí, São Paulo's midfielder in the 1990s.

In the same year, in Tokyo the club won its first Intercontinental Cup, beating Johan Cruyff's Barcelona 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 Chile in the finals 5–3 on aggregate, including a 5–1 first leg win. After the competition, influential midfielder Raí left the club. The Copa Libertadores win allowed the club to play the Recopa Sudamericana that year, beating 1992 Supercopa Libertadores winners and fellow Brazilian side Cruzeiro. The club also won the 1993 Supercopa Libertadores, 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 Fabio Capello's Milan 3–2. Müller scored the winning goal in the 86th minute of the match, from an assist by Toninho Cerezo.^[25] 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 Copa CONMEBOL, defeating Peñarol of Uruguay in the final.

1996–2004: Post-Telê years

Rogério Ceni, São Paulo's former goalkeeper, he is the highest scoring goalkeeper of all time.

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. Rogério Ceni, Júlio Baptista, Luís Fabiano and Kaká 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 Once Caldas from Colombia. At the end of that year, Émerson Leão 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 São Paulo Madrid.^[26]

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 Paulo Autuori, 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, Atlético Paranaense, in the final. Atlético switched the first leg of the final to Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 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 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 intercontinental title. The single goal was scored by Mineiro in the first half of the match.^[27][28] Other players in that year's squad 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 title match, as well as the tournament's MVP.^[29]

Tribute received from the Paulista Football Federation and President Lula for winning the first FIFA Club World Cup.

After the success of the 2005 season, Paulo Autuori left the team to coach Kashima Antlers in the J. League. Muricy Ramalho 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 2006 Copa Libertadores, 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 league system format.

São Paulo against Bayern Munich in 2007.

After being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores 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 2009 Copa Libertadores quarter-finals to Cruzeiro, its fourth consecutive elimination to a Brazilian side. Ricardo Gomes 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 2010 Copa Libertadores, this time in the semifinals, ending Ricardo Gomes' 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 Rivaldo and brought back Luís Fabiano for a club-record €7.6 million from Sevilla. Goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, 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.^[30]

In 2012, São Paulo won the Copa Sudamericana (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 Reebok, São Paulo signed with Brazilian brand Penalty. The contract was valid until 2015 and the club earned R$35 million per year.^[31] This contract was the second-most lucrative kit deal in Brazil, just exceeded by Flamengo and Adidas' deal of R$38 million.^[32] In May 2015 São Paulo presented its new kits, made by Under Armour. In 2018 the team became sponsored by Adidas.^[33]

In 2014, 2018 and 2020 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 2013 and 2017, fighting (and eventually saving themselves) against relegation to the second tier.

Continentally, in 2016 the club reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, losing to Atlético Nacional.

In the entire 2010 decade, São Paulo didn't win a single Campeonato Paulista title for the first time since 1960s.

2021–present

In 2021, São Paulo finally ended its second biggest dry spell in its history (8 years); under new manager Hernán Crespo, the club defeated Palmeiras at the Campeonato Paulista finals, winning the competition for the first time since 2005. However, after a continuing sequence of poor results, Crespo was sacked five months later, with the club involved in another relegation battle at the Campeonato Brasileiro, being replaced by the club legend Rogério Ceni.

Under manager Rogério Ceni the club was runner-up at the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, reaching the third state finals in four years; a progress for the club, since São Paulo didn't reach the state finals between 2007 and 2018. The club reached the semifinals of the 2022 Copa do Brasil, being eliminated by Flamengo.^[34] São Paulo was runner-up at the 2022 Copa Sudamericana, losing to C.S.D. Independiente del Valle from Ecuador in Córdoba, Argentina.^[35]

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Aerial view of the Morumbi Stadium.

São Paulo's 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). The first game played at the stadium was on 2 October 1960, when Milan win 1–0 in a friendly match against Sporting Club from Portugal. It was inaugurated in with a maximum sitting capacity of 120,000 people, but now its maximum capacity is 72,039 seats.^[9]

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.^[38] 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.^[39]

First-team squad

As of 16 February 2023^[40]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Felipe Alves (on loan from Fortaleza) 2 DF  BRA Igor Vinícius 3 DF  VEN Nahuel Ferraresi (on loan from Manchester City) 4 DF  BRA Diego Costa 5 DF  ECU Robert Arboleda 6 DF  BRA Welington 7 MF  BRA Alisson 8 MF  BRA Luan 9 FW  ARG Jonathan Calleri (captain) 10 FW  BRA Luciano 11 MF  BRA Rodrigo Nestor 12 FW  BRA Pedrinho (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) 13 DF  BRA Rafinha (vice-captain) 14 MF  ARG Giuliano Galoppo 17 DF  COL Luis Manuel Orejuela 20 MF  URU Gabriel Neves 21 MF  ECU Jhegson Méndez 22 FW  BRA David (on loan from Internacional)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 GK  BRA Rafael 27 MF  BRA Wellington Rato 28 DF  ARG Alan Franco 29 MF  BRA Pablo Maia 30 DF  POR João Moreira 31 FW  BRA Juan 32 FW  POR Marcos Paulo (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 33 FW  BRA Caio 35 DF  BRA Lucas Beraldo 36 DF  BRA Patryck 37 MF  BRA Talles Costa 38 FW  BRA Caio Paulista (on loan from Fluminense) 44 DF  BRA Matheus Belém 45 DF  BRA Nathan 49 FW  BRA Erison (on loan from Botafogo) 93 GK  BRA Jandrei — GK  BRA Young — MF  ITA André Anderson (on loan from Lazio)

Youth players with first team numbers

As of 12 February 2023^[41]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  BRA Rodriguinho 39 MF  BRA Vinícius

No. Pos. Nation Player 47 MF  BRA Pedrinho Vilhena

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Gabriel Rodrigues — MF  BRA Bruno Tatavitto

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Gabriel Falcão — MF  BRA João Pedro Iseppe

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Thiago Couto (at Juventude until 31 December 2023) — DF  BRA Anílson (at Náutico until 8 April 2023) — DF  BRA Bruno Alves (at Grêmio until 30 June 2023) — DF  BRA Pedro Lucas (at Paranoá[42])

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Walce (at Juventude until 31 December 2023) — MF  BRA Liziero (at Coritiba until 31 December 2023) — MF  BRA Nikão (at Cruzeiro until 31 December 2023)

Retired numbers

• 01 – Rogério Ceni, Goalkeeper (1990–2015)^[43]

Greatest Players

The most famous and beloved players that have played for the club since its foundation in 1930.^{[44][45][46][47]}

Legend:

In bold, SPFC stars that have already passed away.

"*" Greatest São Paulo Futebol Clube player

Goalkeepers
	Gilmar Rinaldi
	King
	José Poy
	Rogério Ceni "*"
	Waldir Peres
	Zetti

Defenders
	Adilson
	Alfredo Ramos
	André Luiz
	Antônio Carlos Zago
	Armando Renganeschi
	Belletti
	Bellini
	Bezerra
	Bordon
	Cafu
	Cicinho
	Darío Pereyra
	De Sordi
	Diego Lugano
	Edcarlos
	Fabão
	Júnior
	Jurandir
	Leonardo
	Mauro Ramos
	Miranda
	Nelsinho
	Noronha
	Oscar
	Pablo Forlán
	Piolim
	Riberto
	Ricardo Rocha
	Roberto Dias
	Ronaldão
	Ronaldo Luiz
	Rui
	Serginho
	Válber
	Víctor Ratautas
	Virgílio
	Vítor

Midfielders
	Antonio Sastre
	Bauer
	Benê
	Bernardo
	Chicão
	Danilo
	Dinho
	Dino Sani
	Doriva
	Edmílson
	Falcão
	Gérson
	Hernanes
	Jorge Wagner
	Josué
	Juninho Paulista
	Kaká
	Leandro Guerreiro
	Mário Sérgio
	Mineiro
	Palhinha
	Pé de Valsa
	Pedro Rocha
	Pintado
	Pita
	Raí
	Remo
	Richarlyson
	Silas
	Souza
	Toninho Cerezo
	Zarzur
	Zé Carlos
	Zezé Procópio
	Zizinho

Forwards
	Aloísio
	Amoroso
	Araken Patusca
	Canhoteiro
	Careca
	Dagoberto
	Denílson
	Elivélton
	França
	Friaça
	Friedenreich
	Gino Orlando
	Gustavo Albella
	Leônidas
	Luis Fabiano
	Luizinho
	Maurinho
	Mirandinha
	Müller
	Paraná
	Pardal
	Peixinho
	Renato
	Serginho Chulapa
	Sidney
	Teixeirinha
	Terto
	Toninho Guerreiro
	Zé Sérgio

Coaches
	Béla Guttmann
	Cilinho
	Joreca
	José Poy
	Muricy Ramalho
	Paulo Autuori
	Rubens Minelli
	Telê Santana
	Vicente Feola

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FIFA eligibility rules

FIFA eligibility rules

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Goalkeeper (association football)

Goalkeeper (association football)

The goalkeeper is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring. This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit from their teammates and opposition.

Brazilian Football Confederation

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as Federação Brasileira de Sports, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979. Between 1914 and 1979 it was the governing body, or at least the international reference, for other olympic sports, such as tennis, athletics, handball, swimming and waterpolo. It currently has the most wins on FIFA world cups, with a total of five.

Felipe Alves (footballer, born 1988)

Felipe Alves (footballer, born 1988)

Felipe Alves Raymundo, known as Felipe Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Fortaleza, as a goalkeeper.

Defender (association football)

Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

Igor Vinícius

Igor Vinícius

Igor Vinícius de Souza, known as Igor Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo FC.

Venezuelan Football Federation

Venezuelan Football Federation

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Nahuel Ferraresi

Nahuel Ferraresi

Nahuel Adolfo Ferraresi Hernández is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defender for São Paulo, on loan from Manchester City.

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City F.C.

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Diego Costa (footballer, born 1999)

Diego Costa (footballer, born 1999)

Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for São Paulo FC.

Ecuadorian Football Federation

Ecuadorian Football Federation

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Robert Arboleda

Robert Arboleda

Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC and the Ecuador national team.

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Rogério Ceni
General Manager	Rui Costa
Assistant Manager	Charles Hembert
Fitness Coaches	Pedro Campos
Goalkeeping Coaches	Octávio Ohl
Analyst	Luís Hoenen Luis Felipe Batista Carlos Vargas
Medical management	Fernando Fernandes
Medical Staff	José Sanchez Tadeu Moreno

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List of São Paulo Futebol Clube managers

List of São Paulo Futebol Clube managers

The following is a list of São Paulo Futebol Clube managers throughout the club's history. From the foundation of the club on January 26, 1930, there have been 83 head coaches - 67 Brazilian nationals, and 16 foreigners including five Uruguayans, five Argentines, three Hungarians, one Portuguese, one Chilean and one Colombian. Twenty one managers have won official titles by Tricolor resulting in 12 international and 29 national honours.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Rogério Ceni

Rogério Ceni

Rogério Mücke Ceni is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is in charge of São Paulo FC.

France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

First Choque-Rei in Allianz Parque in March 2015

San-São between Santos and São Paulo played in Vila Belmiro in 2017 for Campeonato Brasileiro

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.^[48]

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.^[49]

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.^[50] The fixture has seen 109 wins for São Paulo, 131 wins for Corinthians and 113 draws.^[51]

São Paulo FC is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil, having won a total of 30 domestic honours, in addition to their 12 international successes. It is the brazilian club with the most international titles.

Major competitions

Other competitions

• Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo (11): 1931, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987
• Torneio Inicio Paulista (3): 1932, 1940, 1945
• Campeonato Paulista de Aspirantes (18): 1933 (APEA), 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958 (Extra), 1960, 1962, 1976, 1993, 1995
• Torneio dos Cinco Clubes (1): 1934
• Taça Cidade de São Paulo (1): 1944
• Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes (1): 1950
• Taça Armando Arruda Pereira (1): 1952
• Small Club World Cup (2): 1955, 1963
• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1): 1956
• Taça Charles Miller (1): 1956
• Trofeo Colombino (1): 1969
• Torneio Nunes Freire (1): 1976
• Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy (2): 1991, 1992
• Ramón de Carranza Trophy (1): 1992
• Teresa Herrera Trophy (1): 1992
• Trofeo Bortolotti (1): 1995
• Torneio Rei Dadá (1): 1995
• Copa dos Campeões Mundiais (2): 1995, 1996
• Euro-America Cup (1): 1999
• Constantino Cury Tournament (1): 2000
• Eusébio Cup (1): 2013
• Florida Cup (1): 2017

Runners-Up

• Copa Libertadores (3): 1974, 1994, 2006
• Supercopa Libertadores (1): 1997
• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2022
• Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2006, 2013
• Copa de Oro (2): 1995, 1996
• Suruga Bank Cup (1): 2013
• Campeonato Brasileiro (6): 1971, 1973, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2014
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2000
• Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil (1): 1978
• Copa dos Campeões (1): 2001
• Torneio Rio – São Paulo (5): 1933, 1962, 1966, 1998, 2002
• Campeonato Paulista de Futebol (25): 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2019, 2022

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa

Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Paulista record

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1992 Intercontinental Cup

1992 Intercontinental Cup

The 1992 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 13 December 1992, between FC Barcelona, winners of the 1991–92 European Cup, and São Paulo, winners of the 1992 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was both Barcelona and São Paulo's first appearances into the competition. São Paulo won the match 2–1.

1993 Intercontinental Cup

1993 Intercontinental Cup

The 1993 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 12 December 1993 between Milan, runners-up of the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League, and São Paulo, winners of the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Milan were making a fifth appearance in the competition, after the victories in 1969, 1989, 1990, and the defeat in 1963. While São Paulo's were looking to defend their title, after victory in the previous edition. Marseille, the winners of 1992–93 UEFA Champions League was not allowed to participate, because of match-fixing scandal involving the club, which saw them stripped from 1992–93 French Division 1 title and banned from international club competitions. Because of the scandal, Milan was allowed to play in both the Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores

The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América, is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the Libertadores, the leaders of the Latin American wars of independence, so a literal translation of its former name into English is "America's Liberators Cup".

1992 Copa Libertadores

1992 Copa Libertadores

The 1992 Copa Libertadores was the 33rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. São Paulo won the competition.

1993 Copa Libertadores

1993 Copa Libertadores

The Copa Libertadores 1993 was the 34th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. São Paulo won the competition.

2005 Copa Libertadores

2005 Copa Libertadores

The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

1993 Supercopa Libertadores

1993 Supercopa Libertadores

The 1993 Supercopa Libertadores was the sixth season of the Supercopa Libertadores, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners. The tournament was won by São Paulo, who beat Flamengo 5–4 in a penalty shootout after a 4–4 aggregate draw in the final.

1993 Recopa Sudamericana

1993 Recopa Sudamericana

The 1993 Recopa Sudamericana was the fifth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. This year's edition became the first final to be disputed between two clubs from the same nation and the second in South American club competitions. Due to schedule congestion, the first leg was played as part of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

1994 Recopa Sudamericana

1994 Recopa Sudamericana

The 1994 Recopa Sudamericana was the sixth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. This year's edition pitted the defending champions São Paulo against compatriots Botafogo in a second, consecutive all-Brazilian final. Since São Paulo won both the 1993 Copa Libertadores and 1993 Supercopa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL invited Botafogo, winners of the 1993 Copa CONMEBOL, to participate in order to make this year's Recopa doable.

Copa CONMEBOL

Copa CONMEBOL

The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the UEFA Cup. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Teams that were not able to qualify for the Copa Libertadores would play in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of the Copa Libertadores to 32 teams. The Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte, which both started in 1998, replaced the Copa CONMEBOL; both cups would later be merged in the current Copa Sudamericana.

1994 Copa CONMEBOL

1994 Copa CONMEBOL

The 1994 Copa CONMEBOL was the third edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from nine South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. as in 1993, Colombia sent no representatives. São Paulo defeated Peñarol in the finals.

Copa Master de CONMEBOL

Copa Master de CONMEBOL

The Copa Masters CONMEBOL was a football club competition contested by the 4 past winners of the Copa CONMEBOL at the time. The cup is one of the many inter-South American club competitions that have been organized by CONMEBOL.