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São Paulo
File:Sao Paulo (Soccer) Shield.gif
Full nameSão Paulo Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Tricolor
Founded1935
GroundMorumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
Capacity80,000
ChairmanMarcelo Portugal Gouveia
ManagerPaulo Autuori
LeagueBrazilian Série A
2005Brazilian Série A, 11th
File:Sao Paulo (Soccer) Mascot.gif
São Paulo's Mascot

São Paulo is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. Often called Tricolor by its supporters.

The team is one of the most successful teams in Brazil, with several titles of national and interational grade. That includes two Intercontinental Cups and three Libertadores Cups.

Its home stadium is Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), capacity 80,000. They play in a white shirt with two horizontal stripes--one red and one black, white shorts and socks.

History

From Paulistano to São Paulo da Floresta

In 1900, the Clube Atlético Paulistano is founded. After many winning many championships, due to its football professionalism, they decided to end their activities, as did Associação Atlética das Palmeiras. Then, the players and the supporters of both teams founded the São Paulo Futebol Clube in 1930. São Paulo's playfield was called 'Floresta' (Forest), so the team was known as 'São Paulo da Floresta'. In this year, the team was runner-up on the Campeonato Paulista, and in 1931 São Paulo won a championship for the first time. In 1933, São Paulo played the first professional football match in Brazil: 5 x 1 against Santos.

Due to many mistakes made by the club's board, the team was in deeply in debt. So, they merged with Clube de Regatas Tietê. The football department was closed on 1935 May 14.

1935 - 1939: Finally, São Paulo FC

Just after the merge with Tietê that buried São Paulo da Floresta, the founders and re-founders created the Grêmio Tricolor, which originated Clube Atlético São Paulo, on June 4 1935, and, finally, São Paulo Futebol Clube, founded on December 16 of the same year.

The first game was against Portuguesa Santista on January 25 1936. The match was almost cancelled, due to the city's anniversary. Porphyrio da Paz, football director and composer of the club's anthem, pleaded the Board of Education Office and obtained the permission.

The club was already born very popular. However, it was very weak. So they decided to make it stronger with a new merge, this time with Estudantes Paulista, from Moóca neighborhood. With this new merge, they reached the second place on 1938's Campeonato Paulista.

1940 - 1950: The Steam Roller

In 1940, when the Pacaembu stadium was inaugurated, a new era began in the São Paulo state football. São Paulo was the club which better took advantage of the moment. In 1941, the club was again Campeonato Paulista runner-up. In 1942, after paying 200 contos de réis (with today is the equivalent of R$ 162,000), São Paulo acquired Leônidas da Silva, from Flamengo, who was one of the greatest players of that time. As it was already a major club, São Paulo brought other great players, like the Argentinian António Sastre, and the Brazilians Noronha, Bauer, Zezé Procópio, Luizinho, Rui and Teixeirinha. With them, the Tricolor formed the famous team known as the "Steam Roller", five times Paulista champions in the 1940s (1943, 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949). At this time, the club already had Canindé, used as a training field, this groundplot was later sold to Portuguesa to earn money to the Morumbi stadium construction.

1951 - 1957: The Drought

São Paulo was not very successfull in the beginning of the 1950s. São Paulo won the state championship in 1953.

São Paulo won again the state championship only in 1957. At that time the club was helped by the experience of the Carioca player Zizinho, who was 35 years old, and the Hungarian manager Bela Gutman. From this moment upwards, with the uprising of Pelé's Santos and the construction of Morumbi stadium consuming all the efforts and resources, São Paulo had their largest titleless period in its history.

Titles

International Competitions

National Competitions

Other International Competitions

  • Little World Cup (VEN): 1955 e 1963.
  • Jarrito Cup (MEX): 1955
  • Cali Tournament (COL): 1960
  • Guadalajara Tournament (MEX): 1960 e 1989.
  • Firenze Tournament (ITA): 1964
  • Colombino Cup (ESP): 1969
  • Tampa Summer Cup (USA): 1982
  • Leon Tournament (ESP): 1990
  • Friendship Cup (CHI): 1990
  • Barcelona City Cup (ESP): 1991 e 1992.
  • Ramón de Carranza Tournament (ESP): 1992
  • Tereza Herrera Cup (ESP): 1992
  • Santiago City Tournament (CHI): 1993
  • Santiago de Compostela Tournament (ESP): 1993
  • Jalisco Cup (MEX): 1993
  • Los Angeles City Tournament: 1993
  • Los Angeles Soccer Cup: 1999
  • Pachuca Tournament (MEX): 1999
  • 3rd Euro América Cup (BRA): 1999

Current squad

(as of August 28, 2005)

Goalkeepers

Centrebacks

Fullbacks

Midfielders

Strikers

Some Famous Players

Records


 
Matches played*		 File:Sao Paulo (Soccer) Shield.gif
1. Rogério Ceni ** 647
2. Valdir Peres 617
3. José Poy 565
4. Teixeirinha 533
5. De Sordi 501
*As of November 3, 2005
**Still Playing
Source: São Paulo Official Website


 
Goals scored*		 File:Sao Paulo (Soccer) Shield.gif
1. Serginho Chulapa 242
2. Gino 232
3. Teixeirinha 184
4. França 182
5. Müller 158
6. Luizinho 145
7. Leônidas 140
8. Maurinho 133
9. Raí 128
10. Prado 121
11. Luis Fabiano 118
12. Pedro Rocha 113
13. Careca 112
14. Remo 105
*As of November 3, 2005
Source São Paulo Official Website

Ultras

Famous Coaches

Famous Matches

  • São Paulo 4 x 0 Atlético-PR 2005 Libertadores Cup Final Match
  • São Paulo 3 x 2 Milan 1993 Toyota Cup Match
  • São Paulo 2 x 1 Barcelona 1992 Toyota Cup Match

See Also

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