Sao Paulo FC

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Sao Paulo FC
São Paulo FC
Basic data
Surname São Paulo Futebol Clube
Seat São Paulo , Brazil
founding January 25, 1930
Colours red-white-black
president BrazilBrazil Carlos Augusto Barros e Silva (Leco)
Website saopaulofc.net
First soccer team
Head coach Fernando Diniz
Venue Estádio do Morumbi
Places 66,795
league Série A
2019 6th place
home
Away

The São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known in German-speaking countries as São Paulo FC , is a sports club from São Paulo , Brazil , which is mainly known for its football department. His fans are called "São Paulinos".

history

The foundation

The club was first founded on January 25, 1930 as São Paulo da Floresta . It emerged from the amalgamation of 60 members of the two clubs Club Athletico Paulistano (founded on December 29, 1900) and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras (founded on November 9, 1902 and not to be confused with the current Palmeiras ). The colors of the new club were inherited from the two predecessors, namely red and white from Paulistano and white and black from Palmeiras. Red-white-black are also the colors of the city of São Paulo. The São Paulo FC shirt is white with a red and a black horizontal stripe - according to the club's statutes, the shirt may not be changed significantly and (like many Brazilian clubs) only shows changes in details and other sponsors from one season to the next . Because of the three club colors, the club is also called Tricolor by its supporters . Internal disputes and unrest resulted in financial problems. The club merged with Clube de Regatas Tietê, another sports club from the city, and the football division was dissolved on May 14, 1935. Shortly after the merger with Tietê , the founders and re-founders founded the Grêmio Tricolor, which formed the Clube Atlético São Paulo on June 4, 1935, and São Paulo Futebol Clube on December 16 of the same year. The first game of the new club took place on January 25, 1936 against Portuguesa Santista.

The thirties

In its first championship (1930), the SPFC was second with eleven loss points and one defeat. In 1931 the SPFC managed to win the São Paulo championship with 20 wins, five draws and only one defeat. In 1932 and 1933, the SPFC was one of the most successful clubs in São Paulo. In 1934 an overly expensive seat was bought for the club. This resulted in great financial difficulties, which led to the dissolution of the club on May 14, 1935. Thanks to the efforts of many supporters and some influential people, the SPFC was re-established on December 16, 1935. Initially, the new club had little success, but in 1938 the SPFC was runner-up again.

The forties

In 1942 the SPFC bought the player Leônidas da Silva , known as the "Black Diamond", for the largest transfer fee paid in Brazil up to that point. In its first game, on May 24, 1942, with the SPFC, the Estádio do Pacaembu (built in 1940) was occupied with the record number of 70,281 spectators, which has remained the record for this stadium to this day. The following year (1943) the SPFC was finally champions again. From then on, the level of the club improved considerably and he became champions in 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949.

The fifties

In the early 1950s it was decided that a big club had to have a big stadium. On August 15, 1952, the foundation stone for the Estádio do Morumbi was laid. At the time, it was the largest football stadium in the world owned by a football club. The only bigger stadium was the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro , which belongs to the city. For the construction of the Morumbi, which is actually called Cicero Pompeu de Toledo , the SPFC saved in all possible places. Many assets were sold, including various players. Even with this bloodletting, the SPFC managed to become champions in 1953 and 1957. 340,000 cubic meters of excavated material were used to build the new stadium. 280,000 sacks of cement and 50,000 tons of reinforcing iron were used.

The sixties

On October 2, 1960, the stadium, which was not yet completed, was inaugurated with a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon . The next championship title for the SPFC was only to become a reality again in 1970. In 1958 the SPFC was runner-up and in 1959 third. In order to be able to finance the new stadium, the SPFC created a football school. The new players were sold to other clubs after their training. On the one hand because of this policy and also because of the high of FC Santos , which dominated this time thanks to Pelé , the SPFC went through a thirteen-year dry spell. In 1963 he managed to defeat Real Madrid in the final in a tournament ("The Little World Cup") in Montevideo . Real Madrid were the best in the world at the time.

The seventies

With the completion of the new stadium in 1970, the financial problems of the SPFC came to an end. The opening game on January 25, 1970 was 1: 1 against Porto from Portugal. The Morumbi, which at that time had a capacity of 150,000 spectators, was occupied by around 100,000 visitors. The SPFC could now buy good players and became national champions in 1970 and 1971 . In 1972 the SPFC played for the first time in the Copa Libertadores , which corresponds to the Champions League for South America , and was defeated in the semi-finals by CA Independiente from Argentina . In 1973 the SPFC lost the final in the Brazilian championship against archenemy Palmeiras . In 1974 the final of the Copa Libertadores was lost against CA Independiente. In 1975 the SPFC became champions of São Paulo and in 1977 Brazilian champions.

The eighties

In the 1980s, the SPFC dominated the football scene in Brazil. He took part in ten finals and was the champion of São Paulo in 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987 and 1989 (runners-up in 1982 and 1983) and Brazilian champions in 1986 (runners-up 1981 and 1989).

The nineties

In the 1990s, the SPFC finally confirmed itself as one of the greats in world football. Then the new football coach Telê Santana joined the club (it was actually only planned for three months, but he stayed much longer) and from then on things went uphill. In 1991, with the return of Müller , the SPFC became champions of São Paulo and also Brazilian champions. The following year they won the World Cup for the first time . The SPFC had a number of top players, including Raí , Palhinha , Müller and Cafu . There was also goalkeeper Zetti , who saved many penalties. So in 1992 the Copa Libertadores were won and FC Barcelona were defeated in Tokyo . There was also another championship title in São Paulo. In 1993 the SPFC succeeded in winning the Copa Libertadores again and then defeating AC Milan this time in Tokyo . In 1994 the SPFC only lost the final of the Copa Libertadores against Vélez Sársfield from Argentina on penalties, but in contrast, a team that was formed from the reserves and some juniors of the SPFC managed to win the Copa Conmebol . 1995 and 1996 are very reminiscent of the years of the lean cows from the sixties. The Morumbi Stadium was closed for security reasons and the club spent a lot of money to repair it. This left little money for the players. Telê Santana also had to leave the SPFC for health reasons. 1997 succeeded the SPFC, under the coach Darío Pereyra , to become vice-champion of São Paulo again and also to win a tournament ( Supercopa dos Campeões ). In the newly opened Morumbi, the SPFC was again champion of São Paulo in 1998. In 1999 the SPFC played well in São Paulo and in the Brazilian championship, but were eliminated in both in the semifinals against Corinthians São Paulo .

From 2000

In 2000 the SPFC became champions of São Paulo , vice-cup winners of Brazil and also reached the quarter-finals of the Brazilian championship . 2001 was a bad year for the SPFC. In the championship of São Paulo he was only eighth. But he managed to win the Torneio Rio-São Paulo . In 2002 the regulations for the championship of São Paulo were changed. The elite took part in the Torneio Rio-São Paulo against clubs from Rio de Janeiro. The remaining clubs made themselves the championship of São Paulo, with the Ituano club was champion. Finally there was a tournament between the elite and the master Ituano, from which the SPFC emerged as the winner. In 2003 Corinthians became champions and the SPFC came second. In the championship of São Paulo 2004, the SPFC was eliminated from the new champions ( AD São Caetano ) in the quarterfinals. The 2004 Brazilian championship ended with the SPFC in third place. Rogério Ceni scored three goals in this championship. In 2005 the SPFC was again national champion. Again, Rogério Ceni scored five goals. For the third time after 1992 and 1993, the Copa Libertadores was won in 2005 , the finals against Athletico Paranaense went 1: 1 and 4: 0. The goals in the decisive game were scored by Márcio Amoroso , 16th, Fabão , 52nd, Luizão , 70th and Diego Tardelli , 89th minute. With a 1-0 final victory against Liverpool FC at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in 2005 , the SPFC secured the title of Club World Champion . Between 2006 and 2008 the club was Brazilian champion three times in a row . The SPFC is currently fighting with Flamengo Rio de Janeiro for the “Copa de Bolinhas” trophy, the trophy for the team that was the first to win five national championship titles. Flamengo was recently awarded the 1987 title by a court in Rio de Janeiro - a year in which there were two competitive championships with no playoff between the two winners.

Club logo with stars

The club logo was adorned with three red and two yellow stars. The three red stars represent the three titles in the Copa Libertadores (1992, 1993 and 2005). The two yellow stars represent the two gold medals of the athlete Adhemar da Silva , then a Tricolore member and Olympic triple jump champion at the Olympic Games in 1952 (Finland) and 1956 (Australia) .

successes

Known players

Current

Former

Trainer (incomplete)

Name of the trainer Period comment
HungaryHungary Béla Guttmann 1957-1958
BrazilBrazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1996-1997
BrazilBrazil Paulo César Carpegiani 1999-2000
BrazilBrazil Paulo Autuori 2005 • 2005: Copa Libertadores
• 2005: FIFA Club World Cup
BrazilBrazil Muricy Ramalho 2006-2009
BrazilBrazil Paulo César Carpegiani 2010-2011
BrazilBrazil Émerson Leão 2011–2012
BrazilBrazil Ney Franco 2012-2013 • 2012: Copa Sul-Americana
BrazilBrazil Paulo Autuori 2013
BrazilBrazil Muricy Ramalho 2013-2015
ColombiaColombia Juan Carlos Osorio 2015
ArgentinaArgentina Edgardo Bauza 2016
BrazilBrazil Ricardo Gomes 2016
BrazilBrazil Rogerio Ceni 2017
BrazilBrazil Dorival Júnior 2017

Women's soccer

The women's football department of São Paulo FC was first formed in 1981 and is two-time national champion. It is currently being restructured.

Web links

Commons : São Paulo FC  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stars above the logo , description on memoriasdoesporte.com.br from August 26, 2018, page in portug., Accessed on August 30, 2018
  2. ↑ E-Brasileirão 2019 , report on cbf.com.br from December 8, 2019, page in portugal, accessed on December 9, 2019