2024 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
2024 season
ChairmanJulio Casares
ManagerBrazil Dorival Júnior
(until 7 January 2024)
Brazil Thiago Carpini
(from 11 January to 18 April 2024)
Brazil Milton Cruz
(caretaker, from 18 to 21 April 2024)

Argentina Luis Zubeldía
(from 22 April 2024)
StadiumMorumbi
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A6th
Campeonato PaulistaQuarter-final
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Supercopa do BrasilWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Luciano (6)
All: Luciano (13)
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 season is São Paulo's 95th season in the club's history and their 64th in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with Série A, São Paulo compete in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores and Supercopa do Brasil.

First-team squad

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As of 30 July 2024[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Brazil BRA Igor Vinícius
5 DF Ecuador ECU Robert Arboleda
6 DF Brazil BRA Welington
7 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Moura
8 MF Argentina ARG Giuliano Galoppo
9 FW Argentina ARG Jonathan Calleri (vice-captain)
10 FW Brazil BRA Luciano
11 MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Nestor
13 DF Brazil BRA Rafinha (captain)
15 MF Uruguay URU Michel Araújo
16 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Gustavo
17 FW Brazil BRA André Silva
18 MF Brazil BRA Rodriguinho
20 MF Brazil BRA Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio)
21 MF Paraguay PAR Damián Bobadilla
23 GK Brazil BRA Rafael
25 MF Brazil BRA Alisson
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Brazil BRA Liziero
27 MF Brazil BRA Wellington Rato
28 DF Argentina ARG Alan Franco
29 MF Brazil BRA Pablo Maia
30 DF Brazil BRA Moreira
31 FW Brazil BRA Juan
32 DF Venezuela VEN Nahuel Ferraresi
33 FW Brazil BRA Erick
35 DF Brazil BRA Sabino
36 DF Brazil BRA Patryck Lanza
37 FW Brazil BRA Henrique Carmo
39 FW Brazil BRA William Gomes
44 DF Brazil BRA Belém
46 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Negrucci
47 FW Brazil BRA Ferreira
50 GK Brazil BRA Young
93 GK Brazil BRA Jandrei

Youth players with first team numbers

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As of 20 July 2024[3][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Brazil BRA Leandro
14 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho
19 FW Brazil BRA Ryan Francisco
20 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Alves
22 DF Brazil BRA Igor Felisberto
24 GK Brazil BRA Felipe Preis
26 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Reis
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF Brazil BRA Luis Osorio
38 MF Brazil BRA Cauã Lucca
40 GK Brazil BRA João Pedro
42 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Loss
45 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Ferreira
48 FW Ghana GHA King Faisal
49 FW Brazil BRA João Gabriel

Other players under contract

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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 Brazil BRA Eric
DF Brazil BRA Brian
DF Brazil BRA Igão
DF Brazil BRA João Vitor Miranda
DF Brazil BRA Marques Rickelme
MF Brazil BRA Enzo Boer
MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Fumaça
MF Ecuador ECU Jhegson Méndez
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Léo Silva
MF Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique
MF Brazil BRA Mateus Amaral
MF Brazil BRA Palmberg
FW Peru PER Arnold Cotito
FW Brazil BRA Caio Matheus
FW Brazil BRA Thierry Henry

Out on loan

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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 Brazil BRA Arthur Doria (at Botafogo-SP until 31 December 2024)
GK Brazil BRA Roberto (at Coritiba until 31 January 2025)
DF Colombia COL Luis Manuel Orejuela (at Independiente Medellín until 31 December 2024)
DF Brazil BRA Raí Ramos (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
DF Brazil BRA Ythallo (at Toronto FC II until 31 December 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Falcão (at Ituano until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Senegal SEN Iba Ly (at Inter de Limeira until 1 May 2025)
MF Brazil BRA Luan (at Vitória until 31 December 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Nikão (at Athletico Paranaense until 31 December 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Pedro Vilhena (at Sport Recife until 31 December 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Stevanato (at Hercílio Luz until 31 December 2024)

Retired numbers

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Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref.
10 December 2023 FW Brazil Erick Brazil Ceará Free transfer [5]
11 December 2023 MF Brazil Luiz Gustavo Saudi Arabia Al Nassr Free transfer [6]
14 December 2023 MF Paraguay Damián Bobadilla Paraguay Cerro Porteño R$ 14.7 M [7]
29 December 2023 MF Brazil Nikão Brazil Cruzeiro End of loan [8]
5 January 2024 DF Venezuela Nahuel Ferraresi England Manchester City R$ 23.0 M [9]
9 January 2024 FW Brazil Ferreira Brazil Grêmio R$ 8.0 M [10]
29 February 2024 FW Brazil André Silva Portugal Vitória de Guimarães R$ 18.9 M [11]
15 March 2024 DF Brazil Sabino Brazil Sport Recife Free transfer [12]
12 June 2024 MF Brazil Liziero Switzerland Yverdon-Sport End of loan [13]
12 June 2024 MF Uruguay Michel Araújo Brazil Fluminense R$ 8.0 M [14]
26 June 2024 MF Ecuador Jhegson Méndez Spain Elche End of loan [15]
8 July 2024 MF Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Volta Redonda End of loan

Loans in

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Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref.
23 July 2024 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio Italy Lazio R$ 0.9 M [16]
25 July 2024 FW Peru Arnold Cotito Peru Sporting Cristal None [17]

Transfers out

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Entry date Position Player To club Fee Ref.
5 December 2023 GK Brazil Felipe Alves Brazil Fortaleza End of loan [18]
15 December 2023 FW Brazil David Brazil Internacional End of loan [19][20]
15 December 2023 FW Brazil Alexandre Pato Unattached End of contract [20]
28 December 2023 GK Brazil Thiago Couto Brazil Sport Recife Undisclosed [21]
28 December 2023 DF Brazil Caio Paulista Brazil Fluminense End of loan [22]
30 December 2023 FW Brazil Erison Brazil Botafogo End of loan [23]
31 December 2023 DF Brazil Walce Brazil Santo André End of contract [24]
1 January 2024 DF Brazil Lucas Beraldo France Paris Saint-Germain R$ 64.2 M [25][26]
4 January 2024 DF Brazil Nathan Brazil Red Bull Bragantino R$ 5.3 M [27]
15 January 2024 MF Brazil Talles Costa Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr R$ 5.3 M [28]
16 January 2024 FW Nigeria Azeez Balogun Nigeria Unique FA End of loan [29]
16 January 2024 DF Brazil Guilherme Matheus Brazil Santo André Free transfer [30]
16 January 2024 FW Portugal Marcos Paulo Spain Atlético Madrid End of loan [31]
31 January 2024 FW Brazil Gabriel Maioli Cyprus APOEL Undisclosed [32]
31 January 2024 FW Brazil Talles Wander Portugal AVS Free transfer [32]
14 February 2024 MF Senegal Clauvis Etienne Brazil Pouso Alegre Free transfer [33]
7 March 2024 DF Brazil Luís Felipe Brazil América Mineiro End of contract [34]
26 March 2024 DF Brazil Kaiky Carvalho Brazil Fortaleza End of contract [35]
15 July 2024 MF Uruguay Gabriel Neves Argentina Estudiantes R$ 16.3 M [36]
16 July 2024 DF Brazil Diego Costa Russia FC Krasnodar R$ 44.7 M [37]
30 July 2024 MF Colombia James Rodríguez Unattached Contract terminated by mutual consent [38]

Loans out

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Entry date Position Player To club Fee Ref.
6 December 2023 MF Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Volta Redonda None [39]
13 December 2023 DF Brazil Raí Ramos Brazil Ceará None [40]
28 December 2023 MF Brazil Pedro Vilhena Brazil Sport Recife None [21]
16 January 2024 MF Brazil Gabriel Falcão Brazil Ituano None [41]
20 January 2024 MF Uruguay Gabriel Neves Argentina Independiente None [42]
30 January 2024 FW Brazil Gabriel Stevanato Brazil Hercílio Luz None [43]
1 February 2024 MF Ecuador Jhegson Méndez Spain Elche R$ 2.1 M [44]
20 February 2024 DF Brazil Ythallo Canada Toronto FC II None [45]
6 March 2024 MF Brazil Luan Brazil Vitória None [46]
19 April 2024 MF Brazil Nikão Brazil Athletico Paranaense None [47]
25 July 2024 MF Senegal Iba Ly Brazil Inter de Limeira None [48]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 13 April 2024 8 December 2024 Matchday 1 TBD 20 9 5 6 28 21 +7 045.00
Campeonato Paulista 20 January 2024 17 March 2024 First stage Quarter-final 13 6 5 2 21 13 +8 046.15
Copa do Brasil 2 May 2024 TBD Third round TBD 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
Copa Libertadores 4 April 2024 TBD Group stage TBD 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 066.67
Supercopa do Brasil 4 February 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 43 22 12 9 66 38 +28 051.16

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo 12 6 4 2 20 12 +8 22 Knockout stage
2 Novorizontino 12 6 4 2 16 10 +6 22
3 São Bernardo 12 6 3 3 14 9 +5 21
4 Botafogo-SP 12 3 3 6 8 16 −8 12
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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20 January 2024 1 São Paulo 3–1 Santo André São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 45,270
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores
23 January 2024 2 Mirassol 1–1 São Paulo Mirassol
19:30 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia
Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Lucas Canetto Bellote
27 January 2024 3 São Paulo 1–0 Portuguesa São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 45,840
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
30 January 2024 4 Corinthians 1–2 São Paulo São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 43,481
Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo
7 February 2024 6 São Paulo 3–0 Água Santa São Paulo
21:35 (UTC−3)
Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 36,456
Referee: Raphael Claus
10 February 2024 7 Ponte Preta 2–0 São Paulo Campinas
18:00 (UTC−3) Report
Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 11,451
Referee: Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos
14 February 2024 8 São Paulo 0–1 Santos São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 45,722
Referee: Edina Alves Batista
17 February 2024 9 São Paulo 2–2 Red Bull Bragantino São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)
Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 44,756
Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo
25 February 2024 10 Guarani 1–1 São Paulo Campinas
18:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 9,370
Referee: Lucas Canetto Bellote
28 February 2024 5 Internacional de Limeira 0–3 São Paulo Brasília
21:35 (UTC−3) Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 30,592
Referee: Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos
Note: The match against Internacional de Limeira, originally scheduled for the 4 February, was postponed, due to the São Paulo participation in the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.
3 March 2024 11 São Paulo 1–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 55,030
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
10 March 2024 12 Ituano 2–3 São Paulo Itu
16:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior
Attendance: 10,864
Referee: Raphael Claus

Quarter-final

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17 March 2024 Single match São Paulo 1–1
(4–5 p)
Novorizontino São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 55,197
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
Penalties

Copa Libertadores

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The draw for the group stage was held in 18 March 2024, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPA TAL BSC COB
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 2–0 0–0 2–0
2 Argentina Talleres 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 2–1 3–1 1–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–2 2–2 2–1
4 Chile Cobresal 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 1–3 0–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
4 April 2024 1 Talleres Argentina 2–1 Brazil São Paulo Córdoba, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 35,568
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
10 April 2024 2 São Paulo Brazil 2–0 Chile Cobresal São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 49,502
Referee: Carlos Ortega (Colombia)
25 April 2024 3 Barcelona Ecuador 0–2 Brazil São Paulo Guayaquil, Ecuador
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Attendance: 20,581
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
8 May 2024 4 Cobresal Chile 1–3 Brazil São Paulo Calama, Chile
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Juan López (Paraguay)
16 May 2024 5 São Paulo Brazil 0–0 Ecuador Barcelona São Paulo, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 50,516
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
29 May 2024 6 São Paulo Brazil 2–0 Argentina Talleres São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 56,162
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held in 3 June, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

15 August 2024 First leg Nacional Uruguay v Brazil São Paulo Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central
22 August 2024 Second leg São Paulo Brazil v Uruguay Nacional São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Morumbi

Série A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Fortaleza 19 10 6 3 24 18 +6 36 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Cruzeiro 19 11 2 6 28 20 +8 35 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 São Paulo 20 9 5 6 28 21 +7 32
7 Bahia 20 9 5 6 29 24 +5 32 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8 Athletico Paranaense 18 8 4 6 22 18 +4 28
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[49]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 9 5 6 28 21  +7 32 6 2 2 15 8  +7 3 3 4 13 13  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLLWDWWWDDLLWWWWLWDDL
Position161814148545679765454566
Postponed
Source: CBF.com

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 29 February 2024.[50]

13 April 2024 1 São Paulo 1–2 Fortaleza São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 35,055
Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano
17 April 2024 2 Flamengo 2–1 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 48,103
Referee: Anderson Daronco
21 April 2024 3 Atlético Goianiense 0–3 São Paulo Goiânia
18:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly
Attendance: 9,017
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
29 April 2024 4 São Paulo 0–0 Palmeiras São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 55,694
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
5 May 2024 5 Vitória 1–3 São Paulo Salvador
16:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 25,739
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
13 May 2024 6 São Paulo 2–1 Fluminense São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 39,515
Referee: Anderson Daronco
2 June 2024 7 São Paulo 2–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
18:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 44,928
Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin
13 June 2024 8 Internacional 0–0 São Paulo Criciúma
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse
Attendance: 17,987
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
16 June 2024 9 Corinthians 2–2 São Paulo São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 46,129
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
19 June 2024 10 São Paulo 0–1 Cuiabá São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 33,586
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
22 June 2024 11 Vasco 4–1 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio São Januário
Attendance: 5,036
Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira
27 June 2024 12 São Paulo 2–1 Criciúma São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 28,008
Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos
30 June 2024 13 São Paulo 3–1 Bahia São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 49,037
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
3 July 2024 14 Athletico Paranaense 1–2 São Paulo Curitiba
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Ligga Arena
Attendance: 28,632
Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano
6 July 2024 15 São Paulo 2–0 Red Bull Bragantino São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 46,321
Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos
11 July 2024 16 Atlético Mineiro 2–1 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena MRV
Attendance: 28,772
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
17 July 2024 17 São Paulo 1–0 Grêmio São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 53,168
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
21 July 2024 18 Juventude 0–0 São Paulo Brasília
18:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 26,476
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
24 July 2024 19 São Paulo 2–2 Botafogo São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3
Report