# 2019 São Paulo FC season

The 2019 season was São Paulo's 90th year since the club's existence. Celebrating 9 decades of history, The Dearest has taken a place at a Campeonato Paulista finals after 16 years of tries, against the same rival of 2003 finals, Corinthians, but for the Tricolor Paulista a bad result happened again. São Paulo FC fatally fell in front of Corinthians in the last minute of second half in second match, by a result of 1–2 (Away) after 0–0 in Home. In other championships, São Paulo hadn't similar performance being prematurely eliminated in Copa do Brasil by Bahia by two losses and the painful defeat in the history of Copa Libertadores, in preliminary round by the Argentine club Talleres. Following an unsuccessful season, the only and last "hopeness" for the paulistas has turned into the national league, Série A. The Tricolor kept a regular position in the table between the 4th place and 8th place however constantly changing the head coaches (a very common practice by Brazilian clubs face of bad negative results in just a few matches). In overall were four managers, André Jardine, Vagner Mancini, Cuca and Fernando Diniz in the entire year of 2019. Finishing the performance of the season, the club has taken a place in the group stage of Copa Libertadores in 2020, keeping the dream of new international trophies in the next year.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 26 September 2019
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 | Jean |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Igor Vinícius (on loan from Ituano) |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Bruno Alves |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Anderson Martins |
| 5 | DF | ECU | Robert Arboleda |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Reinaldo |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Alexandre Pato |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Jucilei |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Pablo |
| 10 | DF | BRA | Dani Alves |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Helinho |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Vitor Bueno |
| 13 | MF | BRA | Luan |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Liziero |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Hernanes |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Léo |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Marcos Calazans |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Juanfran |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Raniel |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Everton |
| 23 | GK | BRA | Tiago Volpi (on loan from Querétaro) |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Hudson (captain) |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Igor Gomes |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Tchê Tchê |
| 39 | FW | BRA | Antony |
| 40 | GK | BRA | Lucas Perri |
| 41 | GK | BRA | Júnior |
| 43 | DF | BRA | Walce |
| 44 | FW | BRA | Jonas Toró |
| — | FW | URU | Gonzalo Carneiro |
| — | FW | ECU | Joao Rojas |
| — | FW | BRA | Léo Natel |
| — | MF | BRA | Maicosuel |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Igor Vinícius | Ponte Preta | On loan | December 4, 2018 |
| DF | Léo | Bahia | R$ 3,000,000 | December 5, 2018 |
| FW | Pablo | Athletico Paranaense | R$ 26,600,000 | December 19, 2018 |
| GK | Tiago Volpi | Querétaro | On loan | December 23, 2018 |
| MF | Hernanes | Hebei Fortune | R$ 13,200,000 | December 29, 2018 |
| FW | Biro Biro | Shanghai Shenxin | Free | January 2, 2019 |
| MF | Willian Farias | Vitória | Free | January 3, 2019 |
| MF | Jonathan Gómez | Al-Fayha | Loan return | January 28, 2019 |
| FW | Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Tianhai | Free | March 27, 2019 |
| MF | Tchê Tchê | Dynamo Kyiv | R$ 20,800,000 | March 30, 2019 |
| MF | Vitor Bueno | Santos | On loan | April 3, 2019 |
| MF | Marcos Calazans | Fluminense | Free | May 22, 2019 |
| MF | Maicosuel | Paraná Clube | Loan Return | June 4, 2019 |
| FW | Léo Natel | APOEL FC | Loan Return | July 1, 2019 |
| GK | Lucas Perri | Crystal Palace | Loan Return | June 24, 2019 |
| MF | Lucas Fernandes | Portimonense | Loan Return | July 15, 2019 |
| RB | Dani Alves | Paris Saint-Germain | Free | August 1, 2019 |
| RB | Juanfran | Atlético Madrid | Free | August 2, 2019 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Joanderson | Grêmio | Free | December 12, 2018 |
| GK | Sidão | Goiás | Free | December 13, 2018 |
| DF | Auro Jr. | Toronto FC | R$ 2,600,000 | December 16, 2018 |
| DF | Rodrigo Caio | Flamengo | R$ 22,200,000 | December 29, 2018 |
| FW | João Paulo | Ceará | Free | December 30, 2018 |
| MF | Shaylon | Bahia | On loan | December 30, 2018 |
| MF | Roni | Adanaspor | Free | December 31, 2018 |
| MF | Thomaz | Bolívar | On loan | January 4, 2019 |
| FW | Pedro Bortoluzo | Criciúma | On loan | January 4, 2019 |
| FW | Santiago Tréllez | Internacional | On loan | January 13, 2019 |
| GK | Lucas Perri | Crystal Palace | On loan | January 15, 2019 |
| FW | Caíque | Criciúma | On loan | January 17, 2019 |
| MF | Maicosuel | Paraná Clube | On loan | January 24, 2019 |
| FW | Guilherme Bissoli | Fernando de la Mora | Free | January 31, 2019 |
| MF | Felipe Araruna | Fortaleza | On loan | March 8, 2019 |
| FW | Diego Souza | Botafogo | On loan | March 8, 2019 |
| DF | Edimar | Bragantino | Free | April 25, 2019 |
| MF | Jonathan Gómez | CSA | On loan | May 24, 2019 |
| FW | Brenner | Fluminense | On loan | May 25, 2019 |
| DF | Lucão | Goiás | Free | June 3, 2019 |
| FW | Paulinho Bóia | São Bento | On loan | June 18, 2019 |
| FW | Biro Biro | Nova Iguaçu | Free | June 24, 2019 |
| GK | Lucas Paes | Louletano | On loan | July 4, 2019 |
| MF | Nenê | Fluminense | Free | July 12, 2019 |
| MF | Lucas Fernandes | Portimonense | R$ 10,000,000 | August 15, 2019 |
| MF | Everton Felipe | Athletico Paranaense | On loan | August 30, 2019 |
| DF | Morato | Benfica | R$ 27,300,000 | September 2, 2019 |
| DF | Lucas Kal | América Mineiro | On loan | September 6, 2019 |
| MF | Willian Farias | Sport Recife | Free | September 13, 2019 |
| DF | Bruno Peres | Sport Recife | Free | September 26, 2019 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 27 April 2019 | 8 December 2019 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 044.74 |
| Copa do Brasil | 22 May 2019 | 29 May 2019 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 19 January 2019 | 7 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 033.33 |
| Copa Libertadores | 6 February 2019 | 13 February 2019 | Second stage | Second stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 60 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 038.33 |
Source: Competitions

### Overall

| Games played | 62 (18 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 23 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 0 Copa Libertadores, 17 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 19 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Libertadores, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 20 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Libertadores, 9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 59 |
| Goals conceded | 53 |
| Goal difference | +6 |
| Best result | 4–0 (H) v Chapecoense – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – July 22, 2019 |
| Worst result | 0–3 (A) v Palmeiras – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – October 30, 2019 0–3 (A) v Grêmio – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – December 1, 2019 |
| Top scorer | Pablo (7 goals) |
Source: São Paulo FC

### Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Friendlies | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Pablo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 39 | Antony | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| = | DF | 6 | Reinaldo | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| = | MF | 12 | Vitor Bueno | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Alexandre Pato | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| = | MF | 15 | Hernanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 15 | Igor Gomes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 44 | Toró | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 10 | Dani Alves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 25 | Hudson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | DF | 5 | Robert Arboleda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Anderson Martins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 28 | Brenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF | 3 | Bruno Alves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 9 | Diego Souza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 22 | Éverton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 18 | Everton Felipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | | Igor Vinícius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 14 | Liziero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | | Nenê | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | FW | 21 | Raniel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 28 | Tchê Tchê | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Total | 17 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 59 |

### Managers performance

| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
| André Jardine | Brazil | 10 January | 13 February | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 33% |
| Vagner Mancini | Brazil | 17 February | 30 March | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 48% |
| Cuca | Brazil | 7 April | 25 September | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 47% |
| Fernando Diniz | Brazil | 28 September | 8 December | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 55% |

## Competitions
### Campeonato Paulista
### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ituano | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 17 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Paulo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Oeste | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Botafogo–SP | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 11 | |

#### First stage

São Paulo was drawn on the Group D.

### Knockout stage
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 2nd | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 44% |

### Copa Libertadores
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 43rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16% |

### Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 6th | 63 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 55% |

### Copa do Brasil

The draw was held on May 2, 2019.

#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
| 14th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |