# 2022 São Paulo FC season

The 2022 season was São Paulo's 93rd season in the club's history and their 62nd in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with Série A, São Paulo competed in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana.

## First-team squad

    As of 13 November 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 / 88 | MF | BRA | Patrick |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Diego Costa (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ECU | Robert Arboleda |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Reinaldo |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Alisson |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Luan |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Jonathan Calleri |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Nikão |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Luciano |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Rafinha |
| 14 / 21 | MF | ARG | Giuliano Galoppo |
| 15 | MF | URU | Gabriel Neves (on loan from Nacional) |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Léo |
| 17 / 28 | MF | ITA | André Anderson (on loan from Lazio) |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Nahuel Bustos (on loan from Manchester City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 / 93 | GK | BRA | Jandrei |
| 20 | MF | COL | Andrés Colorado (on loan from Cortuluá) |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Miranda (vice-captain) |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Éder |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Nestor |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Igor Gomes |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Pablo Maia |
| 30 | DF | POR | João Moreira |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Juan |
| 32 | DF | BRA | Luizão |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Caio |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Welington |
| 37 | MF | BRA | Talles Costa |
| 40 | GK | BRA | Thiago Couto |
| 44 | DF | VEN | Nahuel Ferraresi (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 95 | FW | BRA | Marcos Guilherme |

### Youth players with first team numbers

    As of 17 July 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Lucas Beraldo |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Mateus Petri |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Léo Silva |
| 39 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Maioli |
| 41 | GK | BRA | Rokenedy |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Luizinho |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 43 | MF | BRA | Palmberg |
| 46 | DF | BRA | Patryck Lanza |
| 47 | MF | BRA | Rodriguinho |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Leandro Mathias |
| 50 / 87 | GK | BRA | Young |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Walce |
| — | MF | BRA | Gabriel Falcão |
| — | MF | BRA | Rafael Silva |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Anílson (at Náutico until 8 April 2023) |
| — | DF | BRA | Bruno Alves (at Grêmio until 30 June 2023) |
| — | DF | BRA | Gabriel Rodrigues (at Ituano until 25 January 2023) |
| — | DF | COL | Luis Manuel Orejuela (at Athletico Paranaense until 31 December 2022) |
| — | DF | BRA | Nathan (at Coritiba until 31 March 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Pedro Lucas (at Vasco da Gama until 31 January 2023) |
| — | MF | BRA | Bruno Tatavitto (at Confiança until 31 December 2022) |
| — | MF | BRA | Danilo Gomes (at Ponte Preta until 31 December 2022) |
| — | MF | BRA | Liziero (at Internacional until 31 December 2022) |

### Retired numbers

* 01 – Rogério Ceni, Goalkeeper (1990–2015)

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 20 December 2021 | DF | 13 | Rafinha | Grêmio | Free transfer |
| 24 December 2021 | GK | 93 | Jandrei | Santos | Free transfer |
| 24 December 2021 | MF | 7 | Alisson | Grêmio | Free transfer |
| 31 December 2021 | FW | 44 | Jonas Toró | Atlético Goianiense | End of loan |
| 8 January 2022 | MF | 88 | Patrick | Internacional | R$6,3M |
| 10 January 2022 | MF | 10 | Nikão | Athletico Paranaense | Free transfer |
| 28 June 2022 | FW | 95 | Marcos Guilherme | Internacional | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2022 | FW | 9 | Jonathan Calleri | Deportivo Maldonado | R$16,3M |
| 26 July 2022 | MF | 14 | Giuliano Galoppo | Banfield | R$32,6M |
| 19 October 2022 | MF | – | Gabriel Falcão | Cuiabá | End of loan |

### Loans in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 22 February 2022 | MF | 20 | Andrés Colorado | Cortuluá | R$3,0M |
| 11 April 2022 | MF | 28 | André Anderson | Lazio | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | 1 | Felipe Alves | Fortaleza | R$1,0M |
| 5 August 2022 | FW | 19 | Nahuel Bustos | Manchester City | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | DF | 44 | Nahuel Ferraresi | Manchester City | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 31 December 2021 | GK | – | Dênis Júnior | Bahia | Free transfer |
| 31 December 2021 | FW | – | Santiago Tréllez | Vitória | End of contract |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | 32 | Rodrigo Freitas | Avaí | End of contract |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | – | William | CSA | End of contract |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | – | Martín Benítez | Independiente | End of loan |
| 31 December 2021 | FW | – | Antonio Galeano | Rubio Ñu | End of loan |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | – | Paulinho Bóia | Metalist | R$7,0M |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | 11 | Helinho | Red Bull Bragantino | R$24,0M |
| 7 January 2022 | DF | 21 | Lucas Kal | América Mineiro | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2022 | MF | – | Marcos Júnior | Ponte Preta | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2022 | GK | 13 | Jean | Cerro Porteño | R$6,2M |
| 19 January 2022 | MF | 10 | Shaylon | Atlético Goianiense | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 26 January 2022 | MF | 8 | Vitor Bueno | Athletico Paranaense | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 28 January 2022 | FW | 92 | Pablo | Athletico Paranaense | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 31 January 2022 | MF | – | Hudson | Retired | End of contract |
| 12 April 2022 | MF | 6 | Tchê Tchê | Botafogo | R$5,0M |
| 13 May 2022 | FW | 27 | Marquinhos | Arsenal | R$18,4M |
| 13 May 2022 | GK | 1 | Tiago Volpi | Toluca | R$7,5M |
| 28 May 2022 | FW | 12 | Vitinho | Atlético de San Luis | End of contract |
| 15 July 2022 | MF | 17 | Gabriel Sara | Norwich City | R$57,6M |
| 17 July 2022 | FW | – | Facundo Milán | Montevideo Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2022 | FW | – | Emiliano Rigoni | Austin FC | R$ 20,3M |
| 27 July 2022 | FW | – | Jonas Toró | Panathinaikos | R$ 8,0M |
| 15 August 2022 | GK | – | Lucas Perri | Botafogo | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 January 2022 | DF | – | Luis Manuel Orejuela | Grêmio | None |
| 1 January 2022 | GK | – | Lucas Perri | Náutico | None |
| 1 January 2022 | DF | 34 | Bruno Alves | Grêmio | None |
| 8 January 2022 | MF | 5 | Liziero | Internacional | None |
| 7 February 2022 | DF | – | Anílson | Aimoré | None |
| 21 February 2022 | DF | – | Pedro Lucas | Vasco da Gama | None |
| 22 March 2022 | DF | 24 | Luis Manuel Orejuela | Athletico Paranaense | None |
| 5 April 2022 | FW | – | Danilo Gomes | Ponte Preta | None |
| 11 April 2022 | DF | 45 | Nathan | Coritiba | None |
| 12 April 2022 | MF | – | Gabriel Falcão | Cuiabá | None |
| 5 May 2022 | MF | – | Bruno Tatavitto | Confiança | None |
| 1 August 2022 | DF | – | Anílson | Náutico | None |

## Statistics
### Overall

| Games played | 77 (16 Campeonato Paulista, 10 Copa do Brasil, 13 Copa Sudamericana, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Games won | 36 (10 Campeonato Paulista, 4 Copa do Brasil, 9 Copa Sudamericana, 13 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Games drawn | 21 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 15 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Games lost | 20 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 3 Copa Sudamericana, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Goals scored | 119 |
| Goals conceded | 82 |
| Goal difference | +37 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 4–0 (H) v Athletico Paranaense - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2022.04.10 4–0 (H) v Avaí - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2022.09.25 4–0 (A) v Goiás - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2022.11.13 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 0–4 (A) v Palmeiras - Campeonato Paulista - 2022.04.03 |
| Top scorer | Jonathan Calleri (27 goals) |
Source: São Paulo FC

### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Sudamericana | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Jonathan Calleri | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Luciano | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | MF | 3/88 | Patrick | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Reinaldo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| = | MF | 25 | Rodrigo Nestor | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 23 | Éder | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Igor Vinícius | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| = | MF | 10 | Nikão | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| = | DF | 5 | Robert Arboleda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Alisson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | 27 | Marquinhos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Diego Costa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | MF | 77 | Emiliano Rigoni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 29 | Pablo Maia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 33 | Caio Matheus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 17 | Gabriel Sara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 14/21 | Giuliano Galoppo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 26 | Igor Gomes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 30 | João Moreira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 44 | Jonas Toró | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 31 | Juan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 8 | Luan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 32 | Luizão | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 95 | Marcos Guilherme | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 22 | Miranda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 19 | Nahuel Bustos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 47 | Rodriguinho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 37 | Talles Costa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 34 | Welington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Total | 27 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 119 |

### Managers performance

| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% |
| Rogério Ceni | Brazil | 27 January 2022 | 13 November 2022 | 76 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 117 | 81 | 55% |
| Charles Hembert (caretaker) | France | 2 May 2022 | 2 May 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% |

## 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 | 10 April 2022 | 13 November 2022 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 034.21 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 27 January 2022 | 3 April 2022 | First stage | Runners-up | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 062.50 |
| Copa do Brasil | 24 February 2022 | 14 September 2022 | First round | Semi-finals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 040.00 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 7 April 2022 | 1 October 2022 | Group stage | Runners-up | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 069.23 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 77 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 119 | 82 | +37 | 046.75 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Paulista

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 23 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Bernardo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 16 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Ferroviária | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 14 | |
| 4 | Novorizontino | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | Relegation to Série A2 |

#### Finals
### Copa Sudamericana

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPA | EVE | AYA | WIL |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Ayacucho | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 May 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

#### Final
### Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 58 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 9 | São Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
| 10 | América Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
* Postponed

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 February 2022.