# 2021 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season

The 2021 season was the 112th season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. The season covered the period from 26 February 2021 to December 2021. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its major impact in the 2020 season were still felt on this season, as there was no pre-season and the first game took place just three days after the last season's match. The majority of games were still played behind closed doors.

## Background
### Kit

* Home (June 2021 onward): White shirt, black shorts and white socks;
* Away (May 2021 onward): Black with white stripes shirt, white shorts and black socks;
* Third (September 2021 onward): Purple shirt, purple shorts and purple socks.

### Previous Kits

* Home (Until June 2021): White shirt, black shorts and white socks;
* Away (Until May 2021): Black with white stripes shirt, white shorts and black socks;
* Third (Until September 2021): Brown and blue shirt, brown shorts and brown socks.

### COVID-19 pandemic

On October 5, Corinthians played their first match with fans in the stadium since February 25, 2020, as Neo Química Arena featured a 30% stadium capacity. Matches are expected to feature a 50% stadium capacity as of October 15 and full capacity in November.

## Squad

    As of 1 December 2021
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 | Caíque França |
| 2 | DF | BRA | João Pedro (on loan from Porto) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gil |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Lucas Piton |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Luan |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Willian |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Giuliano |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Cássio (captain) |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Léo Santos |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Cauê (on loan from Novorizontino) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Gustavo Silva |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Marquinhos |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Carlos Miguel |
| 23 | DF | BRA | Fagner |
| 24 | MF | COL | Víctor Cantillo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Felipe Augusto |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Fábio Santos |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Adson |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Roni |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Mantuan |
| 32 | GK | BRA | Matheus Donelli |
| 33 | DF | BRA | João Victor |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Raul Gustavo |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Danilo Avelar |
| 36 | MF | BRA | Ruan (on loan from Metropolitano) |
| 37 | MF | BRA | Du Queiroz |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Pereira |
| 39 | MF | BRA | Xavier |
| 43 | MF | BRA | Vitinho |
| 44 | MF | BRA | Luis Mandaca |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Jô |
| 123 | FW | BRA | Róger Guedes |

## Managerial changes

On May 16, Vágner Mancini was fired after losing the 2021 Campeonato Paulista semi-finals to Palmeiras at Neo Química Arena. The club decided that three club professionals would take over training duties while a new manager was expected to be chosen: head of performance analysis Fernando Lázaro, fitness coach Flávio de Oliveira and head scout Mauro da Silva. Lázaro served as caretaker for the last two matches at the 2021 Copa Sudamericana against Sport Huancayo and River Plate.
On May 23, former club player Sylvinho was announced as the club's new manager until December 2022. He is expected to make his debut at the first match of the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
| Manager | Signed from | Date of signing | Date of departure | Signed with |
| Vágner Mancini | Atlético Goianiense | 12 October 2020 | 16 May 2021 | — |
| Fernando Lázaro | Head of performance analysis (caretaker) | 17 May 2021 | 22 May 2021 | — |
| Sylvinho | Free agent | 23 May 2021 | — | — |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| # | Position: | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
| | FW | André Luis | Shanghai Shenhua | Transfer cancelled | 9 February 2021 | First team |
| | FW | John Kléber | Ponte Preta | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 23 February 2021 | Under-23s |
| 44 | MF | Luis Mandaca | CSP | R$800,000 | 25 March 2021 | Academy |
| 24 | MF | Víctor Cantillo | Atlético Junior | U$2,900,000 (~R$15,000,000) | 29 June 2021 | First team |
| 11 | MF | Giuliano | İstanbul Başakşehir | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 16 July 2021 | First team |
| 8 | MF | Renato Augusto | Beijing Guoan | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 22 July 2021 | First team |
| 123 | FW | Róger Guedes | Shandong Taishan | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 27 August 2021 | First team |
| 22 | GK | Carlos Miguel | Internacional | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 27 August 2021 | First team |
| 10 | FW | Willian | Arsenal | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 30 August 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Richard | Athletico Paranaense | Loan cancelled | 28 October 2021 | First team |

### Loans in

| # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Team |
| 36 | MF | Ruan | Metropolitano | 2 March 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| | FW | Anderson Chaves | Vila Nova | 5 March 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Academy |
| | MF | Vitor | Globo | 15 March 2021 | 31 December 2022 | Academy |
| | DF | Carlão | Náutico | 24 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 (Cancelled on 11 June 2021) | Academy |
| | MF | Matheus Melo | Linense | 9 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | Under-23s |
| | MF | Winicius Maia | Aparecidense | 9 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | Under-23s |
| | FW | Luan Henrique | Linense | 9 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | Academy |
| | GK | Wesley Borges | Ituano | 9 June 2021 | 31 December 2022 | Academy |
| 2 | DF | João Pedro | Porto | 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |

### Transfers out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team |
| 25 | DF | Marllon | Cuiabá | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 7 March 2021 | First team |
| | DF | Yago | Náutico | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 11 March 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Fabrício Oya | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 15 March 2021 | First team |
| 10 | MF | Juan Cazares | Fluminense | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 14 April 2021 | First team |
| 20 | MF | Camacho | Santos | Free transfer (Rescinded contract) | 15 June 2021 | First team |
| 11 | MF | Rómulo Otero | Free agent | End of loan | 1 July 2021 | First team |
| 3 | DF | Jemerson | Free agent | End of contract | 1 July 2021 | First team |
| | DF | Lucas Pires | Santos | Free transfer (End of contract) | 10 July 2021 | Academy |
| 27 | FW | Antony | Joinville | End of loan | 15 July 2021 | Academy |
| 21 | MF | Ángelo Araos | Necaxa | Undisclosed (U$1,000,000 ~R$5,700,000) | 1 December 2021 | First team |

### Loans out

| # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team |
| | DF | Matheus Alexandre | Inter de Limeira | 4 January 2021 | 31 May 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Thiaguinho | Inter de Limeira | 4 January 2021 | 31 May 2021 | First team |
| | DF | Caetano | São Caetano | 2 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 | First team |
| | FW | Rafael Bilú | Mirassol | 16 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Warian | São Caetano | 23 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 | Under-23s |
| | FW | Gabriel Lima | Metropolitano | 24 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 | Under-23s |
| | DF | Kevin Emmel | Metropolitano | 24 February 2021 | 31 May 2021 | Academy |
| | MF | Janderson | Atlético Goianiense | 26 February 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 33 | FW | Matheus Davó | Guarani | 28 February 2021 | 31 December 2021 (Cancelled on 31 July 2021) | First team |
| 15 | MF | Éderson | Fortaleza | 1 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 27 | GK | Walter | Cuiabá | 2 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 28 | FW | Jonathan Cafú | Cuiabá | 5 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | FW | Madson | Santa Cruz | 5 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 (Cancelled on 31 August 2021) | First team |
| | MF | Marquinhos | Sport Recife | 10 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 (Cancelled on 25 June 2021) | First team |
| | FW | André Luis | Atlético Goianiense | 22 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Matheus Jesus | Juventude | 30 March 2021 | 31 December 2021 (Cancelled on 22 September 2021) | First team |
| 2 | DF | Michel Macedo | Juventude | 22 April 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 37 | FW | Everaldo | Sport Recife | 24 April 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Fessin | Ponte Preta | 2 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | DF | Caetano | CRB | 2 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 8 | MF | Ramiro | Al-Wasl | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| 14 | DF | Bruno Méndez | Internacional | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| | MF | Junior Sornoza | Independiente del Valle | 10 July 2021 | 31 December 2022 | First team |
| | FW | Matheus Davó | Philadelphia Union | 11 August 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | FW | Nathan | Racing de Ferrol | 21 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Under-23s |
| 22 | MF | Mateus Vital | Panathinaikos | 29 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| 18 | FW | Léo Natel | APOEL | 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| | FW | Madson | Estrela da Amadora | 1 September 2021 | 30 June 2022 | First team |
| 30 | FW | Rodrigo Varanda | São Bernardo | 11 September 2021 | 30 May 2022 (Cancelled on 18 November 2021) | First team |
| | FW | Rafael Bilú | Juventude | 24 September 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| 27 | DF | Matheus Alexandre | Coritiba | 27 September 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |
| | MF | Matheus Jesus | Náutico | 30 September 2021 | 31 December 2021 | First team |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Caíque França | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | João Pedro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Gil | 8 (2) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 (3) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Gabriel | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 (2) | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 43 (3) | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Lucas Piton | 8 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 18 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luan | 7 (2) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 (12) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (14) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Renato Augusto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Willian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Giuliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Cássio | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Léo Santos | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Matheus Araújo | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Cauê | 6 (2) | 1 | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (7) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Gustavo Silva | 5 (4) | 2 | 2 (2) | 2 | 21 (16) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 (22) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Marquinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (10) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Carlos Miguel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Fagner | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | Víctor Cantillo | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 18 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 (7) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | Felipe Augusto | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Fábio Santos | 4 (1) | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42 (2) | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Adson | 0 (4) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 6 (10) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (17) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Roni | 4 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 14 (7) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 21 (13) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Gustavo Mantuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Matheus Donelli | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | João Victor | 7 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Raul Gustavo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Danilo Avelar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Ruan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Du Queiroz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Gabriel Pereira | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 17 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 19 (13) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Xavier | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (15) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | MF | Vitinho | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 7 (15) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 (19) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Luis Mandaca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Jô | 6 (4) | 2 | 4 (2) | 1 | 24 (7) | 7 | 3 (2) | 0 | 37 (15) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | FW | Róger Guedes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Jemerson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ramiro | 7 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 13 (10) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Juan Cazares | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Rómulo Otero | 7 (4) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 (5) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bruno Méndez | 7 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 12 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Léo Natel | 3 (6) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 5 (14) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Camacho | 3 (2) | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (5) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Ángelo Araos | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (12) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Mateus Vital | 5 (3) | 2 | 3 (1) | 2 | 10 (6) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 20 (11) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Antony | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Matheus Alexandre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Rodrigo Varanda | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |

## 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 | 30 May 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 039.47 |
| Copa do Brasil | 17 March 2021 | 9 June 2021 | First round | Third round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 28 February 2021 | 16 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 057.14 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 22 April 2021 | 26 May 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 043.55 |
Source: Competitions

## Campeonato Paulista

For the 2021 Campeonato Paulista, the 16 teams are divided in four groups of 4 teams (A, B, C, D). They faced all teams, except those that were in their own group, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals. The two overall worst teams were relegated.

### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 25 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Inter de Limeira | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Botafogo | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | Troféu do Interior |
| 4 | Santo André | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | Troféu do Interior |

### Knockout stages
## Copa Sudamericana
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | COR | RIV | SHU |
| 1 | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 10 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |

## Campeonato Brasileiro

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 66 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 58 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 6 | Red Bull Bragantino | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 7 | Fluminense | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
* ↑ Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.