# 2025 São Paulo FC season

The 2025 season will be São Paulo's 96th season in the club's history and their 65th in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with Série A, São Paulo compete in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores.

## First-team squad

    As of 7 March 2025
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 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Igor Vinícius |
| 5 | DF | ECU | Robert Arboleda |
| 6 | DF | POR | Cédric Soares |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Lucas Moura (vice-captain) |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Oscar |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Jonathan Calleri (captain) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Luciano |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Ferreira |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Leandro |
| 13 | DF | ARG | Enzo Díaz (on loan from River Plate) |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Rodriguinho |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Luiz Gustavo |
| 17 | FW | BRA | André Silva |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Wendell |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio) |
| 21 | MF | PAR | Damián Bobadilla |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Ruan Tressoldi (on loan from Sassuolo) |
| 23 | GK | BRA | Rafael |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Alisson |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Alan Franco |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Pablo Maia |
| 32 | DF | VEN | Nahuel Ferraresi |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Erick |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Sabino |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Patryck Lanza |
| 37 | FW | BRA | Henrique Carmo |
| 40 | GK | BRA | João Pedro |
| 43 | MF | BRA | Felipe Negrucci |
| 46 | MF | BRA | Hugo Leonardo |
| 49 | FW | BRA | Ryan Francisco |
| 50 | GK | BRA | Young |
| 93 | GK | BRA | Jandrei |

### Youth players

    As of 12 March 2025 (Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. squad, Campeonato Paulista "B" list and others)
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 |
| — | GK | BRA | Eric |
| 24 | GK | BRA | Felipe Preis |
| — | GK | BRA | João Paulo |
| — | GK | BRA | Luciano |
| 41 | DF | BRA | Andrade |
| — | DF | BRA | Angelo |
| — | DF | BRA | Felipe |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Reis |
| — | DF | BRA | Henrique Bell |
| — | DF | BRA | Hugo Martins |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Igão |
| — | DF | BRA | Igor Felisberto |
| — | DF | BRA | Isac Silvestre |
| — | DF | BRA | Lucas Loss |
| — | DF | BRA | Luis Osorio |
| 42 | DF | BRA | Maik |
| — | DF | BRA | Marques Rickelme |
| — | DF | BRA | Nicolas Bosshardt |
| — | DF | BRA | Raphael Gogoni |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | IDN | Welber Jardim |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Bezerra |
| — | MF | BRA | Caique Takada |
| — | MF | BRA | Djhordney |
| — | MF | BRA | Guilherme Fumaça |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Lucas Ferreira |
| 47 | MF | BRA | Matheus Alves |
| — | MF | BRA | Matheus Ferreira |
| 52 | MF | BRA | Pedro Ferreira |
| — | MF | BRA | Samuel Monteiro |
| — | MF | BRA | Samuel Santos |
| — | FW | PER | Arnold Cotito |
| — | FW | BRA | Gustavo Miranda |
| — | FW | BRA | Gustavo Santana |
| 45 | FW | BRA | Lucca Marques |
| 53 | FW | BRA | Paulinho |
| — | FW | BRA | Tetê |
| — | FW | BRA | Thierry Henry |

### 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 |
| — | GK | BRA | Arthur Doria |
| — | GK | BRA | Roberto |
| — | DF | BRA | Lucas Inácio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Liziero |
| — | MF | BRA | Luan |
| — | FW | GHA | King Faisal |

### 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 | Belém (at Chapecoense until 31 December 2025) |
| — | DF | BRA | Brian (at Real Murcia until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | BRA | João Moreira (at Porto B until 5 January 2026) |
| — | MF | BRA | Cauã Lucca (at Boavista until 30 September 2025) |
| — | MF | BRA | Gabriel Falcão (at Pouso Alegre until 30 September 2025) |
| — | MF | ARG | Giuliano Galoppo (at River Plate until 31 December 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SEN | Iba Ly (at Retrô until 31 December 2025) |
| — | MF | BRA | Mateus Amaral (at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | BRA | Pedro Vilhena (at Ponte Preta until 1 May 2025) |
| — | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Nestor (at Bahia until 31 December 2025) |
| — | FW | BRA | Mateus Manso (at Boavista until 30 September 2025) |

### Retired numbers

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

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee |
| 10 December 2024 | MF | Hugo Leonardo | Ska Brasil | R$ 0.4 M |
| 12 December 2024 | MF | Luan | Vitória | End of loan |
| 23 December 2024 | MF | Oscar | Shanghai Port | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2025 | DF | Cédric Soares | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Wendell | Porto | Free transfer |
| 25 February 2025 | DF | Isac Silvestre | Red Bull Bragantino | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 9 January 2025 | DF | Enzo Díaz | River Plate | None | |

### Transfers out

| Entry date | Position | Player | To club | Fee |
| 4 December 2024 | DF | Welington | Southampton | End of contract |
| 20 December 2024 | DF | Rafinha | Coritiba | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | MF | Nikão | Guangdong GZ-Power | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | MF | Léo Silva | Paraná | End of contract |
| 1 January 2025 | DF | Jamal Lewis | Newcastle United | End of loan |
| 2 January 2025 | MF | Wellington Rato | Vitória | R$ 5.0 M |
| 4 January 2025 | FW | Caio Matheus | Coritiba | Free transfer |
| 6 January 2025 | MF | Michel Araújo | Bahia | R$ 17.3 M |
| 6 January 2025 | DF | Raí Ramos | Atlético Goianiense | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 8 January 2025 | MF | Jhegson Méndez | Independiente del Valle | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 22 January 2025 | DF | Kauê | Mafra | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2025 | FW | William Gomes | Porto | R$ 55.6 M |
| 31 January 2025 | MF | Luiz Henrique | Real Murcia | Free transfer |
| 8 February 2025 | FW | João Gabriel | Unattached | End of contract |
| 8 February 2025 | MF | Bernardo | Peñarol | End of contract |
| 10 February 2025 | MF | Santiago Longo | Belgrano | End of loan |
| 17 February 2025 | DF | Ythallo | Toronto FC II | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 28 February 2025 | FW | Ganaël Gay | Figueirense | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 1 March 2025 | DF | Luis Manuel Orejuela | Unattached | End of contract |

### Loans out

| Entry date | Position | Player | To club | Fee |
| 6 December 2024 | DF | Belém | Chapecoense | None |
| 17 December 2024 | MF | Pedro Vilhena | Ponte Preta | None |
| 24 December 2024 | MF | Rodrigo Nestor | Bahia | R$ 9.4 M |
| 3 January 2025 | MF | Giuliano Galoppo | River Plate | None |
| 29 January 2025 | DF | João Moreira | Porto B | None |
| 31 January 2025 | MF | Gabriel Falcão | Pouso Alegre | None |
| 1 February 2025 | DF | Brian | Real Murcia | None |
| 26 February 2025 | MF | Iba Ly | Retrô | None |
| 28 February 2025 | MF | Cauã Lucca | Boavista | None |
| 28 February 2025 | FW | Mateus Manso | Boavista | None |

## 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 | 29 March 2025 | 21 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Campeonato Paulista | 20 January 2025 | 10 March 2025 | First stage | Semi-final | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 042.86 |
| Copa do Brasil | 29 April – 1 May 2025 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Copa Libertadores | 2 April 2025 | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 042.86 |
Last updated: 10 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### FC Series

São Paulo FC held the pre-season in Florida, United States, like other Brazilian teams (Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Flamengo), facing the latter two in the following matches:

### Campeonato Paulista

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Noroeste | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Água Santa (R) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 7 | Relegation to Série A2 |

#### Semi-final
### Copa Libertadores

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 March 2025, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPA | LIB | TAL | ALI |
| 1 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 14 May | 27 May | 10 Apr |
| 2 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | 23 Apr | — | 8 Apr | 27 May |
| 3 | Talleres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana | 2 Apr | 8 May | — | 15 May |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 May | 1 Apr | 22 Apr | — |

### Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
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* Postponed

#### Matches

The league fixtures was announced on 12 February 2025.