2025 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
2025 season
ChairmanJulio Casares
ManagerArgentina Luis Zubeldía
StadiumMorumbi
Campeonato Brasileiro Série AMatchday 1
Campeonato PaulistaGroup stage
Copa do BrasilThird round
Copa LibertadoresGroup stage
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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

Main article: List of São Paulo Futebol Clube players
For a list of all former and current São Paulo FC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:São Paulo FC players.
As of 12 December 2024

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 Brazil BRA Leandro
2 DF Brazil BRA Igor Vinícius
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamal Lewis (on loan from Newcastle United)
4 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Longo (on loan from Belgrano)
5 DF Ecuador ECU Robert Arboleda
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Brazil BRA Ruan Tressoldi (on loan from Sassuolo)
23 GK Brazil BRA Rafael
25 MF Brazil BRA Alisson
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
32 DF Venezuela VEN Nahuel Ferraresi
33 FW Brazil BRA Erick
35 DF Brazil BRA Sabino
36 DF Brazil BRA Patryck Lanza
39 FW Brazil BRA William Gomes
47 FW Brazil BRA Ferreira
50 GK Brazil BRA Young
93 GK Brazil BRA Jandrei
— MF Brazil BRA Luan

Youth players

Main article: São Paulo Futebol Clube youth sector
As of 11 December 2024 (2025 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. squad)[1]

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 Brazil BRA João Paulo
— GK Brazil BRA João Pedro
— GK Brazil BRA Luciano
— DF Brazil BRA Andrade
— DF Brazil BRA Felipe
— DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Reis
— DF Brazil BRA Hugo Galdino
— DF Brazil BRA Igão
— DF Brazil BRA Igor Felisberto
— DF Brazil BRA Kauê
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Loss
— DF Brazil BRA Luis Osorio
— DF Brazil BRA Maik
— DF Brazil BRA Marques Rickelme
— DF Brazil BRA Raphael Gogoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Bezerra
— MF Brazil BRA Felipe Negrucci
— MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Fumaça
— MF Brazil BRA Hugo Leonardo
— MF Brazil BRA Lucas Ferreira
— MF Brazil BRA Lucca Marques
— MF Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique
— MF Brazil BRA Matheus Alves
— MF Brazil BRA Pedro Ferreira
— MF Brazil BRA Samuel Monteiro
— FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Miranda
— FW Brazil BRA Henrique Carmo
— FW Brazil BRA Paulinho
— FW Brazil BRA Perivan
— FW Brazil BRA Ryan Francisco

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 Brazil BRA Eric
— GK Brazil BRA Felipe Preis
— DF Brazil BRA Brian
— DF Colombia COL Luis Manuel Orejuela
— DF Indonesia IDN Welber Jardim
— DF Brazil BRA Ythallo
— MF Brazil BRA Bernardo
— MF Brazil BRA Cauã Lucca
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ecuador ECU Jhegson Méndez
— MF Brazil BRA Léo Silva
— FW Peru PER Arnold Cotito
— FW Brazil BRA Caio Matheus
— FW Brazil BRA João Gabriel
— FW Brazil BRA Mateus Manso
— FW Ghana GHA King Faisal
— FW Brazil BRA Thierry Henry

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
— GK Brazil BRA Arthur Doria (at Botafogo-SP until 31 December 2024)
— GK Brazil BRA Roberto (at Coritiba until 31 January 2025)
— DF Brazil BRA Belém (at Chapecoense until 31 December 2025)
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Inácio (at Botafogo-SP until 31 January 2025)
— DF Brazil BRA Raí Ramos (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Falcão (at Ituano until 31 December 2024)
— MF Senegal SEN Iba Ly (at Inter de Limeira until 1 May 2025)
— MF Brazil BRA Mateus Amaral (at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2025)
— MF Brazil BRA Pedro Vilhena (at Sport Recife until 31 December 2024)

Retired numbers

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref.
10 December 2024 MF Brazil Hugo Leonardo Brazil Ska Brasil R$ 0.4 M [3]
12 December 2024 MF Brazil Luan Brazil Vitória End of loan [4]

Loans in

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref.

Transfers out

Entry date Position Player To club Fee Ref.
4 December 2024 DF Brazil Welington England Southampton End of contract [5][6]
31 December 2024 MF Brazil Nikão End of contract [7]

Loans out

Entry date Position Player To club Fee Ref.
6 December 2024 DF Brazil Belém Brazil Chapecoense None [8]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 29–30 March 2025 21 December 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Campeonato Paulista 15–16 January 2025 TBD First stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Copa do Brasil 29 April – 1 May 2025 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Copa Libertadores 1–3 April 2025 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

FC Series

São Paulo FC will hold the pre-season in Florida, United States, like other Brazilian teams (Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Flamengo), facing the latter two in the following matches:[9][10]

15 January 2025 Cruzeiro v São Paulo Orlando
19:30 (UTC−5) Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
19 January 2025 São Paulo v Flamengo Fort Lauderdale
15:00 (UTC−5) Stadium: Chase Stadium

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2025 Campeonato Paulista
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Água Santa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Noroeste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Novorizontino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 São Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2025. Source: Soccerway

Matches

TBD 1 São Paulo v Internacional de Limeira São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
18–19 January 2025 2 Botafogo–SP v São Paulo Ribeirão Preto
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz
22–23 January 2025 3 São Paulo v Guarani São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
25–26 January 2025 4 São Paulo v Corinthians São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
29–30 January 2025 5 Portuguesa v São Paulo São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Canindé
1–2 February 2025 6 Santos v São Paulo Santos
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
5–6 January 2025 7 São Paulo v Mirassol São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
8–9 February 2025 8 Red Bull Bragantino v São Paulo Bragança Paulista
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid
12–13 February 2025 9 São Paulo v Velo Clube São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
15–16 February 2025 10 Palmeiras v São Paulo São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
19–20 February 2025 11 São Paulo v Ponte Preta São Paulo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Morumbi
23 February 2025 12 São Bernardo v São Paulo São Bernardo do Campo
--:-- (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2025 Copa Libertadores

The draw for the group stage will be held on 19 March 2025, --:-- PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


Série A

Main article: 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Ground
Result
Position
Postponed
Source: CBF.com

Matches

The league fixtures will be announced on TBD

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2025 Copa do Brasil

Third round

References

  1. ^ "São Paulo: Lista da Copinha tem dois 'profissionais'; veja inscritos". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ Rogerio Ceni: se despide una leyenda Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, La Razón, 14 December 2015
  3. ^ Mário Pravato Júnior (10 December 2024). "São Paulo contrata volante da base elogiado por Belmonte". Arquibancada Tricolor (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Luan retorna ao São Paulo após empréstimo ao Vitória: "Custo muito alto"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Southampton anuncia acerto com Welington e Juan, do São Paulo". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ Alexandre Zanquetta (4 December 2024). "FIM DA LINHA! Lateral não joga hoje não deve mais atuar com o time do São Paulo". saopaulo.blog (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Fim do ciclo: São Paulo decide não renovar, e Nikão ficará livre em janeiro". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ Alexandre Zanquetta (6 December 2024). "Zagueiro do São Paulo será reforço da Chapecoense após perder espaço; é a 2a saída do Tricolor para 2025". saopaulo.blog (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "FC Series - Matches". fcseries.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024.
  10. ^ Alexandre Zanquetta (14 December 2024). "FC SERIES EUA 2025: Veja as datas e os detalhes da pré-temporada do São Paulo nos Estados Unidos". saopaulo.blog (in Portuguese).