São Paulo FC (women)

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see São Paulo FC.
São Paulo
Full nameSão Paulo Futebol Clube Futebol Feminino
Nickname(s)Tricolor (Tricolour)
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
1997 (re-activated)
2005 (re-activated)
2015 (re-activated)
2019 (re-activated)
GroundCFA de Cotia
Morumbi (selected matches)
Head coachThiago Viana
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A1
Campeonato Paulista
2024
2024 [pt]		Série A1, 2nd of 16
Paulista, 3rd of 11
Websitehttp://www.saopaulofc.net/
Active departments of São Paulo FC
Football
(men)		 Football
(women)		 Basketball Futsal

São Paulo Futebol Clube, commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional women's association football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1997, the team is affiliated with Federação Paulista de Futebol and play their home games at Estádio do Morumbi. The team colors, reflected in their logo and uniform, are white, red and black. They play in the top tier of women's football in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, and in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the first division of the traditional in-state competition.

History

First spell

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) successfully encouraged São Paulo and its other leading clubs to form female teams after the national women's team's performance exceeded expectations at the 1996 Olympics. Coach Zé Duarte (who was also the Brazil women's national team coach) immediately assembled a competitive São Paulo team who won state and national titles in their debut 1997 season.[1][2] The players had been co-opted from the existing successful women's team Saad Esporte Clube.[3]

In 1998 the team only lost two matches but both defeats resulted in elimination from the state and national competitions at the hands of local rivals Portuguesa (who played as Lusa Sant'Anna). São Paulo rebounded to recapture the Paulista title in 1999. Eight of the 20-player Brazil squad at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup were contracted to São Paulo FC.[4] In March 2000 the disbandment of the team was announced, as most of the leading Brazilian players signalled their intent to leave for the upcoming American Women's United Soccer Association.[5]

Return

In 2015 São Paulo decided to return to women's football and reached the final of the Paulista, losing to São José. The team was disbanded again immediately afterwards when the parent club failed to attract adequate sponsorship.[6] The team's coach Marcello Frigério said the team had been a partnership between São Paulo FC and the Centro de Apoio Profissional, Educacional e Social (CAPES), which failed when the latter did not pay in line with the agreement.[7] Female football returned to São Paulo in 2017, when an under-17 youth team was launched in partnership with Centro Olímpico. Another adult team was put together in 2019, which included the high-profile signing of Cristiane Rozeira.[8]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 May 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 Anna Bia
2 DF Brazil BRA Letícia Alves
3 DF Brazil BRA Kaká
4 DF Brazil BRA Ana Alice
5 MF Brazil BRA Vivian
6 DF Brazil BRA Jéssica Soares
7 MF Brazil BRA Aline (captain)
8 MF Brazil BRA Maressa
9 FW Brazil BRA Laryh
10 MF Brazil BRA Camilinha
11 FW Brazil BRA Ariel Godoi
12 GK Brazil BRA Carlinha
14 DF Brazil BRA Kedima
16 DF Brazil BRA Carol Gil
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Brazil BRA Rafa Mineira
19 FW Brazil BRA Késia
21 FW Brazil BRA Daiane
22 DF Brazil BRA Ravena
23 DF Brazil BRA Bia Menezes
25 FW Brazil BRA Mariana Santos
26 MF Brazil BRA Dudinha
30 DF Brazil BRA Mimi
31 FW Brazil BRA Milena
77 FW Brazil BRA Isa
88 MF Brazil BRA Serrana
93 GK Brazil BRA Elu Kavalek
95 MF Brazil BRA Robinha
99 MF Brazil BRA Vitória Amaral

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:São Paulo FC (women) players.

Notable players

Managers

  • Luiz Motta Filho (1983–1984)
  • José Duarte (1997–1998)
  • Edson Machado (1999–2000)
  • José Carlos Carpinelli (2001)
  • Sérgio Guerrero (2005)
  • Marcello Frigério (2015)
  • Lucas Piccinato (2019–2022)
  • Thiago Viana (2023–present)

Records

  • Biggest win:
  • Player with most goals scored in a single game:
  • Player with most goals scored:
  • Player with most goals scored per game ratio:
  • Player with most matches:
  • Player with most titles won:
  • Manager with most matches:
  • Manager with most titles won:

Honours

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro 1 1997
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2 1 2019
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paulista 2 1997, 1999

Others

Friendly tournaments

  • Brasil Ladies Cup (1): 2021
  • Taça Dourado (1): 1983
  • Torneio de Campo Grande (1): 1997
  • Torneio da Primavera Rio-São Paulo (1): 1997
  • Taça Holambra (1): 1997
  • Troféu Aniversário da Cidade de São Paulo (1): 1998
  • Torneio Dr. Eduardo José Farah (1): 1999

Youth team

Seasons

Season National M W D L GF GA GD Win% Final position State M W D L GF GA GD Win% Final position
1997 Campeonato Brasileiro
(1st level) 		8 8 0 0 50 1 +49 100.00 1st Paulista Feminino 16 13 1 2 76 17 +59 081.25 1st
1998 7 6 0 1 69 4 +65 085.71 3rd 10 9 0 1 68 6 +62 090.00 3rd
1999 7 6 1 0 42 3 +39 85.71 3rd 12 12 0 0 83 4 +79 100.00 1st
2000 Did not enter
2001 Did not enter Paulista Feminino 11 2 3 6 18 33 −15 018.18 9th
2002 Inactive
2003
2004
2005 No national competition held Paulista Feminino 13 9 1 3 40 14 +26 069.23 4th (SF)
2006 Inactive
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 Did not qualified in the previous season Paulista Feminino 18 10 6 2 41 16 +25 055.56 2nd
2016 Inactive
2017
2018
2019 Série A2
(2nd level) 		13 10 2 1 42 4 +38 076.92 1st Paulista Feminino 20 10 7 3 31 14 +17 050.00 2nd
2020 Série A1
(1st level) 		19 10 4 5 37 14 +23 052.63 4th (SF) 7 4 1 2 45 5 +40 057.14 5th (QF)
2021 17 9 5 3 34 19 +15 052.94 5th (QF) 15 13 0 2 41 9 +32 086.67 2nd
2022 19 12 4 3 33 15 +18 063.16 4th (SF) 13 9 0 4 35 10 +25 069.23 3rd (SF)
2023 19 9 5 5 34 18 +16 047.37 4th (SF) 15 10 0 5 34 14 +20 066.67 2nd
2024 21 11 4 6 40 25 +15 052.38 2nd 12 7 3 2 29 10 +19 058.33 3rd (SF)

See also

References

  1. ^ "São Paulo conquista Brasileiro feminino de futebol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "20 Anos – Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino 1997" (PDF) (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; Gonzalez, Miguel Alvim (15 June 2015). "Brazil - List of Women's Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2021. São Paulo (1997) and Mato Grosso do Sul (2007) won his titles as partners (and fielding the players) of Saad.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads". FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original (TXT) on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ Serra, Michael (29 June 2017). "20 anos do primeiro título do futebol feminino" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ da Silva, Ana Carolina; Arreguy, Juliana (25 August 2015). "Próximo do fim, time feminino é usado pelo São Paulo para abafar crise" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ Edgar de Matos, José; Bianchini, Vladimir (11 September 2015). "Técnico do São Paulo conta como barrou dois homens em seleção feminina às vésperas de Copa" (in Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Cristiane é do São Paulo!" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Corinthians sofre goleada para o São Paulo e fica com o vice-campeonato do Paulista Feminino Sub-15". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). 27 July 2024.