São Paulo FC in international football

Following is the retrospect of all São Paulo FC seasons in the international football official competitions.[1][2][3]

CONMEBOL competitions

Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Neutral
1972 Copa Libertadores First round
(Group 3) 		Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–0 2–2
Paraguay Olimpia 3–1 1–0
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4–0 2–3
Second round
(Group B) 		Ecuador Barcelona 1–1 0–0
Argentina Independiente 1–0 0–2
1974 Copa Libertadores First round
(Group 2) 		Brazil Palmeiras 2–0 2–1
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 5–0 1–0
Bolivia Deportivo Municipal 3–3 1–1
Second round
(Group B) 		Colombia Millionarios 4–0 0–0
Peru Defensor Lima 4–0 1–0
Finals Argentina Independiente 2–1 0–2 0–1
1978 Copa Libertadores First round
(Group 3) 		Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–1 1–2
Chile Palestino 1–2 1–0
Chile Unión Española 1–1 1–1
1982 Copa Libertadores First round
(Group 2) 		Brazil Grêmio 2–2 0–0
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–1 3–1
Uruguay Peñarol 0–1 0–1
1987 Copa Libertadores First round
(Group 3) 		Brazil Guarani 2–2 1–3
Chile Cobreloa 2–1 1–3
Chile Colo-Colo 1–2 2–2
1992 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 2) 		Brazil Criciúma 4–0 0–3
Bolivia San José 1–1 3–0
Bolivia Bolívar 2–0 1–1
Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 2–0 1–0
Quarterfinals Brazil Criciúma 1–0 1–1
Semifinals Ecuador Barcelona 3–0 0–2
Finals Argentina Newell's Old Boys 1–0 (3–2 p) 0–1
Supercopa Libertadores First round Brazil Santos 4–1 1–1
Quarterfinals Paraguay Olimpia 1–2 0–1
1993 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 4–0 0–2
Quarterfinals Brazil Flamengo 2–0 1–1
Semifinals Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–0 0–0
Finals Chile Universidad Católica 5–1 0–2
Copa de Oro Semifinals Argentina Boca Juniors 1–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1
Recopa Sudamericana — Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0[a] 0–0 (4–2 p)
Supercopa Libertadores First round Argentina Independiente 2–0 1–1
Quarterfinals Brazil Grêmio 2–2 1–0
Semifinals Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–2 (5–4 p)
Finals Brazil Flamengo 2–2 2–2 (5–3 p)
1994 Recopa Sudamericana — Brazil Botafogo — — 3–1
Copa Libertadores Round of 16 Brazil Palmeiras 2–1 0–0
Quarterfinals Chile Unión Española 4–3 1–1
Semifinals Paraguay Olimpia 2–1 0–1 (4–3 p)
Finals Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 (3–5 p) 0–1
Supercopa Libertadores Round of 16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–0 1–1
Quarterfinals Chile Colo-Colo 4–1 1–2
Semifinals Argentina Boca Juniors 1–0 0–2
Copa CONMEBOL Round of 16 Brazil Grêmio 0–0 (6–5 p) 0–0
Quarterfinals Peru Sporting Cristal 3–1 0–0
Semifinals Brazil Corinthians 2–3 (5–4 p) 4–3
Finals Uruguay Peñarol 6–1 0–3
1995 Supercopa Libertadores Preliminary round Argentina Boca Juniors 1–0 3–2
Paraguay Olimpia 0–3 2–1
Supercopa Libertadores / Copa de Oro[b] Quarterfinals / Finals Brazil Cruzeiro 0–1 (2–4 p) 1–0
1996 Copa Masters CONMEBOL Semifinal Brazil Botafogo — — 7–3
Final Brazil Atlético Mineiro — — 3–0
Copa de Oro Semifinal Brazil Grêmio — — 2–1
Final Brazil Flamengo — — 1–3
Supercopa Libertadores Preliminary round Paraguay Olimpia 2–1 (3–5 p) 1–2
1997 Supercopa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 2) 		Brazil Flamengo 1–0 2–3
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 5–1 3–3
Paraguay Olimpia 4–1 0–0
Semifinals Chile Colo-Colo 3–1 1–0
Finals Argentina River Plate 0–0 1–2
1998 Copa Mercosur Group stage
(Group A) 		Chile Colo-Colo 1–0 1–2
Brazil Cruzeiro 1–1 1–5
Argentina San Lorenzo 2–1 2–3
1999 Copa Mercosur Group stage
(Group C) 		Argentina Boca Juniors 1–1 1–5
Argentina San Lorenzo 4–1 0–1
Chile Universidad Católica 2–0 3–0
2000 Copa Mercosur Group stage
(Group C) 		Chile Colo-Colo 4–0 1–3
Argentina Rosario Central 1–0 1–2
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4–4 2–4
2001 Copa Mercosur Group stage
(Group D) 		Uruguay Peñarol 3–0 1–1
Argentina Talleres 0–0 0–0
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 2–4
2003 Copa Sudamericana First round Brazil Grêmio — 4–0
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2–1 —
Second round Brazil Fluminense 1–0 1–1
Quarterfinals Bolivia The Strongest 4–1 3–1
Semifinals Argentina River Plate 3–1 (2–4 p) 0–2
2004 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 4) 		Peru Alianza Lima 3–1 2–1
Chile Cobreloa 3–1 2–1
Ecuador LDU Quito 1–0 0–3
Round of 16 Argentina Rosario Central 2–1 (5–4 p) 0–1
Quarterfinals Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 3–0 4–1
Semifinals Colombia Once Caldas 0–0 1–2
Copa Sudamericana First round Brazil São Caetano 1–1 (4–1 p) 1–1
Second round Brazil Santos 1–1 0–1
2005 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 3) 		Bolivia The Strongest 3–3 3–0
Chile Universidad de Chile 4–2 1–1
Argentina Quilmes 3–1 2–2
Round of 16 Brazil Palmeiras 2–0 1–0
Quarterfinals Mexico Tigres UANL 4–0 1–2
Semifinals Argentina River Plate 2–0 3–2
Finals Brazil Atlético Paranaense 4–0 1–1
Copa Sudamericana First round Brazil Internacional 1–1 1–2
2006 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 1) 		Venezuela Caracas 2–0 2–1
Peru Cienciano 4–1 2–0
Mexico Guadalajara 1–2 1–2
Round of 16 Brazil Palmeiras 2–1 1–1
Quarterfinals Argentina Estudiantes 1–0 (4–3 p) 0–1
Semifinals Mexico Guadalajara 3–0 1–0
Finals Brazil Internacional 1–2 2–2
Recopa Sudamericana — Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 1–2
2007 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 2) 		Chile Audax Italiano 2–2 0–0
Peru Alianza Lima 4–0 1–0
Mexico Necaxa 3–0 1–2
Round of 16 Brazil Grêmio 1–1 0–2
Copa Sudamericana First round Brazil Figueirense 1–1 2–2 (a)
Round of 16 Argentina Boca Juniors 1–0 1–2 (a)
Quarterfinals Colombia Millionarios 0–1 0–2
2008 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 7) 		Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–1
Chile Audax Italiano 2–1 0–1
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1–0 1–1
Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 2–0 0–0
Quarterfinals Brazil Fluminense 1–0 1–3
Copa Sudamericana First round Brazil Atlético Paranaense 0–0 (3–4 p) 0–0
2009 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 4) 		Colombia Independiente Medellín 1–1 1–2
Colombia América de Cali 2–1 3–1
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–1 1–0
Round of 16 Mexico Guadalajara w/o[c]
Quarterfinals Brazil Cruzeiro 0–2 1–2
2010 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 2) 		Mexico Monterrey 2–0 0–0
Colombia Once Caldas 1–0 1–2
Paraguay Nacional 3–0 2–0
Round of 16 Peru Universitario 0–0 (3–1 p) 0–0
Quarterfinals Brazil Cruzeiro 2–0 2–0
Semifinals Brazil Internacional 2–1 (a) 0–1
2011 Copa Sudamericana Second round Brazil Ceará 3–0 1–2
Round of 16 Paraguay Libertad 1–0 0–2
2012 Copa Sudamericana Second round Brazil Bahia 2–0 2–0
Round of 16 Ecuador LDU Loja 0–0 1–1 (a)
Quarterfinals Chile Universidad de Chile 5–0 2–0
Semifinals Chile Universidad Católica 0–0 1–1 (a)
Finals Argentina Tigre 2–0[d] 0–0
2013 Copa Libertadores First stage Bolivia Bolívar 5–0 3–4
Group stage
(Group 3) 		Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2–0 1–2
Bolivia The Strongest 2–1 1–2
Argentina Arsenal 1–1 1–2
Round of 16 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–2 1–4
Recopa Sudamericana — Brazil Corinthians 1–2 0–2
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 Chile Universidad Católica 1–1 4–3
Quarterfinals Colombia Atlético Nacional 3–2 0–0
Semifinals Brazil Ponte Preta 1–3 1–1
2014 Copa Sudamericana Second round Brazil Criciúma 2–0 1–2
Round of 16 Chile Huachipato 1–0 3–2
Quarterfinals Ecuador Emelec 4–2 2–3
Semifinals Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0 (1–4 p) 0–1
2015 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group 2) 		Brazil Corinthians 2–0 0–2
Uruguay Danubio 4–0 2–1
Argentina San Lorenzo 1–0 0–1
Round of 16 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–0 0–1 (3–4 p)
2016 Copa Libertadores First stage Peru Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 1–1
Group stage
(Group 1) 		Bolivia The Strongest 0–1 1–1
Argentina River Plate 2–1 1–1
Venezuela Trujillanos 6–0 1–1
Round of 16 Mexico Toluca 4–0 1–3
Quarterfinals Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–0 1–2 (a)
Semifinals Colombia Atlético Nacional 0–2 1–2
2017 Copa Sudamericana First round Argentina Defensa y Justicia 1–1 (a) 0–0
2018 Copa Sudamericana First round Argentina Rosario Central 1–0 0–0
Second round Argentina Colón 0–1 1–0 (3–5 p)
2019 Copa Libertadores First stage Argentina Talleres 0–0 0–2
2020 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group D) 		Peru Binacional 5–1 1–2
Ecuador LDU Quito 3–0 2–4
Argentina River Plate 1–1 1–2
Copa Sudamericana Second round Argentina Lanús 4–3 (a) 2–3
2021 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group E) 		Peru Sporting Cristal 3–0 3–0
Uruguay Rentistas 2–0 1–1
Argentina Racing 0–1 0–0
Round of 16 Argentina Racing 1–1 3–1
Quarterfinals Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 0–3
2022 Copa Sudamericana Group stage
(Group D) 		Peru Ayacucho 1–0 3–2
Chile Everton 2–0 0–0
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 3–0 3–1
Round of 16 Chile Universidad Católica 4–1 4–2
Quarterfinals Brazil Ceará 1–0 1–2 (4–3 p)
Semifinals Brazil Atlético Goianiense 2–0 (4–2 p) 1–3
Final Ecuador Independiente del Valle — — 0–2
2023 Copa Sudamericana Group stage
(Group D) 		Argentina Tigre 2–0 2–0
Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello 2–0 2–0
Colombia Deportes Tolima 5–0 0–0
Round of 16 Argentina San Lorenzo 2–0 0–1
Quarterfinals Ecuador LDU Quito 1–0 (4–5 p) 1–2
2024 Copa Libertadores Group stage
(Group B) 		Argentina Talleres 2–0 1–2
Chile Cobresal 2–0 3–1
Ecuador Barcelona 0–0 2–0
Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 2–0 0–0
Quarterfinals Brazil Botafogo 1–1 (4–5 p) 0–0

World championships

Main article: List of world champion football clubs
Season Competition Round Opposition Match
1992 Intercontinental Cup — Spain Barcelona 2–1
1993 Intercontinental Cup — Italy Milan 3–2
2005 FIFA Club World Cup Semifinals Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3–2
Final England Liverpool 1–0

Other official competitions

Season Competition Round Opposition Match
2013 Suruga Bank Championship — Japan Kashima Antlers 2–3

Overall

Main article: List of São Paulo FC records and statistics
As of 2021 season[4]
Competition M W D L GF GA GD Win%
Copa Libertadores 199 96 48 55 307 192 +115 048.24
Copa Sudamericana 58 24 20 14 81 56 +25 041.38
Supercopa Libertadores 36 17 9 10 57 41 +16 047.22
Copa Mercosur 24 8 7 9 39 39 +0 033.33
Copa CONMEBOL 8 3 3 2 15 11 +4 037.50
Recopa Sudamericana 7 1 3 3 7 9 −2 014.29
Copa de Oro 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 033.33
Copa Masters CONMEBOL 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 100.00
Intercontinental Cup 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
FIFA Club World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
Suruga Bank Championship 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 345 157 91 97 532 366 +166 045.51

Notes

  1. ^
    Match also valid for the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5]
  2. ^
    Due to scheduling conflicts, the matches are valid for both competitions.
  3. ^
    Guadalajara withdrew from the tournament due to H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico.
  4. ^
    Tigre abandoned the match after the first half.

References

  1. ^ Michael Serra. "Volume 36: O São Paulo na Copa Libertadores da América" (PDF). SPFCpedia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Snell Jr., Raul; Sátiro Santiago, José Renato (2020). Almanaque do São Paulo - 90 Anos de Glórias (in Portuguese). ISBN 978-65-00-06303-5.
  3. ^ "History of São Paulo FC". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ Michael Serra. "Volume 29: O São Paulo em Competições Oficiais" (PDF). SPFCpedia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Brazil 1993 Championship". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 17 June 2023.