2020 São Paulo FC season
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Chairman
Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva (Leco)
(until 31 December 2020)
Julio Casares
(from 1 January 2021)
(until 31 December 2020)
(from 1 January 2021)
Manager
Fernando Diniz
(until 1 February 2021)
Marcos Vizolli
(caretaker, until 25 February 2021)
(until 1 February 2021)
(caretaker, until 25 February 2021)
StadiumEstádio do Morumbi
| 2020 season | ||||
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| Chairman | (until 31 December 2020) (from 1 January 2021) | |||
| Manager | (until 1 February 2021) (caretaker, until 25 February 2021) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Morumbi | |||
| Série A | 4th | |||
| Campeonato Paulista | Quarter-finals | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Semi-finals | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Second stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luciano (18 goals) All: Brenner (22 goals) | |||
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The 2020 season was São Paulo's 91st season in the club's history and their 60th in the top-flight of Brazilian football. São Paulo competed in 6 competitions: the Série A, the Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana, and the Copa do Brasil.
Current squad
- As of 5 February 2021[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.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | A. | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2019 | MF | 25 | R$13 million | From loan to definitive purchase | [2] | ||
| 20 December 2019 | DF | 22 | R$2 million | From loan to definitive purchase | [3] | ||
| 24 December 2019 | GK | 29 | R$21 million | From loan to definitive purchase | [4] | ||
| 18 August 2020 | FW | 27 | Free | [5] | |||
Loans in
Loan returns
| Date | Pos. | Player | A. | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 2019 | FW | 21 | Free | [6] | |||
| 9 December 2019 | FW | 29 | Free | [7] | |||
| 9 December 2019 | FW | 19 | Free | [8] | |||
| 27 July 2019 | DF | 22 | Free | ||||
- Total spending:
R$36 million
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | A. | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2019 | FW | 23 | Free | Involved in the Vitor Bueno deal | [2] | ||
| 31 December 2019 | MF | 34 | Free | End of contract | [9] | ||
| 31 December 2019 | MF | 21 | Free | End of contract | |||
| 30 January 2020 | MF | 23 | Free | After return from loan | [10] | ||
| 31 January 2020 | GK | 22 | Undisclosed | After anticipated return from loan | [11] | ||
| 5 February 2020 | MF | 31 | Free | Contract terminated | [12] | ||
| 12 February 2020 | MF | 30 | Undisclosed | After return from loan | [13] | ||
| 15 February 2020 | FW | 19 | R$74 million (€16 million) | Can reach up to R$135 million (€29 million) in case some goals are achieved. | [14] | ||
| 31 March 2020 | FW | 23 | Free | End of contract | [15] | ||
| 31 March 2020 | MF | 33 | Free | End of contract | [16] | ||
| 31 May 2020 | MF | 33 | Unattached | Free | End of contract | [17] | |
| 16 July 2020 | FW | 23 | Free | End of contract | [18] | ||
| 4 August 2020 | FW | 20 | Free | End of contract | [19] | ||
| 13 August 2020 | DF | 32 | Free | Contract terminated | [20] | ||
| 18 August 2020 | FW | 31 | Free | Involved in the Luciano deal | [5] | ||
| 19 August 2020 | FW | 30 | Free | Contract terminated | [21] | ||
| 5 February 2021 | FW | 21 | R$73 million ($15 million) | Can reach up to R$80,7 million ($15 million) in case some goals are achieved. | [22] | ||
Loans ended
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | A. | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2019 | FW | 23 | Free | [23] | |||
| 19 December 2019 | MF | 33 | Free | [24] | |||
| 10 January 2020 | MF | 22 | Free | After return from loan | [25] | ||
| 10 January 2020 | MF | 31 | Free | [26] | |||
| 13 January 2020 | GK | 24 | Free | Loan after being suspended from contract | [27] | ||
| 19 January 2020 | DF | 19 | Free | [28] | |||
| 10 July 2020 | MF | 22 | Free | After return from loan | [29] | ||
| 11 August 2020 | DF | 24 | R$200.000 | After return from loan, with an option to buy | [30] | ||
| 5 October 2020 | FW | 24 | Free | [31] | |||
| 6 October 2020 | MF | 23 | Free | [32] | |||
| 9 October 2020 | DF | 24 | Free | After return from loan | [33] | ||
| 10 November 2020 | FW | 21 | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [34] | ||
| 12 November 2020 | FW | 20 | R$3 million | Loan with an option to buy | [35] | ||
| 19 November 2020 | FW | 21 | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [36] | ||
- Total income:
R$77.2 million
Statistics
Overall
| Games played | 65 (13 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Copa do Brasil, 6 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Sudamericana) |
| Games won | 29 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Libertadores, 18 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa Sudamericana) |
| Games drawn | 19 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Libertadores, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Copa Sudamericana) |
| Games lost | 17 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 3 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa Sudamericana) |
| Goals scored | 110 |
| Goals conceded | 79 |
| Goal difference | +31 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 4–0 (A) v Oeste - Campeonato Paulista - 2020.02.22 5–1 (H) v Binacional - Copa Libertadores - 2020.10.20 4–0 (H) v Botafogo - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - 2020.12.09 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 1–5 (H) v Internacional - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - 2021.01.20 |
| Top scorer | Brenner (22 goals) |
Source: São Paulo FC
Goalscorers
In italic players who left the club during the season.
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 30 | Brenner | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 22 | |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Luciano | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Pablo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Reinaldo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Dani Alves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Gabriel Sara | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | FW | 6 | Alexandre Pato | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 15 | Hernanes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 26 | Igor Gomes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 8 | Tchê Tchê | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 12 | Vitor Bueno | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | DF | 6 | Robert Arboleda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Diego Costa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | 22 | Éverton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 19 | Gonzalo Carneiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 37 | Helinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 7 | Paulinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 17 | Santiago Tréllez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 18 | Jonas Toró | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 14 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 110 | ||||
Assists
In italic players who left the club during the season.
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 6 | Reinaldo | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Dani Alves | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | MF | 12 | Vitor Bueno | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Luciano | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| = | FW | 9 | Pablo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Gabriel Sara | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | FW | 30 | Brenner | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| = | MF | 26 | Igor Gomes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| = | DF | 2 | Igor Vinícius | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW | 6 | Alexandre Pato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | DF | 20 | Juanfran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | DF | 16 | Léo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | MF | 8 | Tchê Tchê | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | FW | 18 | Jonas Toró | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Bruno Alves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 19 | Gonzalo Carneiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 4 | Diego Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 37 | Helinho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 13 | Luan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | FW | 7 | Paulinho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | GK | 1 | Tiago Volpi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 69 |
Managers performance
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Diniz | 22 January 2020 | 31 January 2021 | 60 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 104 | 74 | 45% | |
| Marcos Vizolli (caretaker) | 10 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 53% | |