São Paulo FC (women)

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.

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 (1983)
1997 (re-activated)
2005 (re-activated)
2015 (re-activated)
2019 (re-activated)
GroundMorumbi
Head coachThiago Viana
LeagueBrasileiro Série A1
Campeonato Paulista
2022
2022		Brasileiro Série A1, 4th of 16
Campeonato Paulista, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of São Paulo FC
Football
(men)		 Football
(women)		 Basketball Futsal

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 Profissionalizante, 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 8 February 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA Pardal
9 FW Brazil BRA Glaucia
10 MF Brazil BRA Maressa (captain)
11 MF Brazil BRA Micaelly
12 GK Brazil BRA Carla Maria
13 FW Brazil BRA Cacau
14 DF Brazil BRA Fe Palermo
17 DF Brazil BRA Dani
21 FW Brazil BRA Naná
24 GK Brazil BRA Michelle
28 MF Brazil BRA Carol Firmino
29 MF Brazil BRA Aline Milene
30 DF Brazil BRA Mimi
33 FW Brazil BRA Rafa Travalão
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 FW Brazil BRA Isa
99 DF Brazil BRA Letícia Alves
— DF Brazil BRA Ana Alice
— DF Brazil BRA Barraca
— DF Brazil BRA Ravena
— DF Brazil BRA Ariane
— MF Brazil BRA Duda Rodrigues
— MF Brazil BRA Duda Serrana
— MF Brazil BRA Kika Brandino
— MF Brazil BRA Robinha
— MF Brazil BRA Vivian
— FW Brazil BRA Ariel
— FW Brazil BRA Mariana Santos

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:
    • Lucas Piccinato – 131 matches
  • Manager with most titles won:

Honours

Senior team

Youth team

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.
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