Full name | São Paulo Futebol Clube |
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Nickname(s) |
Tricolor (Tricolour) O Clube da Fé (The Faith Team) Soberano (Sovereign) |
Founded | 25 January 1930 |
Stadium | Morumbi, São Paulo |
Capacity | 67,053 |
President | Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva |
Head coach | Rogério Ceni |
League |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Paulista |
2016 2016 |
Série A, 10th Paulista, 8th |
Website | Club home page |
São Paulo Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu fuʧiˈbɔw ˈklubi]), simply known as São Paulo, is a professional football club, based in São Paulo, Brazil.
The club plays in the Paulistão (the State of São Paulo's premier state league), as well as the Brasileirão (the top tier of the Brazilian football league system), being one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Chapecoense.
As for international titles, São Paulo is the most successful team from Brazil, with 12 international titles. It is also one of the most successful South American clubs in terms of overall titles, having won 21 state titles, six Brasileirão titles, three Copa Libertadores titles, one Copa Sudamericana, one Supercopa Libertadores, one Copa CONMEBOL, one Copa Masters CONMEBOL, two Recopa Sudamericanas, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.