| Manager: |  Cilinho Pupo Gimenez (caretaker) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | First stage |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi finals |
| League Topscorer: | Edivaldo (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Müller (17) |
| Nextseason: | 1989 |
The 1988 season was São Paulo's 59th season since club's existence.
| width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Playing position | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Campeonato Paulista | width=80 | Campeonato Brasileiro | width=80 | Others | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FW | Müller | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2 | | FW | Edivaldo | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| 3 | | MF | Raí | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| 4 | | FW | Lê | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | | MF | Bernardo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Mazinho Loiola | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| = | | MF | Renatinho | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | | MF | Pita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Marcelo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Mário Tilico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | FW | Sídney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| = | | MF | Silas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 7 | | DF | Adílson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| = | | MF | Paulo César | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 43 | 21 | 8 | 72 |
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilinho | 50 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 44 | 62% | |||
| Pupo Gimenez (caretaker) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | |||
| Games played | 51 (25 Campeonato Paulista, 23 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 24 (13 Campeonato Paulista, 9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 15 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 12 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 72 |
| Goals conceded | 46 |
| Goal difference | +26 |
| Best result | 5–0 (H) v América - Campeonato Paulista - 1988.03.09 |
| Worst result | 0–3 (H) v Guarani - Campeonato Paulista - 1988.03.23 0–3 (H) v Santos - Campeonato Paulista - 1988.05.22 0–3 (A) v Grêmio - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1988.09.07 |
| Top scorer | Müller (17) |