2000 São Paulo FC season explained

Season:	2000
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League Result:	Round of 16
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2 Result:	Champions (20th title)
Cup3 Result:	Runners-up
Cup4 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup5 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Marcelo Ramos (12)
Season Topscorer:	França (40)
Highest Attendance:	32,009 (v Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro)
Lowest Attendance:	2,607 (v América-MG in the Campeonato Brasileiro)
Nextseason:	2001

The 2000 season was São Paulo's 71st season since club's existence. That year the club won state league of São Paulo, the Campeonato Paulista for the twentieth time after two legs of final against rival Santos thanks to a win in the first match by 1–0 and a 2–2 draw in the second leg, both played in Morumbi Stadium. In Copa do Brasil The Dearest reaches the finals for the first time but couldn't raise the trophy due to a defeat in second match when Geovanni, midfielder of Cruzeiro, scored a free kick goal on the last minute and gave to opponent the title. Another highlighting performances were in Torneio Rio-São Paulo and Copa dos Campeões when São Paulo fell in semi-finals. Playing the continental cup Copa Mercosur they not took a place in second stage ending in second position on group stage. In national league Campeonato Brasileiro, the team was defeated by rival Palmeiras in round of 16 by two results (1–1 Away; 1–2 Home).

Scorers

width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Playing position	width=150	Name	width=80	Torneio Rio-São Paulo	width=80	Campeonato Paulista	width=80	Copa do Brasil	width=80	Copa dos Campeões	width=80	Copa Mercosur	width=80	Copa João Havelange	width=80	Others	width=80	Total
1		FW	França	5	18	5	0	3	8	1	40
2		MF	Marcelinho Paraíba	0	7	4	3	0	0	1	15
3		FW	Marcelo Ramos	0	0	0	0	1	12	0	13
4		FW	Edu	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	10
5		FW	Evair	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	9
6		GK	Rogério Ceni	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	7
=		FW	Sandro Hiroshi	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	7
=		MF	Souza	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	7
7		MF	Raí	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	6
=		DF	Rogério Pinheiro	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	6
8		MF	Fábio Simplício	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
=		DF	Gustavo Nery	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5
9		DF	Wilson	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4
10		MF	Beto	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
=		MF	Carlos Miguel	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
=		DF	Edmílson	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
11		DF	Álvaro	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
=		MF	Fabiano	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
=		DF	Fábio Aurélio	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
=		FW	Ilan	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
=		MF	Vágner	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
12		DF	Alemão	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
=		DF	Belletti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
=		MF	Júlio Baptista	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
=		MF	Claudio Maldonado	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
			Total	14	45	28	5	13	48	8	161

Overall

Games played	78 (8 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 20 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa dos Campeões, 6 Copa Mercosur, 26 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match)
Games won	42 (4 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 14 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa dos Campeões, 2 Copa Mercosur, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Friendly match)
Games drawn	18 (0 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 4 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 1 Copa Mercosur, 10 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match)
Games lost	18 (4 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 2 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 3 Copa Mercosur, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match)
Goals scored	161
Goals conceded	110
Goal difference	+51
Best result	5–1 (H) v Uralan Elista – Friendly match – 2000.1.18 5–1 (H) v Rio Branco – Campeonato Paulista – 2000.3.22
Worst result	1–5 (A) v Vitória – Campeonato Brasileiro – 2000.10.7
Top scorer	França (40)