Football in São Paulo explained

Football is the popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in São Paulo. São Paulo has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.

Clubs

There are many successful football clubs in São Paulo.

Football
Club	League	Venue	Established
SE Palmeiras	Série A	Allianz Parque43,600 (39,660 record)	1914
SC Corinthians	Série A	Arena Corinthians48,234 (63,267 record)	1910
São Paulo FC	Série A	Morumbi Stadium67,428 (138,032 record)	1930
Portuguesa	Série C	Canindé Stadium19,717 (25,000 record)	1920
Juventus	Campeonato Paulista Série A2	Rua Javari Stadium7,200 (9,000 record)	1924
Nacional	Campeonato Paulista Série A3	Nicolau Alayon Stadium9,500 (22,000 record)	1919
Barcelona EC	Campeonato Paulista Série B	Nicolau Alayon Stadium9,500 (22,000 record)	2004

Honours

Brazil football champion
- SE Palmeiras: (12)
- SC Corinthians: (7)
- São Paulo FC: (6)

São Paulo derby

Corinthians (São Paulo) vs. Palmeiras (São Paulo) The Derby Paulista^[1]
Corinthians (São Paulo) vs. São Paulo (São Paulo) The Majestic (Majestoso)^[2]
Palmeiras (São Paulo) vs. São Paulo (São Paulo) The King Strike (Choque-Rei)^[3]

Stadia

Pacaembu Stadium: Hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup Opening Match
Arena Corinthians: Hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Opening Match
- Allianz Parque Morumbi Stadium

Notes and References

Web site: Derby paulista termina em 1 a 1 com direito a gol de Ronaldo . April 11, 2009 . March 8, 2009 . Vírgula . Portuguese . July 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155347/http://virgula.uol.com.br/ver/noticia/esporte/2009/03/08/117693-derby-paulista-termina-em-1-a-1-com-direito-a-gol-de-ronaldo . dead .
Web site: Técnico corintiano coloca clássico Majestoso no nível de Brasil x Itália. April 11, 2009 . February 12, 2009 . iG . Portuguese.
Web site: São Paulo prega clima de paz no Choque-Rei. April 11, 2009 . July 11, 2008 . O Globo . Portuguese.