São Paulo FC (women) explained

Clubname:São Paulo
Fullname:São Paulo Futebol Clube Futebol Feminino
Nickname:Tricolor (Tricolour)
Founded:
1997 (re-activated)
2005 (re-activated)
2015 (re-activated)
2019 (re-activated)
Ground:CFA de Cotia
Morumbi (selected matches)
Manager:Thiago Viana
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Website:http://www.saopaulofc.net/
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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.

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 Profissional, 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

Former players

For details of current and former players, see .

Notable players

Managers

Records

Seasons

SeasonNationalWin%Final positionStateWin%Final position
align=center 1997Campeonato Brasileiro
align=center style="background:gold;"1stPaulista Femininoalign=center style="background:gold;"1st
align=center 1998align=center 3rdalign=center 3rd
align=center 1999align=center rowspan=2 7align=center rowspan=2 6align=center rowspan=2 1align=center rowspan=2 0align=center rowspan=2 42align=center rowspan=2 3align=center rowspan=2 +39align=center rowspan=2 85.71align=center rowspan=2 3rdalign=center style="background:gold;"1st
align=center 2000align=center colspan=10 Did not enter
align=center 2001align=center colspan=10 Did not enterPaulista Femininoalign=center 9th
align=center 2002align=center colspan=21 rowspan=3 Inactive
align=center 2003
align=center 2004
align=center 2005align=center colspan=10 No national competition heldPaulista Femininoalign=center 4th
align=center 2006align=center colspan=21 rowspan=9 Inactive
align=center 2007
align=center 2008
align=center 2009
align=center 2010
align=center 2011
align=center 2012
align=center 2013
align=center 2014
align=center 2015align=center colspan=10 Did not qualified in the previous seasonPaulista Femininoalign=center style="background:silver;"2nd
align=center 2016align=center colspan=21 rowspan=3 Inactive
align=center 2017
align=center 2018
align=center 2019Série A2
align=center style="background:gold;"1stPaulista Femininoalign=center style="background:silver;"2nd
align=center 2020Série A1
align=center 4th align=center 5th
align=center 2021align=center 5th align=center style="background:silver;"2nd
align=center 2022align=center 4th align=center 3rd
align=center 2023align=center 4th align=center style="background:silver;"2nd

Honours

Senior team

Youth team

Notes and References

  1. News: São Paulo conquista Brasileiro feminino de futebol . 22 April 2023 . . 30 November 1997 . Brazilian Portuguese.
  2. Web site: 20 Anos  - Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino 1997 . . 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203646/http://mngr.saopaulofc.net/media/164076/spfc_book_futebol_feminino_paulista_1997.pdf . 14 September 2018 . Portuguese . PDF.
  3. Web site: Leme de Arruda . Marcelo . Gonzalez . Miguel Alvim . Brazil - List of Women's Champions . . 1 May 2021 . 15 June 2015 . São Paulo (1997) and Mato Grosso do Sul (2007) won his titles as partners (and fielding the players) of Saad..
  4. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads . . TXT . 1999 . 29 September 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001217013500/http://www.fifa2.com:80/wwc/1999/teams/USA99-v1.txt . 17 December 2000.
  5. News: Serra . Michael . 20 anos do primeiro título do futebol feminino . 1 May 2021 . . 29 June 2017 . Portuguese.
  6. News: da Silva . Ana Carolina . Arreguy . Juliana . Próximo do fim, time feminino é usado pelo São Paulo para abafar crise . 1 May 2021 . Gazeta Esportiva . 25 August 2015 . Portuguese.
  7. News: Edgar de Matos . José . Bianchini . Vladimir . Técnico do São Paulo conta como barrou dois homens em seleção feminina às vésperas de Copa . 3 June 2022 . . 11 September 2015 . Portuguese.
  8. News: Cristiane é do São Paulo! . 1 May 2021 . São Paulo FC . 14 January 2019 . Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Corinthians sofre goleada para o São Paulo e fica com o vice-campeonato do Paulista Feminino Sub-15 . Meu Timão . 27 July 2024 . pt.