2024 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
2024 season
Chairman	Julio Casares
Manager	Dorival Júnior ; (until 7 January 2024) ; Thiago Carpini ; (from 11 January to 18 April 2024) ; Milton Cruz ; (caretaker, from 18 to 21 April 2024) ; Luis Zubeldía ; (from 22 April 2024)
Stadium	Morumbi
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	6th
Campeonato Paulista	Quarter-final
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Copa Libertadores	Quarter-finals
Supercopa do Brasil	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Luciano (11); All: Luciano (18)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 season was São Paulo's 95th season in the club's history and their 64th in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with Série A, São Paulo competed in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores and Supercopa do Brasil.

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2024^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BRA	Igor Vinícius
3	DF	NIR	Jamal Lewis (on loan from Newcastle United)
4	MF	ARG	Santiago Longo (on loan from Belgrano)
5	DF	ECU	Robert Arboleda
6	DF	BRA	Welington
7	FW	BRA	Lucas Moura
8	MF	ARG	Giuliano Galoppo
9	FW	ARG	Jonathan Calleri (vice-captain)
10	FW	BRA	Luciano
11	MF	BRA	Rodrigo Nestor
13	DF	BRA	Rafinha (captain)
15	MF	URU	Michel Araújo
16	MF	BRA	Luiz Gustavo
17	FW	BRA	André Silva
18	MF	BRA	Rodriguinho
20	MF	BRA	Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio)
21	MF	PAR	Damián Bobadilla
22	DF	BRA	Ruan Tressoldi (on loan from Sassuolo)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	GK	BRA	Rafael
25	MF	BRA	Alisson
26	MF	BRA	Liziero
27	MF	BRA	Wellington Rato
28	DF	ARG	Alan Franco
29	MF	BRA	Pablo Maia
30	DF	BRA	Moreira
32	DF	VEN	Nahuel Ferraresi
33	FW	BRA	Erick
35	DF	BRA	Sabino
36	DF	BRA	Patryck Lanza
37	FW	BRA	Henrique Carmo
39	FW	BRA	William Gomes
44	DF	BRA	Belém
46	MF	BRA	Felipe Negrucci
47	FW	BRA	Ferreira
50	GK	BRA	Young
93	GK	BRA	Jandrei

Youth players with first team numbers

As of 20 July 2024^[3]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	BRA	Leandro
14	FW	BRA	Paulinho
19	FW	BRA	Ryan Francisco
20	MF	BRA	Matheus Alves
22	DF	BRA	Igor Felisberto
24	GK	BRA	Felipe Preis
26	DF	BRA	Guilherme Reis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	DF	BRA	Luis Osorio
38	MF	BRA	Cauã Lucca
40	GK	BRA	João Pedro
42	DF	BRA	Lucas Loss
45	MF	BRA	Lucas Ferreira
48	FW	GHA	King Faisal
49	FW	BRA	João Gabriel

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Eric
—	DF	BRA	Brian
—	DF	BRA	Igão
—	DF	COL	Luis Manuel Orejuela
—	DF	BRA	Marques Rickelme
—	MF	BRA	Guilherme Fumaça


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ECU	Jhegson Méndez
—	MF	BRA	Léo Silva
—	MF	BRA	Luiz Henrique
—	FW	PER	Arnold Cotito
—	FW	BRA	Caio Matheus
—	FW	BRA	Thierry Henry

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Arthur Doria (at Botafogo-SP until 31 December 2024)
—	GK	BRA	Roberto (at Coritiba until 31 January 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Lucas Inácio (at Botafogo-SP until 31 January 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Raí Ramos (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Ythallo (at Toronto FC II until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Gabriel Falcão (at Ituano until 31 December 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SEN	Iba Ly (at Inter de Limeira until 1 May 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Luan (at Vitória until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Mateus Amaral (at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Nikão (at Athletico Paranaense until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Pedro Vilhena (at Sport Recife until 31 December 2024)

Retired numbers

01 – Rogério Ceni, Goalkeeper (1990–2015)^[4]

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
10 December 2023	FW	Erick	Ceará	Free transfer	^[5]
11 December 2023	MF	Luiz Gustavo	Al Nassr	Free transfer	^[6]
14 December 2023	MF	Damián Bobadilla	Cerro Porteño	R$ 14.7 M	^[7]
29 December 2023	MF	Nikão	Cruzeiro	End of loan	^[8]
5 January 2024	DF	Nahuel Ferraresi	Manchester City	R$ 23.0 M	^[9]
9 January 2024	FW	Ferreira	Grêmio	R$ 12.5 M	^[10]^[11]
29 February 2024	FW	André Silva	Vitória de Guimarães	R$ 18.9 M	^[12]
15 March 2024	DF	Sabino	Sport Recife	Free transfer	^[13]
12 June 2024	MF	Liziero	Yverdon-Sport	End of loan	^[14]
12 June 2024	MF	Michel Araújo	Fluminense	R$ 8.0 M	^[15]
26 June 2024	MF	Jhegson Méndez	Elche	End of loan	^[16]
8 July 2024	MF	Léo Silva	Volta Redonda	End of loan
10 September 2024	DF	Luis Manuel Orejuela	Independiente Medellín	End of loan	^[17]

Loans in

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
23 July 2024	MF	Marcos Antônio	Lazio	R$ 0.9 M	^[18]
25 July 2024	FW	Arnold Cotito	Sporting Cristal	None	^[19]
12 August 2024	DF	Ruan Tressoldi	Sassuolo	None	^[20]
2 September 2024	MF	Santiago Longo	Belgrano	None	^[21]
2 September 2024	DF	Jamal Lewis	Newcastle United	None	^[22]

Transfers out

Entry date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
5 December 2023	GK	Felipe Alves	Fortaleza	End of loan	^[23]
15 December 2023	FW	David	Internacional	End of loan	^[24]^[25]
15 December 2023	FW	Alexandre Pato	Unattached	End of contract	^[25]
28 December 2023	GK	Thiago Couto	Sport Recife	Undisclosed	^[26]
28 December 2023	DF	Caio Paulista	Fluminense	End of loan	^[27]
30 December 2023	FW	Erison	Botafogo	End of loan	^[28]
31 December 2023	DF	Walce	Santo André	End of contract	^[29]
1 January 2024	DF	Lucas Beraldo	Paris Saint-Germain	R$ 64.2 M	^[30]^[31]
4 January 2024	DF	Nathan	Red Bull Bragantino	R$ 5.3 M	^[32]
15 January 2024	MF	Talles Costa	Polissya Zhytomyr	R$ 5.3 M	^[33]
16 January 2024	FW	Azeez Balogun	Unique FA	End of loan	^[34]
16 January 2024	DF	Guilherme Matheus	Santo André	Free transfer	^[35]
16 January 2024	FW	Marcos Paulo	Atlético Madrid	End of loan	^[36]
31 January 2024	FW	Gabriel Maioli	APOEL	Undisclosed	^[37]
31 January 2024	FW	Talles Wander	AVS	Free transfer	^[37]
14 February 2024	MF	Clauvis Etienne	Pouso Alegre	Free transfer	^[38]
7 March 2024	DF	Luís Felipe	América Mineiro	End of contract	^[39]
26 March 2024	DF	Kaiky Carvalho	Fortaleza	End of contract	^[40]
15 July 2024	FW	Gabriel Stevanato	Unattached	End of contract	^[41]
15 July 2024	MF	Gabriel Neves	Estudiantes	R$ 16.3 M	^[42]
16 July 2024	DF	Diego Costa	FC Krasnodar	R$ 44.7 M	^[43]
30 July 2024	MF	James Rodríguez	Unattached	Contract terminated by mutual consent	^[44]
3 August 2024	DF	João Vitor Miranda	Real Valladolid	Free transfer	^[45]
13 August 2024	MF	João Pedro Palmberg	Real Murcia	Undisclosed	^[46]
16 August 2024	FW	Juan	Southampton	R$ 5.4 M	^[47]
25 August 2024	FW	João Adriano	Athletic	Contract terminated by mutual consent	^[48]
2 September 2024	MF	Enzo Boer	Santos	End of contract	^[49]^[50]

Loans out

Entry date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
6 December 2023	MF	Léo Silva	Volta Redonda	None	^[51]
13 December 2023	DF	Raí Ramos	Ceará	None	^[52]
28 December 2023	MF	Pedro Vilhena	Sport Recife	None	^[26]
16 January 2024	MF	Gabriel Falcão	Ituano	None	^[53]
20 January 2024	MF	Gabriel Neves	Independiente	None	^[54]
30 January 2024	FW	Gabriel Stevanato	Hercílio Luz	None	^[55]
1 February 2024	MF	Jhegson Méndez	Elche	R$ 2.1 M	^[56]
20 February 2024	DF	Ythallo	Toronto FC II	None	^[57]
6 March 2024	MF	Luan	Vitória	None	^[58]
19 April 2024	MF	Nikão	Athletico Paranaense	None	^[59]
25 July 2024	MF	Iba Ly	Inter de Limeira	None	^[60]
5 September 2024	MF	Mateus Amaral	Oleksandriya	None	^[61]
5 September 2024	DF	Lucas Inácio	Botafogo-SP	None	^[62]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	13 April 2024	8 December 2024	Matchday 1	6th	38	17	8	13	53	43	+10	044.74
Campeonato Paulista	20 January 2024	17 March 2024	First stage	Quarter-final	13	6	5	2	21	13	+8	046.15
Copa do Brasil	2 May 2024	12 September 2024	Third round	Quarter-finals	6	3	2	1	7	2	+5	050.00
Copa Libertadores	4 April 2024	25 September 2024	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	5	4	1	13	4	+9	050.00
Supercopa do Brasil	4 February 2024		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					68	31	20	17	94	62	+32	045.59

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Paulo	12	6	4	2	20	12	+8	22	Knockout stage
2	Novorizontino	12	6	4	2	16	10	+6	22	Knockout stage
3	São Bernardo	12	6	3	3	14	9	+5	21
4	Botafogo-SP	12	3	3	6	8	16	−8	12

Source: Soccerway

Matches

20 January 2024 1	São Paulo	3–1	Santo André	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)	Lucas Moura 7' (pen.) Luciano 39', 67' Diego Costa 42' Alisson 76'	Report	Cléo Silva 21' Wellington Reis 63'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 45,270 Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores

23 January 2024 2	Mirassol	1–1	São Paulo	Mirassol
19:30 (UTC−3)	Luiz Otávio 38', 45+1' Danielzinho 90+4'	Report	Galoppo 45+3' (pen.) Diego Costa 74'	Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Lucas Canetto Bellote

27 January 2024 3	São Paulo	1–0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)	Luiz Gustavo 22' Bobadilla 56' Galoppo 61' Welington 64' Alan Franco 80'	Report	Eduardo 10' Douglas Borel 43' Chrigor 73'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 45,840 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

30 January 2024 4	Corinthians	1–2	São Paulo	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Caetano 43' Romero 65' Raul Gustavo 90' Arthur Sousa 90+1'	Report	Calleri 20', 70' Alisson 41' Luiz Gustavo 51' Welington 77'	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 43,481 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

7 February 2024 6	São Paulo	3–0	Água Santa	São Paulo
21:35 (UTC−3)	Alisson 7' Bobadilla 10' Juan 77' Alan Franco 87'	Report	Gabriel Inocêncio 16' Bruno Mezenga 59'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 36,456 Referee: Raphael Claus

10 February 2024 7	Ponte Preta	2–0	São Paulo	Campinas
18:00 (UTC−3)	Dudu Scheit 68' Gabriel Risso 75' Renato 90+2'	Report	Galoppo 31' Diego Costa 89' Arboleda 90'	Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 11,451 Referee: Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos

14 February 2024 8	São Paulo	0–1	Santos	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Calleri 50' Pablo Maia 78'	Report	Aderlan 43' Willian 56' Morelos 66' (pen.), 90+9' Hayner 79' Marcelinho 90+8'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 45,722 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

17 February 2024 9	São Paulo	2–2	Red Bull Bragantino	São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)	Pablo Maia 52' Arboleda 75' Diego Costa 78' Erick 88' Calleri 90+3'	Report	Thiago Borbas 7' Helinho 71' Talisson 81' Laquintana 90+6'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 44,756 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

25 February 2024 10	Guarani	1–1	São Paulo	Campinas
18:00 (UTC−3)	Márcio Silva 16' Léo Santos 23', 45+6' Camacho 34' Anderson Leite 46' Vladimir 90+7' Diogo Mateus 90+8'	Report	Calleri 25' Igor Vinícius 26' Alisson 45' Lucas Moura 57'	Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Lucas Canetto Bellote

28 February 2024 5	Internacional de Limeira	0–3	São Paulo	Brasília
21:35 (UTC−3)	Diego Jussani 43' JP Galvão 72'	Report	Alisson 11' Ferreira 45+3' Calleri 61' Luciano 81' James Rodríguez 90+5', 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 30,592 Referee: Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos
Note: The match against Internacional de Limeira, originally scheduled for the 4 February, was postponed, due to the São Paulo participation in the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.

3 March 2024 11	São Paulo	1–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)	Alisson 25' Pablo Maia 34' Rafael 56'	Report	Raphael Veiga 15', 58' (pen.) Richard Ríos 27' Zé Rafael 75' Gabriel Menino 82'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 55,030 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

10 March 2024 12	Ituano	2–3	São Paulo	Itu
16:00 (UTC−3)	Zé Carlos 27', 89' Bruno Alves 30' 90+3' Thonny Anderson 56'	Report	Ferreira 19' Luciano 36' Diego Costa 83' Lucas Moura 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior Attendance: 10,864 Referee: Raphael Claus

Quarter-final

17 March 2024 Single match	São Paulo	1–1 (4–5 p)	Novorizontino	São Paulo
18:00 (UTC−3)	Ferreira 23' Arboleda 58'	Report	Rômulo 12' Waguininho 59' Marlon 67' Chico 75' Lucca 87'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 55,197 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
	Penalties
	Lucas Moura Luciano Pablo Maia Michel Araújo Igor Vinícius Diego Costa		Lucca Danilo Barcelos Fabrício Daniel Chico Marlon Renato Palm

Copa Libertadores

The draw for the group stage was held in 18 March 2024, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPA	TAL	BSC	COB
1	São Paulo	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Advance to round of 16	—	2–0	0–0	2–0
2	Talleres	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13	Advance to round of 16	2–1	—	3–1	1–0
3	Barcelona	6	1	3	2	6	9	−3	6	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana	0–2	2–2	—	2–1
4	Cobresal	6	0	1	5	3	11	−8	1		1–3	0–2	1–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

4 April 2024 1	Talleres	2–1	São Paulo	Córdoba, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3	Benavídez 23' Ruiz Rodríguez 45+6' Botta 53' Portilla 72' Bustos 90'	Report	Rafinha 2' Luciano 66'	Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Attendance: 35,568 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

10 April 2024 2	São Paulo	2–0	Cobresal	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Luciano 26' Pablo Maia 29' Galoppo 72' André Silva 82' Calleri 88'	Report	Bechtholdt 18' Castro 28' Valencia 67' Navarro 86'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 49,502 Referee: Carlos Ortega (Colombia)

25 April 2024 3	Barcelona	0–2	São Paulo	Guayaquil, Ecuador
21:00 UTC−3	Vargas 45+1'	Report	Calleri 17' Alisson 64'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Attendance: 20,581 Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

8 May 2024 4	Cobresal	1–3	São Paulo	Calama, Chile
21:30 UTC−3	Diego Coelho 23' Pacheco 72' Franco Lobos 88'		Luciano 38' Rodrigo Nestor 60' Calleri 78'	Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Juan López (Paraguay)

16 May 2024 5	São Paulo	0–0	Barcelona	São Paulo, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Igor Vinícius 55'	Report	Sosa 89' Solano 90' Burrai 90+3'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 50,516 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

29 May 2024 6	São Paulo	2–0	Talleres	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Welington 4' Lucas Moura 45+4' (pen.) Calleri 64' Luciano 90' Erick 90+2'		Barticciotto 13' Lucas Suárez 45+7' Portilla 56' Portillo 90+2' Navarro 90+3'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 56,162 Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held in 3 June, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

15 August 2024 First leg	Nacional	0–0	São Paulo	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC−3	Polenta 13' Pereyra 86'	Report	Luciano 25' Arboleda 36' Luiz Gustavo 49' Alan Franco 58'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 31,102 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

22 August 2024 Second leg	São Paulo	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Nacional	São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Bobadilla 31' Luiz Gustavo 44' Calleri 47' Marcos Antônio 90+14'	Report	Báez 90+13' Lozano 90+15'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 60,032 Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Quarter-finals

18 September 2024 First leg	Botafogo	0–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 30' Bastos 72'	Report	Rafinha 82' Arboleda 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 40,089 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

25 September 2024 Second leg	São Paulo	1–1 (1–1 agg.) (4–5 p)	Botafogo	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Lucas Moura 45+5' Bobadilla 53' Nestor 79' Calleri 87' Rafinha 90+2' 90+2' Igor Vinícius 90+7'		Almada 15' Barboza 45+2' John 49' Gatito Fernández 90+2' Marçal 90+2'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 61,329 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
	Penalties
	Calleri Luiz Gustavo Lucas Moura Igor Vinícius Luciano Nestor		Tchê Tchê Danilo Barbosa Marçal Vitinho Almada Matheus Martins

Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Fortaleza	38	19	11	8	53	39	+14	68	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]
5	Internacional	38	18	11	9	53	36	+17	65
6	São Paulo	38	17	8	13	53	43	+10	59
7	Corinthians	38	15	11	12	54	45	+9	56	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8	Bahia	38	15	8	15	49	49	0	53	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[63]
Notes:

^ Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Copa do Brasil, respectively.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	8	13	50	43	+7	59	12	3	4	28	18	+10	5	5	9	22	25	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L
Position	16	18	14	14	8	5	4	5	6	7	9	7	6	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Postponed

Source: CBF.com