2008 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season

The 2008 season was the 98th edition of the football club Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, their debut in Série B.

Corinthians
2008 season
ChairmanBrazil Andrés Sanchez
ManagerBrazil Mano Menezes
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paulista A1
Série B Winners
Paulista 5th
Copa do BrasilRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: -
All: Herrera (12)

Club edit

Management edit

Position Staff
Technical manager   Antônio Carlos Zago
Manager   Mano Menezes
Assistant coach   Sidnei Lobo
Fitness coach   Flávio Trevisan
Assistant fitness coach   Antônio Carlos Bona
Goalkeeping coach   Mauri Costa Lima

Last updated: 8 January 2008
Source: Staff

Team kit edit

The team kit for the season was produced by Nike and the shirt sponsor was [1][permanent dead link] Medial Saúde.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home [2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away [3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away Alternative [4]

Squad edit

Transfers edit

For recent transfers, see transfers 2007/2008

Statistics edit

Last updated on 2008-10-24
No. Pos. Name Brasileiro Série B Copa do Brasil Campeonato Paulista Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Felipe 27 -17 11 -12 17 -14 2 0 57 -33
2 DF   Fábio Ferreira 17 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 23 1
3 DF   Chicão 17 7 9 1 17 0 3 0 36 8
4 DF   William 30 1 11 1 18 0 1 0 60 2
5 DF   Alessandro 19 1 4 0 10 0 1 0 34 1
6 DF   Cristian 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF   Elias 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3
8 MF   Perdigão 4 0 4 0 12 0 1 0 21 0
9 MF   Morais 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
10 MF   Douglas 28 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 8
11 MF   Marcel 2 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 12 1
12 GK   Wéverton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 1 -1
13 DF   Renato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Cássio 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF   Diogo Rincon 11 0 9 4 6 0 1 0 27 4
16 MF   Marcelo Oliveira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Herrera 26 10 11 5 14 2 3 1 54 18
18 DF   Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Lulinha 23 0 8 1 16 1 2 1 49 3
20 MF   Carlos Alberto 22 0 9 1 11 0 3 0 44 1
21 MF   Bruno Octávio 1 0 1 0 12 0 1 0 15 0
22 GK   Júlio César 4 0 0 0 2 -1 2 0 6 -1
23 FW   Otacílio Neto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
25 FW   Acosta 12 2 10 3 0 2(-1) 0 0 22 7(-1)
26 MF   Rafinha 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
27 DF   André Santos 29 8 10 2 18 6 2 1 59 17
28 MF   Nílton 10 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 17 0
29 MF   Eduardo Ramos 18 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
30 DF   Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   Dentinho 23 13 11 4 18 6 1 1 43 24
32 MF   Fabinho 12 1 9 0 12 1 1 0 34 2
33 DF   Diogo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 DF   Wellington Saci 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
35 DF   Dênis 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
36 FW   Careca 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
38 FW   Bebeto 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
39 MF   Almeida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- MF   Bóvio 0 0 3 0 11 0 1 1 15 1
-- MF   Cajú 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
-- MF   Carlão 2 0 4 0 14 1 2 0 22 1
-- DF   Coelho 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 0
-- MF   Dinelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- DF   Eduardo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW   Finazzi 0 0 1 0 7 3 2 1 10 4
-- MF   Héverton 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 9 1
-- FW   Lima 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 7 1
-- MF   Marcelo Oliveira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- DF   Éverton Ribeiro 1 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 12 0
-- DF   Cristián Suárez 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
-- DF   Valença 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

Season edit

Pre-season & Friendlies edit

Matches edit

Corinthians3–0Inter de Limeira
Finazzi   15'

André Santos   60'

Dentinho   69'
report (in Portuguese)
Spa Sport Resort-Itu

Corinthians1–1Paulista
Bóvio   55' report (in Portuguese)   60' Júlio César
Spa Sport Resort-Itu

Cene-MS0–3Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   64' Lulinha

  Herrera

  90+2' Acosta
Referee: Marcos Mateus Pereira

Campeonato Paulista edit

Matches edit

Corinthians3–0Guarani
Finazzi   65'   90+1' (pen.) Dentinho   72' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 29.084
Referee: Philippe Lombard

São Caetano3–1Corinthians
Fábio Luis   19'

Acosta   33' (o.g.)

Luan   71'
report (in Portuguese)   85' Dentinho
Attendance: 7.635
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Corinthians2–0Paulista
André Santos   29'
Acosta   59'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 9.515
Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima

São Paulo0–0Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 41.221
Referee: Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

Sertãozinho0–0Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 25.444
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Corinthians0–0Mirassol
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 17.435
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Grêmio Barueri1–1Corinthians
Ávalos   29' report (in Portuguese)   35' Dentinho
Attendance: 10.514
Referee: Marcelo Pietro Alfieri

Ituano1–2Corinthians
Lino   82' report (in Portuguese)   3' André Santos
  52' (o.g.) Boiadeiro
Attendance: 10.889
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

Corinthians1–1Bragantino
Lulinha   43' report (in Portuguese)   49' Da Silva
Attendance: 24.779
Referee: Élcio Paschoal Borborema

Corinthians1–0Portuguesa
Herrera   39' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 8.895
Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima

Ponte Preta0–1Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   58' Acosta
Attendance: 16.267
Referee: Marcelo Rogério

Corinthians0–1Palmeiras
report (in Portuguese)   77' Valdívia
Attendance: 48.930
Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Corinthians2–0Guaratinguetá
Dentinho   3'   51' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 17.931
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Rio Preto0–1Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   50' Héverton
Attendance: 12.484
Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

Corinthians2–2Juventus
Fabinho   19'
André Santos   58'
report (in Portuguese)   60' Marcus Vinícius
  55' Lima
Attendance: 15.006
Referee: Salvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

Corinthians1–0Rio Claro
Dentinho   31' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 13.211
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Santos2–1Corinthians
Sebastián Pinto   15'
Kléber Pereira   52'
report (in Portuguese)   47' Carlão
Attendance: 15.270
Referee: Salvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

Corinthians3–1Marília
Herrera   12'
André Santos   79'   89'
report (in Portuguese)   60' Júlio César
Attendance: 18.360
Referee: Rodrigo Martins Cintra

Noroeste3–2Corinthians
Edno   30'

Edylton   76'

Leandrinho   87'
report (in Portuguese)   44' André Santos
  70' Finazzi
Attendance: 12.515
Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade

Classification edit

First phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 São Paulo 19 11 5 3 31 22 +9 38 Advances to Semifinals
4 Ponte Preta 19 10 5 4 36 23 +13 35
5 Corinthians 19 9 6 4 24 15 +9 33
6 Barueri 19 10 2 7 34 24 +10 32 Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
7 Santos 19 9 4 6 28 23 +5 31
Updated to match(es) played on April 6, 2008. Source: RSSSF Brazil
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 9 6 4 24 15  +9 33 6 3 1 15 5  +10 3 3 3 9 10  −1

Last updated: 6 April 2008.
Source: 2008 Campeonato Paulista

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;

Copa do Brasil edit

First round edit

Barras-PI0–6Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   20'   22'   41' Dentinho

  56' Lulinha
  70' Herrera

  90+1' Marcel
Attendance: 5.355
Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Second round edit

Fortaleza-CE1–2Corinthians
Simão   30' report (in Portuguese)   32' Willian
  58' Acosta
Attendance: 29.319
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Corinthians2–0Fortaleza-CE
Diogo Rincón   25'
André Santos   58'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 9.417
Referee: Jailson Macêdo Freitas

Round of 16 edit

Goiás-GO3–1Corinthians
Paulo Baier   38'   42'
Evandro   58'
report (in Portuguese)   55' Diogo Rincon
Attendance: 17.927
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Corinthians4–0Goiás-GO
Diogo Rincon   4'   16'

André Santos   22'

Herrera   30'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 50.773
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Quarter-finals edit

Corinthians2–1São Caetano-SP
Herrera   67'   87' report (in Portuguese)   83' Luan
Attendance: 46.219
Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

São Caetano-SP1–3Corinthians
Tuta   88' report (in Portuguese)   27' Chicão

  50' André Santos

  83' Acosta
Attendance: 21.437
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Semi-finals edit

Botafogo-RJ2–1Corinthians
Lúcio Flávio   55' (pen.)
Jorge Henrique   88'
report (in Portuguese)   22' Carlos Alberto
Attendance: 30.737
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba da Silva

Corinthians2–1Botafogo-RJ
Acosta   51'
Chicão   64'
report (in Portuguese)   54' Renato Silva
Penalties
Chicão  
Herrera  
Nílton  
Alessandro  
Acosta  
5 – 4   Lúcio Flávio
  Alexsandro
  André Luís
  Jorge Henrique
  Zé Carlos
Attendance: 61.752
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman

Final edit

Corinthians3–1Sport-PE
Dentinho   18'
Herrera   23'
Acosta   76'
report (in Portuguese)   90+1' Enílton
Attendance: 63.871
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Sport-PE2–0Corinthians
Carlinhos Bala   34'
Luciano Henrique   37'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 33.921
Referee: Alicio Pena Júnior

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B edit

Matches edit

Corinthians3–2CRB
Herrera   2'   70'
Chicão   28'
report (in Portuguese)   1' Márcio
  87' Helder
Attendance: 34.856
Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca (RJ)

Gama1–3Corinthians
Adriano Magrão   70' report (in Portuguese)   12' Herrera

  73' Douglas

  90' Acosta
Attendance: 21.486
Referee: Célio Amorim (SC)

ABC-RN0–1Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   77' Douglas
Attendance: 14.400
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (GO)

Corinthians2–0Fortaleza
Alessandro   22'
Herrera   73'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 22.194
Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho (DF)

Grêmio Barueri1–4Corinthians
Márcio Careca   20' report (in Portuguese)   10' Acosta

  21' (o.g.) Ávalos
  28' Lima

  61' Douglas
Attendance: 6.781
Referee: Rodrigo Martins Cintra (SP)

Corinthians4–1Brasiliense
Willian   16'

Herrera   66'
Chicão   71'

André Santos   89'
report (in Portuguese)   91' Adrianinho
Attendance: 19.164
Referee: Antônio Hora Filho (SE)

Ponte Preta1–1Corinthians
Danilo Neco   85' report (in Portuguese)   5' Herrera
Attendance: not available
Referee: Phillippe Lombard (SP)

Bragantino1–1Corinthians
Pará   52' report (in Portuguese)   60' Chicão
Attendance: not available
Referee: Claudinei Foratti Silva (SP)

Corinthians1–0São Caetano
Dentinho   55' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 21.294
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira (SP)

Corinthians5–0Marília
Chicão   20'
Dentinho   49'   62'
André Santos   77'
Denis   82'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: not available
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme (FIFA-SP)

Santo André1–1Corinthians
Marcelinho Carioca   26' report (in Portuguese)   76' Wellington Saci
Attendance: not available
Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima (SP)

Corinthians0–1Bahia
report (in Portuguese)   9' Elias
Attendance: 36.487
Referee: Willian Marcelo Souza Nery (RJ)

Ceará2–2Corinthians
Luiz Carlos   14'   28' report (in Portuguese)   8'   81' Dentinho
Attendance: 51.064
Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral (PE)

Paraná0–2Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   70'   80' Dentinho
Attendance: 16.016
Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias (PE)

Corinthians0–0Criciúma
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 30.961
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (DF)

Corinthians2–0Juventude
Fabinho   45'
Herrera   91'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 16.198
Referee: Luis Antonio Silva Santos (RJ)

Vila Nova-GO2–1Corinthians
Alex Oliveira   33'
Pedro Jr.   88'
report (in Portuguese)   51' André Santos
Attendance: 27.648
Referee: Wilson Souza de Mendonça (PE)

Avaí1–1Corinthians
Evando   83' report (in Portuguese)   30' Douglas
Attendance: not available
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (FIFA-RS)

Corinthians2–0América-RN
Douglas   56'
Anderson Bill (o.g.)   76'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: not available
Referee: Péricles Bassols Pegado Cortez (RJ)

CRB1–2Corinthians
Tozin   82' report (in Portuguese)   7' Herrera
  45' Careca
Attendance: 7.027
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman (FIFA-PR)

Corinthians5–0Gama
Douglas   5'
Herrera   31'
André Santos   64'
Elias   66'
Bebeto   91'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 13.646
Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas (BA)

Corinthians4–0ABC-RN
Elias   21'
Douglas   27'
André Santos   65'
Chicão   86'
report pt
Attendance: not available
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (DF)

Fortaleza1–3Corinthians
Bambam   54' report (in Portuguese)   22' Chicão
  36' (o.g.) Preto
  68' André Santos
Attendance: not available
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves (RJ)

Corinthians1–0Grêmio Barueri
André Santos   94' report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 27.678
Referee: Domingos de Jesus Viana Filho (PA)

Brasiliense1–1Corinthians
Marcinho   46' report (in Portuguese)   50' Elias
Attendance: not available
Referee: Arnoldo Vasconcelos Figarela (RO)

Corinthians3–0Ponte Preta
Chicão   23'
Morais   44'
Douglas   91'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 23.814
Referee: Wagner Tardelli (FIFA-SC)

Corinthians2–0Bragantino
Dentinho   23'
André Santos   52'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 14.007
Referee: Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas (MG)

São Caetano2–2Corinthians
Tuta   8'   33' report (in Portuguese)   14' Dentinho
  56' Herrera
Attendance: not available
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (SP)

Marília1–1Corinthians
Altair   61' report (in Portuguese)   13' Fábio Ferreira
Attendance: not available
Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (SP)

Corinthians2–2Santo André
Dentinho   73'   89' report (in Portuguese)   7' Willians
  55' Osny
Attendance: 35.666
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (MG)

Bahia0–3Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   8' Morais
  56'   88' Dentinho
Attendance: not available
Referee: Wallace Nascimento Valente (ES)

Corinthians2–0Ceará
Douglas   8'
Chicão   49'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: 35.426
Referee: Maurício Aparecido de Siqueira (MT)
Corinthians promoted to Série A

Corinthians2–1Paraná
Chicão   43'
Dentinho   63'
report (in Portuguese)   52' Fabinho
Attendance: 27.561
Referee: Alício Pena Júnior (FIFA-MG)

Criciúma0–2Corinthians
report (in Portuguese)   23' Chicão
  34' Cristian
Attendance: not available
Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva (RS)
Corinthians Série B champion

Juventude1–2Corinthians
Egídio   68' report (in Portuguese)   7' Morais
  86' Cristian
Attendance: 9.445
Referee: Willian Marcelo Souza Nery (RJ)

Corinthians3–1Vila Nova-GO
Herrera   7'   32' Alessandro   36' report (in Portuguese) Pedro Júnior   83'
Attendance: 23.339
Referee: Djalma Santos Beltrami (RJ)

Corinthians3– 2Avaí
Herrera   3'   37'
André Santos   79'
report (in Portuguese) André Turatto   5' Marcus Vinícius   84'
Attendance: 32.774
Referee: Péricles Pegado Cortez (RJ)

América-RN2– 0Corinthians
Souza   5'
Aloísio   91'
report (in Portuguese)
Attendance: not available
Referee: Carlos Eugenio Simon (RS)

Classification edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Corinthians 38 25 10 3 79 29 +50 85 Promotion to Série A 2009
2 Santo André 38 19 11 8 71 45 +26 68
3 Avaí 38 18 13 7 71 40 +31 67
4 Barueri 38 20 3 15 58 55 +3 63
5 Ponte Preta 38 17 7 14 54 46 +8 58
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 23 10 2 73 24  +49 79 14 1 1 40 7  +33 9 9 1 33 17  +16

Last updated: 13 November 2008.
Source: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAAHHAHAAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWWWWWWDDWWDLDWDWLDWWWWWWDWWDDDWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2008. Source: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

External links edit