2001 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
2001 season
Chairman	Paulo Amaral Vasconcelos
Manager	Vadão ; (until May 24); Nelsinho Baptista
Campeonato Brasileiro	Quarter-finals
Torneio Rio-São Paulo	Champions; (1st title)
Campeonato Paulista	8th
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Copa dos Campeões	Runners-up
Copa Mercosur	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: França (13); All: França (45)
Highest home attendance	71,668 ( v Botafogo in the Torneio Rio-São Paulo)
Lowest home attendance	4,509 ( v Coritiba in the Copa dos Campeões)
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 season was São Paulo's 72nd season since club's existence. São Paulo won the Torneio Rio-São Paulo for the first time beating Botafogo in an aggregated score by 6-2 (4-1 Away; 2-1 Home). In Campeonato Paulista the club finished in 8th place. Tricolor reach the Quarter-finals at the Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa do Brasil losing to Atlético Paranaense in the league and to Grêmio at the cup. São Paulo was eliminated at the group stage in the Copa Mercosur and became a runners-up at the Copa dos Campeões after was defeated by Flamengo.

Squad edit

Final squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Rogério Ceni
—	GK	BRA	Roger
—	GK	BRA	Alencar
—	DF	BRA	Belletti
—	DF	BRA	Reginaldo Araújo
—	DF	BRA	Émerson
—	DF	BRA	Gustavo Nery
—	DF	BRA	Júlio Santos
—	DF	BRA	Lino
—	DF	BRA	Wilson
—	DF	BRA	Reginaldo
—	MF	CHI	Claudio Maldonado


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Adriano
—	MF	BRA	Fábio Simplício
—	MF	BRA	Júlio Baptista
—	MF	BRA	Kaká
—	MF	BRA	Alexandre
—	MF	BRA	Leonardo
—	FW	BRA	Reinaldo
—	FW	BRA	Luís Fabiano
—	FW	BRA	Dill
—	FW	BRA	Sandro Hiroshi
—	FW	BRA	França

Scorers edit

Position	Nation	Playing position	Name	Torneio Rio-São Paulo	Campeonato Paulista	Copa do Brasil	Copa dos Campeões	Copa Mercosur	Campeonato Brasileiro	Total
1		FW	França	6	10	8	5	3	13	45
2		FW	Luís Fabiano	2	5	5	7	2	10	31
3		MF	Kaká	2	2	1	1	0	11	17
4		MF	Júlio Baptista	0	3	4	0	0	4	11
5		MF	Carlos Miguel	1	3	1	0	0	0	5
6		MF	Fábio Simplício	0	1	0	3	0	0	4
=		DF	Gustavo Nery	1	1	1	0	0	1	4
7		FW	Adriano	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
=		DF	Belletti	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
=		MF	Fabiano	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
8		FW	Ilan	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
=		DF	Jean	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
=		FW	Leandro Alves	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
=		DF	Reginaldo Araújo	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
=		FW	Reinaldo	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
=		FW	Renatinho	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
=		GK	Rogério Ceni	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
=		DF	Rogério Pinheiro	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
=		MF	Alexandre	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
=		FW	Fabiano Souza	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
=		DF	Lino	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
=		DF	Reginaldo	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
=		MF	Sidney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
=		DF	Wilson	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
			Total	15	32	24	21	7	49	148

Overall edit

Games played	70 (8 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 15 Campeonato Paulista, 7 Copa do Brasil, 6 Copa dos Campeões, 6 Copa Mercosur, 28 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games won	35 (5 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 6 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Copa do Brasil, 5 Copa dos Campeões, 1 Copa Mercosur, 13 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games drawn	15 (1 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 3 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 0 Copa dos Campeões, 4 Copa Mercosur, 7 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games lost	20 (2 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 6 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 1 Copa Mercosur, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Goals scored	148
Goals conceded	96
Goal difference	+52
Best result	10–0 (H) v Botafogo-PB - Copa do Brasil - 2001.3.28
Worst result	1–7 (A) v Vasco da Gama - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2001.11.25
Top scorer	França (45 goals)

Official competitions edit

Torneio Rio-São Paulo edit

17 January First stage	São Paulo	2–0	Vasco da Gama	São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3)	Sidney 35' Gustavo Nery 58'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Amaurilio Marchareth Saleão

25 January First stage	Fluminense	5–2	São Paulo	Niterói
00:00 (UTC-3)	Asprilla 41', 90+3' Agnaldo 49', 90' Régis 66'	(Report) (pt)	Fabiano 63' Ilan 84'	Stadium: Caio Martins Referee: Sálvio Spínola

1 February First stage	São Paulo	1–1	Botafogo	São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3)	França 17'	(Report) (pt)	Donizete 60'	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Ubiraci Damásio

7 February First stage	Flamengo	0–2	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
00:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	França 65' (pen.), 79'	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: João Luís dos Santos

14 February Semifinals	São Paulo	1–0	Fluminense	São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3)	França 69'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Reinaldo Ribas

21 February Semifinals	Fluminense	2–1 (6–7 p)	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
00:00 (UTC-3)	Marco Brito 52', 58'	(Report) (pt)	França 61'	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
	Penalties
	Marco Brito Régis Agnaldo Agnaldo Liz Roni Fabinho Marcão César Jorginho		França Belletti Jean Fabiano Carlos Miguel Rogério Ceni Fábio Simplício Wilson Ilan

28 February Finals	Botafogo	1–4	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
00:00 (UTC-3)	Rodrigo 50'	(Report) (pt)	Carlos Miguel 49' Luís Fabiano 51', 85' França 62'	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling

7 March Finals	São Paulo	2–1 (6–2 agg.)	Botafogo	São Paulo
21:40 (UTC-3)	Kaká 79', 81'	(Report) (pt)	Donizete 39'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 71,668 Referee: Jorge Rabello

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
1st	16	8	5	1	2	15	10	66%

Campeonato Paulista edit

20 January Round 1	Mogi Mirim	0–1	São Paulo	Mogi-Mirim
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Wilson 54'	Stadium: Wilson Fernandes de Barros Attendance: 10,305 Referee: Sílvia Regina de Oliveira / Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling

28 January Round 2	Rio Branco	2–1	São Paulo	Americana
16:00 (UTC-3)	Rafael 86', 90+2'	(Report) (pt)	França 55'	Stadium: Décio Vitta Attendance: 8,303 Referee: Romildo Correa / Robério Pereira Pires

4 February Round 3	São Paulo	4–2	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Reginaldo 14' Kaká 74' Renatinho 80' Gustavo Nery 90'	(Report) (pt)	Dodô 12', 88'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 14,149 Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade / Antônio Claúdio Perin

10 February Round 4	Internacional	2–2	São Paulo	Limeira
16:00 (UTC-3)	Lúcio 90+1' Luisinho Vieira 90+4'	(Report) (pt)	França 87' Renatinho 89'	Stadium: Major José Levy Sobrinho Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira / Sílvio César Talarico

18 February Round 5	São Paulo	0–2	São Caetano	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Sinval 72' César 90+2'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 10,904 Referee: Romildo Corrêa / Tadeu Bosco

24 February Round 6	Matonense	0–2	São Paulo	Matão
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	França 19' Carlos Miguel 60'	Stadium: Hudson Ferreira Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Anselmo Costa

3 March Round 7	Ponte Preta	2–2	São Paulo	Campinas
16:00 (UTC-3)	Piá 11' (pen.) Régis Pittbull 19'	(Report) (pt)	Luís Fabiano 71' França 85'	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira / Luiz Edmar Remondine

11 March Round 8	Palmeiras	0–3	São Paulo	São José do Rio Preto
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Fábio Simplício 8' França 20' Júlio Baptista 40'	Stadium: Benedito Teixeira Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Luis Cansian

17 March Round 9	Portuguesa Santista	4–4	São Paulo	Santos
16:00 (UTC-3)	Zinho 28' Tico Mineiro 37' (pen.), 84', 90' (pen.)	(Report) (pt)	Luís Fabiano 7' Rogério Ceni 50' Kaká 79' França 81'	Stadium: Ulrico Mursa Referee: Luciano Calabietto Qulichini / Luiz Edmar Remondine

25 March Round 10	São Paulo	4–1	Guarani	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Júlio Baptista 38' Luís Fabiano 66' Belletti 75' Rogério Pinheiro 90+1'	(Report) (pt)	Lindomar 80'	Stadium: Morumbi

31 March Round 11	Botafogo	2–1	São Paulo	Ribeirão Preto
16:00 (UTC-3)	Luciano Ratinho 45+1' Leandro 70'	(Report) (pt)	França 58'	Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 30,240 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Sílvia Regina de Oliveira

7 April Round 12	União São João	4–3	São Paulo	Araras
16:00 (UTC-3)	Domires Júnior 43' (pen.) Celso 48' Bernardi 84' Aílton 90'	(Report) (pt)	França 3' (pen.), 15' Júlio Baptista 36'	Stadium: Hermitão Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira / Luciano Calabietto Quilichini

14 April Round 13	União Barbarense	3–2	São Paulo	Santa Bárbara d'Oeste
16:00 (UTC-3)	Emerson 43', 45+2' Alberto 44'	(Report) (pt)	Carlos Miguel 1' França 3'	Stadium: Antônio Guimarães

22 April Round 14	Portuguesa	1–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Cléber 55'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 21,965 Referee: Paulo Danelon / Robério Pires

29 April Round 15	São Paulo	3–1	Corinthians	Presidente Prudente
16:00 (UTC-3)	Carlos Miguel 9' Luís Fabiano 23', 54'	(Report) (pt)	Scheidt 64'	Stadium: Prudentão

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
8th	24	15	6	3	6	32	26	53%

Copa do Brasil edit

21 March Round of 64	Botafogo-PB	0–1	São Paulo	João Pessoa
00:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Júlio Baptista 84'	Stadium: Almeidão

28 March Round of 64	São Paulo	10–0 (11–0 agg.)	Botafogo-PB	São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 13', 32' França 16' (pen.), 18', 47' Júlio Baptista 66', 85' Gustavo Nery 70' Kaká 78' Fabiano Souza 89'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Samir Yarak

11 April Round of 32	Ceará	2–4 ( Eliminated second leg )	São Paulo	Fortaleza
00:00 (UTC-3)	Jairo Lenzi 82' Zezinho 86'	(Report) (pt)	Carlos Miguel 3' Júlio Baptista 52' França 58' (pen.), 84'	Stadium: Presidente Vargas

2 May Round of 16	São Paulo	3–0	Vitória	São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 21', 38' Moura 25' (o.g.)	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

9 May Round of 16	Vitória	0–2 (0–5 agg.)	São Paulo	Salvador
00:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Luís Fabiano 42' Ilan 90+2'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Jamir Garcez

16 May Quarterfinals	Grêmio	2–1	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
21:45 (UTC-3)	Warley 9' Marinho 81'	(Report) (pt)	França 14'	Stadium: Olímpico Attendance: 16,450 Referee: Luciano Augusto Teotonio Almeida

23 May Quarterfinals	São Paulo	3–4 (4–6 agg.)	Grêmio	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	França 30' (pen.), 44' Alexandre 68'	(Report) (pt)	Marcelinho Paraíba 28', 53', 57' Zinho 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
5th	15	7	5	0	2	24	8	71%

Copa do Campeões edit

23 June First stage	São Paulo	4–2	Sport	Maceió
18:30 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 39', 89' Fábio Simplício 49' França 51'	(Report) (pt)	Dutra 54' Leonardo 85'	Stadium: Rei Pelé Referee: Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas

27 June First stage	Sport	0–5 (2–9 agg.)	São Paulo	João Pessoa
19:15 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Fábio Simplício 21' Luís Fabiano 80' Jean 85' França 88', 90'	Stadium: Almeidão Referee: Wagner Tardelli

30 June Semifinals	Coritiba	0–2	São Paulo	João Pessoa
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Fabiano 67' Rogério Ceni 72'	Stadium: Almeidão Referee: Luciano Augusto Almeida

4 July Semifinals	São Paulo	4–1 (6–1 agg.)	Coritiba	Maceió
21:45 (UTC-3)	Fábio Simplício 9' Luís Fabiano 67', 74' Fabiano 90+1'	(Report) (pt)	Enílton 16'	Stadium: Rei Pelé Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

8 July Finals	São Paulo	3–5	Flamengo	João Pessoa
16:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 16', 71' Rogério Pinheiro 59'	(Report) (pt)	Edílson 14', 57' Reinaldo 25' Beto 36' Rogério Pinheiro 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Almeidão Referee: Luciano Almeida

11 July Finals	Flamengo	2–3 (7–6 agg.)	São Paulo	Maceió
21:45 (UTC-3)	Juan 47' Petković 58'	(Report) (pt)	Kaká 39' França 65' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Rei Pelé Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
2nd	15	6	5	0	1	21	10	83%

Copa Mercosur edit

25 July Group D	São Paulo	3–0	Peñarol	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 4', 6' Jean 85'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Referee: Oscar Sequeira (ARG)

28 July Group D	Talleres	0–0	São Paulo	Córdoba
21:10 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Estadio Córdoba Referee: Carlos Chandía (CHI)

23 August Group D	São Paulo	1–1	Vélez Sarsfield	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	França 70'	(Report) (pt)	Domínguez 63'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Referee: Epifanio Gonzáles (PAR)

12 September Group D	Peñarol	1–1	São Paulo	Montevideo
21:40 (UTC-3)	Bengoechea 75'	(Report) (pt)	França 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Centenário Referee: Cláudio Martin (ARG)

26 September Group D	São Paulo	0–0	Talleres	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Referee: Carlos Torres (PAR)

17 October Group D	Vélez Sarsfield	4–2	São Paulo	Buenos Aires
21:50 (UTC-3)	Gracián 2' Fuentes 23' Reginaldo Araújo 53' (o.g.) Husaín 63'	(Report) (pt)	França 15' Reginaldo Araújo 71'	Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani Referee: Carlos Torres (PAR)

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
15th	7	6	1	4	1	7	6	38%

Campeonato Brasileiro edit

1 August Round 1	Botafogo-SP	2–2	São Paulo	Ribeirão Preto
20:30 (UTC-3)	Mateus 22' Marcos Denner 86'	(Report) (pt)	Belletti 38' Júlio Baptista 90+14'	Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 13,625 Referee: Luís Marcelo Vicentin Cansiam

5 August Round 2	São Paulo	0–0	Gama	São Paulo
14:30 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 14,892 Referee: Marco Colares Brasil

8 August Round 3	Vitória	2–1	São Paulo	Salvador
20:30 (UTC-3)	Allan Dellon 26' Dudu 31'	(Report) (pt)	Kaká 90'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Léo Feldman

11 August Round 4	São Paulo	3–1	Santa Cruz	São Paulo
14:30 (UTC-3)	Kaká 5' Júlio Baptista 70' França 84'	(Report) (pt)	Paulinho Andreolli 77'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 7,687 Referee: Clever Assunção Gonçalves

16 August Round 5	Guarani	1–2	São Paulo	Campinas
15:00 (UTC-3)	Fumagalli 16'	(Report) (pt)	Kaká 54' Reinaldo 59'	Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 6,765 Referee: Cléber Abade

19 August Round 6	São Paulo	2–1	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	Lino 2' Kaká 20'	(Report) (pt)	Kléber Pereira 83'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 17,721 Referee: Jorge Rabello

23 August Round 7	São Paulo	4–0	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
14:30 (UTC-3)	Kaká 13', 66' Luís Fabiano 29' França 77'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 16,135 Referee: Romildo Correa

29 August Round 8	Juventude	3–3	São Paulo	Caxias do Sul
21:45 (UTC-3)	Fernando Menegazzo 25' Michel 70' Leonardo Manzi 78'	(Report) (pt)	França 65', 75' Luís Fabiano 84'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 3,794 Referee: Paulo Henrique Bezerra

2 September Round 9	São Paulo	0–1	Bahia	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Jean Elias 81'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 17,437 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

9 September Round 10	Goiás	2–3	São Paulo	Goiânia
16:00 (UTC-3)	Itamar 54' Bilu 84'	(Report) (pt)	França 70' Leandro Alves 72', 87'	Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 23,663 Referee: Luciano Almeida

15 September Round 11	São Paulo	1–3	Paraná	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 67'	(Report) (pt)	Ageu 7', 12' Flávio Guilherme 46'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 8,183 Referee: Alexandre Lourenço Barreto

20 September Round 12	Coritiba	0–1	São Paulo	Curitiba
20:30 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Reinaldo 81'	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 7,831 Referee: Fabiano Gonçalves

23 September Round 13	São Paulo	4–1	América	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 11' França 17' Kaká 72', 75'	(Report) (pt)	Somália 6'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

30 September Round 14	Sport	1–0	São Paulo	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Fabinho 82'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 7,897 Referee: Léo Feldman

3 October Round 15	Santos	1–0	São Paulo	Santos
21:45 (UTC-3)	Viola 13' (pen.)	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 19,525 Referee: Cleber Welington Abade

6 October Round 16	São Paulo	0–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)	Tuta 73'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 20,653 Referee: Alfredo Santos Loebeling

11 October Round 17	São Paulo	1–1	Grêmio	São Paulo
15:00 (UTC-3)	Júlio Baptista 6'	(Report) (pt)	Leandro Amaral 23'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Luciano Augusto Almeida

14 October Round 18	Fluminense	1–1	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3)	André Luís 62'	(Report) (pt)	França 15'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 39,807 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

21 October Round 19	São Paulo	1–0	Portuguesa	São José do Rio Preto
16:00 (UTC-3)	França 4'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Benedito Teixeira Attendance: 8,362 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho

27 October Round 20	São Paulo	0–0	São Caetano	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)		(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 19,531 Referee: Salvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

3 November Round 21	São Paulo	1–1	Corinthians	São José do Rio Preto
16:00 (UTC-3)	Kaká 60'	(Report) (pt)	Deivid 86'	Stadium: Benedito Teixeira Attendance: 20,160 Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling

7 November Round 22	Internacional	1–4	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
18:00 (UTC-3)	Silvinho 20'	(Report) (pt)	França 18', 48' Luís Fabiano 57' Gustavo Nery 78'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 11,759 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

10 November Round 23	São Paulo	3–1	Botafogo-RJ	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 36', 63' Reginaldo Araújo 45'	(Report) (pt)	Dodô 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 15,939 Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

15 November Round 24	São Paulo	3–1	Flamengo	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	França 10' Luís Fabiano 34', 67'	(Report) (pt)	Anderson 33'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 38,160 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

18 November Round 25	Cruzeiro	1–4	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC-3)	Cris 64'	(Report) (pt)	Kaká 22' Adriano 29' França 35' Luís Fabiano 70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,027 Referee: Jorge Rabelo

25 November Round 26	Vasco da Gama	7–1	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3)	Gilberto 19' Euller 37' Romário 48', 66', 70' Léo Lima 69' Dedé 79'	(Report) (pt)	França 90'	Stadium: São Januário Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

2 December Round 27	São Paulo	3–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Adriano 17' Kaká 33' Júlio Baptista 82'	(Report) (pt)		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 43,791 Referee: Luciano Augusto Almeida

5 December Quarterfinal	Atlético Paranaense	2–1	São Paulo	Curitiba
21:45 (UTC-3)	Kléber Pereira 28' Alex Mineiro 80'	(Report) (pt)	Adriano 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva

Record edit

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
7th	46	28	13	7	8	49	36	66%

External links edit

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