São Paulo Futebol Clube 2007
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[edit] Undisputed Champions
In the season of 2007 a soccer team reached another level in the history of the Brazilian soccer. Sao Paulo Futebol Clube reigned for the second time in the role as national champions, now with five titles So Paulo F.C. is the only team in Brazil to have reached such glory. In the making of history Sao Paulo F.C. also broke many records, some of them set by Sao Paulo FC in the previous year. CBF, the Brazilian Confederation of Football, acknowledged São Paulo as the first team to be five-time national champion. The decision caused some controversy, because Flamengo, the most popular club in Brazil, claims to have been champion in five occasions; however, in 1987, Flamengo won the First Division and refused (with support of all major teams, including São Paulo) to go for a play-off against the winner of Second Division.
[edit] Awards
CBF gave Sao Paulo F.C. a trophy created in the 70’s, which it was designed at the time for the team who reached five titles first or three consecutive titles, since no team ever accomplished winning three titles consecutively, Sao Paulo was given the trophy for winning the tournament five times. The trophy made out of silver soccer balls, were given to all the national champions in transition order until 1992, which it was the season Flamengo FC celebrated their last national title. Do to the controversy of 1987, after 1992 CBF locked the most wanted trophy for all Brazilian teams and created a new trophy to be given for the national champions.
[edit] Prestige
Sao Paulo FC is consider to be the best team in Brazil at this time by various soccer entities, and it was also consider the undisputed champion of 2007 by Placar (Brazilian monthly sports magazine), with four games left and 15 points in from of the second place team (Santos FC). Sao Paulo F.C. broke many records in 2007; the team went 13 games without losing in the tournament, Sao Paulo also didn’t allowed any goals for eleven games, having the best defense of the tournament. Sao Paulo F.C. finished the tournament with only 19 goals scored against, another record set in the Brasileirao. The biggest record achieved that year, was the fact that Sao Paulo broke it’s own record as a team to win the tournament before it was even over, the year before, Sao Paulo F.C. was mathematically crowned the champions with 3 games still left to play, in 2007 Sao Paulo F.C. won with four games left.
[edit] 2007 Position Table
| Final Standings | |||||||||
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| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | São Paulo | 77 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Santos | 62 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 47 | 10 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 61 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 6 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 61 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 18 |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 59 | 15 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 58 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 58 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 1 |
| 8 | Atlético-MG | 55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 51 | 12 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 55 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 58 | 4 |
| 10 | Vasco | 54 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 11 |
| 11 | Internacional | 54 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 5 |
| 12 | Atlético-PR | 54 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1 |
| 13 | Figueirense | 53 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 56 | 1 |
| 14 | Sport | 51 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 55 | -1 |
| 15 | Náutico | 49 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 63 | 3 |
| 16 | Goiás | 45 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 62 | -13 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 44 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 50 | -10 |
| 18 | Paraná | 41 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 64 | -22 |
| 19 | Juventude | 41 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 65 | -22 |
| 20 | América-RN | 17 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 80 | -56 |
| Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
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As you noticed Sao Paulo had a 68% of the over all points, the best average ever accomplished. FIFA recognized Sao Paulo as the best team in Brazil.
