2008 São Paulo F.C. season

São Paulo
2008 season
Chairman Juvenal Juvêncio
Manager Muricy Ramalho
Série A Champions (6th title)[1]
Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals
Copa Sudamericana First round
Campeonato Paulista Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Borges (16)
All: Borges (26)
Highest home attendance 66,888 ( v Fluminense in the Campeonato Brasileiro)
Lowest home attendance 5,058 ( v Paulista in the Campeonato Paulista)

The 2008 season was São Paulo's 79th season since club's existence. In Campeonato Paulista was eliminated in semifinals by rival Palmeiras. The club participated in the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time being defeated by the Fluminense in the quarterfinals. However the consecration became for the third time in Série A with an unprecedented done of three nationals titles in a row, reaching 6 titles altogether becoming the greatest brazilian champion in history of league (since 1971), the trophy came in the last round with a victory by 1-0 over Goiás in the Bezerrão stadium located in city of Gama near the country's capital Brasília. The single goal was scored by forward Borges along the 22 minutes of first half. For the Copa Sudamericana was eliminated in penalty shootout by Atlético Paranaense.

Contents

Squad

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

No. Position Player
01 GK Rogério Ceni
22 GK Bosco
24 GK Fabiano
2 DF Juninho
3 DF André Dias
5 DF Miranda
13 DF Anderson
31 DF Aislan
44 DF Rodrigo
12 DF Joílson
16 DF Jancarlos
6 DF Júnior
20 MF Richarlyson
No. Position Player
7 MF Jorge Wagner
15 MF Hernanes
18 MF Hugo
23 MF Zé Luís
27 MF Sérgio Mota
34 MF Bruno
36 MF Oscar
38 MF Jean
9 FW Éder Luís
17 FW Borges
19 FW André Lima
25 FW Dagoberto

Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player
12 DF Joílson (from Botafogo)
10 FW Adriano (on loan from Internazionale)
2 DF Juninho (from Botafogo)
8 MF Fábio Santos (on loan from Lyon)
19 MF Carlos Alberto (on loan from Werder Bremen)
21 DF Éder (on loan from Noroeste)
9 FW Éder Luís (on loan from Atlético-MG)
16 DF Jancarlos (from Atlético-PR)
19 FW André Lima (on loan from Hertha Berlin)
13 DF Anderson (on loan from Lyon)
44 DF Rodrigo (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)

Out

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

No. Position Player
DF Breno (to Bayern Munich)
FW Leandro (to Tokyo Verdy)
MF Diego Tardelli (to Flamengo)
MF Jadílson (on loan to Cruzeiro)
DF Danilo Silva (return to Guarani)
MF Fernando (to Goiás)
21 MF Souza (to PSG)
19 MF Carlos Alberto (return to Werder Bremen)
10 FW Adriano (return to Internazionale)
8 MF Fábio Santos (return to Lyon)
13 DF Reasco (to LDU)
4 DF Alex Silva (to Hamburger)
14 FW Aloísio (to Al Rayyan)
26 DF Alex Cazumba (on loan to Figueirense)
33 DF Alex Bruno (on loan to Figueirense)
21 DF Éder (return to Noroeste)

Scorers

Position Nation Playing position Name Campeonato Paulista Copa Libertadores Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Sulamericana Total
1 FW Borges 10 0 16 0 26
2 FW Adriano 11 6 0 0 17
3 MF Hugo 0 0 14 0 14
4 FW Dagoberto 0 1 6 0 7
= MF Hernanes 3 0 4 0 7
5 FW Éder Luís 0 0 5 0 5
= MF Jorge Wagner 3 0 2 0 5
= GK Rogério Ceni 1 0 4 0 5
6 DF André Dias 0 0 3 0 3
= FW André Lima 0 0 3 0 3
= DF Rodrigo 0 0 3 0 3
7 FW Aloísio 0 1 1 0 2
= DF Jean 0 0 2 0 2
= MF Souza 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF Alex Silva 0 1 0 0 1
= MF Carlos Alberto 1 0 0 0 1
= MF Fábio Santos 1 0 0 0 1
= DF Jancarlos 0 0 1 0 1
= DF Joílson 0 0 1 0 1
= DF Juninho 1 0 0 0 1
= DF Miranda 0 1 0 0 1
= DF Zé Luís 0 0 1 0 1
Total 33 10 66 0 109

Overall

Games played 71 (21 Campeonato Paulista, 10 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Sudamericana)
Games won 38 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Copa Libertadores, 21 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Copa Sudamericana)
Games drawn 22 (5 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa Libertadores, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Sudamericana)
Games lost 11 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 5 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Copa Sudamericana)
Goals scored 109
Goals conceded 68
Goal difference +41
Best result 5–1 (H) v Atlético Mineiro - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2008.6.7
Worst result 1–4 (A) v Palmeiras - Campeonato Paulista - 2008.3.16
Top scorer Borges (26)

Source: São Paulo FC

Official competitions

Campeonato Paulista

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
3rd 41 21 12 5 4 33 25 65%

Copa Libertadores

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
7th 18 10 5 3 2 10 7 60%

Campeonato Brasileiro

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
1st 75 38 21 12 5 66 36 65%

Copa Sudamericana

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
25th 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 33%

See also

References

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