2012 São Paulo F.C. season

São Paulo
2012 season
Chairman Brazil Juvenal Juvêncio
Manager Brazil Emerson Leão
(until 26 June)
Brazil Milton Cruz
(caretaker manager)
Brazil Ney Franco
Stadium Estádio do Morumbi
Série A 4th
Campeonato Paulista Semi-final
Copa do Brasil Semi-finals
Copa Sudamericana Champions (1st title)
Top goalscorer League: Luís Fabiano (17)
All: Luís Fabiano (32)
Highest home attendance 67,042 (v Tigre in the Copa Sudamericana)
Lowest home attendance 4,740 (v Catanduvense in the Campeonato Paulista)
Home colours
Away colours
2011
2013 →

The 2012 season was São Paulo's 83rd year since the club's existence. After finishing the national league in sixth position in previous season, the team was not able to take part on Copa Libertadores for the second year consecutive thus participating in national cup, Copa do Brasil. In Campeonato Paulista, the team reached semifinals for a straight third year losing to Santos in their own field, the rival was consecrated champion in all these years. In the Copa do Brasil, Tricolor was also defeated in the same stage, this time for Cortiba, after lose the second match by 2-0, remaining an aggregate score of 2-1 to opponent. However the second half of season bring great results for The Dearest, with an finishing 4th position in league and an international title of Copa Sudamericana in the end of year. The Tricolor won the trophy for the first time against Argentine club Tigre in a troubled match that opponent refused to play the second half of final match in Morumbi. São Paulo was winning by 2-0, gols by Lucas at 22' and Osvaldo at 28' when referee whistled the final of match without return of Argentines to field, was the 12nd international official title in Tricolor's history.

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Rogério Ceni (captain)
3 Brazil DF Rafael Tolói
4 Brazil DF Rhodolfo (3rd captain)
5 Brazil MF Wellington
6 Brazil DF Cortez
7 Brazil FW Lucas
8 Brazil MF Paulo Henrique Ganso
9 Brazil FW Luís Fabiano (vice-captain)
10 Brazil MF Jádson
11 Brazil FW Ademilson
12 Brazil MF Paulo Assunção
13 Brazil DF Paulo Miranda
14 Brazil DF Edson Silva
15 Brazil MF Denílson (on loan from Arsenal)
16 Brazil MF Cícero
17 Brazil FW Osvaldo
No. Position Player
18 Brazil MF Maicon
19 Brazil FW Willian José
20 Argentina MF Marcelo Cañete
21 Brazil DF João Filipe
22 Brazil GK Denis
23 Brazil DF Douglas
25 Brazil MF Rodrigo Caio
26 Brazil DF Henrique Miranda
28 Brazil MF Casemiro
30 Brazil DF Luiz Eduardo
31 Brazil DF Lucas Farias
32 Brazil DF Danilo
36 Brazil MF João Schmidt
40 Brazil GK Léo
41 Brazil GK Leonardo
Brazil MF Fabrício

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Brazil DF Alex Cazumba (on loan to XV de Piracicaba)[1]
Brazil MF Dener (on loan to Paulista)[2]
Brazil FW Thiago Biriça (on loan to São Carlos)[3]
Brazil DF Thiago Carleto (on loan to Fluminense)[4]
Brazil GK Richard Costa (on loan to Paulista)[5]
Brazil FW Eric (on loan to Rio Preto)[6]
Brazil MF Carlinhos Paraíba (on loan to Omiya Ardija)[7]
Brazil FW Roni (on loan to Gyeongnam FC)[8]
Brazil FW Henrique (on loan to Granada)[9]
35 Brazil MF Juninho (on loan to Los Angeles Galaxy)[10]
Brazil MF Cléber Santana (on loan to Avaí)[11]
Brazil DF Juan (on loan to Santos)[11]
34 Brazil DF Bruno Uvini (from Tottenham Hotspur)[12]
Brazil MF Sergio Mota (on loan to Santo André)[13]
Brazil DF Lucas Mendes (on loan to Santo André)[13]
Brazil FW Mazola (on loan to Hangzhou Greentown)[14]
2 Paraguay DF Iván Piris (on loan to Roma)[15]
27 Brazil FW Rafinha (on loan to Guarani)[16]
37 Brazil MF Dener (on loan to Guarani)[17]

Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player
6 Brazil DF Cortez (from Botafogo)[18]
8 Brazil MF Fabrício (from Cruzeiro)[18]
18 Brazil MF Maicon (from Figueirense)[18]
14 Brazil DF Édson Silva (from Figueirense)[18]
13 Brazil DF Paulo Miranda (from Bahia)[18]
10 Brazil MF Jádson (from Shakhtar Donetsk)[19]
17 Brazil FW Osvaldo (from Al-Ahli Dubai)[20]
23 Brazil DF Douglas (from Goiás)[21]
3 Brazil DF Rafael Tolói (from Goiás)[22]
12 Brazil MF Paulo Assunção (from Atlético Madrid)[23]
8 Brazil MF Paulo Henrique Ganso (from Santos)[24]

Out

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

No. Position Player
Brazil MF Rivaldo (return to Mogi Mirim)[25]
Brazil FW Dagoberto (to Internacional)[26]
Brazil DF Xandão (to Sporting)[27]
Brazil MF Marlos (to Metalist Kharkiv)[28]
Brazil MF Jean (to Fluminense)[29]
12 Brazil FW Fernandinho (to Al-Jazira)[30]
34 Brazil DF Bruno Uvini (to Napoli)[31]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCampeonato Paulista Copa do Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Sudamericana
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brazil Rogério Ceni 34 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 24+0 3 10+0 1
2 DF Paraguay Piris 21 0 15+1 0 2+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
3 DF Brazil Rafael Tolói 36 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 26+0 1 10+0 2
4 DF Brazil Rhodolfo 69 6 20+0 5 9+0 1 30+0 0 10+0 0
5 MF Brazil Wellington 28 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 10+4 0 7+1 0
6 DF Brazil Cortez 74 2 20+0 0 9+0 1 35+0 1 10+0 0
7 FW Brazil Lucas 60 16 21+0 6 9+0 2 21+0 6 9+0 2
8 MF Brazil Fabrício 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Brazil PH Ganso 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+2 0
9 FW Brazil Luís Fabiano 44 31 8+0 5 9+0 8 22+0 17 5+0 1
10 MF Brazil Jádson 69 10 16+1 2 6+1 1 35+0 5 10+0 2
11 FW Brazil Ademilson1 32 4 0+2 0 0+1 0 9+14 3 4+2 1
12 FW Brazil Fernandinho 29 5 9+8 5 4+2 0 2+4 0 0+0 0
12 MF Brazil Paulo Assunção 11 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7+4 0 0+0 0
13 DF Brazil Paulo Miranda 49 2 16+0 0 5+0 0 19+1 2 7+1 0
14 DF Brazil Edson Silva 26 1 5+2 1 4+1 0 8+4 0 0+2 0
15 MF Brazil Denílson 65 1 15+2 0 8+0 0 31+0 1 9+0 0
16 MF Brazil Cícero 61 9 20+0 5 9+0 1 14+16 3 1+1 0
17 FW Brazil Osvaldo 47 11 1+11 1 0+3 1 18+6 8 7+1 1
18 MF Brazil Maicon 59 7 3+11 0 0+8 1 23+9 5 4+1 1
19 FW Brazil Willian José 44 15 12+2 11 0+4 0 8+11 1 3+4 3
20 MF Argentina Cañete 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
21 DF Brazil João Filipe 22 0 3+4 0 0+2 0 11+1 0 1+0 0
22 GK Brazil Denis 44 0 21+0 0 9+0 0 14+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Brazil Douglas 44 3 0+0 0 5+0 1 29+4 2 3+3 0
25 MF Brazil Rodrigo Caio 20 0 5+4 0 2+1 0 3+4 0 1+0 0
26 DF Brazil Henrique Miranda 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Brazil Rafinha 8 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
28 MF Brazil Casemiro 49 3 11+7 2 8+1 1 10+11 0 0+1 0
30 DF Brazil Luiz Eduardo 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Brazil Lucas Farias 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
32 DF Brazil Danilo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Brazil Bruno Uvini 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF Brazil Juninho 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Brazil João Schmidt 6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
40 GK Brazil Léo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK Brazil Leonardo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
1Ademilson became nº 11 during the season. Before he was nº 29[32]

Top scorers

Position Nation Playing position Name Campeonato Paulista Copa do Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Sudamericana Total
1 Brazil FW Luís Fabiano 5 8 17 1 31
2 Brazil FW Lucas 6 2 6 2 16
3 Brazil FW Willian José 11 0 1 3 15
4 Brazil FW Osvaldo 1 1 8 1 11
5 Brazil MF Jádson 2 1 5 2 10
6 Brazil MF Cícero 5 1 3 0 9
7 Brazil MF Maicon 0 1 5 1 7
8 Brazil DF Rhodolfo 5 1 0 0 6
9 Brazil FW Fernandinho 5 0 0 0 5
10 Brazil FW Ademilson 0 0 3 1 4
= Brazil GK Rogério Ceni 0 0 3 1 4
12 Brazil MF Casemiro 2 1 0 0 3
= Brazil DF Douglas 0 1 2 0 3
= Brazil DF Rafael Tolói 0 0 1 2 3
15 Brazil DF Cortez 0 1 1 0 2
= Brazil DF Paulo Miranda 0 0 2 0 2
17 Brazil MF Denílson 0 0 1 0 1
= Brazil DF Edson Silva 1 0 0 0 1
= Brazil MF Wellington 1 0 0 0 1
/ / / Own goals 3 0 1 1 5
Total 47 18 59 15 139

Top assists

Position Nation Playing position Name Campeonato Paulista Copa do Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Sudamericana Total
1 Brazil MF Jádson 8 1 10 0 19
2 Brazil FW Lucas 4 2 6 3 15
3 Brazil MF Casemiro 6 2 0 0 8
4 Brazil FW Osvaldo 1 0 4 1 6
5 Brazil DF Cortez 1 1 2 1 5
= Brazil FW Luís Fabiano 1 2 2 0 5
7 Brazil MF Denílson 2 0 1 1 4
= Brazil FW Fernandinho 4 0 0 0 4
9 Brazil MF Cícero 1 2 0 0 3
10 Brazil MF Ganso 0 0 2 0 2
= Brazil DF Rhodolfo 0 0 1 1 2
= Brazil MF Rodrigo Caio 1 0 1 0 2
13 Brazil DF Douglas 0 0 1 0 1
= Brazil FW Ademilson 0 0 1 0 1
= Brazil MF Maicon 0 0 1 0 1
= Brazil DF Paulo Miranda 0 0 1 0 1
= Brazil MF Wellington 0 0 0 1 1
= Brazil FW Willian José 0 0 1 0 1
Total 29 10 34 8 81

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name Campeonato Paulista Copa do Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Sudamericana Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
GK Brazil 1 Rogério Ceni 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
DF Paraguay 2 Iván Piris 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
DF Brazil 3 Rafael Tolói 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
DF Brazil 4 Rhodolfo 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 11 1 0
MF Brazil 5 Wellington 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0
DF Brazil 6 Cortez 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
FW Brazil 7 Lucas 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
MF Brazil 8 Fabrício 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0'
MF Brazil 8 PH Ganso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Brazil 9 Luís Fabiano 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 1 14 1 1
MF Brazil 10 Jádson 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
FW Brazil 11 Ademilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW Brazil 12 Fernandinho 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
MF Brazil 12 Paulo Assunção 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DF Brazil 13 Paulo Miranda 5 1 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 13 2 1
DF Brazil 14 Edson Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF Brazil 15 Denílson 5 0 0 4 0 0 10 1 0 4 0 0 23 1 0
MF Brazil 16 Cícero 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
FW Brazil 17 Osvaldo 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
MF Brazil 18 Maicon 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
FW Brazil 19 Willian José 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
MF Argentina 20 Marcelo Cañete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 21 João Filipe 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
GK Brazil 22 Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF Brazil 23 Douglas 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 1
MF Brazil 25 Rodrigo Caio 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 0
DF Brazil 26 Henrique Miranda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Brazil 27 Rafinha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Brazil 28 Casemiro 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
DF Brazil 30 Luiz Eduardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 32 Danilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 34 Bruno Uvini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Brazil 35 Juninho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 31 Lucas Farias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Brazil 36 João Schmidt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Brazil 40 Léo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Brazil 41 Leonardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 43 4 2 19 1 0 93 5 1 26 0 2 181 10 5

Last updated: 12 December 2012
Source: Competitive matches and FPF
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Managers performance

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Leão, EmersonEmerson Leão  Brazil 22 January 23 June 36 23 5 8 70 39 68,51%
Cruz, MiltonMilton Cruz (caretaker)  Brazil 30 June 8 July 2 2 0 0 6 3 100%
Franco, NeyNey Franco  Brazil 15 July 12 December 40 20 11 9 63 30 59,16%

Competitions

Overall

Games played 78 (21 Campeonato Paulista, 9 Copa do Brasil, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 10 Copa Sudamericana)
Games won 45 (14 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Copa do Brasil, 20 Campeonato Brasileiro, 5 Copa Sudamericana)
Games drawn 16 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 5 Copa Sudamericana)
Games lost 17 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Copa Sudamericana)
Goals scored 139
Goals conceded 72
Goal difference +67
Yellow cards 181
Second yellow cards 10
Red cards 5
Worst discipline Denílson (23 , 1 , 0)
Best result 5–0 (H) v Universidad de Chile - Copa Sudamericana - 2012.11.07
Worst result 0–3 (A) v Náutico - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2012.08.15
Most appearances Cortez (74)
Top scorer Luís Fabiano (31)

Source: São Paulo FC

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 14 4 3 47 25 +22 46 9 2 1 28 11 +17 5 2 2 19 14 +5

First phase

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 6 1 2 18 8 +10 19 4 0 0 10 1 +9 2 1 2 8 7 +1

First phase

Second phase

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Campeonato Brasileiro

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 20 6 12 59 37 +22 66 15 2 2 37 10 +27 5 4 10 22 27 −5

Results by Round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAH
Result L W L W W L W W D L W L W W L L L W W W L D D L W W D W W W W L W D L W D W
Position 19 8 11 7 6 8 6 4 5 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Last updated: 26 August.
Source: São Paulo FC.net
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Copa Sudamericana

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 5 5 0 15 2 +13 20 3 2 0 9 0 +9 2 3 0 6 2 +4

Second stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Injuries during the season

Date Player Injury Estimated Return Date Source
January 2012 (Pre-season) Brazil Rogério Ceni Stretch on the right shoulder. July 2012 globoesporte.com
January 2012 (Pre-season) Brazil Fabrício Tendinitis in his left ankle. 22 February 2012 São Paulo Futebol Clube
January 2012 (Pre-season) Brazil Paulo Miranda Pain in the left anterior thigh muscle. 2 February 2012 Placar
28 January 2012 Brazil Luís Fabiano Lesion on the thigh. 7 March 2012 São Paulo Futebol Clube
5 February 2012 Paraguay Iván Piris Edema in the posterior region of the left thigh. 22 February 2012 São Paulo Futebol Clube
21 February 2012 Brazil Wellington Sprained left knee. 30 August 2012 São Paulo Futebol Clube
22 February 2012 Brazil Fabrício Muscle contracture in the left thigh. 1 April 2012 globoesporte.com
7 April 2012 Brazil Fabrício Stretch the right calf. June 2012 São Paulo FC
17 June 2012 Brazil Fabrício Cruciate ligament rupture. 2013 terra.com
18 July 2012 Brazil Osvaldo Left thigh adductor. 18 August 2012 globoesporte.com

References

  1. "Alex Cazumba".
  2. "São Paulo acerta o empréstimo do meia Dener ao Paulista de Jundiaí".
  3. "Thiago Biriça acerta seu retorno ao São Carlos".
  4. "Carleto, novo lateral do Fluminense, será apresentado nesta quinta-feira".
  5. "Richard Costa chega e acirra disputa para o gol".
  6. "Rio Preto recebe o atacante Eric, cedido pelo São Paulo".
  7. "São Paulo empresta Carlinhos".
  8. "Galo perde Ronieli e Mike".
  9. "El Granada incorpora al joven talento Henrique".
  10. "Juninho and Leonardo to return to the LA Galaxy in 2012".
  11. 11.0 11.1 "São Paulo FC define empréstimos de Juan e Cleber Santana".
  12. "No Tottenham, Bruno Uvini espera chamado para as Olimpíadas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Sergio Mota e Lucas Mendes, são apresentados no Ramalhão".
  14. "绿城迎来第五援 巴西射手马佐拉到位".
  15. "Roma acerta empréstimo de Piris junto ao São Paulo".
  16. "Chegada de atacante do São Paulo encerra contratações no Guarani".
  17. "Após negociar dois da base, Guarani recebe meia do São Paulo em troca".
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "Com Cortês, São Paulo fecha primeira fase de contratações". Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  19. "Jadson chega ao São Paulo para comandar o meio de campo". Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  20. "Osvaldo é do Tricolor!". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  21. "São Paulo acerta com o lateral Douglas". Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  22. "Rafael Tolói é o novo reforço do São Paulo". Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  23. "Assunção é do Tricolor". Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  24. "Paulo Henrique Ganso é do São Paulo". Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  25. "Na despedida, Rivaldo recebe homenagem do São Paulo".
  26. "Por 2,2 mi, São Paulo libera Dagoberto".
  27. "Xandão vai ao CT e se despede do São Paulo".
  28. "São Paulo define transferência de Marlos".
  29. "Jean é negociado com o Fluminense".
  30. "Fernandinho acerta com o Al-Jazira, e São Paulo receberá R$ 2,2 milhões".
  31. "São Paulo FC concretiza venda de Bruno Uvini".
  32. "Em boa fase, Ademilson ganha a camisa 11".

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