2001 São Paulo FC season

August 2026 April 2021 São Paulo 2001 Vadão (until May 24)Nelsinho Baptista Paulo Amaral Vasconcelos Campeonato Brasileiro Quarter-finals Torneio Rio-São Paulo Championsde Arruda Marcelo Leme 2026-07-19 São Paulo Futebol Clube https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/hsaopaulo.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20260606222116/https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/hsaopaulo.htm 2026-06-06 2026-08-01 RSSSF Brazil(1st title) Campeonato Paulista 8th Copa do Brasil Quarter-finals Copa dos Campeões Runners-up Copa Mercosur Group stage França (13) França (45) 71,668 ( v Botafogo in the Torneio Rio-São Paulo) 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 Final squad Brazil GK Rogério Ceni Brazil GK Roger Brazil GK Alencar Brazil DF Belletti Brazil DF Reginaldo Araújo Brazil DF Émerson Brazil DF Gustavo Nery Brazil DF Júlio Santos Brazil DF Lino Brazil DF Wilson Brazil DF Reginaldo Chile MF Claudio Maldonado Brazil MF Adriano Brazil MF Fábio Simplício Brazil MF Júlio Baptista Brazil MF Kaká Brazil MF Alexandre Brazil MF Leonardo Brazil FW Reinaldo Brazil FW Luís Fabiano Brazil FW Dill Brazil FW Sandro Hiroshi Brazil FW França Scorers PositionNationPlaying positionNameTorneio Rio-São PauloCampeonato PaulistaCopa do BrasilCopa dos CampeõesCopa MercosurCampeonato BrasileiroTotal1BRAFWFrança 61085313452BRAFWLuís Fabiano2557210313BRAMFKaká2211011174BRAMFJúlio Baptista034004115BRAMFCarlos Miguel13100056BRAMFFábio Simplício0103004=BRADFGustavo Nery11100147BRAFWAdriano0000033=BRADFBelletti0100012=BRAMFFabiano10020038BRAFWIlan1010002=BRADFJean0001102=BRAFWLeandro Alves0000022=BRADFReginaldo Araújo0000112=BRAFWReinaldo0000022=BRAFWRenatinho0200002=BRAGKRogério Ceni0101002=BRADFRogério Pinheiro0101002=BRAMFAlexandre0010001=BRAFWFabiano Souza0010001=BRADFLino0000011=BRADFReginaldo0100001=BRAMFSidney1000001=BRADFWilson0100001///Own Goals0010001Total15322421749148 Overall 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 148Goals conceded 96Goal difference +52Best result 10–0 (H) v Botafogo-PB - Copa do Brasil - 2001.3.28Worst result 1–7 (A) v Vasco da Gama - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2001.11.25Top scorer França (45 goals) Official competitions Torneio Rio-São Paulo First stage 17 January 00:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–0 Vasco da Gama Sidney 35Gustavo Nery 58 Morumbi São Paulo Amaurilio Marchareth Saleão (Report) (pt) W First stage 25 January 00:00 (UTC-3) Fluminense 5–2 São Paulo Asprilla 41, 90+3Agnaldo 49, 90Régis 66 Fabiano 63Ilan 84 Caio Martins Niterói Sálvio Spínola (Report) (pt) L First stage 1 February 00:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–1 Botafogo França 17 Donizete 60 Morumbi São Paulo Ubiraci Damásio (Report) (pt) D First stage 7 February 00:00 (UTC-3) Flamengo 0–2 São Paulo França 65 pen., 79 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro João Luís dos Santos (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 14 February 00:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–0 Fluminense França 69 Morumbi São Paulo Reinaldo Ribas (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 21 February 00:00 (UTC-3) Fluminense 2–1 São Paulo Marco Brito 52, 58 França 61 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) L Marco Brito Régis Agnaldo Agnaldo Liz Roni Fabinho Marcão César Jorginho 6–7 França Belletti Jean Fabiano Carlos Miguel Rogério Ceni Fábio Simplício Wilson Ilan Finals 28 February 00:00 (UTC-3) Botafogo 1–4 São Paulo Rodrigo 50 Carlos Miguel 49Luís Fabiano 51, 85França 62 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Alfredo Loebeling (Report) (pt) W Finals 7 March 21:40 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–1 6–2 Botafogo Kaká 79, 81 Donizete 39 Morumbi São Paulo 71,668 Jorge Rabello (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%1st168512151066% Campeonato Paulista 2001 Campeonato Paulista Round 1 20 January 16:00 (UTC-3) Mogi Mirim 0–1 São Paulo Wilson 54 Wilson Fernandes de Barros Mogi-Mirim 10,305 Sílvia Regina de Oliveira /Alfredo Loebeling (Report) (pt) W Round 2 28 January 16:00 (UTC-3) Rio Branco 2–1 São Paulo Rafael 86, 90+2 França 55 Décio Vitta Americana 8,303 Romildo Correa /Robério Pereira Pires (Report) (pt) L Round 3 4 February 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–2 Santos Reginaldo 14Kaká 74Renatinho 80Gustavo Nery 90 Dodô 12, 88 Morumbi São Paulo 14,149 Cleber Wellington Abade /Antônio Claúdio Perin (Report) (pt) W Round 4 10 February 16:00 (UTC-3) Internacional 2–2 São Paulo Lúcio 90+1Luisinho Vieira 90+4 França 87Renatinho 89 Major José Levy Sobrinho Limeira Paulo César de Oliveira /Sílvio César Talarico (Report) (pt) D Round 5 18 February 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–2 São Caetano Sinval 72César 90+2 Morumbi São Paulo 10,904 Romildo Corrêa / Tadeu Bosco (Report) (pt) L Round 6 24 February 16:00 (UTC-3) Matonense 0–2 São Paulo França 19Carlos Miguel 60 Hudson Ferreira Matão Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Anselmo Costa (Report) (pt) W Round 7 3 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Ponte Preta 2–2 São Paulo Piá 11 pen.Régis Pittbull 19 Luís Fabiano 71França 85 Moisés Lucarelli Campinas Paulo César de Oliveira / Luiz Edmar Remondine (Report) (pt) D Round 8 11 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Palmeiras 0–3 São Paulo Fábio Simplício 8França 20Júlio Baptista 40 Benedito Teixeira São José do Rio Preto 42,000 Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Luis Cansian (Report) (pt) W Round 9 17 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Portuguesa Santista 4–4 São Paulo Zinho 28Tico Mineiro 37 pen., 84, 90 pen. Luís Fabiano 7Rogério Ceni 50Kaká 79França 81 Ulrico Mursa Santos Luciano Calabietto Qulichini / Luiz Edmar Remondine (Report) (pt) D Round 10 25 March 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 Guarani Júlio Baptista 38Luís Fabiano 66Belletti 75Rogério Pinheiro 90+1 Lindomar 80 Morumbi São Paulo (Report) (pt) W Round 11 31 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Botafogo 2–1 São Paulo Luciano Ratinho 45+1Leandro 70 França 58 Santa Cruz Ribeirão Preto 30,240 Edílson Pereira de Carvalho / Sílvia Regina de Oliveira (Report) (pt) L Round 12 7 April 16:00 (UTC-3) União São João 4–3 São Paulo Domires Júnior 43 pen.Celso 48Bernardi 84Aílton 90 França 3 pen., 15Júlio Baptista 36 Hermitão Araras Paulo César de Oliveira / Luciano Calabietto Quilichini (Report) (pt) L Round 13 14 April 16:00 (UTC-3) União Barbarense 3–2 São Paulo Emerson 43, 45+2Alberto 44 Carlos Miguel 1França 3 Antônio Guimarães Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (Report) (pt) L Round 14 22 April 16:00 (UTC-3) Portuguesa 1–0 São Paulo Cléber 55 Canindé São Paulo 21,965 Paulo Danelon / Robério Pires (Report) (pt) L Round 15 29 April 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–1 Corinthians Carlos Miguel 9Luís Fabiano 23, 54 Scheidt 64 Prudentão Presidente Prudente (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%8th2415636322653% Copa do Brasil 2001 Copa do Brasil Round of 64 21 March 00:00 (UTC-3) Botafogo-PB 0–1 São Paulo Júlio Baptista 84 Almeidão João Pessoa (Report) (pt) W Round of 64 28 March 00:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 10–0 11–0 Botafogo-PB Luís Fabiano 13, 32França 16 pen., 18, 47Júlio Baptista 66, 85Gustavo Nery 70Kaká 78Fabiano Souza 89 Morumbi São Paulo Samir Yarak (Report) (pt) W Round of 32 11 April 00:00 (UTC-3) Ceará 2–4 ( Eliminated second leg ) São Paulo Jairo Lenzi 82Zezinho 86 Carlos Miguel 3Júlio Baptista 52França 58 pen., 84 Presidente Vargas Fortaleza (Report) (pt) W Round of 16 2 May 00:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–0 Vitória Luís Fabiano 21, 38Moura 25 o.g. Morumbi São Paulo Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) W Round of 16 9 May 00:00 (UTC-3) Vitória 0–2 0–5 São Paulo Luís Fabiano 42Ilan 90+2 Barradão Salvador 2,127 Jamir Garcez (Report) (pt) W Quarterfinals 16 May 21:45 (UTC-3) Grêmio 2–1 São Paulo Warley 9Marinho 81 França 14 Olímpico Porto Alegre 16,450 Luciano Augusto Teotonio Almeida (Report) (pt) L Quarterfinals 23 May 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–4 4–6 Grêmio França 30 pen., 44Alexandre 68 Marcelinho Paraíba 28, 53, 57Zinho 84 pen. Morumbi São Paulo Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) L Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%5th15750224871% Copa do Campeões First stage 23 June 18:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–2 Sport Luís Fabiano 39, 89Fábio Simplício 49França 51 Dutra 54Leonardo 85 Rei Pelé Maceió Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas (Report) (pt) W First stage 27 June 19:15 (UTC-3) Sport 0–5 2–9 São Paulo Fábio Simplício 21Luís Fabiano 80Jean 85França 88, 90 Almeidão João Pessoa Wagner Tardelli (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 30 June 16:00 (UTC-3) Coritiba 0–2 São Paulo Fabiano 67Rogério Ceni 72 Almeidão João Pessoa Luciano Augusto Almeida (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 4 July 21:45 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 6–1 Coritiba Fábio Simplício 9Luís Fabiano 67, 74Fabiano 90+1 Enílton 16 Rei Pelé Maceió 4,509 Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) W Finals 8 July 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–5 Flamengo Luís Fabiano 16, 71Rogério Pinheiro 59 Edílson 14, 57Reinaldo 25Beto 36Rogério Pinheiro 79 o.g. Almeidão João Pessoa Luciano Almeida (Report) (pt) L Finals 11 July 21:45 (UTC-3) Flamengo 2–3 7–6 São Paulo Juan 47Petković 58 Kaká 39França 65 pen., 88 Rei Pelé Maceió Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%2nd156501211083% Copa Mercosur Copa Mercosur 2001 Group D 25 July 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo BRA 3–0 URU Peñarol Luís Fabiano 4, 6Jean 85 Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Oscar Sequeira (ARG) (Report) (pt) W Group D 28 July 21:10 (UTC-3) Talleres ARG 0–0 BRA São Paulo Estadio Córdoba Córdoba Carlos Chandía (CHI) (Report) (pt) D Group D 23 August 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo BRA 1–1 ARG Vélez Sarsfield França 70 Domínguez 63 Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Epifanio Gonzáles (PAR) (Report) (pt) D Group D 12 September 21:40 (UTC-3) Peñarol URU 1–1 BRA São Paulo Bengoechea 75 França 90 pen. Estádio Centenário Montevideo Cláudio Martin (ARG) (Report) (pt) D Group D 26 September 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo BRA 0–0 ARG Talleres Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Carlos Torres (PAR) (Report) (pt) D Group D 17 October 21:50 (UTC-3) Vélez Sarsfield ARG 4–2 BRA São Paulo Gracián 2Fuentes 23Reginaldo Araújo 53 o.g.Husaín 63 França 15Reginaldo Araújo 71 Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires Carlos Torres (PAR) (Report) (pt) L Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%15th761417638% Campeonato Brasileiro 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Round 1 1 August 20:30 (UTC-3) Botafogo-SP 2–2 São Paulo Mateus 22Marcos Denner 86 Belletti 38Júlio Baptista 90+14 Santa Cruz Ribeirão Preto 13,625 Luís Marcelo Vicentin Cansiam (Report) (pt) D Round 2 5 August 14:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–0 Gama Morumbi São Paulo 14,892 Marco Colares Brasil (Report) (pt) D Round 3 8 August 20:30 (UTC-3) Vitória 2–1 São Paulo Allan Dellon 26Dudu 31 Kaká 90 Barradão Salvador 3,171 Léo Feldman (Report) (pt) L Round 4 11 August 14:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–1 Santa Cruz Kaká 5Júlio Baptista 70França 84 Paulinho Andreolli 77 Morumbi São Paulo 7,687 Clever Assunção Gonçalves (Report) (pt) W Round 5 16 August 15:00 (UTC-3) Guarani 1–2 São Paulo Fumagalli 16 Kaká 54Reinaldo 59 Brinco de Ouro Campinas 6,765 Cléber Abade (Report) (pt) W Round 6 19 August 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–1 Atlético Paranaense Lino 2Kaká 20 Kléber Pereira 83 Morumbi São Paulo 17,721 Jorge Rabello (Report) (pt) W Round 7 23 August 14:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–0 Ponte Preta Kaká 13, 66Luís Fabiano 29França 77 Morumbi São Paulo 16,135 Romildo Correa (Report) (pt) W Round 8 29 August 21:45 (UTC-3) Juventude 3–3 São Paulo Fernando Menegazzo 25Michel 70Leonardo Manzi 78 França 65, 75Luís Fabiano 84 Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul 3,794 Paulo Henrique Bezerra (Report) (pt) D Round 9 2 September 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–1 Bahia Jean Elias 81 Morumbi São Paulo 17,437 Heber Roberto Lopes (Report) (pt) L Round 10 9 September 16:00 (UTC-3) Goiás 2–3 São Paulo Itamar 54Bilu 84 França 70Leandro Alves 72, 87 Serra Dourada Goiânia 23,663 Luciano Almeida (Report) (pt) W Round 11 15 September 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–3 Paraná Luís Fabiano 67 Ageu 7, 12Flávio Guilherme 46 Morumbi São Paulo 8,183 Alexandre Lourenço Barreto (Report) (pt) L Round 12 20 September 20:30 (UTC-3) Coritiba 0–1 São Paulo Reinaldo 81 Couto Pereira Curitiba 7,831 Fabiano Gonçalves (Report) (pt) W Round 13 23 September 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 América Luís Fabiano 11França 17Kaká 72, 75 Somália 6 Morumbi São Paulo 8,047 Leonardo Gaciba (Report) (pt) W Round 14 30 September 16:00 (UTC-3) Sport 1–0 São Paulo Fabinho 82 Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife 7,897 Léo Feldman (Report) (pt) L Round 15 3 October 21:45 (UTC-3) Santos 1–0 São Paulo Viola 13 pen. Vila Belmiro Santos 19,525 Cleber Welington Abade (Report) (pt) L Round 16 6 October 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–1 Palmeiras Tuta 73 Morumbi São Paulo 20,653 Alfredo Loebeling (Report) (pt) L Round 17 11 October 15:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–1 Grêmio Júlio Baptista 6 Leandro Amaral 23 Morumbi São Paulo 4,751 Luciano Augusto Almeida (Report) (pt) D Round 18 14 October 16:00 (UTC-3) Fluminense 1–1 São Paulo André Luís 62 França 15 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 39,807 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Report) (pt) D Round 19 21 October 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–0 Portuguesa França 4 Benedito Teixeira São José do Rio Preto 8,362 Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) W Round 20 27 October 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–0 São Caetano Morumbi São Paulo 19,531 Salvio Spinola Fagundes Filho (Report) (pt) D Round 21 3 November 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–1 Corinthians Kaká 60 Deivid 86 Benedito Teixeira São José do Rio Preto 20,160 Alfredo Loebeling (Report) (pt) D Round 22 7 November 18:00 (UTC-3) Internacional 1–4 São Paulo Silvinho 20 França 18, 48Luís Fabiano 57Gustavo Nery 78 Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 11,759 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Report) (pt) W Round 23 10 November 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–1 Botafogo-RJ Luís Fabiano 36, 63Reginaldo Araújo 45 Dodô 90+1 pen. Morumbi São Paulo 15,939 Alício Pena Júnior (Report) (pt) W Round 24 15 November 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–1 Flamengo França 10Luís Fabiano 34, 67 Anderson 33 Morumbi São Paulo 38,160 Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) W Round 25 18 November 16:00 (UTC-3) Cruzeiro 1–4 São Paulo Cris 64 Kaká 22Adriano 29França 35Luís Fabiano 70 Mineirão Belo Horizonte 22,027 Jorge Rabelo (Report) (pt) W Round 26 25 November 16:00 (UTC-3) Vasco da Gama 7–1 São Paulo Gilberto 19Euller 37Romário 48, 66, 70Léo Lima 69Dedé 79 França 90 São Januário Rio de Janeiro Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) L Round 27 2 December 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–0 Atlético Mineiro Adriano 17Kaká 33Júlio Baptista 82 Morumbi São Paulo 43,791 Luciano Augusto Almeida (Report) (pt) W Quarterfinal 5 December 21:45 (UTC-3) Atlético Paranaense 2–1 São Paulo Kléber Pereira 28Alex Mineiro 80 Adriano 66 pen. Arena da Baixada Curitiba 30,000 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Report) (pt) L Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%7th46281378493666% References External links official website https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150820/http://www.spfc.com.br/ 29 September 2011 2001 Category:Brazilian football clubs 2001 season