2002 São Paulo FC season

August 2026 April 2021 São Paulo 2002 Nelsinho Baptista(until 12 May)Oswaldo de Oliveira Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa Campeonato Brasileiro Quarter-finals (in 2003 Copa Sudamericana) Torneio Rio – São Paulo Runners-upde 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 Copa do Brasil Semi-finals Supercampeonato Paulista Champions (1st title) Copa dos Campeões First stage Luís Fabiano (19) Reinaldo (31) 64,946 ( v Santos in the Campeonato Brasileiro) 5,005 ( v Goiás in the Campeonato Brasileiro) 2001 2003 The 2002 season was São Paulo's 73rd season since club's existence. The club became a runners-up of Torneio Rio – São Paulo losing the final to rival Corinthians. Exceptionally this year the main clubs from state like Santos, Corinthians and Palmeiras along São Paulo did not participated of Campeonato Paulista to not overload the number of games in calendar, with two tournaments being disputed at same time, Torneio Rio – São Paulo and Campeonato Paulista, then was created only this year the Supercampeonato paulista played by Corinthians (Torneio Rio-São Paulo winners), São Paulo (Torneio Rio-São Paulo runners-up), Palmeiras (Torneio Rio-São Paulo third place) and Ituano (Campeonato Paulista winners). Tricolor won the title against Ituano, 2-2 (away); 4-1 (home). At Copa do Brasil was defeated again by Corinthians, this time in semifinal. In Copa dos Campeões was eliminated in group stage and quarterfinals in Série A losing to rival Santos. Squad Final squad Brazil GK Rogério Ceni Brazil GK Roger Brazil DF Gabriel Brazil DF Rafael Argentina DF Horacio Ameli Brazil DF Jean Brazil DF Gustavo Nery Brazil DF Júlio Santos Brazil DF Jorginho Paulista Brazil DF Wilson Brazil DF Reginaldo Brazil DF Régis Chile MF Claudio Maldonado Brazil MF Adriano Brazil MF Fábio Simplício Brazil MF Ricardinho Brazil MF Aílton Brazil MF Júlio Baptista Brazil MF Kaká Brazil MF Daniel Rossi Brazil FW Leandro Amaral Brazil FW Reinaldo Brazil FW Luís Fabiano Brazil FW Dill Brazil FW Oliveira Statistics Scorers PositionNationPlaying positionNameTorneio Rio-São PauloCopa do BrasilSupercampeonato PaulistaCopa dos CampeõesCampeonato BrasileiroFriendly matchTotal1BRAFWReinaldo 7730122312BRAFWFrança 1950000243BRAMFKaká 760091234BRAFWLuís Fabiano 0002190215BRADFJean 2100205=BRAMFJúlio Baptista 0020305=BRAGKRogério Ceni 3100105=BRAFWSandro Hiroshi 00210256BRAFWAdriano 2020004=BRADFBelletti 3100004=BRAMFRicardinho 0000404=BRAMFSouza 31000047BRAMFFábio Simplício 0010102=BRADFGabriel 2000002=BRADFGustavo Nery 2000002=BRADFJorginho Paulista 0000202=BRADFJúlio Santos 00002028BRAFWDill 0000101=BRADFEmerson1000001=ARGDFHoracio Ameli 0000101=BRAFWLeandro Amaral 0000101=BRADFReginaldo 0000011=BRADFRégis 0000101=BRAFWRico 0000011=BRADFWilson1000001Total5321103597154 Managers performance NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Nelsinho Baptista19 January12 May02801305010075048052%Oswaldo de Oliveira19 May14 November0350200708081050064% Overall {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 63 (19 Torneio Rio – São Paulo, 4 Supercampeonato Paulista, 9 Copa do Brasil, 3 Copa dos Campeões, 27 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Friendly match) |- |Games won || 33 (8 Torneio Rio – São Paulo, 2 Supercampeonato Paulista, 5 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 16 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Friendly match) |- |Games drawn || 12 (5 Torneio Rio – São Paulo, 2 Supercampeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match) |- |Games lost || 18 (6 Torneio Rio – São Paulo, 0 Supercampeonato Paulista, 4 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, 7 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Friendly match) |- |Goals scored || 154 |- |Goals conceded || 97 |- |Goal difference || +57 |- |Best result || 7–0 (H) v Bangu - Torneio Rio – São Paulo - 2002.03.17 |- |Worst result || 0–3 (A) v São Caetano - Campeonato Brasileiro - 2002.09.07 |- |Top scorer || Reinaldo (31 goals) |- São Paulo FC May 2012 Friendlies International friendly 27 July (UTC-3) São Paulo BRA 7–1 MEX Deportivo Toluca Sandro Hiroshi 20, 37Reinaldo 43, 47Kaká 69Rico 76Reginaldo 86 Lozano 49 Morumbi São Paulo 2,855 Marcelo Rogério W Official competitions Torneio Rio-São Paulo Round 1 19 January 16:00 (UTC-3) Etti-Jundiaí 3–3 São Paulo Nenê 58Vágner Mancini 77Tiago 79 Reinaldo 12, 33Kaká 64 Jayme Cintra Jundiaí Anselmo da Costa (Report) (pt) D Round 2 27 January 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–3 Vasco da Gama Kaká 46França 58 Romário 67, 69Euller 70 Morumbi São Paulo Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) L Round 3 30 January 20:30 (UTC-3) Guarani 2–3 São Paulo Dudu 78Martinez 83 França 19, 20Rogério Ceni 81 Brinco de Ouro Campinas Cléber Welington Abade (Report) (pt) W Round 4 3 February 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–3 Fluminense França 55 pen.Gabriel 66Souza 68Rogério Ceni 87 Fábio Mello 73Roger 84, 88 Morumbi São Paulo 10,538 Alício Pena Júnior (Report) (pt) W Round 5 9 February 16:00 (UTC-3) Botafogo 2–2 São Paulo Dodô 12, 27 Souza 38Jean 85 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Luciano Augusto Almeida (Report) (pt) D Round 6 17 February 16:00 (UTC-3) Flamengo 2–4 São Paulo Petkovic 59Juninho Paulista 80 Gustavo Nery 11França 68, 69Wilson 83 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Héber Roberto Lopes (Report) (pt) W Round 7 24 February 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 Ponte Preta Kaká 9Reinaldo 17, 19Gabriel 87 Alex Oliveira 65 Morumbi São Paulo Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) W Round 8 3 March 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 América-RJ França 18 75Emerson 52Kaká 89 Gil Bala 76 Morumbi São Paulo Cléver Assunção Gonçalves (Report) (pt) W Round 9 10 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Portuguesa 0–4 São Paulo França 18, 38Reinaldo 58Kaká 63 Morumbi São Paulo Romildo Corrêa (Report) (pt) W Round 10 17 March 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 7–0 Bangu França 1, 10, 31 pen., 54Kaká 16Belletti 51, 64 Morumbi São Paulo 14,565 Fernando Oliveira Assunção (Report) (pt) W Round 11 20 March 21:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–4 Palmeiras França 30Kaká 71 Magrão 11Claudecir 18Alex 27Arce 90+3 Morumbi São Paulo Luiz Marcelo Cansian (Report) (pt) L Round 12 24 March 16:00 (UTC-3) São Caetano 1–0 São Paulo Wágner 58 Anacleto Campanella São Caetano do Sul Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho (Report) (pt) L Round 13 31 March 16:00 (UTC-3) Corinthians 3–1 São Paulo Rogério 24Renato 74, 84 Reinaldo 55 Prudentão Presidente Prudente Paulo César de Oliveira (Report) (pt) L Round 14 7 April 16:00 (UTC-3) Santos 3–2 São Paulo Marcelo Silva 6Michel 37Preto 90+1 Reginaldo 58França 70 Vila Belmiro Santos Romildo Correa (Report) (pt) L Round 15 14 April 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 5–3 Americano Souza 7França 36, 52, 90Jean 62 Rondinelli 51, 57Luciano Viana 63 Morumbi São Paulo Leonardo Gaciba da Silva (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 21 April 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–1 Palmeiras Adriano 75 Muñoz 54 Morumbi São Paulo Paulo César Oliveira (Report) (pt) D Semifinals 27 April 16:00 (UTC-3) Palmeiras 2–2 São Paulo Christian 23Magrão 26 Rogério Ceni 5Gustavo Nery 81 Morumbi São Paulo Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) D Finals 5 May 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–3 Corinthians Adriano 16Belletti 69 Deivid 47Leandro 53Gil 65 Morumbi São Paulo 34,514 Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) L Finals 12 May 16:00 (UTC-3) Corinthians 1–1 São Paulo Rogério 77 Reinaldo 2 Morumbi São Paulo 53,414 Paulo César de Oliveira (Report) (pt) D Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%2nd2919856533851% Copa do Brasil Copa do Brasil 2002 Round of 64 14 February 20:30 (UTC-3) Treze 1–0 São Paulo Capitão 47 Amigão Campina Grande Antônio Cipriano de Almeida (Report) (pt) L Round of 64 21 February 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 Treze Kaká 27, 80Reinaldo 48, 65 Almir Conceição 2 Morumbi São Paulo 5,105 Wallace Valente (Report) (pt) W Round of 32 27 February 21:45 (UTC-3) Flamengo-PI 0–5 São Paulo França 9, 88, 90+10Reinaldo 40Kaká 86 Albertão Teresina 22,400 Marcos Antonio Sampaio (Report) (pt) W Round of 16 28 March 21:45 (UTC-3) Figueirense 3–1 São Paulo Juninho 18Doriva 79Mabília 90+4 Kaka 72 Orlando Scarpelli Florianópolis Elvécio Zequeto (Report) (pt) L Round of 16 3 April 21:45 (UTC-3) São Paulo 6–1 Figueirense Reinaldo 15, 60França 43, 54Jean 52Rogério Ceni 79 Marcelinho 31 Morumbi São Paulo Edílson Soares da Silva (Report) (pt) W Quarterfinals 10 April 21:45 (UTC-3) Vasco da Gama 1–0 São Paulo Romário 60 São Januário Rio de Janeiro Luciano de Almeida (Report) (pt) L Quarterfinals 17 April 21:45 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–0 Vasco da Gama Souza 11Kaká 45Belletti 54Reinaldo 60 Morumbi São Paulo Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 24 April 21:45 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–2 Corinthians Deivid 2, 90 Morumbi São Paulo 22,822 Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) L Semifinals 1 May 21:45 (UTC-3) Corinthians 1–2 São Paulo Deivid 61 Reinaldo 48Kaká 64 Morumbi São Paulo 36,007 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%3rd159504211055% Supercampeonato Paulista Semifinals 19 May 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–0 Palmeiras Reinaldo 85Júlio Baptista 90+3 Anacleto Campanella São Caetano do Sul Romildo Corrêa (Report) (pt) W Semifinals 22 May 21:00 (UTC-3) Palmeiras 2–2 São Paulo Itamar 63Nenê 85 Fábio Simplício 46Sandro Hiroshi 77 Canindé São Paulo Sálvio Espínola Fagundes Filho (Report) (pt) D Finals 26 May 16:00 (UTC-3) Ituano 2–2 São Paulo Fernando Gaúcho 39Basílio 77 Reinaldo 68Júlio Baptista 89 Novelli Júnior Itu Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) D Finals 30 May 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–1 Ituano Adriano 18, 43Reinaldo 66Sandro Hiroshi 69 Basílio 76 Morumbi São Paulo Paulo César de Oliveira (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%1st8422010566% Copa do Campeões Group C 3 July 19:15 (UTC-3) Vitória 2–0 São Paulo Aristizábal 59Maurício 90+1 Machadão Natal Wagner Tardelli (Report) (pt) L Group C 7 July 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–1 Cruzeiro Luís Fabiano 36 pen. Ricardinho 45+1 Machadão Natal Héber Roberto Lopes (Report) (pt) D Group C 13 July 18:15 (UTC-3) Grêmio 0–2 São Paulo Luís Fabiano 49Sandro Hiroshi 90+3 Machadão Natal Wagner Tardeli Azevedo (Report) (pt) W Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%9th431113344% Campeonato Brasileiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002 Round 1 10 August 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 4–2 Paysandu Jean 15Jorginho Paulista 30Luís Fabiano 60, 88 Jóbson 27, 68 Morumbi São Paulo 15,325 Alício Pena Júnior (Report) (pt) W Round 2 15 August 20:30 (UTC-3) Gama 0–1 São Paulo Júlio Santos 81 Serejão Taguatinga Wagner Tardeli (Report) (pt) W Round 3 18 August 16:00 (UTC-3) Paraná 2–3 São Paulo Maurílio 73Émerson 88 Kaká 18Júlio Baptista 32Reinaldo 54 Couto Pereira Curitiba 7,929 Leonardo Gaciba da Silva (Report) (pt) W Round 4 21 August 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 0–1 Juventude Élder 3 Morumbi São Paulo 6,318 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) L Round 5 24 August 16:00 (UTC-3) Internacional 2–2 São Paulo Fabiano 47Cleiton Xavier 90+5 Reinaldo 35, 63 Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 9,866 Edilson Soares da Silva (Report) (pt) D Round 6 29 August 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–0 Goiás Luís Fabiano 47, 88 Morumbi São Paulo 5,005 Jamir Carlos Garcez (Report) (pt) W Round 7 1 September 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–0 Grêmio Fábio Simplício 32Kaká 34 Morumbi São Paulo 46,327 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Report) (pt) W Round 8 4 September 20:30 (UTC-3) Cruzeiro 3–1 São Paulo Marcelo Ramos 24Luisão 48Fábio Júnior 85 Luís Fabiano 72 Independência Belo Horizonte 16,271 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Report) (pt) L Round 9 7 September 16:00 (UTC-3) São Caetano 3–0 São Paulo Magrão 37Marco Aurélio 55Claudecir 90+3 Anacleto Campanella São Caetano do Sul Romildo Correa (Report) (pt) L Round 10 15 September 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 6–0 Fluminense Júlio Baptista 17Kaká 57Régis 70Leandro Amaral 82Luís Fabiano 86, 90 Morumbi São Paulo 20,704 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) W Round 11 18 September 20:30 (UTC-3) Bahia 2–0 São Paulo Geraldo 74Bebeto Campos 90+1 Fonte Nova Salvador 35,494 Giuliano Bozzano (Report) (pt) L Round 12 22 September 16:00 (UTC-3) Atlético Paranaense 1–1 São Paulo Dagoberto 29 Ricardinho 43 Arena da Baixada Curitiba 28,146 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Report) (pt) D Round 13 25 September 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–2 Atlético Mineiro Júlio Baptista 87 Mancini 13Paulinho 84 Morumbi São Paulo 9,231 Leonardo Gaciba da Silva (Report) (pt) L Round 14 29 September 16:00 (UTC-3) São Paulo 2–2 Corinthians Reinaldo 72 80 Gil 12 90 Morumbi São Paulo 49,231 Paulo César de Oliveira (Report) (pt) D Round 15 2 October 20:30 (UTC-3) Palmeiras 1–1 São Paulo Muñoz 38 Luís Fabiano 41 Pacaembu São Paulo Romildo Correia (Report) (pt) D Round 16 5 October 16:00 (UTC-3) Flamengo 2–3 São Paulo Liédson 59 89 Reinaldo 25 57Kaká 81 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Sérgio da Silva Carvalho (Report) (pt) W Round 17 8 October 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–1 Coritiba Reinaldo 5 67Jorginho Paulista 81 Williams 88 Morumbi São Paulo 11,996 Wagner Tardeli Azevedo (Report) (pt) W Round 18 12 October 16:00 (UTC-3) Figueirense 0–3 São Paulo Kaká 33 76Luís Fabiano 86 Orlando Scarpelli Florianópolis Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) W Round 19 16 October 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–2 Santos Luís Fabiano 57Reinaldo 59Ricardinho 89 Robert 71Diego 83 Morumbi São Paulo 54,090 Cléber Wellington Abade (Report) (pt) W Round 20 20 October 16:00 (UTC-3) Guarani 1–2 São Paulo Martinez 41 Ricardinho 25Luís Fabiano 39 Brinco de Ouro Campinas Luís Marcelo Cansian (Report) (pt) W Round 21 26 October 16:00 (UTC-3) Portuguesa 1–3 São Paulo Luiz Henrique 42 Rogério Ceni 30Luís Fabiano 63 73 Canindé São Paulo Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (Report) (pt) W Round 22 31 October 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 5–2 Ponte Preta Ameli 11Luís Fabiano 18 35Reinaldo 43Kaká 88 Caíco 6Alex Oliveira 81 Morumbi São Paulo 13,289 Anselmo da Costa (Report) (pt) W Round 23 6 November 21:40 (UTC-3) São Paulo 5–3 Vasco da Gama Luís Fabiano 45 68 74Jean 61Júlio Santos 75 Ramon 32, 35Zé Carlos 67 Morumbi São Paulo 15,506 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) W Round 24 14 November 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 3–2 Vitória Kaká 24Leandro Amaral 29Reinaldo 54 Zé Roberto 7Leílton 13 Morumbi São Paulo Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Report) (pt) W Round 25 17 November 16:00 (UTC-3) Botafogo 0–1 São Paulo Dill 55 Caio Martins Niterói Luciano Augusto Almeida (Report) (pt) W Quarterfinals 24 November 16:00 (UTC-3) Santos 3–1 São Paulo Alberto 30Robinho 51Diego 66 Kaká 45+1 Vila Belmiro Santos 18,617 Carlos Eugênio Simon (Report) (pt) L Quarterfinals 28 November 20:30 (UTC-3) São Paulo 1–2 Santos Luís Fabiano 4 Léo 59Robinho 90+2 Morumbi São Paulo 64,946 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Report) (pt) L Record Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%5th52271647594064% References External links official website https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150820/http://www.spfc.com.br/ 29 September 2011 2002 Category:Brazilian football clubs 2002 season