São Paulo Futebol Clube is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's premier state league and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football. Despite being primarily a football club, São Paulo competes in a wide variety of sports. Its home ground is the multipurpose 72,039-seater MorumBIS Stadium, the biggest private-owned field in Brazil. São Paulo is Brazil’s biggest worldwide champion and also one of the only two clubs that have never been relegated from the top division, the other being Flamengo.
Rogério Ceni is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is in charge of Bahia. He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football. During the height of his career (2005–2008) he was also recognized as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
The Triple Crown of Brazilian Football is an unofficial title given to the club that won the three most important competitions of the Brazilian football in the same year: The Brazilian triple crown would involve the two major CBF competitions and the state championship. In general, in Brazil the term "triple crown" is used to win any three official titles in the same season.
Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, nicknamed Müller, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a second striker.
Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti, is a Brazilian football pundit, manager and former goalkeeper. He was a member of Brazil's victorious 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.
The Copa de Oro, or Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz, was a football cup winners' cup competition contested on 3 occasions by the most recent winners of all CONMEBOL continental competitions. These included champions of the Copa Libertadores, Supercopa Sudamericana, Copa CONMEBOL, Supercopa Masters and Copa Masters CONMEBOL. The Recopa Sudamericana champions did not participate. The cup is one of the many continental club competitions that have been organized by CONMEBOL. The first competition was held in 1993 featuring the 4 major continental champions of the previous season whilst the second competition in 1995 two continental champions declined to play leaving only two participants to play. In the final edition in 1996, all the continental champions accepted the invitation to play. Boca Juniors, Cruzeiro and Flamengo were the only winners of the tournament with one title each. Brazil became the most successful nation of the competition with two victories.
Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira, known as Thiago Heleno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense as a central defender.
Guilherme de Cássio Alves, known simply as Guilherme, is a Brazilian football coach and former footballer who played as a striker, most notably for Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Mineiro. He is the current head coach of Velo Clube.
Marcelo Silva Ramos is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
Réver Humberto Alves de Araújo, simply known as Réver, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly a centre-back, he could also play as a defensive midfielder. He has won the Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice each.
The 1993 Recopa Sudamericana was the fifth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. This year's edition became the first final to be disputed between two clubs from the same nation and the second in South American club competitions. Due to schedule congestion, the first leg was played as part of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
Santos FC is a football club based in Santos, that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B or B, Brazil's national league. The club was founded in 1912 by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names of Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior, and played its first friendly match on June 23, 1914. Initially Santos played against other local clubs in the city and state championships, but in 1959 the club became one of the founding members of the Taça Brasil, Brazil's first truly national league. Up until 2023, Santos was one of only five clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Brazilian football, the others being São Paulo and Flamengo.
Rodrigo Caio Coquette Russo, known as Rodrigo Caio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio.
Válber Roel de Oliveira, simply known as Válber, is a former association footballer who played primarily as centre back. He played for the Brazil national team and played for several Brasileirão Série A clubs. He won the Copa Libertadores twice in his career with two different teams, first with Sao Paulo in the 1993 Copa Libertadores & with Vasco da Gama in the 1998 Copa Libertadores.
Gabriel Vinicius Menino, known as Gabriel Menino, is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays for Palmeiras. Primarily a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.
Edi Wilson José dos Santos, better known as Dinho, is a former football manager and player. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most notably for São Paulo and Grêmio.
Gilmar Jorge Alberto dos Santos, simply known as Gilmar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He disputed 150 matches for São Paulo FC, participating in the conquest of several titles.
