2021 São Paulo FC season

The 2021 season is São Paulo's 92nd season in the club's history and their 61st in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with Série A, São Paulo will also compete in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores.

São Paulo

2021 season
Chairman	Julio Casares
Manager	Hernán Crespo (until October 13) Rogério Ceni
Stadium	Morumbi
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	13th
Campeonato Paulista	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Copa Libertadores	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Calleri (5) All: Pablo (13)
← 2020 2022 →

First-team squad

Main article: List of São Paulo Futebol Clube players

For a list of all former and current São Paulo FC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:São Paulo FC players.

As of 6 December 2021^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Tiago Volpi 2 DF  BRA Igor Vinícius 3 DF  BRA Bruno Alves 4 DF  BRA Diego Costa 5 DF  ECU Robert Arboleda 6 DF  BRA Reinaldo (vice-captain) 8 MF  ARG Martín Benítez (on loan from Independiente) 9 FW  BRA Pablo 11 FW  BRA Luciano 12 MF  BRA Vitor Bueno 13 MF  BRA Luan 14 MF  BRA Liziero 15 MF  URU Gabriel Neves (on loan from Nacional) 16 DF  BRA Léo 17 MF  BRA William 18 GK  BRA Lucas Perri

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  COL Luis Manuel Orejuela 21 MF  BRA Gabriel Sara 22 DF  BRA Miranda (captain) 23 FW  ITA Eder 25 MF  BRA Rodrigo Nestor 26 MF  BRA Igor Gomes 27 FW  PAR Antonio Galeano (on loan from Rubio Ñu) 30 FW  ARG Jonathan Calleri (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) 32 DF  BRA Rodrigo 34 DF  BRA Welington 37 MF  BRA Talles Costa 40 GK  BRA Thiago Couto 43 DF  BRA Walce 47 FW  BRA Marquinhos 55 MF  BRA Rafael Silva 77 FW  ARG Emiliano Rigoni

Youth players with first team numbers

Main article: São Paulo Futebol Clube youth sector

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  BRA Arthur Gazze 28 FW  BRA Juan 29 FW  BRA João Adriano 30 DF  BRA Thiagão (on loan from Coritiba) 33 GK  BRA Young 35 DF  BRA Lucas Beraldo 36 DF  BRA Patryck 38 FW  BRA Caio 39 FW  BRA Vitinho

No. Pos. Nation Player 41 DF  BRA Luizão 42 DF  BRA Anílson 45 DF  BRA Nathan 46 MF  BRA Palmberg 48 MF  BRA Pedrinho 49 MF  BRA Gabriel Falcão 50 DF  BRA Caio Felipe — FW  URU Facundo Milán

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 44 FW  BRA Caíque

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Jean (at Cerro Porteño until 31 December 2021) — GK  BRA Dênis Júnior (at Bahia until 31 December 2021) — DF  BRA Lucas Kal (at América Mineiro until 31 March 2022) — MF  BRA Hudson (at Fluminense until 31 December 2021) — MF  BRA Bruno Tatavitto (at São Bernardo until 31 January 2022) — MF  BRA Marcos Júnior (at Ponte Preta until 31 December 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Tchê Tchê (at Atlético Mineiro until 31 May 2022) — MF  BRA Helinho (at Red Bull Bragantino until 31 December 2021) — FW  COL Santiago Tréllez (at Sport Recife until 31 December 2021) — FW  BRA Danilo Gomes (at Cuiabá until 31 December 2021) — FW  BRA Paulinho (at Juventude until 31 December 2021) — FW  BRA Jonas Toró (at Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2021)

Retired numbers

• 01 – Rogério Ceni, Goalkeeper (1990–2015)^[2]

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
11 March 2021	DF	20	Luis Manuel Orejuela	Cruzeiro	Undisclosed	[3]
17 March 2021	DF	22	Miranda	Jiangsu	Free transfer	[4]
26 March 2021	FW	23	Éder	Jiangsu	Free transfer	[5]
30 March 2021	MF	17	William	Deportivo Toluca	Free transfer	[6]
24 May 2021	FW	77	Emiliano Rigoni	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Undisclosed	[7]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
17 February 2021	31 December 2021	FW	28	Bruno Rodrigues	Tombense	None	[8]
6 April 2021	31 December 2021	MF	8	Martín Benítez	Independiente	None	[9]
30 August 2021	31 December 2022	MF	15	Gabriel Neves	Nacional	None	[10]
30 August 2021	31 December 2022	FW	30	Jonathan Calleri	Deportivo Maldonado	None	[11]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
26 February 2021	DF		Juanfran	Unattached	End of contract	[12]
2 March 2021	MF		Calebe	Atlético Mineiro	R$ 400K	[13]
12 March 2021	DF		Weverson	Red Bull Bragantino	R$ 2M	[14]
30 March 2021	FW		Gonzalo Carneiro	Unattached	End of contract	[15]
3 May 2021	FW		Gabriel Novaes	Red Bull Bragantino	R$ 6M	[16]
8 July 2021	FW	28	Bruno Rodrigues	Famalicão	Loan terminated	[17]
17 July 2021	MF	15	Hernanes	Sport Recife	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[18]
4 August 2021	MF	30	Everton Felipe	Sport Recife	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[19]
31 August 2021	DF		Júnior Tavares	Náutico	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[20]
31 August 2021	FW		Marcos Calazans	Unattached	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[21]
16 September 2021	DF	10	Dani Alves	Unattached	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[22]
8 November 2021	FW	–	Paulinho	Metalist	R$7,0M	[23]
23 November 2021	FW	7	João Rojas	Unattached	Contract terminated by mutual consent	[24]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
18 February 2021	31 May 2021	MF		Rafael Silva	Santo André	None	[25]
3 March 2021	31 December 2021	DF		Júnior Tavares	Sport Recife	None	[26]
3 March 2021	31 December 2021	MF		Marcos Júnior	Ponte Preta	None	[27]
9 March 2021	31 December 2021	FW		Jonas Toró	Sport Recife	None	[28]
12 March 2021	31 December 2021	GK		Dênis Júnior	Bahia	None	[29]
19 March 2021	31 December 2021	MF		Hudson	Fluminense	None	[30]
24 March 2021	31 December 2021	FW		Santiago Tréllez	Sport Recife	None	[31]
26 March 2021	31 December 2021	GK		Jean	Cerro Porteño	R$ 1M	[32]
6 April 2021	31 May 2022	MF	8	Tchê Tchê	Atlético Mineiro	None	[33]
9 June 2021	31 December 2021	MF		Danilo Gomes	Cuiabá	None	[34]
9 June 2021	31 March 2022	DF		Lucas Kal	América Mineiro	None	[35]
14 June 2021	31 December 2021	FW	38	Paulinho	Juventude	None	[36]
16 July 2021	31 December 2021	FW		Jonas Toró	Atlético Goianiense	None	[37]
18 July 2021	30 November 2021	FW		Miguel Augusto	Portuguesa	None	[38]
30 July 2021	30 November 2021	MF		Bruno Tatavitto	São Bernardo	None	[39]

Statistics

Overall

Games played	70 (16 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Copa do Brasil, 10 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games won	29 (11 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Libertadores, 11 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games drawn	24 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Libertadores, 15 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games lost	17 (1 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Libertadores, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Goals scored	101
Goals conceded	68
Goal difference	+33
Best results (goal difference)	9–1 (H) v 4 de Julho - Copa do Brasil - 2021.06.08
Worst result (goal difference)	1–5 (A) v Flamengo - Série A - 2021.07.25
Top scorer	Pablo (13 goals)

Source: São Paulo FC

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	Campeonato Paulista	Copa Libertadores	Série A	Copa do Brasil	Total
1	FW		9	Pablo	5	1	3	4	13
2	MF		77	Emiliano Rigoni	0	2	4	5	11
3	MF		21	Gabriel Sara	4	0	4	2	10
=	FW		11	Luciano	4	0	4	2	10
4	FW		12	Vitor Bueno	3	2	1	0	6
5	FW		23	Éder	1	1	1	2	5
=	FW		30	Jonathan Calleri	0	0	5	0	5
6	FW		7	Joao Rojas	3	1	0	0	4
=	MF		8	Martín Benítez	0	1	2	1	4
=	DF		6	Reinaldo	1	1	2	0	4
=	DF		5	Robert Arboleda	3	0	1	0	4
7	MF		26	Igor Gomes	1	0	2	0	3
=	MF		13	Luan	1	2	0	0	3
8	DF		3	Bruno Alves	0	1	0	1	2
=	MF		14	Liziero	1	0	1	0	2
=	DF		2	Igor Vinícius	2	0	0	0	2
9	FW		27	Antonio Galeano	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		10	Dani Alves	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		20	Luis Manuel Orejuela	0	1	0	0	1
=	FW		47	Marquinhos	0	1	0	0	1
=	DF		22	Miranda	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		32	Rodrigo	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		25	Rodrigo Nestor	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		8	Tchê Tchê	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		34	Welington	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	2	0	1	1	4
				Total	38	14	31	18	101

Managers performance

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Avg%
Hernán Crespo	Argentina	28 February 2021	11 October 2021	57	24	21	12	90	54	54%
Rogério Ceni	Brazil	14 October 2021	9 December 2021	13	5	3	5	11	14	46%

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	29 May 2021	9 December 2021	Matchday 1	13th	38	11	15	12	31	39	−8	028.95
Campeonato Paulista	28 February 2021	23 May 2021	First stage	Winners	16	11	4	1	38	11	+27	068.75
Copa do Brasil	1 June 2021	15 September 2021	Third round	Quarter-finals	6	3	1	2	18	10	+8	050.00
Copa Libertadores	20 April 2021	17 August 2021	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	4	4	2	14	8	+6	040.00
Total					70	29	24	17	101	68	+33	041.43

Source:

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2021 Campeonato Paulista

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	12	8	3	1	28	9	+19	27	Knockout stage
2	Ferroviária	12	6	3	3	20	12	+8	21
3	Ponte Preta	12	4	1	7	13	16	−3	13	Troféu do Interior
4	São Bento (R)	12	1	6	5	8	14	−6	9	Relegation to Série A2

Source: Soccerway
(R) Relegated

Matches

São Paulo v Botafogo

28 February 2021 1	São Paulo	1–1	Botafogo	São Paulo
19:00 (UTC−3)	Arboleda 74'	Report	28' Marlon 47' Eduardo  80' João Pedro	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Salim Fende Chavez

Inter de Limeira v São Paulo

3 March 2021 2	Inter de Limeira	0–4	São Paulo	Limeira
17:00 (UTC−3)	Lucas Batatinha  17' Thiaguinho  38'  41' Léo  56' Igor Henrique  65' Tharlles  74' Thalisson  89'	Report	4' Gabriel  33' Luan 62' Pablo 72' Luciano  90+1' Dani Alves 90+2' (pen.) Joao Rojas	Stadium: Limeirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

São Paulo v Santos

6 March 2021 3	São Paulo	4–0	Santos	São Paulo
19:00 (UTC−3)	Gabriel 49' Luan 73' (o.g.) Pablo  52', 75' Tchê Tchê 87'	Report	74' Soteldo	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira

Novorizontino v São Paulo

13 March 2021 4	Novorizontino	2–1	São Paulo	Novo Horizonte
16:30 (UTC−3)	Cléo Silva 45+2' Guilherme 82'	Report	55' Joao Rojas	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

São Paulo v São Caetano

10 April 2021 11	São Paulo	5–1	São Caetano	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)	Arboleda 4' Rodrigo Nestor 20' Reinaldo 29' Dani Alves 42' Eder 75'	Report	31' Guilherme  32' Ângelo Neto  86' Daciel  90+3' Warian	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

São Paulo v Bragantino

12 April 2021 7	São Paulo	1–0	Bragantino	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)	Reinaldo  24' Dani Alves  60' Léo  68' Léo Ortiz 71' (o.g.) Éder  78' Luciano  84'	Report	66' Tomás Cuello  90+5' Jan Hurtado	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

São Paulo v Guarani

14 April 2021 9	São Paulo	3–2	Guarani	São Paulo
21:30 (UTC−3)	Welington 45' Igor Gomes 50' Vitor Bueno 84'	Report	10' Airton  21' Rodrigo Andrade 71' Bruno Sávio	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Salim Fende Chavez

Palmeiras v São Paulo

16 April 2021 5	Palmeiras	0–1	São Paulo	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)	Felipe Melo  59' Fabinho  73'	Report	62' Pablo  83' Rodrigo Nestor	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

São Paulo v Santo André

23 April 2021 6	São Paulo	2–0	Santo André	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC−3)	Luciano  5' Joao Rojas 9' Rodrigo Nestor  18' Vitor Bueno 54'	Report	7' Fraga  56' Rodrigo Fagundes	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira

Ituano v São Paulo

25 April 2021 8	Ituano	0–3	São Paulo	Itu
22:15 (UTC−3)	Bruno Lima  25' Pacheco  35' Jeferson  57' Gabriel Taliari  76'	Report	8' (pen.) Rodrigo  10' Léo 22' Igor Vinícius 74' Galeano	Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

Corinthians v São Paulo

2 May 2021 10	Corinthians	2–2	São Paulo	São Paulo
22:15 (UTC−3)	Luan 40',  58' Mosquito 84' Raul Gustavo  87' Ramiro  88' João Victor  94'	Report	14' Miranda  87' Benítez  88', 96' (pen.) Luciano	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Mirassol v São Paulo

9 May 2021 12	Mirassol	1–1	São Paulo	Mirassol
16:00 (UTC−3)	Samuel Santos 16' Sousa  21' Daniel  47' Eduardo Fernandes  90+1'	Report	29' Vitor Bueno  90' Talles Costa	Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 0 Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto

Quarter-final

São Paulo v Ferroviária

14 May 2021 Single match	São Paulo	4–2	Ferroviária	São Paulo
21:30 (UTC−3)	Gabriel 29' Liziero 34',  71' Igor Vinícius 52' Miranda  54' Pablo 65'	Report	43' Renato Cajá  62'  89' Yuri  69' Guilherme Bala 84' Bruno Mezenga	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Salim Fende Chavez

Semi-final

São Paulo v Mirassol

16 May 2021 Single match	São Paulo	4–0	Mirassol	São Paulo
20:30 (UTC−3)	Robert Arboleda 45' Pablo 50' Gabriel 57' Luciano 74'	Report	61' Neto Moura  81' Daniel	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Final

Palmeiras v São Paulo

20 May 2021 First leg	Palmeiras	0–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)	Rony  27'	Report	79' Miranda	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 0 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

São Paulo v Palmeiras

23 May 2021 Second leg	São Paulo	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Liziero  10' Igor Gomes  25' Luan 36' Bruno Alves  68' Luciano 77'	Report	32' Renan  34' Lucas Lima  70' Wesley	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.^[40]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAC	SPA	CRI	REN
1	Racing	6	4	2	0	9	2	+7	14	Round of 16		—	0–0	2–1	3–0
2	São Paulo	6	3	2	1	9	2	+7	11			0–1	—	3–0	2–0
3	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	4	Copa Sudamericana		0–2	0–3	—	2–0
4	Rentistas	6	0	3	3	2	9	−7	3			1–1	1–1	0–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

Sporting Cristal v São Paulo

20 April 2021 1	Sporting Cristal	0–3	São Paulo	Lima, Peru
21:30 UTC−3	Horacio Calcaterra  41' Jhilmar Lora  90+4'	Report	17' Luan  43' Bruno Alves 60' Martín Benítez  68'  90' Léo 81' Éder	Stadium: Estadio Alberto Gallardo Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

São Paulo v Rentistas

29 April 2021 2	São Paulo	2–0	Rentistas	São Paulo, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Pablo 38' Reinaldo  73', 90' (pen.)	Report	39'  51' Agustín Acosta  56' Francisco Duarte  89' Mario García	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolás Gamboa (Chile)

Racing v São Paulo

5 May 2021 3	Racing	0–0	São Paulo	Avellaneda, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3	Juan José Cáceres  27' Joaquín Novillo  32' Leonel Miranda  64'	Report	37' Luan  47' Bruno Alves  65' Reinaldo  80' William  86' Igor Vinícius	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Maza Gomez (Chile)

Rentistas v São Paulo

12 May 2021 4	Rentistas	1–1	São Paulo	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC−3	Martín González 13' Joaquín Sosa  23' Jonathan Urretaviscaya  65'	Report	4' Luis Manuel Orejuela  32' Welington  45' Diego Costa 47' Vitor Bueno  78' Rodrigo	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 0 Referee: José Argote Vega (Venezuela)

São Paulo v Racing

18 May 2021 5	São Paulo	0–1	Racing	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Welington  26' Rodrigo  26'	Report	10' Fabricio Domínguez 28' Joaquín Novillo  85' Enzo Copetti  89' Gabriel Arias	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela Sáez (Venezuela)

São Paulo v Sporting Cristal

25 May 2021 6	São Paulo	3–0	Sporting Cristal	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Bruno Alves 25',  45' Joao Rojas 68' Vitor Bueno 70'	Report	41' Jhilmar Lora  73' Horacio Calcaterra	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilmar Alexander Rodán Pérez (Colombia)

Round of 16

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021.

São Paulo v Racing

13 July 2021 First leg	São Paulo	1–1	Racing	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Vitor Bueno 35' Diego Costa  40' Robert Arboleda  47' Lucas Perri  78'	Report	14' Eugenio Mena 45+1' Enzo Copetti  77' Leonardo Sigali  89' Javier Correa  90+2' Matías Rojas	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Jhon Alexander Ospina Londoño (Colombia)

Racing v São Paulo

20 July 2021 Second leg	Racing	1–3 (2–4 agg.)	São Paulo	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Javier Correa 63' Leonel Miranda  73'	Report	12' Léo 44', 57' Emiliano Rigoni 48' Marquinhos	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón Attendance: 0 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

São Paulo v Palmeiras

10 August 2021 First leg	São Paulo	1–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Dani Alves  51' Luan 54'	Report	47' Renan 74' Patrick de Paula	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Palmeiras v São Paulo

17 August 2021 Second leg	Palmeiras	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Raphael Veiga 10' Dudu 67' Patrick de Paula 78'	Report	41' Arboleda  71' Dani Alves  82' Vitor Bueno	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Série A

Main article: 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Ceará	38	11	17	10	39	38	+1	50	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
12	Internacional	38	12	12	14	44	42	+2	48
13	São Paulo	38	11	15	12	31	39	−8	48
14	Athletico Paranaense	38	13	8	17	41	45	−4	47	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
15	Cuiabá	38	10	17	11	34	37	−3	47	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[41]
Notes:

1. Athletico Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	15	12	31	39	−8	48	7	9	3	18	15	+3	4	6	9	13	24	−11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	L
Position	12	15	17	16	18	17	17	17	17	16	14	15	17	17	16	14	12	12	12	16	12	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	12	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13

	Postponed

Source: CBF.com

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 March 2021.^[42]

São Paulo v Fluminense

29 May 2021 1	São Paulo	0–0	Fluminense	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Reinaldo  13'	Report	29' Nenê  37' Abel Hernández  69' Yago Felipe	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Atlético Goianiense v São Paulo

5 June 2021 2	Atlético Goianiense	2–0	São Paulo	Goiânia
19:00 UTC−3	Éder 23' Natanael  29' Willian Maranhão  70' Lucão  76' João Paulo 79' Janderson  82'	Report	13' Igor Vinícius  69' Léo  82' Reinaldo  84' Rodrigo Nestor  89' Tiago Volpi	Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly Attendance: 0 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez

Atlético Mineiro v São Paulo

13 June 2021 3	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Jair 17'	Report	41' Bruno Alves	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

São Paulo v Chapecoense

16 June 2021 4	São Paulo	1–1	Chapecoense	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Éder 13' Rodrigo Nestor  41' Liziero  66' Luciano  89'	Report	65' Anselmo Ramon 70' Kaio Nunes  90+5' Ravanelli	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani Andrade

Santos v São Paulo

20 June 2021 5	Santos	2–0	São Paulo	Santos
18:15 UTC−3	Marinho 27' Gabriel Pirani 44' Kaio Jorge  45+2' Vinicius Zanocelo  90+6'	Report	49' Reinaldo  61' Gabriel Sara  85' Igor Vinícius  90+10' Martín Benítez	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 0 Referee: Sávio Pereira

São Paulo v Cuiabá

23 June 2021 6	São Paulo	2–2	Cuiabá	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Martín Benítez 18' Welington  21' Gabriel Sara 43'	Report	23' Rafael Gava 39' Élton  46' João Lucas	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Ceará v São Paulo

27 June 2021 7	Ceará	1–1	São Paulo	Fortaleza
20:30 UTC−3	Jorginho 23',  26' Saulo Mineiro  45+1' Gabriel Lacerda 68' Jael 81'	Report	26' Reinaldo  28' Hernanes 52' (o.g.) Gabriel Dias  53' Éder  77' Martín Benítez  90+1' Welington	Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 0 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Corinthians v São Paulo

30 June 2021 8	Corinthians	0–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Mateus Vital  46'	Report	67' Liziero	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

São Paulo v Red Bull Bragantino

4 July 2021 9	São Paulo	1–2	Red Bull Bragantino	São Paulo
18:15 UTC−3	Emiliano Rigoni 26' Luan  61'	Report	53' Lucas Evangelista  61' Bruno Praxedes 63' Alerrandro 75' Artur	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Internacional v São Paulo

7 July 2021 10	Internacional	0–2	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
21:30 UTC−3	Paulo Victor  25' Rodrigo Lindoso  88'	Report	2' Emiliano Rigoni  45+4' Bruno Alves 54',  71' Igor Gomes  79' Léo	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 0 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

São Paulo v Bahia

10 July 2021 11	São Paulo	1–0	Bahia	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Liziero 90+2'	Report	73' Jonas	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

São Paulo v Fortaleza

17 July 2021 12	São Paulo	0–1	Fortaleza	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−3	Joao Rojas  36' Léo  43' Antonio Galeano  67'	Report	44' Titi  72' David 74' Robson	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Sávio Pereira

Flamengo v São Paulo

25 July 2021 13	Flamengo	5–1	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Rodrigo Caio  53' Willian Arão  54' Filipe Luís  62' Bruno Henrique 70', 72', 77' Gustavo Henrique 86' Welington 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	32' Welington  40' Reinaldo 48' Arboleda  62' Marquinhos  83' Emiliano Rigoni  85' Igor Vinícius  90+10' Martín Benítez	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 0 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

São Paulo v Palmeiras

31 July 2021 14	São Paulo	0–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Gabriel Sara  62' Rodrigo Nestor  79' Miranda  90+4' Emiliano Rigoni  90+5'	Report	77' Breno Lopes  78' Felipe Melo  81' Danilo	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Athletico Paranaense v São Paulo

7 August 2021 15	Athletico Paranaense	1–2	São Paulo	Curitiba
18:00 UTC−3	Renato Kayzer 28' Richard  72' Thiago Heleno  74' David Terans  83'	Report	14' (pen.), 33' Pablo  17' Welington  27' Igor Vinícius  82' Martín Benítez  83' Lucas Perri  87' Antonio Galeano	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 0 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

São Paulo v Grêmio

14 August 2021 16	São Paulo	2–1	Grêmio	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Vitor Bueno 13' Bruno Alves  21' Igor Gomes  61', 90+3'	Report	12' Geromel 20' Vanderson	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Sport v São Paulo

22 August 2021 17	Sport	0–1	São Paulo	Recife
20:30 UTC−3	André  73' Paulinho Moccelin  79'	Report	5' Pablo  43' Liziero  85' Léo	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 0 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Juventude v São Paulo

29 August 2021 18	Juventude	1–1	São Paulo	Caxias do Sul
16:00 UTC−3	Ricardo Bueno  44', 90+1' William Matheus  84'	Report	41' Léo  55' Luan  72' Igor Vinícius 85' (pen.) Reinaldo  90+1' Miranda  90+4' Luciano	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 0 Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa

Fluminense v São Paulo

12 September 2021 20	Fluminense	2–1	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−3	Nino 50',  58' Fred  57' Luiz Henrique 66' Luccas Claro  72' André  85' Raúl Bobadilla  90+6'	Report	36' Igor Gomes 60' (pen.) Reinaldo  76' Miranda  80' Emiliano Rigoni  87' Gabriel Neves	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 0 Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

São Paulo v Atlético Goianiense

19 September 2021 21	São Paulo	2–1	Atlético Goianiense	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Emiliano Rigoni 36' Luciano 56' Léo  83'	Report	Willian Maranhão  27' Matheus Barbosa 71' Natanael  86'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Caio Augusto Max Vieira

São Paulo v América Mineiro

22 September 2021 19	São Paulo	0–0	América Mineiro	São Paulo
20:30 UTC−3	Robert Arboleda  44' Miranda  50' Reinaldo  75'	Report	65' Mauro Zárate	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

São Paulo v Atlético Mineiro

25 September 2021 22	São Paulo	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Miranda  67'	Report	39' Guga	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Chapecoense v São Paulo

3 October 2021 23	Chapecoense	1–1	São Paulo	Chapecó
16:00 UTC−3	Léo Gomes  20' Mike 76'	Report	36' Emiliano Rigoni  68' Antonio Galeano	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 973 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

São Paulo v Santos

7 October 2021 24	São Paulo	1–1	Santos	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Jonathan Calleri 35' (pen.) Welington  73'	Report	5' Carlos Sánchez  77' Vinicius Balieiro  80' Marinho  90+3' Danilo Boza	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Raphael Claus

Cuiabá v São Paulo

11 October 2021 25	Cuiabá	0–0	São Paulo	Cuiabá
20:00 UTC−3	Jonathan Cafu  487' Auremir  90'	Report	47' Igor Gomes  90+1' Marquinhos	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Referee: Anderson Daronco

São Paulo v Ceará

14 October 2021 26	São Paulo	1–1	Ceará	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Miranda  38' Luis Manuel Orejuela  48' Jonathan Calleri 52',  61'	Report	23',  36' Fabinho  45+3' Richard  86' William Oliveira	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli

São Paulo v Corinthians

18 October 2021 27	São Paulo	1–0	Corinthians	São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3	Jonathan Calleri 7' Liziero  43' Gabriel Neves  61' Robert Arboleda  62'	Report	43' João Victor  82' Róger Guedes	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 23,874 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Red Bull Bragantino v São Paulo

24 October 2021 28	Red Bull Bragantino	1–0	São Paulo	Bragança Paulista
18:15 UTC−3	Helinho  40' Luan Cândido 56' Jadsom Silva  78' Fabrício Bruno  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

São Paulo v Internacional

31 October 2021 29	São Paulo	1–0	Internacional	São Paulo
18:15 UTC−3	Gabriel Sara 5'	Report	36' Víctor Cuesta  78' Kaique Rocha	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 19,867 Referee: André Castro

Bahia v São Paulo

7 November 2021 30	Bahia	1–0	São Paulo	Salvador
18:15 UTC−3	Patrick de Lucca  70' Rossi 77'	Report	43' Víctor Cuesta  57' Kaique Rocha	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Sávio Peeira Sampaio

Fortaleza v São Paulo

10 November 2021 31	Fortaleza	1–1	São Paulo	Fortaleza
21:30 UTC−3	Robson  39', 59' Wellington Paulista  90+1' Jussa  90+7'	Report	33' Gabriel Sara  58' Rodrigo Nestor  79', 90+2' Martín Benítez  86' Luciano  86' Eder  86' Welington	Stadium: Arena Castelão Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

São Paulo v Flamengo

14 November 2021 32	São Paulo	0–4	Flamengo	São Paulo
18:15 UTC−3	Jonathan Calleri  10' Shaylon  87'	Report	1' Gabriel 4' Bruno Henrique  22' Matheuzinho 42', 55' Michael	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 47,855 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Palmeiras v São Paulo

17 November 2021 33	Palmeiras	0–2	São Paulo	São Paulo
20:30 UTC−3	Patrick de Paula  42'	Report	24' Gabriel Sara  57' Vitor Bueno 61' Luciano  82' Eder	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 35,570 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

São Paulo v Athletico Paranaense

24 November 2021 34	São Paulo	0–0	Athletico Paranaense	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Reinaldo  14' Jonathan Calleri  29' Léo  90'	Report	29' Santos  71' Marcinho	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 43,391 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

São Paulo v Sport

27 November 2021 36	São Paulo	2–0	Sport	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Jonathan Calleri 50' Gabriel Sara 80'	Report	41' Gustavo	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 35,679 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Grêmio v São Paulo

2 December 2021 35	Grêmio	3–0	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
20:00 UTC−3	Thiago Santos 23' Diogo Barbosa 68' Douglas Costa  74' Gabriel Grando  85' Miguel Borja  90+3' Jhonata Robert 90+4'	Report	60' Emiliano Rigoni  90+1' Miranda	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

São Paulo v Juventude

6 December 2021 37	São Paulo	3–1	Juventude	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Luciano  1', 5', 67' Robert Arboleda  30' Jonathan Calleri 43' Liziero  61' Igor Gomes  78' Léo  89'	Report	27' Rafael Forster  41' William Matheus 63' Sorriso  90' Capixaba	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 40,442 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

América Mineiro v São Paulo

9 December 2021 38	América Mineiro	2–0	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Zé Ricardo  28' Ricardo Silva  45+4' Ademir 58', 62'	Report	45+4' Diego Costa  79' Gabriel Neves	Stadium: Estádio Independência Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2021 Copa do Brasil

Third round

4 de Julho v São Paulo

1 June 2021 First leg	4 de Julho	3–2	São Paulo	Teresina
21:30 UTC−3	Orejuela 9' (o.g.) Marcelo Sousa  34' Gilmar Bahia 45+1' Rômulo 66' Chico Bala  86'	Report	22', 30' Éder  76' Talles Costa  89' Shaylon	Stadium: Albertão Attendance: 0 Referee: Zandick Gondim Alves Júnior

São Paulo v 4 de Julho

8 June 2021 Second leg	São Paulo	9–1 (11–4 agg.)	4 de Julho	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Luciano 17', 90' Pablo 22', 56', 83' G. Sara 31' Miranda  35' Nestor  54' Rigoni 62' B. Alves 66' Chico Bala 86' (o.g.)	Report	1' Dudu Beberibe	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Denis Ribeiro Serafim

Round of 16

São Paulo v Vasco da Gama

28 July 2021 First leg	São Paulo	2–0	Vasco da Gama	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Emiliano Rigoni 14' Pablo 79'	Report	89' Leandro Castán	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Vasco da Gama v São Paulo

4 August 2021 Second leg	Vasco da Gama	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Léo Jabá  34' Liziero 71' (o.g.) Leandro Castán  79'	Report	28' Talles Costa 43' Emiliano Rigoni 50' Martín Benítez	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Quarter-finals

São Paulo v Fortaleza

25 August 2021 First leg	São Paulo	2–2	Fortaleza	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Gabriel Sara  28' Emiliano Rigoni 69', 79' Léo  86'	Report	84' Yago Pikachu 90+3' Romarinho	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Fortaleza v São Paulo

15 September 2021 Second leg	Fortaleza	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	São Paulo	Fortaleza
21:30 UTC−3	Ronald 21' Ángelo Henríquez 82' David 90+2',  90+3'	Report	90+5' Gabriel Sara	Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 0 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo