São Paulo FC (women)

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see São Paulo FC.

São Paulo Futebol Clube, commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional women's association football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1997, the team is affiliated with Federação Paulista de Futebol and play their home games at Estádio do Morumbi. The team colors, reflected in their logo and uniform, are white, red and black. They play in the top tier of women's football in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, and in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the first division of the traditional in-state competition.

São Paulo

Full name	São Paulo Futebol Clube Futebol Feminino
Nickname(s)	Tricolor (Tricolour)
Founded	1983; 42 years ago (1983) 1997 (re-activated) 2005 (re-activated) 2015 (re-activated) 2019 (re-activated)
Ground	CFA de Cotia Morumbi (selected matches)
Head coach	Thiago Viana
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 Campeonato Paulista
2024 2024 [pt]	Série A1, 2nd of 16 Paulista, 3rd of 11
Website	www.saopaulofc.net
Home colours Away colours

History

First spell

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) successfully encouraged São Paulo and its other leading clubs to form female teams after the national women's team's performance exceeded expectations at the 1996 Olympics. Coach Zé Duarte (who was also the Brazil women's national team coach) immediately assembled a competitive São Paulo team who won state and national titles in their debut 1997 season.^[1][2] The players had been co-opted from the existing successful women's team Saad Esporte Clube.^[3]

In 1998 the team only lost two matches but both defeats resulted in elimination from the state and national competitions at the hands of local rivals Portuguesa (who played as Lusa Sant'Anna). São Paulo rebounded to recapture the Paulista title in 1999. Eight of the 20-player Brazil squad at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup were contracted to São Paulo FC.^[4] In March 2000 the disbandment of the team was announced, as most of the leading Brazilian players signalled their intent to leave for the upcoming American Women's United Soccer Association.^[5]

Return

In 2015 São Paulo decided to return to women's football and reached the final of the Paulista, losing to São José. The team was disbanded again immediately afterwards when the parent club failed to attract adequate sponsorship.^[6] The team's coach Marcello Frigério said the team had been a partnership between São Paulo FC and the Centro de Apoio Profissional, Educacional e Social (CAPES), which failed when the latter did not pay in line with the agreement.^[7] Female football returned to São Paulo in 2017, when an under-17 youth team was launched in partnership with Centro Olímpico. Another adult team was put together in 2019, which included the high-profile signing of Cristiane Rozeira.^[8]

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2025

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 Anna Bia 2 DF  BRA Bruna Calderan 3 DF  BRA Kaká 4 DF  BRA Yasmin 5 MF  BRA Karla Alves 6 DF  BRA Jéssica Soares 7 MF  BRA Aline (captain) 8 MF  BRA Maressa 10 MF  BRA Camilinha 12 GK  BRA Carla 14 DF  BRA Ana Beatriz 16 DF  BRA Carol Gil 17 FW  BRA Milena 18 FW  BRA Késia

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  BRA Giovanna Crivelari 20 FW  BRA Tatiely 21 FW  BRA Daiane 22 DF  BRA Ravena 23 DF  BRA Bia Menezes 24 GK  BRA Júlia Kerolyn 25 DF  BRA Anny 27 FW  BRA Vitorinha 77 FW  BRA Isa 80 FW  BRA Majhu 88 MF  BRA Serrana 95 FW  BRA Nathane 95 MF  BRA Robinha 99 MF  BRA Vitória Amaral

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:São Paulo FC (women) players.

Notable players

• Dudinha
• Formiga
• Kátia Cilene
• Sissi

Managers

• Luiz Motta Filho (1983–1984)
• José Duarte (1997–1998)
• Edson Machado (1999–2000)
• José Carlos Carpinelli (2001)
• Sérgio Guerrero (2005)
• Marcello Frigério (2015)
• Lucas Piccinato (2019–2022)
• Thiago Viana (2023–present)

Records

• Biggest win:
  • São Paulo 29–0 Taboão da Serra – 21 October 2020, Arena Barueri, 2020 Campeonato Paulista Feminino
• Player with most goals scored in a single game:
  • Kátia Cilene – 9 goals, São Paulo 13–0 USP – 20 May 1998, CT da Barra Funda, 1998 Campeonato Paulista Feminino
• Player with most goals scored:
  • Kátia Cilene – 177 goals
• Player with most goals scored per game ratio:
  • Kátia Cilene – 3,61 (177 goals in 49 matches)
• Player with most matches:
  • Carla – 153 matches (as of 2024 season)
• Player with most titles won:
  • Formiga – 5 titles
• Manager with most matches:
  • Lucas Piccinato – 131 matches
• Manager with most titles won:
  • José Duarte – 4 titles

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro	1	1997
Supercopa do Brasil	1	2025
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2	1	2019
State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Paulista	2	1997, 1999

Others

• Torneio Inicio do Campeonato Paulista (1): 1997

Friendly tournaments

• Brasil Ladies Cup (1): 2021
• Taça Dourado (1): 1983
• Torneio de Campo Grande (1): 1997
• Torneio da Primavera Rio-São Paulo (1): 1997
• Taça Holambra (1): 1997
• Troféu Aniversário da Cidade de São Paulo (1): 1998
• Torneio Dr. Eduardo José Farah (1): 1999

Youth team

• Fiesta CONMEBOL Evolución Sub-16 (2): 2018, 2023
• Fiesta CONMEBOL Evolución Sub-14 (1): 2024
• Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-18 (1): 2021
• Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-16 (1): 2019
• Liga de Desenvolvimento Sub-16 (3): 2017, 2018, 2023
• Liga de Desenvolvimento Sub-14 (2): 2024, 2025
• Nike Premier Cup Sub-17 (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 (1): 2024
• Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 (6): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Paulista Cup Sub-17 (1): 2024
• Campeonato Paulista Sub-15 (1): 2024^[9]
• Paulista Cup Sub 15 (1): 2024

Seasons

Season	National	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	Final position	State	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	Final position
1997	Campeonato Brasileiro (1st level)	8	8	0	0	50	1	+49	100.00	1st	Paulista Feminino	16	13	1	2	76	17	+59	081.25	1st
1998		7	6	0	1	69	4	+65	085.71	3rd		10	9	0	1	68	6	+62	090.00	3rd
1999		7	6	1	0	42	3	+39	85.71	3rd		12	12	0	0	83	4	+79	100.00	1st
2000											Did not enter
2001	Did not enter										Paulista Feminino	11	2	3	6	18	33	−15	018.18	9th
2002	Inactive
2003
2004
2005	No national competition held										Paulista Feminino	13	9	1	3	40	14	+26	069.23	4th (SF)
2006	Inactive
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015	Did not qualified in the previous season										Paulista Feminino	18	10	6	2	41	16	+25	055.56	2nd
2016	Inactive
2017
2018
2019	Série A2 (2nd level)	13	10	2	1	42	4	+38	076.92	1st	Paulista Feminino	20	10	7	3	31	14	+17	050.00	2nd
2020	Série A1 (1st level)	19	10	4	5	37	14	+23	052.63	4th (SF)		7	4	1	2	45	5	+40	057.14	5th (QF)
2021		17	9	5	3	34	19	+15	052.94	5th (QF)		15	13	0	2	41	9	+32	086.67	2nd
2022		19	12	4	3	33	15	+18	063.16	4th (SF)		13	9	0	4	35	10	+25	069.23	3rd (SF)
2023		19	9	5	5	34	18	+16	047.37	4th (SF)		15	10	0	5	34	14	+20	066.67	2nd
2024		21	11	4	6	40	25	+15	052.38	2nd		12	7	3	2	29	10	+19	058.33	3rd (SF)

See also

• São Paulo FC
• São Paulo FC (basketball)
• São Paulo FC (futsal)