1991 São Paulo FC season

The 1991 season was São Paulo's 62nd season since club's existence.

São Paulo

1991 season
Chairman	José Eduardo Mesquita Pimenta
Manager	Telê Santana
Campeonato Brasileiro	Champions (3rd title) (in Copa Libertadores)
Campeonato Paulista	Champions (17th title)
Top goalscorer	League: Raí (7) All: Raí (28)
Home colours Away colours
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Statistics

Scorers

Position	Nation	Playing position	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro	Campeonato Paulista	Others	Total
1		MF	Raí	7	19	2	28
2		FW	Macedo	6	8	0	14
3		FW	Müller	3	10	0	13
4		MF	Baiano	0	5	2	7
5		DF	Antônio Carlos	1	4	0	5
=		MF	Elivélton	1	4	0	5
6		DF	Cafu	1	3	0	4
=		DF	Ronaldão	1	3	0	4
7		FW	Eliel	2	0	0	2
=		MF	Eraldo	0	2	0	2
=		FW	Mário Tilico	2	0	0	2
=		FW	Rinaldo	1	1	0	2
8		FW	Anílton	0	1	0	1
=		MF	Bernardo	1	0	0	1
=		MF	Flávio	1	0	0	1
=		DF	Iván Rocha	0	0	1	1
=		MF	Leonardo	1	0	0	1
=		DF	Pavão	0	1	0	1
=		MF	Sidnei	0	0	1	1
=		MF	Suélio	0	1	0	1
=		DF	Vítor	0	1	0	1
			Own goals	0	3	0	3
			Total	28	66	10	104

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Müller	Torino F.C.
FW	Macedo	Rio Branco
FW	Rinaldo	Fluminense

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Diego Aguirre	Central Español	loan ended

July

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Leonardo	Valencia CF
DF	Ricardo Rocha	Real Madrid
MF	Bernardo	Bayern München
FW	Mário Tilico	Cruzeiro	loan

Overall

Games played	69 (23 Campeonato Brasileiro, 34 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Friendly match)
Games won	37 (12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 21 Campeonato Paulista, 4 Friendly match)
Games drawn	24 (7 Campeonato Brasileiro, 12 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Friendly match)
Games lost	8 (4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Friendly match)
Goals scored	109
Goals conceded	55
Goal difference	+54
Best result	5–0 (A) v Catanduvense - Campeonato Paulista - 1991.09.18 5–0 (H) v São José - Campeonato Paulista - 1991.10.12
Worst result	1–4 (H) v Internacional - Campeonato Paulista - 1991.10.09
Top scorer	Raí (28)

Source: São Paulo FC

Friendlies

Apucarana v São Paulo

January 27 National	Apucarana	0–1	São Paulo	Apucarana
				Stadium: Bom Jesus

Foz do Iguaçu v São Paulo

January 29 National	Foz do Iguaçu	1–2	São Paulo	Foz do Iguaçu
				Stadium: Estádio do ABC

Rio Branco v São Paulo

June 22 National	Rio Branco	2–2	São Paulo	Americana
				Stadium: Décio Vitta

China   v   São Paulo

July 2 International	China	1–2	São Paulo	Beijing
			Sidnei   Iván Rocha	Stadium: Workers Stadium

Beijing NT   v   São Paulo

July 4 International	Beijing NT	0–0	São Paulo	Beijing
				Stadium: Workers Stadium

Liaoning   v   São Paulo

July 7 International	Liaoning	1–1	São Paulo	Shenyang

Dalian Shide   v   São Paulo

July 10 International	Dalian Shide	1–0	São Paulo	Dalian

Guangzhou Baiyunshan   v   São Paulo

July 12 International	Guangzhou Baiyunshan	2–1	São Paulo	Guangzhou

Guangdong Hongyuan   v   São Paulo

July 14 International	Guangdong Hongyuan	2–2	São Paulo	Guangzhou

Troféo Naranja

Main article: Orange Trophy

Soviet Union   v   São Paulo

August 21 International	Soviet Union	0–0	São Paulo	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla Stadium

Valencia   v   São Paulo

August 22 International	Valencia	1–0	São Paulo	Valencia
	Álvaro   77'			Stadium: Mestalla Stadium

Troféo Ciutat de Barcelona

Main article: Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy

Espanyol   v   São Paulo

August 24 International	Espanyol	2–4	São Paulo	Barcelona
	Gabino   Zubillaga		Raí  ,   Baniano  ,	Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià

Official competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	19	11	4	4	26	14	+12	26	Qualified to Semifinals
2	Bragantino	19	9	8	2	27	14	+13	26
3	Fluminense	19	10	4	5	28	19	+9	24
4	Atlético Mineiro	19	8	8	3	28	19	+9	24
5	Corinthians	19	8	8	3	23	17	+6	24

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Atlético Mineiro v São Paulo

2 February 1991 1	Atlético Mineiro	0–3	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
			Flavio   17' Eliel   37', 80'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 10,483 Referee: Dalmo Bozzano

Flamengo v São Paulo

6 February 1991 2	Flamengo	1–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
	Paulo César   16'			Stadium: Estádio da Gávea Attendance: 3,929 Referee: José Roberto Wright

São Paulo v Santos

17 February 1991 3	São Paulo	1–2	Santos	São Paulo
	Raí   53'		Paulinho   59', 73'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 8,863 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho

São Paulo v Fluminense

23 February 1991 4	São Paulo	1–0	Fluminense	São Paulo
	Rinaldo   24'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 4,776 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

São Paulo v Atlético Paranaense

3 March 1991 5	São Paulo	2–1	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
	Cafu   48' Raí   61'		Tico   85'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 5,445 Referee: Manuel Serapião Filho

Náutico v São Paulo

6 March 1991 6	Náutico	2–1	São Paulo	Recife
	Bizu   23' Levi   76'		Raí   79'	Stadium: Estádio dos Aflitos Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Wílson dos Santos

São Paulo v Bahia

9 March 1991 7	São Paulo	1–0	Bahia	São Paulo
	Macedo   6'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 5,620 Referee: José Mocelin

Goiás v São Paulo

16 March 1991 8	Goiás	1–1	São Paulo	Goiânia
	Túlio   58'		Macedo   53'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Attendance: 9,505 Referee: Dalmo Bozzano

São Paulo v Grêmio

22 March 1991 9	São Paulo	2–0	Grêmio	São Paulo
	Ronaldão   30' Raí   69'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 2,565 Referee: José Roberto Wright

Bragantino v São Paulo

31 March 1991 10	Bragantino	1–2	São Paulo	Bragança Paulista
	Alberto   59'	Report (pt)	Elivélton   52' Macedo   78'	Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Stéfani Attendance: 5,743 Referee: José Aparecido de Oliveira

São Paulo v Palmeiras

4 April 1991 11	São Paulo	0–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
		Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 23,658 Referee: Ilton José da Costa

Corinthians v São Paulo

7 April 1991 12	Corinthians	1–1	São Paulo	São Paulo
	Wilson Mano   14'	Report (pt)	Macedo   44'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 43,429 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos

São Paulo v Portuguesa

14 April 1991 13	São Paulo	1–0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
	Müller   75'	Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 21,692 Referee: José Roberto Ramiz Wright

Vasco da Gama v São Paulo

20 April 1991 14	Vasco da Gama	2–2	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
	Eduardo   28' Sorato   78'	Report (pt)	Macedo   61', 80'	Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 9,075 Referee: José Mocellin

São Paulo v Sport

28 April 1991 15	São Paulo	2–0	Sport	São Paulo
	Müller   42' Raí   55'	Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 18,285 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Vitória v São Paulo

1 May 1991 16	Vitória	1–2	São Paulo	Salvador
	Júnior Xavier   42'	Report (pt)	Raí   19' Müller   79'	Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira (Fonte Nova) Attendance: 5,826 Referee: Renato Marsiglia

São Paulo v Botafogo

5 May 1991 17	São Paulo	1–0	Botafogo	São Paulo
	Bernardo   38'	Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho Attendance: 33,552 Referee: Dalmo Bozzano

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

12 May 1991 18	São Paulo	3–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
	Raí   11' Antônio Carlos   57' Leonardo   69'	Report (pt)	Charles   15'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 16,213 Referee: José Roberto Ramiz Wright

Internacional v São Paulo

18 May 1991 19	Internacional	1–0	São Paulo	Porto Alegre
	Alex Rossi   78'	Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Luís Carlos Abreu

Semifinals

Atlético Mineiro v São Paulo

25 May 1991 1	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
	Cléber   61'	Report (pt)	Mário Tilico   26'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 53,760 Referee: José Mocellin

São Paulo v Atlético Mineiro

2 June 1991 2	São Paulo	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
		Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 57,923 Referee: Joaquim Gregório dos Santos

Finals

Main article: 1991_Campeonato Brasileiro Série A § The final

São Paulo v Bragantino

5 June 1991 1	São Paulo	1–0	Bragantino	São Paulo
	Mário Tilico   49'	Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 67,759 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Bragantino v São Paulo

9 June 1991 2	Bragantino	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	São Paulo	Bragança Paulista
		Report (pt)		Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Stéfani Attendance: 12,492 Referee: José Roberto Wright

Final standings

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	São Paulo	23	12	7	4	28	15	+13	31	1992 Copa Libertadores
2	Bragantino	23	10	10	3	29	16	+13	30
3	Atlético Mineiro	21	8	10	3	29	20	+9	26
4	Fluminense	21	10	5	6	29	21	+8	25
5	Corinthians	19	8	8	3	23	17	+6	24

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
1st	31	23	12	7	4	28	14	67%

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 1991 Campeonato Paulista

League table

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	26	17	8	1	50	20	+30	42	Qualified
2	Inter de Limeira	26	16	2	8	37	22	+15	34
3	Santo André	26	10	12	4	39	29	+10	32
4	Noroeste	26	9	10	7	28	25	+3	28	1992 Group A
5	Sãocarlense	26	9	10	7	31	29	+2	28

Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 1991. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Matches

Olímpia v São Paulo

July 25 Round 1	Olímpia	1–1	São Paulo	Olímpia
	César Ferreira   42'		Elivélton   3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Maria Tereza Breda Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Ilton José da Costa

Juventus v São Paulo

July 28 Round 2	Juventus	0–4	São Paulo	São Paulo
			Müller   10', 77' Vítor   38' Rinaldo   87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 3,499 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho

Santo André v São Paulo

August 1 Round 3	Santo André	3–3	São Paulo	Santo André
	Zeca   18' Reginaldo   25' Antônio Carlos   39' (o.g.)		Ronaldão   1', 9' Cafu   90'	Stadium: Estádio Bruno José Daniel Attendance: 3,271 Referee: Antônio de Pádua Sales

São Paulo v Rio Branco

August 4 Round 4	São Paulo	1–0	Rio Branco	São Paulo
	Baiano   32'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Paulo Eduardo Pereira Barjas

São Paulo v Marília

August 6 Round 5	São Paulo	5–2	Marília	São Paulo
	Raí   1', 32' Baiano   62', 85' Cafu   67'		Zó   9' Zé Rubens   30'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Válter Francisco dos Santos

Sãocarlense v São Paulo

August 10 Round 6	Sãocarlense	0–0	São Paulo	São Carlos
				Stadium: Estádio Luís Augusto de Oliveira Attendance: 8,288 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

São José v São Paulo

August 15 Round 7	São José	2–3	São Paulo	São José dos Campos
	Luciano   79' Silvinho   90'		Baiano   27' Bira   28' (o.g.) Anílton   89'	Stadium: Estádio Martins Pereira Attendance: 4,772 Referee: José Roberto Ramiz Wright

São Paulo v Noroeste

August 17 Round 8	São Paulo	3–1	Noroeste	São Paulo
	Ronaldão   9' Raí   58', 67'		Ronaldo Marques   19'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos

São Paulo v União São João

August 27 Round 9	São Paulo	1–0	União São João	São Paulo
	Müller   40'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Dagoberto Teixeira

Ponte Preta v São Paulo

August 29 Round 10	Ponte Preta	0–0	São Paulo	Campinas
				Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 9,684 Referee: Paulo Eduardo Pereira Barjas

São Paulo v São Bento

September 1 Round 11	São Paulo	2–1	São Bento	São Paulo
	Suélio   42' Müller   82'		Ferreira   18'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Osvaldo dos Santos Ramos

São Paulo v Catanduvense

September 4 Round 12	São Paulo	1–0	Catanduvense	São Paulo
	Müller   38'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 3,999 Referee: Joaquim Carlos Caetano

Internacional v São Paulo

September 8 Round 13	Internacional	0–1	São Paulo	Limeira
			Elivélton   29'	Stadium: Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho Attendance: 6,971 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

São Paulo v Santo André

September 15 Round 14	São Paulo	0–0	Santo André	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 8,119 Referee: José Roberto Ramiz Wright

Catanduvense v São Paulo

September 18 Round 15	Catanduvense	0–5	São Paulo	Catanduva
			Baiano   15' Macedo   30' Raí   33', 80' Elivélton   64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Silvio Salles Attendance: 4,626 Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva Filho

São Paulo v Juventus

September 21 Round 16	São Paulo	2–0	Juventus	São Paulo
	Raí   28' Macedo   83'			Stadium: Estádio do Canindé Attendance: 8,730 Referee: João Paulo Araújo

Rio Branco v São Paulo

September 28 Round 17	Rio Branco	0–1	São Paulo	Americana
			Macedo   70'	Stadium: Estádio Décio Vitta Attendance: 9,686 Referee: Valter Francisco dos Santos

São Paulo v Sãocarlense

October 2 Round 18	São Paulo	2–1	Sãocarlense	São Paulo
	Antônio Carlos   30' Macedo   43'		Edson Borges   71'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 2,861 Referee: Antônio de Pádua Sales

Marília v São Paulo

October 6 Round 19	Marília	2–2	São Paulo	Marília
	Tosin   36' Wanks   37'		Tosin   54' (o.g.) Antônio Carlos   87'	Stadium: Estádio Bento de Abreu Attendance: 6,999 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho

São Paulo v Internacional

October 9 Round 20	São Paulo	1–4	Internacional	São Paulo
	Pavão   44'		Cilinho   12', 13' Guga   53' Tato   68'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Marcos Fábio Spironelli

São Paulo v São José

October 12 Round 21	São Paulo	5–0	São José	São Paulo
	Antônio Carlos   2' Raí   5' Barros   11' (o.g.) Eraldo   40' Macedo   48'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 4,976 Referee: Joaquim Carlos Caetano

Noroeste v São Paulo

October 17 Round 22	Noroeste	1–1	São Paulo	Bauru
	Marco Aurélio   71'		Macedo   24'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo de Castilho Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

São Bento v São Paulo

October 20 Round 23	São Bento	0–0	São Paulo	Sorocaba
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Mário Eugênio Bismarck

São Paulo v Ponte Preta

October 23 Round 24	São Paulo	3–1	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
	Raí   35', 84' Eraldo   44'		Ernani   56'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva Filho

São Paulo v Olímpia

October 27 Round 25	São Paulo	1–0	Olímpia	São Paulo
	Raí   90'			Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Sergio Correia da Silva

União São João v São Paulo

November 2 Round 26	União São João	1–2	São Paulo	Araras
	Giba   41'		Antônio Carlos   22' Raí   89'	Stadium: Estádio Ermínio Ometto Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Oswaldo dos Santos Ramos

Second stage

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	6	3	3	0	13	7	+6	9	Qualified
2	Palmeiras	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	9
3	Guarani	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	5
4	Botafogo	6	0	1	5	4	13	−9	1

Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 1991. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) best season record; 3) wins; 4) goal difference.

Matches

Palmeiras v São Paulo

10 November 1991 1	Palmeiras	2–4	São Paulo	São Paulo
	Márcio   12' César Sampaio   36'		Macedo   9', 34' Müller   70' Raí   87'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 60,156 Referee: José Roberto Ramiz Wright

São Paulo v Botafogo-SP

13 November 1991 2	São Paulo	2–1	Botafogo-SP	São Paulo
	Müller   51', 79'		Vidotti   46'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 20,793 Referee: Oswaldo dos Santos Ramos

Guarani v São Paulo

17 November 1991 3	Guarani	2–2	São Paulo	Campinas
	Nelsinho   8' (o.g.) Cacaio   53'		Raí   34' Cafu   86'	Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 19,652 Referee: José Aparecido de Oliveira

Botafogo-SP v São Paulo

21 November 1991 4	Botafogo-SP	1–1	São Paulo	Ribeirão Preto
	Antônio Carlos   26' (o.g.)		Elivélton   21'	Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Attendance: 15,003 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

São Paulo v Guarani

24 November 1991 5	São Paulo	4–1	Guarani	São Paulo
	Raí   18', 76' Müller   60', 85'		Vônei   51'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 34,533 Referee: Valter Francisco dos Santos

São Paulo v Palmeiras

1 December 1991 6	São Paulo	0–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 110,915 Referee: José Roberto Wright

Finals

Corinthians v São Paulo

December 8 Finals	Corinthians	0–3	São Paulo	São Paulo
			Raí   16', 59', 62'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 102,821 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

São Paulo v Corinthians

December 15 Finals	São Paulo	0–0 (3–0 agg.)	Corinthians	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 106,142 Referee: Ílton José da Costa

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
1st	54	34	21	12	1	66	27	79%

External links

• official website 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine