1998 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo
1998 season
ChairmanBrazil Fernando Casal de Rey
ManagerUruguay Daryo Pereira
(until February 13)
Brazil Nelsinho Baptista
(until September 20)
Brazil Pita
(caretaker, until September 26)
Brazil Mário Sérgio
Campeonato Brasileiro15th
Copa do BrasilQuarterfinals
Torneio Rio-São PauloRunners-up
Campeonato PaulistaChampions
(19th title)
(in 1998 Copa do Brasil)
Copa MercosurGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Dodô (10)
All: Dodô and França (23)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 season was São Paulo's 69th season since club's existence.

Statistics

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Scorers

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Position Nation Playing position Name Copa do Brasil Torneio Rio-São Paulo Campeonato Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Copa Mercosur Others Total
1 Brazil FW Dodô 2 5 3 10 3 0 23
= Brazil FW França 1 1 12 7 2 0 23
2 Brazil MF Fabiano 0 1 6 3 0 0 10
3 Brazil MF Denílson 0 1 6 0 0 0 7
4 Brazil MF Carlos Miguel 2 0 2 2 0 0 6
= Brazil DF Serginho 0 1 1 4 0 0 6
5 Brazil FW Adriano 1 3 1 0 0 0 4
= Brazil MF Marcelinho Paraíba 1 0 1 2 0 0 4
= Brazil MF Raí 2 0 1 0 1 0 4
6 Brazil DF Edmílson 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
= Brazil GK Rogério Ceni 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
7 Colombia FW Aristizábal 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
= Brazil MF Souza 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
8 Brazil MF Alexandre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
= Brazil DF Belletti 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
= Brazil DF Bordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
= Brazil DF Fábio Aurélio 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
= Brazil MF Gallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
= Brazil FW Marcelo Sergipano 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
= Brazil DF Zé Carlos 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
Total 12 14 40 34 8 1 109

Overall

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Games played 60 (6 Copa do Brasil, 10 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 14 Campeonato Paulista, 23 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Copa Mercosur, 1 Friendly match)
Games won 26 (3 Copa do Brasil, 2 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 11 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Mercosur, 0 Friendly match)
Games drawn 13 (2 Copa do Brasil, 5 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 1 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa Mercosur, 1 Friendly match)
Games lost 21 (1 Copa do Brasil, 3 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 2 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Mercosur, 0 Friendly match)
Goals scored 109
Goals conceded 83
Goal difference +26
Best result 6–1 (H) v São José - Campeonato Paulista - 1998.04.12
6–1 (H) v América-RN - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1998.08.26
Worst result 2–7 (H) v Portuguesa - Campeonato Brasileiro - 1998.09.20
Most appearances
Top scorer Dodô and França (23)

Source: São Paulo FC

Friendlies

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January 25 National friendly São Paulo 1–1 Santos/Flamengo São Paulo
00:00 (UTC-3) Rogério Ceni 66' Ânderson 83' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 22,869
Referee: Alfredo Loebling

Official competitions

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Copa do Brasil

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January 20 Round of 32 Sampaio Corrêa 0–0 São Paulo São Luís
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: José M. Tavares
February 6 Round of 32 São Paulo 4–0 Sampaio Corrêa São Paulo
Carlos Miguel 27'
Dodô 45'
Marcelinho 85'
Adriano 90'
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: Reinaldo Ribas Vieira
March 19 Round of 16 São Paulo 2–0 Grêmio São Paulo
Carlos Miguel 59'
França 73'
Stadium: Morumbi
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
April 21 Round of 16 Grêmio 0–2 São Paulo Porto Alegre
Alexandre 11'
Dodô 20'
Stadium: Olímpico
Attendance: 32,597
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
May 7 Quarterfinals São Paulo 1–1 Vasco da Gama São Paulo
Gallo 81' Luizão 69' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 9,025
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
May 12 Quarterfinals Vasco da Gama 4–3 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Luizão 3'
Pedrinho 11'
Donizete 20', 31'
Raí 1', 59'
Bordon 15'
Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 19,245
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Record

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Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
5th 11 6 3 2 1 12 5 61%

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

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January 22 Group stage Flamengo 2–2 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Romário 46'
Lúcio 53'
Fabiano 4'
Zé Carlos 12'
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Flávio de Carvalho
January 28 Group stage São Paulo 2–1 Fluminense São Paulo
Adriano 51'
Denílson 70'
Magno Alves 25' Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Léo Feldman
January 31 Group stage Santos 1–1 São Paulo Ribeirão Preto
Macedo 81' Serginho 45' Stadium: Santa Cruz
Attendance: 16,886
Referee: Álvaro Quelhas
February 3 Group stage São Paulo 1–1 Flamengo São Paulo
Adriano 70' Leonardo Inácio 80' Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 4,872
Referee: Sérgio Cristiano Nascimento
February 11 Group stage Fluminense 2–1 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Flavinho 46'
Rôni 77'
Dodô 31' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 673
Referee: Edilson Pereira de Carvalho
February 14 Group stage São Paulo 1–1 Santos Presidente Prudente
Dutra 57' (o.g.) Caíco 32' Stadium: Prudentão
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
February 17 Semifinal São Paulo 1–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
Dodô 44' Paulo Nunes 19'
Oséas 24'
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 15,019
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travessos
February 25 Semifinal Palmeiras 0–1
(2–3 p)
São Paulo Campinas
Dodô 65' Stadium: Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 23,411
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
February 28 Final São Paulo 2–3 Botafogo São Paulo
Dodô 50'
França 64'
Zé Carlos 38'
Sérgio Manoel 75'
Jorge Luís 86'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 38,560
Referee: Reinaldo Ribas Vieira
March 4 Final Botafogo 2–2 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Jefferson 11'
Zé Carlos 76'
Adriano 37'
Dodô 44'
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 56,334
Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói

Record

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Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
2nd 11 10 2 5 3 14 15 36%

Campeonato Paulista

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March 7 Round 1 Santos 2–3 São Paulo Santos
Ronaldo 31'
Müller 62'
Carlos Miguel 8'
Fabiano 49'
Denílson 57'
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 12,667
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
March 10 Round 2 São Paulo 5–0 Rio Branco São Paulo
Fabiano 20'
França 27'
Denílson 40'
Adriano 66'
Marcelo Sergipano 70'
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Referee: Romildo Corrêa
March 15 Round 3 Matonense 2–0 São Paulo Matão
Taílson 5'
Cristiano 26'
Stadium: Hudson Buck Ferreira
Referee: Luciano Augusto Teotônio Almeida
March 17 Round 4 São Paulo 0–0 Portuguesa São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Wílson de Souza Mendonça
March 21 Round 5 São José 1–5 São Paulo São José dos Campos
Erich 58' França 17'
Denílson 39', 61'
Fabiano 49'
Serginho 83'
Stadium: Estádio Martins Pereira
Attendance: 11,043
Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebling
March 28 Round 6 São Paulo 2–1 Santos São Paulo
Rogério Ceni 31'
França 72'
Lúcio 29' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 24,115
Referee: Wílson de Souza Mendonça
April 2 Round 7 Rio Branco 1–4 São Paulo Americana
Batistinha 88' Dodô 16'
França 45', 62', 69'
Stadium: Décio Vitta
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
April 5 Round 8 São Paulo 3–1 Matonense São Paulo
Denílson 20'
França 76'
Fabiano 90'
Hélcio 89' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 11,126
Referee: Flávio de Carvalho
April 7 Round 9 Portuguesa 1–3 São Paulo São Paulo
César 28' Fabiano 39'
Carlos Miguel 68'
França 90'
Stadium: Canindé
Attendance: 14,507
Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebling
April 12 Round 10 São Paulo 6–1 São José São Paulo
Dodô 7'
Aristizábal 24', 80'
Rogério Ceni 45'
Edmílson 50'
Marcelinho Paraíba 89'
Marco Aurélio 46' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Silas Santana
April 19 Semifinal Palmeiras 1–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Roque Júnior 37' Denílson 58'
Dodô 90'
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 55,184
Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
April 26 Semifinal São Paulo 3–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
França 10', 21'
Rogério 24' (o.g.)
Roque Júnior 46' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebling
May 3 Final Corinthians 2–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Marcelinho Carioca 24'
Cris 67'
Fabiano 36' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 79,972
Referee: David Elleray
May 10 Final São Paulo 3–1 Corinthians São Paulo
Raí 30'
França 56', 82'
Didi 50' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 79,710
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos

Record

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Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
1st 34 14 11 1 2 40 15 80%

Campeonato Brasileiro

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July 26 1 Palmeiras 2–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Oséas 68'
Zinho 72'
Júnior 87' (o.g.) Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 24,996
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
August 2 2 São Paulo 2–1 Guarani São Paulo
Dodô 9'
Souza 78'
Roque 29' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 7,630
Referee: Valdomiro Mathias Silva Filho
August 5 3 Internacional 0–3 São Paulo Porto Alegre
Dodô 9', 62'
França 27'
Stadium: Beira-Rio
Attendance: 7,678
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
August 9 4 São Paulo 0–2 Cruzeiro São Paulo
Fábio Júnior 32', 51' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 14,098
Referee: Reinaldo Ribas Vieira
August 12 5 Botafogo 3–0 São Paulo Niterói
Bruno Quadros 50'
Túlio 66'
França 73'
Stadium: Estádio Caio Martins
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Luciano Augusto Teotônio Almeida
August 16 6 Sport 1–0 São Paulo Recife
Robson 90' Stadium: Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 45,151
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
August 23 7 São Paulo 1–3 Santos São Paulo
Dodô 49' Lúcio 58'
Jorginho 69'
Athirson 90'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 20,988
Referee: Sidrack M. dos Santos
August 26 8 São Paulo 6–1 América-RN São Paulo
Fabiano 9', 34'
Dodô 12', 49', 53'
França 59'
Paulo Roberto 30' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
August 30 9 Ponte Preta 1–1 São Paulo Campinas
Dionísio 36' Dodô 38' Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
September 6 10 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Galván 79' Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Luciano Augusto Teotônio Almeida
September 9 11 Bragantino 1–2 São Paulo Bragança Paulista
Geferson 4' Serginho 28'
França 90'
Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Stéfani
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Wílson Souza Mendonça
September 12 12 São Paulo 1–1 Vasco da Gama São Paulo
Souza 60' Ramon 90' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 14,373
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
September 20 13 São Paulo 2–7 Portuguesa São Paulo
Serginho 79'
Marcelinho 81'
Emerson 23'
César 27'
Leandro 30'
Carlinhos 32'
Evandro 68'
Ricardo Lopes 70'
Da Silva 90'
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 7,250
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
September 24 14 América-MG 1–3 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Irênio 71' Fabiano 53'
Serginho 61'
Marcelinho 90'
Stadium: Estádio Independência
Attendance: 2,441
Referee: Jamir Carlos Garcez
September 26 15 São Paulo 0–0 Flamengo São Paulo
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
October 3 16 Vitória 1–0 São Paulo Salvador
Hernández 30' Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 20,892
Referee: Reinaldo Ribas Vieira
October 8 17 São Paulo 3–0 Paraná São Paulo
Carlos Miguel 7'
Dodô 13'
Fábio Aurélio 55'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,942
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
October 11 18 São Paulo 3–1 Goiás São Paulo
Carlos Miguel 21'
Belletti 36'
Serginho 69'
Dill 65' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 6,212
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman
October 18 19 Coritiba 2–1 São Paulo Curitiba
Sandroval 33'
Struway 57'
França 15' Stadium: Couto Pereira
Attendance: 26,848
Referee: Sidrack M. dos Santos
October 21 20 São Paulo 1–2 Grêmio São Paulo
Rodrigo Costa 28' (o.g.) Scheidt 6'
Rodrigo Mendes 59'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 2,508
Referee: Luciano Augusto Teotônio Almeida
October 24 21 São Paulo 1–2 Corinthians São Paulo
França 72' Didi 21'
Edílson 86'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Reinaldo Ribas Vieira
November 4 22 Juventude 2–1 São Paulo Caxias do Sul
Luís Antônio 12'
Marcão 53'
França 35' Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi
Attendance: 4,298
Referee: Sidrack M. dos Santos
November 12 23 São Paulo 2–0 Atlético Paranaense São Paulo
Dodô 53'
França 76'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Record

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Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
15th 27 23 8 3 12 34 35 39%

Copa Mercosur

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July 30 Group A São Paulo Brazil 1–0 Chile Colo-Colo São Paulo
Raí 79' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Horacio Elizondo
August 20 Group A Cruzeiro Brazil 5–1 Brazil São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Gilberto 36'
Müller 43'
Fábio Júnior 75', 78'
Marcelo Ramos 90'
Edmílson 21' Stadium: Estádio do Mineirão
Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Sidrack Marinhos dos Santos
September 3 Group A São Paulo Brazil 2–1 Argentina San Lorenzo São Paulo
Dodô 48', 64' Biaggio 5' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Robert Troxler
September 17 Group A Colo-Colo Chile 2–1 Brazil São Paulo Santiago
Tapia 28'
Reyes 70'
França 20' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Referee: Daniel Gimenez
September 30 Group A São Paulo Brazil 1–1 Brazil Cruzeiro São Paulo
Dodô 51' Gustavo 61' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça
October 15 Group A San Lorenzo Argentina 3–2 Brazil São Paulo Buenos Aires
Gorosito 31'
Acosta 35', 50'
Edmílson 15'
França 26'
Stadium: El Nuevo Gasómetro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gustavo Gallesio

Record

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Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
13th 7 6 2 1 3 8 12 38%
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