2006 São Paulo FC season
Introduction The 2006 season was São Paulo's 77th season in the club's existence. São Paulo finished in the second position in the Campeonato Paulista, only one point behind the winners Santos. A year after winning the Copa Libertadores, São Paulo once again challenged for the cup, being defeated by Internacional in a second final between Brazilian teams in a row, having beaten Atlético Paranaense in the previous edition. São Paulo lost by 2–1 in the Morumbi and drew in 2–2 on away second leg, thus coming in second place. As the current champions of Copa Libertadores, São Paulo played the Recopa Sudamericana versus Boca Juniors and was defeated by 4–3 on aggregate. ''Tricolor'' won the Campeonato Brasileiro fifteen years after their last title, in 1991 and became national champions for the fourth time, securing the title in 36th matchweek against Atlético Paranaense in the Morumbi with a 1–1 draw.
Squad *''Final squad''===Scorers===PositionNationPlaying positionNameCampeonato PaulistaCopa LibertadoresCampeonato BrasileiroRecopa SudamericanaTotal1GK'''Rogério Ceni''' 5380'''16'''2MF'''Danilo'''8340'''15'''=FW'''Thiago Ribeiro'''10131'''15'''3FW'''Alex Dias'''6140'''11'''4FW'''Aloísio'''0550'''10'''5MF'''Lenílson'''0180'''9'''6DF'''Fabão'''2240'''8'''=FW'''Leandro'''1160'''8'''=MF'''Mineiro'''3230'''8'''=MF'''Souza'''3140'''8'''7FW'''Ricardo Oliveira'''0150'''6'''8DF'''Alex Silva'''0040'''4'''9DF'''André Dias'''2010'''3'''=DF'''Júnior'''0021'''3'''10DF'''Edcarlos'''0200'''2'''=DF'''Ilsinho'''0020'''2'''=MF'''Richarlyson'''1010'''2'''=FW'''Roger'''2000'''2'''11FW'''Grafite'''1000'''1'''=MF'''Josué'''1000'''1'''///'''Own goals'''0021'''3''''''Total'''4523663'''138'''===Overall===Games played  73 (19 Campeonato Paulista, 14 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Recopa Sudamericana)Games won  43 (13 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa Libertadores, 22 Campeonato Brasileiro, 0 Recopa Sudamericana)Games drawn  18 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 12 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Recopa Sudamericana)Games lost  12 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 4 Copa Libertadores, 4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Recopa Sudamericana)Goals scored  138Goals conceded  70Goal difference  +57Best result  5–0 (A) v Portuguesa Santista – Campeonato Paulista – 2006.2.125–0 (H) v Juventude – Campeonato Brasileiro – 2006.10.14Worst result  0–4 (H) v Santos – Campeonato Brasileiro – 2006.7.30Top scorer  Rogério Ceni (16 goals)
Official competitions ===Campeonato Paulista=======Record====Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%2nd42191333462173%===Copa Libertadores=======Record====Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%2nd2614824231361%===Campeonato Brasileiro=======Record====Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%'''1st'''783822124663268%===Recopa Sudamericana=======Record====Final PositionPointsMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AwayWin%2nd120113416%
See also *São Paulo Futebol Clube
References
External links * official website