São Paulo FC is the basketball section of the São Paulo FC club, based in São Paulo, Brazil. The men's first team plays professionally in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).
Home games are played at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão, which has a capacity for 1,900 people. The club was inactive for a long time but it resumed operations in November 2018, starting competing in the second-tier LOB for the 2018–19 season. After a second-place finish promotion to the top-level NBB was secured.
In 2022, São Paulo made its debut in the BCL Americas, the top tier panamerican competition and won its first-ever continental title after defeating Club Biguá in the Final.
The club withdrew from 2025-26 season due to financial issues.
Honours Domestic competitions Brazilian Championship (NBB): Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2022–23 Super 8: Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2021–22 Liga Ouro de Basquete: Runners-up (1): 2019 Campeonato Paulista: Winners (1): 2021 Runners-up (1): 2022 Campeonato Paulistano: Winners (1): 1943
International competitions BCL Americas: Winners (1): 2021–22 Fourth place (1): 2020–21 FIBA Intercontinental Cup: Runners-up (1): 2023
Players
Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Bruno Caboclo Henrique Coelho Isaac Gonçalves Lucas MarianoCom Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano Olimpiada Todo Dia, 12 June 2021. Accessed 14 September 2021. Marquinhos
Coaches
Cláudio Mortari (2018–2021) Bruno Mortari (2021–2024) Guerrinha (2024–2025) Fabricio Fernandes (2025)
Performance in international competitions Since their return to professional basketball in 2018, São Paulo has played in FIBA Americas administered competitions three times. The club's best performance was in the 2021-22 season, when they won the BCL Americas after going unbeaten in the competition with 9 wins and no losses.
Key:
GP: Games played W: Wins L: Losses
+SeasonTierLeagueResultGPWL20211BCL AmericasFourth Place7342021–22 1BCL AmericasChampions99020222Liga Sudamericana de BásquetbolQuarter-finalist5232023–24 1BCL AmericasFirst stage633Overall4 appearances271710
Performance in NBB
Following is the seasons of São Paulo FC in the Novo Basquete Brasil:
SeasonPos.PostseasonHomeAwayPlayoffs2019-20 3rd Quarterfinals 26 20 6 76.9 8–5 12–1 2302 2122 +180 2020-21 3rd Runners-up 30 23 7 76.7 12–3 11–4 2705 2324 +381 2021-22 4th Semifinals 32 23 9 71.9 13–3 10–6 2660 2402 +258 2022-23 3rd Runners-up 32 22 10 68.8 12–4 10–6 2739 2548 +191 2023-24 11th Quarterfinals 36 18 18 50.0 10–8 8–10 2824 2849 -25 2024-25 13th Quarterfinals 34 13 21 38.2 9–8 4–13 2596 2710 -114
See also São Paulo FC São Paulo FC (women) São Paulo FC (futsal)
References
External links Champions League profile Latinbasket.com profile