São Paulo FC (basketball)
Brazilian basketball club that won the 2022 BCL Americas.
São Paulo FC's basketball section represents the multi-sport club in Brazil's top professional league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). The team plays its home games at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão, which seats 1,900 spectators. After a lengthy hiatus, the club reactivated in November 2018 and entered the second-tier LOB for the 2018–19 season. A second-place finish earned promotion to the NBB. In 2022, São Paulo debuted in the BCL Americas, the premier Pan-American competition, and captured its first continental title by defeating Club Biguá in the final. The club withdrew from the 2025–26 season due to financial difficulties.
**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 (2): 1943, 2021; Runners-up (1): 2022
**International competitions** - BCL Americas: Winners (1): 2021–22; Fourth place (1): 2020–21 - FIBA Intercontinental Cup: Runners-up (1): 2023
**Notable players** (criteria: set a club record or won an individual award as a professional; or played at least one official international match for their senior national team) - Henrique Coelho - Isaac Gonçalves - Lucas Mariano - Marquinhos
**Performance in international competitions** Since resuming professional basketball in 2018, São Paulo has entered FIBA Americas competitions three times. Its best result came in the 2021–22 BCL Americas, where it went 8–1, losing a group stage game to Minas.
Quick Facts
- Nickname
- Tricolor
- Leagues
- Novo Basquete Brasil / Paulista Masculino
- Founded
- 1930 (basketball section)
- History
- São Paulo FC / 1930–present
- Arena
- Ginásio do Morumbi
- Capacity
- 1,918
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- President
- Júlio César Casares
- Championships
- 1 BCL Americas / 1 Campeonato Paulista
- A Body
- F00
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
São Paulo FC's basketball section was inactive for a long time before resuming operations in November 2018. It began competing in the second-tier LOB for the 2018–19 season and secured promotion to the top-level NBB after a second-place finish. The club quickly established itself in the NBB, reaching the finals in 2020–21 and 2022–23, and finishing as runner-up in the Super 8 in 2020–21 and 2021–22. In 2021, it won the Campeonato Paulista.
Reader's Guide
São Paulo FC (basketball) is significant for its rapid ascent after a long hiatus, culminating in an undefeated run to win the 2021–22 BCL Americas, the top-tier panamerican competition. The club's first continental title came in 2022 after defeating Club Biguá in the Final. Its legacy includes two NBB runner-up finishes and a runner-up finish in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. However, financial issues led to the club's withdrawal from the 2025–26 season. The team played home games at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão, capacity 1,900.
Did You Know?
- São Paulo FC won the 2021–22 BCL Americas with an 8–1 record, losing a group stage game to Minas.
- The club resumed operations in November 2018 after a long period of inactivity.
- The club's home arena has a capacity of 1,900 people.
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