São Paulo U20 represents São Paulo Futebol Clube’s development pathway in Brazil. The team’s identity is tied to the Tricolor Paulista colors and to the academy environment at CFA Cotia, where young prospects develop within the club’s broader football structure. This page brings together the latest recorded 21-player squad, coaching chronology, recent movement entries and participation in national and São Paulo state youth competitions, with the profile current.
São Paulo U20 Upcoming matches by league
São Paulo U20 Last matches by league
Paulista - U20
Copa do Brasil U20
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- Round of 64
São Paulo U2013 - 1
Brasileiro U20 A
São Paulo Youth Cup
São Paulo U20 Team Roster
São Paulo U20 has a recorded squad of 21 players: five attackers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and one goalkeeper. The group includes attacker Ryan Francisco, defenders Guilherme Reis, Igão, Igor Felisberto and Lucyan, midfielders D. Ferreira, Ferreira Matheus and Leo Amaro, plus goalkeeper João Pedro. Shirt numbers are recorded for many, but not every player, so the roster is best understood as a developing academy group rather than a fixed senior-team line-up. The balance shows broad coverage across all four core positional units.
position Goalkeeper
João Pedro Pantiga Gomes
position Defender
Angelo Candido
Lucyan Gabriel Arruda Delgado
Igor Odoni Gomes
Igor Felisberto
Guilherme Reis Oliveira
Isac Silvestre da Silva
Osorio Luis
Nicolas Bosshardt
position Midfielder
Leo Amaro
N. Kauan
Dani Pena
Santos Kaio
Ferreira Matheus
D. Ferreira
position Attacker
Gustavo Miranda
J. Potes
P. dos Santos
Lucca Marques Alencar
Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva
Last São Paulo U20 Coachs
André Jardine is the most recent recorded coach in São Paulo U20’s available chronology, with a tenure beginning on 1 January 2016 and ending on 1 November 2018. The record identifies him as Brazilian and does not establish a current role. No additional coaching entry is available here, so the timeline supports a dated historical reference rather than a present-day appointment.
André Soares Jardine
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Soares Jardine | Brazil | 1 January 2016 | 1 November 2018 |
São Paulo U20 Transfers
Recorded arrivals include M. Ávila from Antigua GFC on 15 March 2026, R. Galea from Botafogo SP on 30 January and Eduardo from Nautico Recife on 10 January. Renan arrived from Cuiaba on 31 December 2025, while Santos Kaio joined from Botafogo U20 in August and D. Ferreira came from Palmeiras U17 in February. R. Galea also appears in an earlier January 2024 arrival from Karviná. The entries do not state fees, loans or other transfer conditions, and the listed activity should not be treated as a complete movement total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ávila |
Antigua GFC
|
- | 15 March 2026 |
| M. Ávila |
Antigua GFC
|
- | 28 February 2026 |
| R. Galea |
Botafogo SP
|
- | 30 January 2026 |
| Eduardo |
Nautico Recife
|
- | 10 January 2026 |
| Renan |
Cuiaba
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
Botafogo U20
|
- | 7 August 2025 | |
| D. Ferreira |
Palmeiras U17
|
- | 26 February 2025 |
| R. Galea |
Karviná
|
- | 28 January 2024 |
Recorded departures include Samuel Lucas to Vila Nova U20 on 21 February, D. Ferreira to São Paulo on 1 February and C. L. Silverio Ribeiro to Manaus FC on 31 January. Earlier entries show R. Galea moving to Botafogo SP U20 in February 2025, Kevem Yuri going to Juventude U20 on 31 December 2024 and Marcelo transferring to Araucária on 30 July 2024. Only the D. Ferreira and Marcelo entries are explicitly marked as transfers; the other listed records give no movement type or fee. This is a selected activity view, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Vila Nova U20
|
- | 21 February 2026 | |
| D. Ferreira |
Sao Paulo
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
Manaus FC
|
- | 31 January 2026 | |
|
Manaus FC
|
- | 30 January 2026 | |
| R. Galea |
Botafogo SP U20
|
- | 24 February 2025 |
Juventude U20
|
- | 31 December 2024 | |
Araucária
|
Transfer | 30 July 2024 |
Transfers Synthesis
The movement picture recorded shows São Paulo U20 functioning within a fluid development pathway. Recent arrivals include players from youth setups and club environments, such as Santos Kaio from Botafogo U20 and D. Ferreira from Palmeiras U17, alongside entries from Botafogo SP, Nautico Recife, Cuiaba and Antigua GFC. Departures include a move to the senior São Paulo team, youth-team changes involving Vila Nova U20 and Botafogo SP U20, and destinations such as Manaus FC, Juventude U20 and Araucária. R. Galea appears on both sides of the recorded movement history across different dates, while D. Ferreira also appears as an arrival and later departure. The entries provide dates and destinations but generally omit fees and detailed conditions. Because the lists are limited activity views, they describe identifiable movement patterns rather than a full movement balance or net total.
Leagues São Paulo U20 has participated in
São Paulo U20 has recorded participation in four youth competitions. Brasileiro U20 A and Copa do Brasil U20 are recorded from 2020 through 2025, alongside the São Paulo Youth Cup across the same period. Paulista - U20 appears from 2024 through 2025. Recent participation is recorded through 2025 for all four competitions, making national youth cups and the state league part of the team’s recent competitive framework. The available participation history identifies tournaments, formats and recorded years, but does not establish results, titles or a current 2026 campaign.
More about São Paulo U20
São Paulo U20 is the under-20 development side of São Paulo Futebol Clube, representing one of Brazil’s most established football institutions. The team is based in São Paulo and shares the Tricolor Paulista identity: red, white and black colors, the club’s traditional striped badge and a pathway designed to connect academy football with the senior game. No founding year is recorded for the U20 entity, so its profile is better understood through the continuing structure of São Paulo FC’s youth department than through a separate establishment date.
The academy’s central operating environment is the Centro de Treinamento de Cotia, commonly known as CFA Cotia, in the neighboring municipality of Cotia. This is the day-to-day setting for youth training and foundational development. The senior side’s major fixtures are associated with Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, widely known as Morumbi or MorumBIS, in São Paulo’s Morumbi district; that venue context should not be confused with the U20 team’s regular development base.
São Paulo’s categorias de base carry a longstanding reputation for producing technically capable prospects. The development culture emphasizes technical proficiency, tactical intelligence, psychological resilience and positional versatility, with a proactive, possession-oriented approach intended to prepare players for professional demands. The roster naturally combines prospects recruited from across Brazil with talent from São Paulo state and younger players promoted within the academy.
Institutionally, the youth department operates under São Paulo Futebol Clube’s administrative structure, with specialized coordination and coaching aligned with the senior club’s football identity. Its competitive ecosystem includes Brasileiro U20 A, Copa do Brasil U20, Paulista - U20 and the São Paulo Youth Cup, while strong domestic development can connect the pathway with wider international youth showcases. The result is a fluid academy environment in which competition, training and progression toward senior football remain closely linked.
Last matches statistics for São Paulo U20
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EC São Bernardo U20
1 - 3
São Paulo U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Velo Clube U20
0 - 0
São Paulo U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
São Paulo U20
1 - 1
Oeste U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
São Paulo U20
2 - 0
Botafogo SP U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Aguai U20
0 - 3
São Paulo U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Novorizontino U20
2 - 1
São Paulo U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
São Paulo U20
2 - 0
Ibrachina U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
São Paulo U20
2 - 0
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Desportivo Brasil U20
0 - 1
São Paulo U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
São Paulo U20
13 - 1
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics São Paulo U20
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).