2013 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season

Corinthians

2013 season
President	Mário Gobbi
Coach	Tite
Brasileirão	10th
Paulistão	Champion
Libertadores	Round of 16
Recopa Sudamericana	Champion
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-Final
Highest home attendance	39,361 vs Flamengo (1 September 2013)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2013 season is the 102nd season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

In this season, they have competed on the Campeonato Paulista, winning it for a 27th time, and in the Copa Libertadores, being eliminated at the round of 16. Won the Recopa Sudamericana after defeating São Paulo. Was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil. Finished 10th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

In November, Corinthians has announced it would not renew with Tite.

Players

First team squad

As of 20 October 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Júlio César 2 DF Alessandro (captain) 3 DF Cleber 4 DF Gil 5 MF Ralf 6 DF Fábio Santos 7 FW Alexandre Pato 25 MF Renato Augusto 9 FW Paolo Guerrero 10 MF Douglas 11 FW Emerson 12 GK Cássio 13 DF Paulo André 14 MF Maldonado 15 DF Guilherme Andrade 16 DF Igor

No. Position Player 17 MF Rodriguinho 18 MF Ibson 19 MF Guilherme 20 MF Danilo (vice-captain) 21 MF Edenilson 22 GK Danilo Fernandes 23 DF Diego Macedo (on loan from Bragantino) 25 FW Léo 26 DF Antonio Carlos 27 GK Walter 28 DF Felipe 29 FW Douglas Willian 30 FW Paulo Victor 31 FW Romarinho 32 MF Jocinei 35 FW Chen Zhizhao (on loan from Shanghai Shenxin)

Out on Loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Renan (on loan to Guarani) — DF Wellington Saci (on loan to Figueirense) — MF Boquita (on loan to Portuguesa) — MF Nenê Bonilha (on loan to Audax São Paulo) — MF Luis Ramirez (on loan to Ponte Preta)

No. Position Player — MF Matías Defederico (on loan to Huracán) — MF Eduardo Ramos (on loan to Paysandu) — MF Vitor Júnior (on loan to Coritiba) — MF Anderson (on loan to Avaí) — FW Taubaté (on loan to Comercial-SP)

Paulistão

See also: 2013 Campeonato Paulista

2013 Campeonato Paulista Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	19	13	2	4	34	18	+16	41	Advanced to the Quarter-finals
2	Mogi Mirim	19	12	3	4	36	19	+17	39
3	Santos	19	11	6	2	35	21	+14	39
4	Ponte Preta	19	10	8	1	27	13	+14	38
5	Corinthians	19	9	8	2	31	16	+15	35
6	Palmeiras	19	9	7	3	34	24	+10	34
7	Botafogo-SP	19	9	4	6	26	23	+3	31
8	Penapolense	19	8	4	7	26	22	+4	28
9	Linense	19	7	6	6	27	29	−2	27
10	XV de Piracicaba	19	6	7	6	31	30	+1	25
11	Bragantino	19	6	7	6	25	28	−3	25
12	São Bernardo	19	5	5	9	24	30	−6	20
13	Paulista	19	5	5	9	19	25	−6	20
14	Ituano	19	5	5	9	20	29	−9	20
15	Atlético Sorocaba	19	5	4	10	26	30	−4	19
16	Oeste	19	5	4	10	21	32	−11	19
17	Mirassol (R)	19	5	3	11	31	33	−2	18	Relegated to the 2014 Série A2
18	União Barbarense (R)	19	3	7	9	14	28	−14	16
19	São Caetano (R)	19	2	7	10	19	35	−16	13
20	Guarani (R)	19	2	4	13	20	41	−21	10

Source: O Gol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First stage

Paulista v Corinthians

20 January 2013 Match 1	Paulista	1 - 1	Corinthians	Jundiai
17:00 UTC−3	João Henrique  80'	Report	Giovanni  58'	Stadium: Jayme Cintra Attendance: 8,301 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Corinthians v Ponte Preta

23 January 2013 Match 2	Corinthians	0 - 1	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−3		Report	William  88' (pen.)	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,147 Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho

Mirassol v Corinthians

27 January 2013 Match 3	Mirassol	0 - 1	Corinthians	Mirassol
17:00 UTC−3		Report	Romarinho  7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 8,607 Referee: Welton Orlando Wohnrat

Corinthians v Mogi Mirim

30 January 2013 Match 4	Corinthians	2 - 1	Mogi Mirim	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Jorge Henrique  43' Fábio Santos  51' (pen.)	Report	Henrique  9'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,241 Referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho

Corinthians v Oeste

3 February 2013 Match 5	Corinthians	5 - 0	Oeste	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−3	Guerrero  9'  12' Paulinho  41' Danilo  69' Alexandre Pato  74'	Report		Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 36.480 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Botafogo -SP v Corinthians

6 February 2013 Match 6	Botafogo -SP	0 - 0	Corinthians	Ribeirão Preto
22:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 26,507 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Corinthians v São Caetano

9 February 2013 Match 7	Corinthians	2 - 2	São Caetano	São Paulo
16:20 UTC−3	Guerrero  37' Paulinho  87'	Report	Rivaldo  48' Danielzinho  64'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 27,774 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Corinthians v Palmeiras

17 February 2013 Match 8	Corinthians	2 - 2	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Emerson  18' Romarinho  71'	Report	Vilson  30' Vinícius  53'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 36,072 Referee: Antonio Rogério do Prado

Bragantino v Corinthians

24 February 2013 Match 9	Bragantino	2 - 2	Corinthians	Bragança Paulista
16:00 UTC−3	Léo Jaime  46' Lincolm  54'	Report	Alexandre Pato  48' Guerrero  94'	Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 8,822 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Santos v Corinthians

3 March 2013 Match 10	Santos	0 - 0	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 17,155 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima

Corinthians v Ituano

9 March 2013 Match 11	Corinthians	3 - 2	Ituano	São Paulo
16:20 UTC−3	Edenílson  16' Guilherme  33' Felipe  85'	Report	Cleber  23' Luciano  36'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,491 Referee: Aurélio Santanna Martins

Corinthians v União Barbarense

16 March 2013 Match 12	Corinthians	3 - 0	União Barbarense	São Paulo
16:20 UTC−3	Douglas  52' Jorge Henrique  87' Renato Augusto  90'	Report		Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,906 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

XV de Piracicaba v Corinthians

20 March 2013 Match 13	XV de Piracicaba	1 - 1	Corinthians	Piracicaba
22:00 UTC−3	Emerson  75'	Report	Diguinho  87'	Stadium: Barão da Serra Negra Attendance: 10,715 Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima

Guarani v Corinthians

24 March 2013 Match 14	Guarani	0 - 1	Corinthians	Campinas
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Guerrero  6'	Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Welton Orlando Wohnrat

Corinthians v Penapolense

27 March 2013 Match 15	Corinthians	1 - 1	Penapolense	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Heleno  4' (o.w.)	Report	Silvinho  74'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 13,834 Referee: Adriano de Assis Miranda

São Paulo v Corinthians

31 March 2013 Match 16	São Paulo	1 - 2	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Jádson  4'	Report	Danilo  41' Alexandre Pato  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 20,930 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Corinthians v São Bernardo

7 April 2013 Match 17	Corinthians	2 - 0	São Bernardo	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Jorge Henrique  37' Guerrero  87'	Report		Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,302 Referee: Marcelo Prieto Alfieri

Linense v Corinthians

14 April 2013 Match 18	Linense	2 - 1	Corinthians	Lins
16:00 UTC−3	João Sales  55' Leandro Brasília  64'	Report	Guerrero  4'	Stadium: Gilberto Siqueira Lopes Attendance: 11,064 Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima

Corinthians v Atlético Sorocaba

21 April 2013 Match 19	Corinthians	2 - 0	Atlético Sorocaba	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Danilo  34' Alexandre Pato  45'	Report		Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 26,138 Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho

Quarter-finals

Ponte Preta v Corinthians

28 April 2013	Ponte Preta	0 - 4	Corinthians	Campinas
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Romarinho  32' Emerson  38' Guerrero  56' (pen.) Alexandre Pato  89'	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 12,460 Referee: Raphael Claus

Semi-finals

São Paulo v Corinthians

5 May 2013	São Paulo	0 - 0 (3 – 4 p)	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 29,475 Referee: Antonio Rogério do Prado
		Penalties
	Rogério Ceni Rafael Tolói Ganso Jádson Luís Fabiano		Douglas Romarinho Fábio Santos Alessandro Pato

Final

Corinthians v Santos

12 May 2013 First Leg	Corinthians	2 - 1	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Paulinho  41' Paulo André  74'	Report	Durval  81'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 38,505 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Santos v Corinthians

19 May 2013 Second Leg	Santos	1 - 1	Corinthians	Santos
16:00 UTC−3	Danilo  28'	Report	Cícero  26'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 14,740 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima

Corinthians won 3-2 on aggregate.

Copa Libertadores

See also: 2013 Copa Libertadores

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Corinthians	6	4	1	1	10	2	+8	13
Tijuana	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	13
San José	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5
Millonarios	6	1	0	5	2	8	−6	3

San José v Corinthians

20 February 2013	San José	1 - 1	Corinthians	Oruro
21:00 UTC−4	saucedo  61'		Guerrero  6'	Stadium: Estadio Jesús Bermúdez Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Corinthians v Millonarios

27 February 2013	Corinthians	2 - 0	Millonarios	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Guerrero  10' Pato  48'			Stadium: Estadio do Pacaembu Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Tijuana v Corinthians

6 March 2013	Tijuana	1 - 0	Corinthians	Tijuana
17:00 UTC−8	Gandolfi  67'			Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Corinthians v Tijuana

13 March 2013	Corinthians	2 - 0	Tijuana	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Pato  28' Guerrero  37' Paulinho  83'			Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 33,120 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Millonarios v Corinthians

3 April 2013	Millonarios	0 - 1	Corinthians	Bogotá
20:00 UTC−5			Danilo  57'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)

Corinthians v San José

10 April 2013	Corinthians	3 - 0	San José	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Romarinho  26' Guerrero  60' Edenílson  90+3'			Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 33,846 Referee: Mauro Vigliano(Argentina)

Knockout stages - Round of 16

Boca Juniors v Corinthians

1 May 2013	Boca Juniors	1 - 0	Corinthians	Buenos Aires
22:00 UTC−3	Nicolás Blandi  26'			Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera) Attendance: 40,518 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Corinthians v Boca Juniors

15 May 2013	Corinthians	1 - 1	Boca Juniors	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3	Paulinho  51'		Riquelme  26'	Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 38,435 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Boca Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate.

Recopa Sudamericana

See also: 2013 Recopa Sudamericana

Results

São Paulo v Corinthians

3 July 2013 First Leg	São Paulo	1 - 2	Corinthians	São Paulo, SP
21:50 UTC−3	Aloísio  47'	Report	Guerrero  29' Renato Augusto  76'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 31,691 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Corinthians v São Paulo

17 July 2013 Second Leg	Corinthians	2 - 0	São Paulo	São Paulo, SP
21:50 UTC−3	Romarinho  36' Danilo  69'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 38,050 Referee: Paulo Oliveira (Brazil)

Corinthians won 4–1 on aggregate.

2013 Recopa Sudamericana winners
Corinthians First title

Copa do Brasil

See also: 2013 Copa do Brasil

Round of 16

Luverdense v Corinthians

21 August 2013 First Leg	Luverdense	1 - 0	Corinthians	Lucas do Rio Verde, MT
21:50 UTC−3	Misael  90'			Stadium: Passo das Emas Stadium Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Corinthians v Luverdense

28 August 2013 Second Leg	Corinthians	2 - 0	Luverdense	São Paulo, SP
21:50 UTC−3	Alexandre Pato  30' Fábio Santos  45'			Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 28,576 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Note: Corinthians won 4–1 on aggregate

Quarter-final

Corinthians v Grêmio

25 September 2013 First Leg	Corinthians	0 - 0	Grêmio	São Paulo, SP
21:50 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 28,351 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Grêmio v Corinthians

23 October 2013 Second Leg	Grêmio	0 - 0 (3–2 p)	Corinthians	Porto Alegre, RS
21:50 UTC−3				Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 33,503 Referee: Paulo Godoy Bezerra
		Penalties
	Barcos Alex Telles Pará Elano Kléber		Danilo Romarinho Edenílson Alessandro Pato		-	Note: 0–0 on aggregate. Grêmio won 3–2 on penalties.